WT: Bush readies 'significant speech' to rebut Kerry's debate attacks

[Scooter24]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041005-022530-1377r.htm

Bush readies 'significant speech'

By Bill Sammon
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Bush, stung by the erosion of his lead over Sen. John Kerry in post debate polls, has abruptly scheduled a major speech for tomorrow in hopes of halting Mr. Kerry's momentum.

In a rare, last-minute alteration to the presidential schedule, Mr. Bush has scrapped a planned talk on medical liability and instead will give what the White House called a "significant speech" about the two central issues of the campaign — the war on terrorism and the economy.

The president is said to be eager to rebut Mr. Kerry's attacks on such issues, especially those that came during Thursday's presidential debate.

"There has been an attempt by the president's opponent to launch false attacks and mislead the American people on these big priorities," White House press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters aboard Air Force One. "There are some big differences facing the American people, and the president wants to highlight those differences."

The Kerry campaign was delighted that the Massachusetts Democrat has forced the president into reactive mode.

Kerry spokesman Phil Singer ridiculed Mr. Bush's decision to give a major speech, which will be delivered in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

"George Bush has spent the last few months resorting to half-truths on the stump. Now he's going the whole way," he said. "A president needs to be forthcoming and straightforward about his polices, and if the last few days are any indication, Wednesday's speech will be neither."
----------
Caught this over at FR. Some seem to think this could be the "October Surprise."

I think it's also funny that when you put Bush unchallenged on stage, he'll ramble on and on about whatever nonsense he wishes to spew. But when put in front of 60+ million potential voters and face-to-face with Kerry, he shows his true colors and wimps out.

This "significant speech" is nothing more than the GOP playing up this rally speech to get it on television. Knowing that he will go unchallenged up on that stage, he will hope to win back those swing voters he lost. Kerry needs to immediately respond the moment he gets off the stage.

[sonicx]

1. "hard work" "mixed messages" "changes positions"

repeat 10 times each.

[Brundle_Fly]

4. getting old

saddam saddam saddam saddam saddam
terrorism terrorism terrorism terrorism terrorism terrorism
WMD WMD WMD WMD WMD WMD WMD WMD

[Bullshot]

27. I'll bet it was HARD WORK putting this together on short notice!

[Cronus Protagonist]

91. but but but but it IS hard work (pic)

[slojim240]

78. Will the networks allow Kerry equal time to refute Bush's speech?

This is really an unfair tactic by the administration and the public should not stand for it. The Kerry campaign should be fighting this. It's too close to the election for this not to be purely partisan political speech.

[truthisfreedom]

2. hmm. sorry, mr. president, sir, but i'm busy and won't be able to tune in

to your drivel. hope you get some coverage (as you disrupt popular primetime programs with your talking points, which have become so F*CKING boring and so F*CKING stupidly repetitive that NOBODY F*CKING cares, mr. president-for-not-much-longer.)

[strizi64]

3. they are desperate, just another sign of it n/t

[Brundle_Fly]

5. he had his chance

to rebuke at the debate.

isnt that what a debate is? he clearly failed, and now is trying to make up the ground. It's really sad to watch a cornered wounded animal.

[Kenneth ken]

7. exactly

this is the repugnants admitting that Bush* can't think on his feet, (and probably not at all for himself) and it takes them the better part of a week to figure out how to rebut Kerry's remarks.

Add to that, they aren't giving Kerry a stage to respond to Bush*'s pathetic lies.

I'm sure that he will have a teleprompter for this "speech."

Truly pathetic.

[Arancaytar]

8. It's easy to win a debate against no one.

And, sadly, it's worth just as much to those who don't see the point behind it. Unchallenged, Bush can use his rehearsed script to stun over people who don't know what a debate means, who believe that if no opponent is on the stage, the drivel he spouts has no opponents.

I just hope his earpiece malfunctions again. "Let me finish" sounds so much more impressive when you're giving a speech than when you're having a debate.

