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Home Front: Politix
Democrats Calling for Rumsfeld shooting is "unfortunate"
2004-04-14
By CARRIE JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The ad appears on page 39 of the Gabber, a free weekly newspaper in Pinellas. By Tuesday afternoon, its message had been spread worldwide, from the Drudge Report to CNN to Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. The reason: The $175 ad buried in a tabloid known mostly for club listings included an inflammatory line about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. "And then there’s Rumsfeld, who said of Iraq, "We have our good days and our bad days,’ " read the ad bought by the St. Petersburg Democratic Club. "We should put this S.O.B. up against a wall and say "This is one of our bad days,’ and pull the trigger."

Within minutes after Matt Drudge posted the missive on his Internet site, the Gabber’s tiny Gulfport office was overwhelmed by telephone calls. "An outrage," said Pinellas Republican chairman Paul Bedinghaus. "I am shocked beyond words," said Florida Republican chairman Carole Jean Jordan. Democrats, including presidential candidate John Kerry’s campaign, disavowed the ad, calling it "unauthorized" and "unfortunate."

It was written by Ken Steinke, 75, president of the St. Petersburg Democratic Club, who has a history of political zealotry. He was arrested in 1993 for throwing Republican campaign signs off an overpass. Steinke didn’t answer his phone Tuesday. A man who answered the door at his Gulfport condominium said Steinke wouldn’t be available for comment.
The ad was written by Mister Stinky? Really?
On the bright side: Gabber publisher Ken Reichart never dreamed his 13,000-circulation publication would get such publicity. "I’m surprised by the reaction," he said. "It must be a slow news day."
Posted by:Unmutual

#12  Kerry doesn't "meet moonbat demands...?"
That's odd, given that he's a moony himself and the presumptive nominee of the Moonbat Party.
Even if Skeery had "nothing" to do with this, I'll bet he thought it was "funny" and that the fellow Dimocrats who ran it were just "high-spirited."
The best Lurch can come up with in his comatose patrician dream world is to call the GOP "lying and crooked."
Posted by: Jen   2004-04-15 4:25:03 AM  

#11  Kerry backing out again. We meant it. Kerry backing out again. BusHitler wants my social money for haliburton.
Posted by: GreenSeatSally

Yes, we are aware that the doper-left's commitment to peace and non-violence is bullshit, that you emulate your jihadi allies in being driven by conspiracy theories, and that you are whipping yourselves up for a violent showdown.
We have discussed this trend many times here, but thank you for confirming it.

Since the average dope-left conformist literally doesn't know which side of a gun the sights are on, your coming "revolution" can end only way, and not with Rummy against the wall.
The moonbat explosion will be in November if Bush wins, next spring if Kerry wins (since he has no intention of meeting moonbat demands.)

BTW, Kerry isn't backing out of anything, he had nothing to do with this and there is reason for a senile Stalinist in Florida to presume to speak for him.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-04-15 1:59:00 AM  

#10  Sally's right. We can't do withoyut our social money, i'd have to fall back on coupon clipin. Lucily I found a Bong today and am going to hock it at key coin shoppe. I'm hpping for $
Posted by: Williams Park Wally   2004-04-14 6:22:39 PM  

#9  Bastards. Kerry backing out again. We meant it. BusHitler wants my social money for haliburton.
Posted by: GreenSeatSally   2004-04-14 6:18:57 PM  

#8  UPDATE: According to CNN, Kerry made a public statement denouncing the ad and calling for its retraction.

I'm not going to vote for the guy, but at least give him credit for doing the right thing here.
Posted by: Mike   2004-04-14 5:15:14 PM  

#7  I wasn't expecting a lot, but on the other hand Kerry did the right thing in the Kos Kerfuffle, so I figured it was only sportsmanlike to give him a chance to do it here.
Posted by: Mike   2004-04-14 1:36:10 PM  

#6  To my surprise, Al-Jazeera's English-language version (known under the tradename "CNN") has picked this story up.
Posted by: Matt   2004-04-14 12:13:44 PM  

#5  I may be mistaken in this age of PC Elightenment, but isn't making threats against a federal official or employee entitle one to a game of rock hockey in the Big Arena?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-04-14 11:42:45 AM  

#4  Mike - and rejecting the contributions by any of the traitorous moonbats encouraged by the ad...don't hold your breath
Posted by: Frank G   2004-04-14 10:31:07 AM  

#3  I complained yesterday by e-mail (see comment #8 here), and got a reply today from the Kerry people:

This ad is outrageous and does not in any way reflect the position of our
campaign. We hope that those responsible will retract the statement, apologize for it and move on to more productive pursuits.


It would be better--for them, and for the world in general--to be more emphatic, and more public, about denouncing it.
Posted by: Mike   2004-04-14 10:29:01 AM  

#2  Calling for assasinations is politics as usual, apparently.

For Democrats? Yeah, it is.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-04-14 10:20:12 AM  

#1  The headline for this article in the St. Petersburg Times is:

Political ad helps Gulfport weekly find world audience

Yup, just a "political ad". Calling for assasinations is politics as usual, apparently.
Posted by: Unmutual   2004-04-14 10:12:14 AM  

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