Clarification/Follow-up by CeeBee on 08/24/04 9:27 am:
Recently, after the ads came out, Bush was speaking to a group of people who questioned the Kerry ads, but he refused to comment, just ignored the questions (apparently not busy running the country at that moment). Couldn't Bush's silence indicate tacit approval of the ads? That was the impression I got.

(P.S. I'm a registered Republican - am on the fence regarding this election.)

Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 08/24/04 9:36 am:
>>>Couldn't Bush's silence indicate tacit approval of the ads? <<<

Not after yesterday's comments it can't.

And since when is not answering a campaign question equated to "not running the ountry at the moment"? What does not answering a question about the Swifties have to do with running the country?

Elliot

Clarification/Follow-up by excon on 08/24/04 9:39 am:

Hello Elliot,

I'll put my response here since I'm not a Democrat. Bush is a good politician. It does make it easier, however, when your opponent is an undefined dufus.

But, my problem with Bush is not that he doesn't know how to win elections, but that he doesn't know how to run the country.

excon

Clarification/Follow-up by excon on 08/24/04 9:43 am:

Oh yeah, the adds. It's easy to denounce them now. They did their damage. You can't unring a bell. Personally, I think it's sleazy, but all politicians act that way. ATON for pres.

excon

Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 08/24/04 10:03 am:
Excon,

Again I agree with the part about Kerry being an undefined dufus.

And I would also like to point out that Bush would not be able to fire this particular gun if Kerry hadn't given Bush the ammo.

Elliot

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 08/24/04 10:40 am:
primary source was Joe Strupp at www.mediainfo.com Editors and Publishers.com (unfortunately I am unable to get into the site for the direct link at this time .

Additional sources are :

Kerry: strange, stuck-up... and stupid
By Mark Steyn


I made a mistake and said the Kaus article was in MSNBC .In fact it was in MSN Slate

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 08/24/04 10:43 am:
additional info. on LBJ's silver star found at : CNN.com

Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 08/24/04 10:47 am:
Thanks for the follow-up Tom. I like to collect these articles for later use.

Elliot

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 08/24/04 11:27 am:
here is the link for the Editors and Publishers.com article

Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 08/24/04 11:51 am:
Thanks again.

Elliot

Clarification/Follow-up by Yiddishkeit on 08/24/04 11:56 am:
Actaully Tom if I recall there was some pistol duels in our history as well. Perhaps we should let these two pace off back-to-back and fire away. Pres. Bush could say he has war-time duty experience and Sen Kerry can get another medal...then both would be happy. Just kidding of course. :)


Bobby

Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 08/24/04 12:14 pm:
Hey, if it could happen between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr over politics, there's no reason it couldn't happen between Kerry and Bush. After all Burr was the leader of the Democratic Party while Hamilton was the Republican party leader.

And there are other similarities between the events.

Kerry blames his political woes on the Swift Vets who are throing their support behind his political opponent. Burr, the candidate first for Vice President and then for Governor of NY, blamed his political woes on Hamilton's endorsement of his opponents.

Kerry is having issues with his military service being questioned. Burr's military record also came into question when he supported General Charles Lee, an officer that had been reprimanded By Washington for retreating from battle.

Some people consider Kerry a traitor for his post-war actions as one of the leaders of the anti-war movement in which he lied about attrocities committed by his fellow soldiers whcih never actually occured. Many considered Burr a traitor as well for his part in the Conway Cabal, a conspiracy to discredit George Washington, and also fo his part in trying to capitalize financially on a possible war with Spain.

Elliot

Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 08/24/04 12:29 pm:
Tom, that's what's so outrageous, ironic and even a bit amusing about Kerry's 'hero' strategy, the left has to bite their tongues while supporting their guy. Their having to endorse, vote for and give their money to someone running as a war guy is rather poetic...of course Kerry will be back to his old self in no time after the election.

Clarification/Follow-up by Chouxxx on 08/24/04 3:41 pm:
Just thinking, I must be a registered Reublican because I get so many nice letters from George and Laura, Denny Hastert, Dich Cheney, and my favorite, a calendar for 2005 from Nancy Reagan depicting the Gipper at his best.

Just sharing