[saracat]

6. And he wants to erode the Edwards momentum!

I just can't believe he Effing won't let go! You think he could wait till Friday. but no. He just can't believe he lost the debate. And he wants to talk uninterrupted, the only way he is used to. What a lily livered coward. I hope people see him for what he is. A spoiled brat who can't ever let anyone else get any credit. He is acting as if one lousy debate were the end of the world. His lack of graciousness in defeat could well cost him the election. Let us hope so.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

9. It's like calling up your teacher a week after a test

and going, "I just thought of the answers."

[w4rma]

10. And then getting them wrong again. (nt)

[A-Schwarzenegger]

11. Because they're the same answers.

And he's sticking to them gawddammit!

[VOX]

14. Isn't that the truth!!!!!

Exactly like that. Uh, sorry Georgie, the test was last week.

[Bluebear]

12. No second chance, Mr. Prez. You were decisive & worked hard.

Sorry, I saw enough.

[joeunderdog]

28. DO OVER!!! DO OVER!!!

Gimme a break. He already did his rebuttals. He just had no material. You can't work a debate with no material. Simple as that.

[sonicx]

13. Kerry will probably hit right back in a speech of his own

and make him cry some more.

[Sleepless In NY]

18. Hope Kerry gets equal time!

He has to follow up on everything bush says, rapid response!

[SoCalDem]

15. Day Late...Dollar Short...

Sorry Little Doofus, you only get one crack at it. A canned "Noonan-ized" speech chocked full of more code words cannot erase the peevish performance of last week..

[devinsgram]

42. Right on, it wasn't just what he said

But how he acted. If he had something to say, it should have been Thursay night, not 6 days later, too late.

[HereSince1628]

16. Does he announce code red or does speech follow code red?

This could be the hint for red October.

Why red? Because Bush could announce we have bombed 'terrist sellz' in Syria.. which wasn't an 'axes' of evil, but Syrians have been chopping down cedar trees in Lebanon for centuries and they weren't using chain saws. An that'z the truth--Big as Dallas

[grasswire]

17. if the NETWORKS carry this speech....

...then dammit, Democrats had better raise HELL!

He's trying to preempt Edwards' thunder, no doubt.

[BootinUp]

19. *erase*........ *stop*. *record*

We.are.ready.now.Mr.Rove.

[aquart]

20. Is he pre-empting scheduled TELEVISION???????????????

Because the debates are already doing a lot of that. IT'S THE NEW SEASON.

[shraby]

21. Email the newspaper about this

Here is what I sent them.

It is unethical in the extreme for Bush to make a significant speech the same day and just before the Vice President debate.

If he is going to try to sway the voter toward Cheney with this speech, John Kerry should be allowed to air a rebuttal on Wednesday.

[sonicx]

22. Kerry should respond right away or...

do a speech before bush gets his off. :D

[muriel_volestrangler]

34. Bush's speech isn't until Wednesday

so I don't think it will distract much from the vice-presidential debate. It could cut the post-debate discussion short, I suppose, but apart from the White House's description of the speech as 'significant', I can't see anything that shows this will be different from any other speech these days - reported in newspapers, and sound bites on TV news, but not full coverage of it on TV.

It's just Bush's attempt to say something without getting instantly proven wrong and stupid.

[amber dog democrat]

23. Chimp on the ropes

Not that i am ever going to watch this, but I am savoring how desperate he is.
i would expect the same sanctimonious mantra, chock full of lies, half truths and inunedo that we have always seen from this incompetant partisan hack.

I don't see how this is going to help him at all. Kerry has 2 more salvos to get in still.

Still, maybe he has learned something from the drubbing he received last week.
Hell, even the BBC is saying the Chimp lost the first round.


(':nopity:')

[acmavm]

24. First thing, bush* isn't 'readying' any speech, Rove and Hughes are.

Second thing, bush* is spending all his time trying to memorize it and practice his 'moves'.

