Kerry: GOP Critics 'Crooked, Lying Group'

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20040310/ap_on_el_pr/kerry

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) on Wednesday called for deeper tax cuts for the middle class than proposed by President Bush (news - web sites) and described his Republican critics as "the most crooked ... lying group I've ever seen."


After urging labor leaders to support his campaign to oust the president, Kerry was meeting with former rival Howard Dean (news - web sites) to discuss a possible endorsement and what role the former Vermont governor might play in his campaign. Kerry was scheduled to meet with another key rival, John Edwards (news - web sites), on Thursday.


Anticipating their meeting, the Bush campaign issued "Howard Dean's Greatest Hits on John Kerry," a 10-item recounting of Dean criticism of his rival for the nomination. The quotes from news stories include Dean's statement in January that "you're not going to change America by nominating somebody who's a Washington insider whose biggest long suit is talk."


Kerry had 1,985 delegates after sweeping four Southern primaries Tuesday, an Associated Press analysis showed. He wasn't expected to reach 2,162, the number needed to secure the nomination, until later this month because of the way the party allocates delegates.

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[flpoljunkie]

1. An astute observation, if there ever was one...

Give 'em hell, John!

[Monte Carlo]

2. Es bueno!

Don't let the GOP do the talking. You keep doing the talking. If the best retort they can come up with is the Dean primary campaign's criticisms, Bush is in bigger trouble than I thought.

[The Magistrate]

3. This Is Just What Is Needed, My Friend!

It has the advantage of being true, of course, which will give it even more weight. Many millions feel this already in their hearts, and need to hear it said by someone of stature and power, to give them confidence in expressing it themselves, and the feeling they are not alone in feeling as they do, or foolish in the conclusion they have drawn.

Accusations of crookedness and lies play not only to us leftists, but to many in the center, and even the center right. Many of these persons vote against the left as a duty to larger conceptions like country and faith, and feel a thrill of self-denying virtue when they do so. The element of betrayal and disrespect they feel when they can clearly see the political figures they have sacrificed for are base cheats and profiteering tricksters easily turns to outrage and disgust.

"Desperate men do desperate things, and stupid men do stupid things. We are in for a desperately stupid summer."

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[blm]

4. Exactly. This is how BushInc. SHOULD be defined

because the public is ready to hear it. Bush shows no real character in his resume or his governance.

[Kahuna]

7. Yep. Expose a different bushco lie everyday until the election..

He'll never run out.

[burythehatchet]

9. That's an excellent idea.

You should send to Kerry.

Announce that every day there will be a press release that starts with A Bush Lie For The Day.

There will never be a shortage of material, and the press and public will know to expect it everyday.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

10. They did have a 'daily distortion' website

but they don't seem to have updated it in awhile

http://www.johnkerry.com/99distortions/

[adadem]

14. The site is

undergoing a major overhaul...I'm sure this will be addressed. Told by a "higher up" ... lots of good things coming.

[Kahuna]

11. I have another one I was saving for Clark...

Everyday do a google search of "bush blames." Today's results, 141,000. The party of personal responsibility indeed!

[sandnsea]

5. Bring It On!!!

I'm ready to rumble!

[RetroLounge]

6. "the most crooked ... lying group I've ever seen."

Although I did not support JK in the primary, it's truths like this that make me warm up to him.

He's got my vote already. Keep this up and he'll get more and more...

I hope he repeats this as often as possible.

We on DU already know this, but john Q public does not...

[Kahuna]

8. It's the way to my heart too.

:pals:

[cally]

12. I just saw the clip on Inside Politics

Way to go Kerry! :bounce: I'm not sure he knew it was going to picked up by the mike, but he responded with this to a supporter.

It reassures me that he knows what he is up against it. I'm liking Kerry more each day.

[sangh0]

13. But, but, but....Kerry NEVER criticizes Bush*

I know this because someone on the Internet said so!

[Nicholas_J]

15. Yes...

THe final delegate count as a result of yesterday, (by the end of the month) will be 2174, though today the count is 2121.