John Kerry: "These Guys Are the Most Crooked, Lying Group I've Ever Seen" Republican Response: democrats are (read that Kerry is) are Angry, harsh...
By Rob Kall
OpEdNews.Com
Kerry, thinking he was off-mike, said this to some union members.
We're just getting started. These Guys Are the Most Crooked, Lying Group I've Ever Seen"
Personally, this makes me like Kerry a LOT more. He's just speaking the truth, and, following in the tradition of Howard Dean, not being afraid to say what we all know anyway. And. in the continuing tradition of Howard Dean, we have The Bush Team's Lying Spin-- They say: democrats have been using harsh, angry bitter rhetoric.
Hey. It worked on Dean, labeling him angry, unstable, why not try it on Kerry too? Bottom line, Kerry was cool as a cucumber and what he said was true.
Now, the question is, how will the media handle this? Will they repeat, hundreds of times, the Republican attack, that lyingly labels Kerry as angry or harsh.
Remember during the 2000 elections when, thinking himself off-mike, Bush and Cheney had this exchange?
Bush "There's Adam Clymer -- major league a**hole -- from the New York Times," Bush said.
Cheney, "Yeah, big time," returned Cheney.
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The media didn't label Bush or Cheney as foul-mouthed, nasty creeps. The democrats didn't either. Back then, Bush was also making a big deal about civility in the campaign. Now we know, when he says he's going to do the right thing, he does the opposite, or does it with a twist that pays off one crony or another.
This is the harsh, dirty talk, the ugly side of politics-- trying to label candidates as emotionally unstable. Of course, it's understandable to try to attach Kerry's character. We will certainly see Bush and the Bush presidential campaign mouthpieces-- Fox, Limbaugh, Hannity, Clear Channel... attacking Kerry's character, his honesty, his integrity. They'll do it because they have a candidate who is bereft of character, who IS a crooked liar, surrounded by more crooked liars.
The irony is that the response by the republican, right wing echo chamber will assuredly be covered by the mainstream media even more than Kerry's remarks. They won't ask him why he said it, but they'll help the republicans brand him as angry and harsh.
Kerry needs to come back and point to the actual video, that he was calm, relaxed, and that the charges are good examples of the lies he's talking about.
The LA Times reports
"Kerry spokesman David Wade said the candidate was speaking in a public place and had no reason to think his comments would not be heard. The spokesman then reiterated the senator's remarks. He said Kerry was speaking about "the Republican attack machine," not President Bush personally."
"The Republicans "have waged the most crooked,
deceitful, personal attacks over the course of the last four
years," Wade told reporters traveling with Kerry from Chicago to
Washington this afternoon. "We're making it very clear he's a
Democrat who's punching back."
"When asked for examples of crooked
behavior by the GOP, he cited doctored photos circulating on the
Internet that depict Kerry sitting next to Jane Fonda at antiwar rallies
during the Vietnam War and as a young Navy officer shooting a prisoner
of war."
The JOKE is that the republicans are suing to stop PAC ads against George Bush while using allies in the media to constantly lambaste Kerry. The PACs should counter sue to keep Fox, Clear channel, and the dittoheads off the air or not mentioning Kerry or Bush. That'll kill the lawsuit fast enough.
Here's the reply Kerry's spokesperson made to Republican whiners:
Statement from Kerry Spokesperson on John Kerry