He really is a dolt, isn't he? Or does he think one of the 32 rules said he gets overs if he falls flat on his face? How pathetic.

[KayLaw]

25. This may go over with stupid people

People who don't understand the meaning of debate, but I find it truly pathetic. He just needs to get on stage and repeat what somone drilled into his brain over and over. This is a man who could control our future. I'm sick of this and I'm sick of the Bushies repeating, The American People, over and over. It makes them sound like sleazy con men.

[Richardson08]

26. and there are many stupid people in this country

[Whoa_Nelly]

29. Why the fuck is ANYONE giving him air time?

It's campaigning...has nothing to do with being the President and having a REAL message for the American people.

[Disturbed]

32. The Msg.

I don't know why this Asshole bothers giving another dumbass speech.

He should just do this and walk off the stage.

[Catfight]

30. Bush's new message is Passing a Global Test, if Kerry debunks

that today, Bush will be crushed. Bush's spin will be how he doesn't have to ask rogue nations for permission to fight terra and Kerry wants to get permission (actually be a diplomat, aghast) to protect America. Kerry can fire this right back at Bush, if Bush would pay attention and open his eyes to reality he would understand that he doesn't know how the world works. The world doesn't work by killing anyone who doesn't believe in Jesus. Kerry can hit this one out of the ball park BEFORE Bush can even open his mouth tonight. Please, everyone write to Kerry's campaign and get the word out to talk about this Global Test that Bush is obsessed with now. If it's not one obsession with Iraq, now it's Global test...he's a poor loser.

[creeksneakers2]

65. The proof that Kerry didn't say we needed world permission

is what Bush said at the debate. " I don't know what you mean by a global test." Kerry can say he'll explain it to Bush since Bush didn't understand. That would look funny, and make the chimp look foolish.

[fob]

74. bush* doesn't have to ask rogue nations for permission?

Then why did they have to outsource the Tora Bora operation because Musharreff wouldn't let American soldiers operate in Pakistan?

What about when he begged, "pretty, pretty, pretty please China, give us our spy plane back"?

What happened to bush*s assertion that he could just "jawbone the Saudi's/OPEC to open the spigots"?

Damn, bush* is a fuckup.

[Piperay]

31. LOL, everytime chimp gives a primetime speech

his ratings go down, case in point...his State of the Union address. x(

[ElectroPrincess]

33. Yes, only an Emperor named * can demand your attention ...

No shame! He schedules a speech to DICtate "his truth" to us. For a President of the United States who already has the undivided attention of the Corporate Media this, second to invading Iraq, is his MOST ARROGANT act.

Gerhardt had it right = * is the most miserable failure and embarrassing President in our beautiful country's history. It's Newt's "Contract with America" that inspired such silver-spooned thieves and thugs into this Administration.

I hope and pray that the American People resoundingly vote this mean spirited fortunate son OUT of the White House on November 2nd.

[vinnievin777]

35. Even when the media covers up Bush's lies for four years

90 Minutes of the truth will send you in a tailspin.


Vinnie
http://www.vinnievin.com

[Magleetis]

36. The repugs

will do or say anything to win the election, however this one takes the cake. Bushco wants a do-over? I keep hearing Zappa in my mind "The Republican tricks" over and over.

[ilovenicepeople]

85. I keep hearing Zappa in my head also

"Dumb all over,a little ugly on the side."

[Magleetis]

86. Have you checked out

Broadway the Hard Way? The themes in that recording ring true today.

[Mr.Green93]

37. Bush is going to drop out of the race.

is what I heard.

[Scooter24]

38. Can he legally do that?

After the convention?

Plus, I don't think he is going to throw in the towel that easily.

Maybe to soften the blow of Cheney's lost to Edwards, Bush will announce a new VP to run with him?

