Bush team works to get under Kerry skin

[CShine]

The plot to irritate John Kerry started to emerge last week, as President Bush traveled to Boston for an event his advisers boasted was just "walking distance" from the Massachusetts senator's Beacon Hill town house.

Next came the "Democrats for Bush" drive, featuring Senator Zell Miller of Georgia, who in a conference call with reporters said he appreciated Kerry as a friend and fellow Democrat -- before denouncing his policies and endorsing Bush.

Tomorrow, Bush officials again hope to hit Kerry where he lives, this time with a scathing assessment from a Boston area police officer. "John Kerry has been my senator for 20 years," Officer Jay Moccia of Hyde Park says in the 60-second radio spot, his Boston accent underscoring the point.

"You might want to know him the way some of us in Massachusetts do. Take his record on taxes. John Kerry likes to raise taxes . . . He's done it before, and he'll do it again."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/03/28/bush_team_works_to_get_under_kerry_skin/

[PaDUer]

1. They don't let up...

This is when Teresa Heinz Kerry will start using her money for her hubby. Let Teresa kick their ass!

[sniffa]

2. cLever headLine

i just assumed this wouLd be about botox. doh!

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

3. Clarke has already drilled well below the GOP's epidermus

Who's Bush trying to kid?

[boobooday]

4. Getting under Kerry's skin requires a TEAM EFFORT

But to get under Bush's skin, all you need is one dedicated civil servant willing to tell the truth. haha

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Dr Fate]

5. I still think Kerry needs to call for monthly debates...

...and he needs to keep reminding interviewers that Bush "refuses to debate the issues Man to man..."

Now THAT would irritate Bush/Rove/media!!!

[sangha]

13. he has been

Last week he said it every day

[Rex]

6. It won't work - Kerry has Clarke's HUGE hammer of truth.

They can try to their hearts content, Kerry is holding all the aces right now. Clarke took a huge chunk of BFEE ass off the other day. It ain't growing back anytime soon.

[yardwork]

7. The Republicans are getting under MY skin!

They're irritating millions of Americans. Oops. They're not supposed to piss off voters. They seem to be suffering from "mission drift."

[rocktivity]

8. The Bush team should be working on saving OWN skin

They're not going to do so by attacking Kerry. They have their own credibility and integrity to re-butress. And the Kerry team shouldn't have any problem coming up with commericals starring ex-Bush supporters.

:headbang:
rocknation

[polmaven]

9. Oh, wow!

Tomorrow, Bush officials again hope to hit Kerry where he lives, this time with a scathing assessment from a Boston area police officer. "You might want to know him the way some of us in Massachusetts do. Take his record on taxes. John Kerry likes to raise taxes . . . He's done it before, and he'll do it again."

Gee, officer, did you come up with that line all by yourself? No one EVER accused Senator Kerry of wanting to raise taxes before! Are you sure????

Sure is "scathing". Boston Globe! <sarcasm off>

[koopie57]

11. was he an officer or an actor?

eom

[polmaven]

12. lol!

In Boston, who can tell?

[Democat]

10. These articles are just a way to give Bush free advertising

The entire U.S. media likes to run "articles" about Bush's advertising where they repeat the entire Bush talking points several times in the "article".

Not surprisingly, the mainstream right wing media rarely seem to allow Kerry the same opportunity, and even when they do they even use those articles to repeat Bush's talking points.

[otohara]

14. Dems Silent on Miller WHY?

couldn't they say something like "we don't agree" or..."Miller is an confused old man, we're glad to see him go"

[PartyPooper]

15. I hope Kerry campaigns in Crawford and Kennebunkport.

I'm sure there are plenty of pissed off Dems et.al. who would glady come out and support him in "Bush" country.

:dem: