Cable and FOX and the nets won't touch the Carter speech

[lottie244]

They must have orders from Scaife and Murdoch to not showcase Carter's speech. We all know his speech was loaded with sound bite material that normally would be highlighted all over the media. Carter did such an outstanding job on tearing Bush regime apart they won't touch his speech.

Please help me with an e-mail camapign and a call in to Rush and Hannity about addressing the issues that Carter raised. The Rethugs are almost totally ignoring his speech...you would think he wasn't a speaker at the convention.

[rocktivity]

1. I loved Carter's line about "leaders instead of misleaders"

PERFECT double entendre--it calls Georgie an incompetent AND a liar with the same breath!

:headbang:
rocknation

[Options Remain]

2. typical

need to plaster transcripts everywhere

[lottie244]

3. How about "War President oneday and Peace President the next day?"

Carter had a lot of zingers that normally would be played over and over again out of context by the media but they won't do it.

[Monte Carlo]

14. ... "depending upon the latest political polls."

Carter did a great job last night. He very politely took Bush to task.

[napi21]

4. I was very impressed with Pres. Carter's speech last night.

He's usually rather tactful and subdued, and without being hateful, he sure did point out the failures of this administration.

Sorry, I can't call those shows you mentioned. I can't even listed to those 2! The few times I hear Neil Boortz, I've decided never to call him, because I believe the more people that call his show, the more popular he seems to be....at least to himself. Besides, none of them will let a caller win an argument! If someone seems to have a valid point, they're instantly disconnected!

I'll stick with c-span and the Washington Journal. At least they are about as fair as seems possible.

[vi5]

5. What color is the sky in your world?

Do you honestly think that any amount of e-mails or calls would make Hannity or Limbaugh cover something, let alone cover it in anything other than a smarmy, mocking, hateful way?

You have admirable aplomb but you're clearly more of an idealist than I am.

[KurtNYC]

19. I'm afraid you're right

it is like asking garbage men to do brain surgery (or hey how about "journalism"?).

It just isn't Rush or Hannity's job to make the Democrats look good or help us score points with their base. You gotta trick 'em into that like Michael Moore did with the "deserter" line and follow-up.

[underpants]

6. Full Text (short)-Direct jabs at W's military "record"

THAT is why they aren't touching this.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/9248965.htm?1c

Today, our Democratic party is led by another former naval officer - one who volunteered for military service. He showed up when assigned to duty, and he served with honor and distinction.

He also knows the horrors of war and the responsibilities of leadership, and I am confident that next January he will restore the judgment and responsibility to our government that is sorely lacking today. I am proud to call Lieutenant John Kerry my shipmate, and I am ready to follow him to victory in November.

[livetohike]

7. They won't touch Carter's speech because

there was not one thing in there they could refute. Former President Carter spoke the truth and when he looks into the camera and into everyone's eyes, you know he is not lying.

[vetwife]

9. They can't touch it...think about it. Carter is a born again christian

Nobel peace prize winner, swore he would never lie to the American people and a former president and has nothing to gain by lying. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...They can't touch it !

[livetohike]

16. Don't you just love it?

Lead by example. I thought his speech was wonderful.

[lapfog_1]

8. I've noticed that every time I flip past fox

in the "non primetime" (convention time), that they are spending
most of their "news" on either old Laci or new Laci. They must
be really scared of whats happening.

[KharmaTrain]

10. They Tried To Destroy It At The Time...

First, Faux didn't bother to cover any of the speeches until Bill & Hill came out...and bless their horned little heads for doing so. I loved it when someone flashed a "Fox Lies" sign in the face of Carl Cammeron and you can see how really uncomfortble these assholes are. While Carter spoke, Howard Dean was boring Sean his 285th asshole.

I heard Brooks attempt to go after Clinton as an old man and wasn't sure what he meant by some of the statements. Lo and behold, Carter shows in the PBS booth and bitchslapped Brooks and further elaborated on what he said...all but calling this regime a disgrace. It was either Brooks or some other Conservative hack who then said "well, Carter is looked upon as a grandfather...you don't argue with them". Yawn.

Carter probably gave the best speech he ever has last night, and I've followed Jimmy since his Georgia Governorship days. This wasn't surly grandpa speaking, this is one of the most humane men ever to serve this country who embodies the very "core values" the GOOP claims they do...but he actually does it.

My favorite lines were when he mention how he served under Truman and Eisenhower...both men who served in the military and knew what it meant to be in war and what it meant to be at peace...and then drew the line threw him straight to John Kerry. Beautiful. He didn't mention JFK's service, but that's OK.

It made me think, and I may do a post on it...a great counter to that chickenhawk bullshit about how Democrats are now using military service as a litmus test...how Clinton's avoiding service didn't matter but Bunnypant's does. There's a major difference. Clinton was actively against a war that history shows we should have never fought...it was wrong, it still is. Bunnypants hid...ran away, just like 9/11. Kerry also was anti-war...but there was a damn good reason he was...he saw, like thousands of others who returned home with shattered brains, what a mess that war was...and he had the guts to speak out.

These Chickenhawks not only didn't serve when their times came and wouldn't hestiate to send your kids to do the dying...and it's because of their lack of military service that this happens. They look at war as a video game, as a glorious adventure, a meal ticket, paycheck and far away. We need to bring home this hypocrisy...it's another piece in a very nicely forming picture.

[WI_DEM]

11. everybody is talking about Clinton's speech which was certainly

a barnburner, but if you wanted a sober, intelligent understanding about what this election is all about--it is the Carter speech which is front and center.

[ACK]

12. Is there anywhere I can hear the Carter speech?

I missed it and feel like an ass since I am from Ga and admire the man greatly.

[nostamj]

17. I would think that c-span has all the speeches

www.c-span.org

[JCMach1]

13. His interview with PBS after the speech was even better!

[Monte Carlo]

15. I suppose Carter's speech doesn't fit the 'angry, bitter' storyline...

... that the GOP-friendly media is trying to continue.

[donhakman]

20. Bush suffers severe bump on the head

[librechik]

18. Heres' the transcript from the DNC video page

http://www.dems2004.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=130840&ct=158731

I wpnder why there's no VIDEO on the video page????

maybe later...

[Romulus]

21. I noticed that, too

While the speech was going on NPR, I saw no hide nor hair of Pres. Carter on TV . . .

Carter was on fire last night. If HE's mad, you know there's a problem . . .:headbang:

[LeftHander]

22. NPR did not highlight any part of Carter this morning.

Plenty of Clinton. No Carter.