[TexasLady]

39. Why does he remind me of Eddie Haskell

on Leave it to Beaver?

and what does Scott mean " attempt" by his opponent. His ATTEMPT did some major damage. Its like running into a shiny glass sliding door, and saying ' i meant that'..

[Hand]

72. Right on, texaslady...

Back in 2000, I got so PISSED at the media whores when they started tagging Gore with the "Eddie Haskell" label based on the false and innacurate characterizations of his honesty. What a pile of juvenile BS that was--and they got the wrong guy, needless to say.

Look for the Ho's to go into full creep-crawl mode after Chimpy's "significant speech". Arseholes.
:grr:

[FormerOstrich]

40. Kerry should reply that he'd be happy to meet him there

for them to finish up the debate topics in question. They can just go through the points again until * get's it.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

41. To whom is bonehead going to be talking on Wednesday evening?....

Aren't most of his supporters going to be attending church on Wednesday evening, just as they always do?

And if most of the swing voters have made up their minds based on FratBoy's last debate "performance", why would they watch this anyway?

And what Democrat is going to waste their time listening to the Moron-in-Chief except to treat the show as if it were a sitcom?

[LizW]

43. The Mulligan Speech n/t

[Ilsa]

50. That's a great name for this.

We should all be using it, including Kerry.

[underpants]

53. Oh that is good that needs to be media blasted

Here is the e-mail addresses

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],

[henslee]

79. losing me.... what needs to be media blasted?... That a speech is being

given?

[ILeft]

55. "The Mulligan Speech"... will this be Bush's Checkers Speech?

What a great naming of a speech- The Mulligan Speech.

Can't wait to see that in some news reports.

[bunkerbuster1]

57. For the non-golfers out there

a "Mulligan" is a do-over. If your tee shot skips ten yards in front of you, or sails irretrievably out of bounds into the woods, and you're not real strict about keeping score, a golf partner might say "take a mulligan." In other words, do it over.

That's what these ratfuckers think they can do. they're dreaming.

But anyway, keep this meme goin'. It's GREAT, especially with, you know, golfers (who do tend to vote on the conservative side.)

[underpants]

66. LINK to MEDIA BLAST thread (mine, sorry LizW)

Yes the Mulligan reference will resonate with the golfers and golfing fans out there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x971238

[goclark]

77. Mulligan Stew

needs its own thread so everyone will have a talking point.

Love the connection with golf, it's a conservative sport.
And,everyone should remember the *'s famous golf shot in F 911.

He's campaign is really in a stew so here is their little receipe to climb out of the pot.

No way Jose would I listen to the same stuff warmed over.

All they know is dirty tricks! They are extremely skilled with the behind the scenes crap that happens to stick with some Amerikans.

Now that he has made a complete fool of himself with millions of people it should appear that he is stewing in his own juices.

[louis-t]

93. NOT ME!!

I'm a diehard golfer and I've never voted Repub. But I know what you mean. Look at the commercials during a golf tournament. Still, you shouldn't generalize.

[tabasco]

44. Maybe he has an update on Poland !

Poland has told us to go ahead and forget Poland ....

http://tinyurl.com/3pxze

[Free2BMe]

45. How pathetic is this man...

[snippy]

46. Rove is showing a little panic here. He is no doubt worried about

Kerry gaining momentum. Bush probably will explain that a "global test" is a bad idea because it is hard work being stupid and wrong.

[trapper914]

47. Could This Be The "Significance" He's Looking For?

Washington Monthly

[molly]

48. I doubt very much that we will hear anything new

it will be the same stubborn angry child performance.

[robbedvoter]

49. The "and one more thing" speech

What I meant to say was....

[Ilsa]

51. Oh no. Not more of

"Saddam was a bad man. He gassed his own people."

"The Iraqis are a free people now."

"It's hard work puttin more money in the pockets of tax-paying 'Muricans."

"We don't send mexed missages to our troops. 'Murica is safer."

Nothing new from Rove. I can't wait to hear how Kerry will reflect on this. I love Liz's idea about calling this The Mulligan Speech.

