September 20, 2004, Why won't the press report the GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ?
Senator Kerry, addressing National Guard veterans at a convention in Lost Wages, Nevada, chided the President's statements about Iraq as representing the President's living in "a fantasy world." The President, a man who famously has instructed his staff members not to give him any bad news about anything, remarked on the good stuff about Iraq... you know-- "freedom", Saddam in custody (we hear the old dictator's kind of blue, btw-- though not necessarily in a "blue state" kind of way... that would be Osama, according to the Bush-Cheney campaign), and the elections scheduled for... some time in January, 2005 (unless they're not, of course; AQ may want to disrupt Iraq's elections just like they want to disrupt ours... of course...).
For his part, Senator Kerry will give an Iraq related speech today at (TD alma mater) New York University. Among those who feel that the Bush fantasy discussion of Iraq could use a dose more reality is... the Bush-Cheney campaign's Arizona state chairperson, some old senator...
Meanwhile, the President's view of just how good things are going in Iraq continues to be borne out by the news, such as reports of a looming execution deadline for two Americans and a Britain captured by "Guy-who-Bush-refused-to-take-out Zarqawi" and the murders of two key Sunni clerics (amidst broader car bombings, shootings, etc.) Oh-- did I mention that our Iraqi Head Puppet-Prime Minister Allawi reports that terrorists are just pouring into Iraq from all over the Moslem world?
What a Bad News Bear that guy is!
To paraphrase the great Poor Man, all of the naysaying in the world didn't get one single Iraqi schoolhouse painted, now did it?
I have little doubt that the American people understand that this election is not about the economy, or national security, or terrorism, or Iraq, or anything stupid like that: it's about picking the more regular guy-- and the New England Brahman Prep School kid and Yale skull and bonesman who masquerades as a cowboy from Texas and famously pretends to be a moron (even though he is anything but) will kick the ass of the New England Brahman Prep School kid and Yale skull and bonesman who actually behaves like an intelligent adult and non-retarded human being.
Well, 43 days and counting; I pay extra special attention to the timing because (1) I'm pulling for TD friend Mike Jaliman to oust incumbent Republican Sue Kelly up in New York's 19th C.D., as part of shoring up Democrats re-taking the House to act as a bulwark against GOP extremism (even if Kerry loses, which he won't-- btw, you're about to see Kerry pour it on like a mother-fucker... really...), and (2) I'll be running a marathon both two days before and five days after the election.
So... its running fall here! STAY TUNED!!! And may God continue to bless the United States of America.
Comments
Looks like Kerry's speech today was pretty great. If the Iraq dynamic of the race comes down to Bush yelling "You're a flip-flopper!" versus Kerry's "You've fucked everything up!", then I'll be pretty happy with that. A similar dynamic in '92 was Bush the elder's downfall, as most voters did eventually come to the obvious conclusion that he had fucked things up.
Posted by Haggai at September 20, 2004 2:16 PM
Sure, things are messed up in Iraq. But the Jets are 2-0, so that's an ok tradeoff.
Posted by Jets Fan at September 20, 2004 2:30 PM
Personal apology to W from Dan Rather and CBS? Obviously, it was a hit that was really bothering W, and maybe affecting voters. So an attack was made on the credibility of the documents and source, although the facts alleged are true. (See Greg Palast's website). Yet, on the Kerry SwiftBoat nonsense, no apologies.
Clearly, the Republicans have no problem in putting the media under thumb, so much so, no other media comes out to support Dan. But what can you expect from a bunch afraid to ask "Where's Osama?"
Posted by Just Wondering at September 20, 2004 6:33 PM
The lesson is clear: attacks on Democrats need no factual basis at all; attacks on Republicans will result in torture to the attacker, and manufacturing controversy where there is none-- even if the story is 100% God's honest true.
The playing field is, ahem, tilted. But that's the way the game is played. Tilted and all, btw, Bush was toast just 45 days ago-- and Kerry refused to kick him into a bleeding corpse incapable of recovering that not even the biased press corps could revive. He had to quickly dismiss the SBVFT horseshit ("HA HA! Jack O'Neill is a good friend of Nixon plumber Chuck Colson! He's been making up these stories for 35 years! Nice to hear from him again! The official military record speaks for itself, and for these gentlemen to challenge the same record on which many of theiw OWN medals and citations are based speaks volumes-- they are willing to dishonor not only everyone who ever served, but also themselves. No further comment. I'd like to talk about who can best DEFEND THIS NATION...")
Some decisive guy Kerry is, eh? Where is that killer instinct that was so useful against the Viet Cong? The country can RIGHTLY ask "If you won't even kick BUSH'S ass (and we HATE him), how can we be sure you'll kick Al Qaeda's ass (we FEAR them)?"
Less than 43 days to go; Kerry is up at the Hilton for his post-Letterman reception; perhaps some one up there can BITCH SLAP SOME SENSE INTO HIM!
The press IS BIASED-- its not fair! DUH!!! But WTF with Rather? The documents were UNNECESSARY TO THE STORY LINE-- and frankly, the STORY LINE IS UNNECESSARY.
Bush's campaign is simple. It comes down to three words: "LOOK OVER THERE!"
As long as the press is merrily engaged in these horseshit side shows, advantage Bush.
The tide is about to turn back to Kerry. Don't ask me how-- that's HIS department.
Posted by the talking dog at September 20, 2004 7:00 PM