With John Kerry as their de facto nominee, Democrats now are in a position to marshal their efforts to put Bush out of office. But between now and November 2, Kerry and the Democrats will have to overcome several foreseeable obstacles. Democrats go into this election as the financial underdogs. The Kerry campaign has raised an estimated $40 million, while the… return to article
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Reader Comments (11)Page 1 of 1 pagesGeorge Bush will talk like a Christian should talk but he steadfastlyavoids doing what a Christian should do.
“You shall not bear false witness”
‘It’s Number 9 in a 3900 year old code that all Chreistians ignore at their peril!
Posted by jtsnyder on Mar 16, 2004 at 11:04 PM Right wing radicals have begun circulating a new doctored photo. I took the “real” one in 1970 of Fond with Kerry sitting far in the background. The picture received wide attention after interest in it was created by some. Now it is being circulated again, with a communist flag doctored in next to Kerry’s head.
Posted by Leif Skoogfors on Mar 16, 2004 at 11:49 PM Once again, the presidential campaign will swing on the facts if the Democrats play the campaign properly. I don’t hate Bush I just know his plan based on his past actions. So go Democrats. And make sure to get out the info.
Posted by chris on Mar 17, 2004 at 9:40 PM Religious men? the Bush Administration? God, save us from your followers. We need “Anyone but Bush” bumper stickers.
Posted by JoAnn Noorda on Mar 18, 2004 at 9:02 PM George Bush is a religious man. Just ask him.
Don’t ask God, though. His answer might be different.
Posted by jtsnyder on Mar 18, 2004 at 9:55 PM Even so faith, without works, is dead, by itself.—-JAMES 2:17
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, and slow to speak, and slow to anger:
For the wrath of man does not bring about the righteousness of God—-JAMES 1:19-20So speak and so act, as men who are to be judged by the law of liberty.
For a judgement without mercy will be on him who does not show mercy; for
you exalt yourselves by having mercy over judgement.—-JAMES 2:12-13For wherever envy and strife are, there is confusion and every sort of evil.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure then full of peace, and gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the peacemakers.—-JAMES 3:16-18
Posted by j hoover bushwah on Mar 21, 2004 at 11:30 AM Jesus Christ, I am going to be fucking pissed if that loser Nader fucks up this election. I hate that socialist slime ball.
Posted by BuSh.HaTeR on Mar 22, 2004 at 8:14 PM With all due respect to the high-minded sentiments of the author, the answer for the democrats is not just responding to mendacious attacks, but rather launching their own offense. Stay off the ropes. For an ignorant and easily bored electorate such as ours there is an advantage that accrues to accusers. Once an accusation is made, the witless citizen demands an “answer.” That is why attack ads work. If the democrats were to tomorrow accuse Bush of child molestation, it would take a week’s work and a million dollars to counter the charge no matter how baseless it is. The moral of the story is that dumping garbage on your opponent pays because even if you can eventually disprove it, you will be tied down by responding to intentionally false accusations. The democrats need to reply in kind. They need to back up a garbage truck of their own and empty the whole load on the Bush/Cheney regime, forcing them to expend time and money in cleaning off the slime that they so liberally apply to their opponents.Let’s not be high minded naifs. Pour garbage on Bush and make him respond! A taste of his own medicine.
Posted by Stephan Owanisian on Mar 26, 2004 at 1:56 AM okay, first of all who cares about doctored photos?
i’ve never seen the ones you guys are talking about but i have seen the ones of hitler with bush’s head on it. so it goes both ways
Posted by brad on Mar 28, 2004 at 4:18 AM stephan is right-on about how the democrats need to wage this campaign. they should always attack, never defend, ignore whatever negatives the “deserter-drafter dodger 04” camp sends out. this should be easy since all the democrats have to do is TELL THE TRUTH about this regime. their own words and actions are negative enough. just keep putting them out there in response. in the mean time keryy stays positive with a vision for a future that includes everyone, not just the rich and powerful fellow travelers. the truth shall set us free. use it.
Posted by nathan on Mar 30, 2004 at 2:59 AM I think the best way Kerry could get independent attention in the media would simply be to stand for something other than a more righteous version of Bush. Are we really supposed to vote Dem because they do militarism and corporate rule better?
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