[underpants]

52. 4...3...2..1...Bzzzzzzzz Game over (sorry no overtime)

Hahahahahahahaha

This is pathetic.

[Bo]

54. Very Doubtful anyone except the rethug idiots will tune in

People all over are BURNT OUT ON BUSH I think he will lose by a great majority.

[Lakerstan]

56. Bremmer...Rumsfeld...major speech - let's be on guard

Something fishy is going on here...

[bunkerbuster1]

58. Let me finish!

You forgot Poland!

[peekaloo]

59. Haha....Boo$h is having to play "ketchup"

}(

[Kadie]

62. LOL. Good one. n/t

[Kadie]

60. This is what I really meant, now listen to me read my speech someone

else wrote for me. Bwahahahahahahaha

[DBoon]

61. Is he wearing his ear bud for this one?

It takes a few days for his advisors to come up with a "rebuttal" to debating points? Talk about slow on the uptake.

[Walt Starr]

63. MULLIGAN!!!

All this pretzledent knows are "Do-Overs".

I bet this was the only way he was able to graduate from college!

[Politicub]

64. Wasn't Bush going to hold a series of speeches a while back

in regard to Iraq and what is going on there? I seem to recall only one speech of that type.

This makes Bush appear even more cowardly. He can't rebut Kerry when he's on the same stage as him, so he must do it during one of his loyalty oath required revival meetings. Pathetic.

[GoldenOldie]

67. Same old speech, new paper

Bush could hire the best speech writer/speech coach in the country (which he hasn't)and he would still be unable to deliver it. Karen Hughes and company are as inept as their boss the POTUS.

[Politicub]

82. Maybe Boosh could deliver one of Peggy Noonan's insane speeches

I just found a snippet of a draft of Noonan's speech for Bush:

"As freedom's bombs exploded on the tarmac of Iraqi liberty occupation, at home we are sowing the seeds of peace's daisy. Furthermore, when I looked into the glittering, diamond like eyes of Rumsfeld, I feel my maker's hand gently caress my soul. Ah liberty! May the rapture of Reagan's seed wash all of us away in Joy."

[Gingersnapsback]

68. Rove set this up to look like * knew something

about Medical Liability. However, * is a one trick pony, and he will do the same terrorist speach again because it is the only trick he knows. Domestic policy debate will be mostly about terrorists.

[Hand]

73. Ohhh yeah... forgot...

I noticed that at the time. He was going to do a whole series of addresses, but the first one sucked so BAD that it all just sort of... went away.

This Mulligan speech (love it! love it!) is gonna be equally disastrous. Hot damn--they're in full panic mode!

[creeksneakers2]

69. Bush can help Kerry by keeping the debate going

Kerry is still behind on who will better handle the war in Iraq and who will better handle terrorism. Forty-five minutes just wasn't enough to expose all of Bush's lies. Kerry wins on all the other issues. Kerry needs a little more time on these. Thank you, GW Bush!

[robbedvoter]

70. Has to erase "I knew OBL attacked us on 911." Upset freepers

[Beetwasher]

71. Bush YOU LOST! GET OVER IT YOU WHINY PETULANT SACK OF SHIT!

What a cowardly, disgusting piece of shit. What a sore loser.

This is beyond pathetic and what's even more pathetic is if the media covers this and doesn't have Kerry people on to tell everyone who watches how pathetic this is and what a LOSER Bush is for doing this.

Fucking whiny, pathetic, loser BEEYATCH!!!

[americanwomanone]

75. DITTO! n/t

[rocktivity]

76. This is POLITICS, George, not tennis---

YOU DON'T GET TO PLAY THE POINT AGAIN! Can you believe this--HE'S FUCKING PULLING A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE ON THE DEBATES!

