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Home Front: Politix
Edwards Says a Kerry Administration Would 'Crush' Al Qaeda
2004-09-20
Sure, Skippy.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Sept. 19 - Opening a weeklong Democratic offensive on Iraq and terror, Senator John Edwards promised Sunday that a Kerry White House would eliminate what he called a "backdoor draft'' of Reservists and National Guard members and would "crush'' Al Qaeda. On a day when he alone among the presidential and vice-presidential candidates campaigned, Mr. Edwards, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, added fresh elements to his standard remarks on war and terror, two subjects that polls suggest rank at the top of voter concerns.

Mr. Edwards's comments came as Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, promised a new salvo this week against the Bush administration's Iraq policy. Mr. McAuliffe, in a conference call with reporters on Sunday, said that Mr. Kerry would deliver a major speech on Iraq on Monday and would criticize President Bush's handing of the war in a new advertisement, and that party officials would hold a news conference with mothers of soldiers stationed in Iraq.
Oh, that'll go over well. Does McAuliffe have the worst tin ear of anyone in politics?
Posted by:Steve White

#17  Kerrys plan has 2 points
(1) Cut
(2) Run
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-09-20 8:38:24 PM  

#16  OK I think I see the Dim party's strategy here. Let's see Bush is evil stupid and eats babies for lunch and Kerry will point out something to the effect coulda, woulda and shoulda done this or that. Vote for me etc etc etc yawn....
My only hope is Tarayza keeps spouting off since she is so entertaining to hear.
I think the Dims have finally got it down to an art now.
Posted by: Bill Nelson   2004-09-20 7:55:56 PM  

#15  Thurston and Gilligan meant they'd crush them in an avalanche of subpoenas and depositions
Posted by: lex   2004-09-20 7:50:44 PM  

#14  Skerry and the Breck Girl will crush Al-Q?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Wotta maroon.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-09-20 4:14:49 PM  

#13  'Crush' al-Qa'ida? Kerry? With what? A lot of hot air?

Edward's ship has sunk!
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2004-09-20 2:42:35 PM  

#12  Kerry is sunk, no matter what he says about Iraq, the RNC will be able to pull out a tape with him saying the complete opposite thing within the past year.
His best bet is to stay quiet and let the MSM do the leg work for him. Oh wait, that didn't work out so well either did it?

Posted by: JerseyMike   2004-09-20 2:39:22 PM  

#11  Now if David Buies had said that....
Posted by: Shipman   2004-09-20 2:19:29 PM  

#10  Are we sure Edwards and Kerry aren't talking about 'Civilization II' (the computer game)? In this you could literally stop a foreign project in its tracks by 'crushing it' in lawsuits (much like the environmentalists do today).

I think Kerry/Edwards expect to 'crush the terrorists' with lawsuits......
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-09-20 1:42:06 PM  

#9  "but would not present a point-by-point exit plan..."

No, no, no. I don't want a freaking exit plan. I want a victory plan.
Posted by: Matt   2004-09-20 1:22:58 PM  

#8  But only if France does the grunt work first. If France goes wobbly then he would go to the UN and demand action, failing action by the UN, he would turn to unnamed, european allies (Turkey) for a toughly worded ultimatum. Failing the toughly worded ultimatum, he would order the National Guard to deploy. Then he'll begin drilling in ANWAR, and the California and Florida coast. He'll propose a draft and more.
Posted by: Lucky   2004-09-20 1:15:43 PM  

#7  Mr. McAuliffe, in a conference call with reporters on Sunday, said that Mr. Kerry would deliver a major speech on Iraq on Monday and would criticize President Bush's handing of the war in a new advertisement...A senior Kerry adviser said the speech would address "what needs to be done" but would not present a point-by-point exit plan...

In every sense, this has always been and continues to be the Democrats fatal flaw-critiquing what's wrong and not materializing what's right.

Kerry won't talk about a "point-by-point exit plan"? Then he better talk about a point-by-point plan to stay the course. One way or the other, he will sink deeper and deeper unless he addresses the Iraq War in practical terms, outside of his Utopian Box of Wishes and Boasts™.
Posted by: jules 187   2004-09-20 12:32:17 PM  

#6  /me hums tune "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" from the musical "Kerry Get Your Gun".
Posted by: SteveS   2004-09-20 12:03:59 PM  

#5  

I see al-Qaedas ahead. Lemme fire this Bruise missile.
(We eliminated Cruise missiles from the last budget)
Posted by: BigEd   2004-09-20 7:08:09 AM  

#4  I think the reporter mis-heard it. He probably said "...we will find Al Qaeda where they are and we'll have a crush on them before they can do damage to the American people."

That's sensitive! In no time, they will turn Al Qaeda into a bunch of fluffy bunnies.
Posted by: Memesis   2004-09-20 5:50:18 AM  

#3  (Doing balancing motions with hands.) "Sensitive" war on terror / "crush." "Sensitive" war on terror / "crush." Hmmmm.... Sounds a little contradictory. Coming from Kerry? No way.
Posted by: nada   2004-09-20 4:45:39 AM  

#2  Edwards Says a Kerry Administration Would 'Crush' Al Qaeda

With what, a mountain of waffles?
Posted by: Zenster   2004-09-20 1:45:02 AM  

#1  Oh no, not those killer law suits! Did someone give sKerry and Opie Aunt Bee's spiked cookies?
Posted by: Capt America   2004-09-20 1:25:20 AM  

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