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| Kerry blames staffers for recent trouble (NY Daily News) |
| 2004-09-01 |
| ...Sen. John Kerry is angry at the way his campaign has botched the attacks from the Swift boat veterans and has ordered a staff shakeup that will put former Clinton aides in top positions. "The candidate is furious," a longtime senior Kerry adviser told the Daily News. "He knows the campaign was wrong. He wanted to go after the Swift boat attacks, but his top aides said no." ... I saw a whole bunch of Kerry ads yesterday on TV. They all had former AF Gen McPeak endorsing Kerry. McPeak's big line, "...above all Kerry has a strategy to win the war on terror.". This seemed awfully lame because no one actually knows what Kerry's strategy is other than sucking up to France. Also, former AF people I know almost all think McPeak is a jerk. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #20 poot, hey dot man you still got my bong? |
| Posted by: Half 2004-09-01 7:06:10 PM |
| #19 all citizens regardless of national origins should have free health care it is part of the notional dialogue, prehaps we can send heathy care voucheers to the brave border crossers. |
| Posted by: Half 2004-09-01 7:05:29 PM |
| #18 Lex, he might have won the election but would he have gotten the nomination? |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-09-01 5:43:50 PM |
| #17 Kerry's team, and the candidate himself, are clueless. They could have easily won this election if they had merely said, "I support the president 100% on Iraq. Now let's talk about health care and the economy..." |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-01 5:24:09 PM |
| #16 It comes down to a matter of substance. Kerry and Co attacked the messengers and not the issue. If that is what they do, it does not matter who they put in there, Kerry does not have substance to work with. His Winter Soldier testemony is coming back to haunt him, his dismal record in the senate speaks for itself. What does he have to work with? All he can do is to tear the other guy down to look good, and that is not working. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-09-01 2:23:10 PM |
| #15 A definite pattern: - Some SOB knocked me over (I don't fall down) - The conductor didn't stop the train - Everyone else mishandled the Swift boat story |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-09-01 2:04:26 PM |
| #14 It always is. Good help is so hard to find these days. But, look! Surf's up! Ta-ta! |
| Posted by: John Fn Kerry 2004-09-01 1:23:57 PM |
| #13 ...Sen. John Kerry is angry at the way his campaign has botched the attacks from the Swift boat veterans and has ordered a staff shakeup that will put former Clinton aides in top positions. Yep, it's all everybody else's fault. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-01 1:16:36 PM |
| #12 Steve- "Jerk' would be a step up for Mike McPeak. He did more damage to the United States Air Force in a few short years than our enemies ever did. There's also the possibility that he helped set up Mike Dugan for the interview that ended up getting Dugan canned just before ODS. The man is a disgrace to the service and his uniform. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-09-01 12:48:05 PM |
| #11 As I look back on JFK's month from hell, from the outside it appears his election decision making team couldn't agree on anything, to the point that Kerry started going with his own gut and blowing off his advisors I am not sure how adding more players without dropping some from the August debacle will result in a more coherent plan... Its almost as if he invited in more people into the decision pool! I remember how disappointed Bush 41 was when his election team was busy updating resumes in the last weeks of his campaign. Preety soon Kerrys advisors will be doing the same. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-09-01 11:24:20 AM |
| #10 Kerry show what he'd be like as president. Blame the people under you if something goes wrong. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-01 11:21:28 AM |
| #9 Kerry: "How DARE you little people fail me!" "I was a Vietnam Veteran you know!" Historical Note John... Benidict Arnold was a soldier when he sold us out too!) |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-09-01 11:16:34 AM |
| #8 bush in 2004, Hillary in 2008. I could live with that. Good reason to vote against Kerry. On the other hand Rudy would be the best GOP candidate since Eisenhower. But he has no chance of getting nominated. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-09-01 11:15:48 AM |
| #7 I was already in love with Rudy (politically), but after that speech I am ready to join his campaign! I don’t think McCain is up to the task. I heard rumors that Cheney is going to resign after the first year and then President Bush will pick another VP. Whomever he picks will have a good chance of getting elected. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-09-01 11:14:10 AM |
| #6 former AF people I know almost all think McPeak is a jerk I wouldn't insult jerks that way. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-09-01 11:12:16 AM |
| #5 Rudy G. will kick Hillary's ass in 2008 anyway. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-09-01 11:02:38 AM |
| #4 I was wondering about that myself, but after thinking it over I doubt Hillary wants the job right at this moment. Her bag is domestic policy, especially the establishment of all-encompassing Nanny State socialism; I don't think she wants to deal with a war on Islamic terrorism. Best bet for HRC is to let Bush do the bulk of the remaining heavy lifting in the WoT during his second term (after helping him get re-elected by feeding Kerry bad campaign advice), while rebuilding the Democratic Party under the "centrist" DLC banner; then step forward to go for the prize in 2008. And I think that's exactly what the Clintons are doing. John Kerry won't win the election, because no matter how a Kerry presidency turned out, it would spell doom for Hillary's political future. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-09-01 10:58:15 AM |
| #3 Do the Dims take "Eating Your Own 101" as part of their indoctrination into politics? |
| Posted by: nada 2004-09-01 10:57:40 AM |
| #2 Oh, 'tis terrible to be a great man surrounded by talentless underlings. Henceforth, Prince John should rely on his own natural charisma to charm the masses. "I will vote for you, sire, if only you will STFU." |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-09-01 10:51:47 AM |
| #1 Go all the way. Why not shake up the very top and replace Kerry with H.R. Clinton? It's what most Dems want. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-09-01 10:43:58 AM |