"George Bush has spent the last few months resorting to half-truths on the stump. Now he's going the whole way," he said. "A president needs to be forthcoming and straightforward about his polices, and if the last few days are any indication, Wednesday's speech will be neither."
Saying that is NOT enough--Kerry had damn well better retaliate with a press conference before the town hall debate!

:headbang:
rocknation

[nine30]

80. Karl Rove's powerpoint presentation

Back in 1998/1999 when Karl Rove et al first descended into Austin,TX, he gave * a powerpoint presentation. In that he pointed to one of the boxes and said to the moron, "this is what you are going to run on - LEADERSHIP." Apparently the sack-o'shit had figured that lacking any real qualities, the one most easily feigned was leadership and strength. All you had to do was squint your eyes and thump your fist on the desk while repeating "I am a shhtrong leader. I am a shhtrong leader.." And if elected, just STICK with the (failed) policies.

Unfortunately in a real debate facing real issues against a real leader, all that doesn't hold up. No wonder Karl's campaign has hit the panic button.

[neomonkey]

81. God this just makes me wanna vomit

I'm at a loss for words.

How can anyone trust the creeps occupying our White House. How on earth do they have an ounce of credibility?

The sheople will eat this up, the motives are so transparent, the method so phony. Yet I guarantee you on Thursday we will be hearing "Bush gets bounce from his speech!" permeating TV and radio. It's bullshit, he gets this pulpit because he is Idiot King.

I truly despise the man and his syndicate.

[htuttle]

83. Why the hell would I want to listen to that idiot read something...

...that somebody else obviously wrote?

He doesn't even read well -- Hal Holbrooke he's not. Nobody's going to ask Bush to record Books On Tape after he's out of office, that's for sure... His 'significant speeches' sound like high school book reports...

[jackieforthedems]

84. Bush Can't Speak Straight Without His Speech Writers

Lol - what a joke!!! Can just imagine his speech - "It's hard, it's been hard, it'll be harder, it'll always be hard..." Blink, blink, blink... Would somebody please just hand the King of Deception his Burger King crown?!

[mahina]

87. What's positive here is that * isn't preparing for Friday.

oh wait- never mind. Maybe that's not good news after all.

[cliss]

88. I agree with all the posts here.

He can't wait until Thursday? What's the hurry?

There's one BIG problem with Bush going on tonight with a "Correct the Damage Speech". It's BUSH himself. He has NO concept of the concept of overkill. Overexpose. Voter fatigue. Voter boredom.

Bush is boring. He's nothing but a used car salesman. He reeks of insincerity and lies.

And now they're going to inundate us with his face and his voice, 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Just imagine how that will go over.

Even his most loyal followers will turn off the TV.

[Julian English]

89. Has any legitimate news source picked up this story?

I have not seen it elsewhere and, well, the Washington Times is so very, umm, bizarre.

[Mister K]

92. reported on yahoo

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041005/wl_afp/us_vote_bush_speech_041005112654

[Julian English]

96. Found it now reported in IHT (From NYT)

http://www.iht.com/articles/542033.html

[progressivebydesign]

90. That's the only way this chucklehead can compete..

cue cards, teleprompters, speeches written by Rove and mouthed by Karen Hughes on the sidelines. He can't possible appear in public unscripted, uncontrolled, and unadored. The Americans SAW what he is REALLY like when he was forced to do the debates... even with all the rules he insisted on, he still came across as a bumbler who is incapable of running our country.

All parents should ask themselves before they vote: Which man would you REALLY trust your child's life with? After viewing Bush "unplugged" at the debates, does he REALLY inspire confidence? Or are you just afraid to admit your mistake? It's okay to pretend you support him to your church, your friends, your family.. just vote for Kerry when you're all alone in the voting booth. Do it for your children.

[olddad56]

94. the man is barely capable of impaired speech...

So in a way it would be significant if he could even speak without stammering and bumbling. Maybe I am just 'misunderestimating him'.

[demzilla]

95. Horse out. Barn door open. 'Nuff said. nt