Kerry on hardball now!

[laruemtt]

[maddezmom]

1. let me know how he does

don't get it here. :)

[Jack_Dawson]

2. I'm...getting...

:boring:

[laruemtt]

3. kerry says

it was a huge mistake the way * took us to war in iraq and he's holding * accountable.

[Terwilliger]

5. accountable to whom?

to him?

[mb7588a]

20. "The war on terrorism is not Iraq."

[laruemtt]

4. tweety keeps playing

clips from clark last night and is asking kerry what he thinks of what clark says. tweety has a new crush, looks like.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

7. I don't know - he has a pretty big one on Dean

n/t

[laruemtt]

kerry looks

tired and beaten. NOT fun to watch this great man beaten down to this point. hope he's ok physically.

[JI7]

14. long hours working

it will be like this for a while. but he is healthy and can take it.

[maddezmom]

22. he looks fine

watched him last night on CSPAN. All of these guys are looking a little tired and voices are starting to get a little squeaky. :)

[Jackhammer Jesus]

6. Tweety's been asking Kerry questions about Clark since I tuned in.

Playing some clips from Clark's last appearance on Hardball.

Kerry isn't being baited into bashing Clark, he actually seems to be mostly agreeing with him.

Hopefully Kerry won't walk away from the interview saying "Clark, Clark, Clark, Clark, Clark..."

[kerry-is-my-prez]

8. I don't think that Kerry or Clark have attacked each other yet....

n/t

[laruemtt]

9. hmm, don't recall

that either.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

11. They are both honorable, honest men. No reason to attack each other. n/t

[maddezmom]

21. they trade food jokes

that's why I like them both....chicken wings and Zero bars for both. :)

[ClintonTyree]

28. Neither..................

one is the front runner. I'm sure all pleasantries would vanish if they weren't both chasing Dean.

[mzmolly]

32. Kerry went after Clark for his Republican past

:shrug:

Just read an article yesterday on that. Though it happend in October I think.

[isbister]

31. Re: I don't think that Kerry or Clark have attacked each other yet

They both hold similar positions on many issues.

[Kahuna]

36. Not much. Kerry did call Clark...

"a freshly minted Democrat." But, it was true so it doesn't count. :D

[laruemtt]

10. tweety asks kerry if

he thinks * is corrupt - kerry says no.?????

[Demobrat]

13. Whaaaat?

No way.

[blm]

27. He said it's more the mindset of how they govern.

And then went into the differences of the crony capitalism mentality.

[JI7]

29. that's what bill clinton says too

he says that's just what they believe in. that's their position and what their party is all about. so we shouldn't be surprised, but rather present our side and why it's much better than them. the good thing about this is rather than sounding like a bitter partisan it sounds reasonable and makes good sense. notice clinton always refers to them as "our republican friends". i love it when he does that because he talks about them like they are just pathetic and uninformed and don't know any better. makes them look bad without making our side look mean and partisan.

[mb7588a]

16. He ripped into Bush's crony capitalism enough without explicitly calling..

him corrupt, but it was sure implied. T'was great.

[Karmadillo]

19. Avoiding the trap of calling Bush corrupt while pointing out the facts

that demonstrate Bush is corrupt.

[maddezmom]

26. sounds like is on point tonight n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. All of our candidates need to face this question head on with a resounding

YES! I don't care who you support, who gets the nomination. I am angry that he said No. And this was sandwiched between Bush's corporate whoring and lying to the American public about Iraq. Not corrupt? Not corrupt? Why isn't the Democratic Party as a whole SCREAMING CORRUPTION?

I know,it's been posted here alot...

but...
not...
by MrsGrumpy. :)

[Monte Carlo]

33. Corruption implies secrecy, darkness...

... the GOP is straightfoward for what they stand for and who their friends are. Hell, they're proud of it. Bush and his whole Administration... it has officially said that it's campaign contributions are a form of free speech, a form of support, just like any other.

Why isn't the party screaming corruption? From what platform? The GOP has the bully pulpit, both houses of Congress, and many, many loud and obnoxious friends in the national media. They make the context that would marginalize the Democrats in a blitz. Words mean things, especially in Washington.

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. To me...who is a voter, part of We The People, who do have it within

to make a change if enough of us scream. Corruption does not always mean darkness and secrecy:

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Main Entry: cor·rup·tion
Pronunciation: k&-'r&p-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle : DEPRAVITY b : DECAY, DECOMPOSITION c : inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery) d : a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct

It should have a picture of the current administration. In my opinion it is extreme corruption because it is flaunted.

I do appreciate your input, but I will still believe that unless people start shouting...from all platforms...this facade will continue. We have to realize that we can do this. We can shout Bush and his cronies down.

[blm]

12. "Crony capitalism at every level of government"

GREAT!

Defining difference between the cronies and legitimate businesses.

[laruemtt]

15. tweety's acting respectful!

[maddezmom]

24. that's 2 nights in a row. n/t

[jcgadfly]

38. He's always been respectful to Kerry

He practically worships the man.

It belies the name "Hardball".

[LatteLib]

17. Kerry is doing a very good job of fielding Matthews questions n/t

[Karmadillo]

18. Kerry is on fire. I don't know if it's the hiring of Mary Beth Cahill or

the surge of Dean, but he's a much, much better candidate than he was a few months ago. He's making a strong, easy to understand link between big money and bad politics. He's persuasive and, contrary to some of the assertions one sees on DU, looking well. I don't know if there's enough time left for him to make a comeback, but the next couple of weeks should be interesting.

[JI7]

25. he has always done good

he has always done good in these things.

[Leilani]

23. Kerry is much better tonite

Kerry is much more on point tonite..

He's not meandering around.

Making lots of good points, without being negative.

[shoopnyc123]

35. Still boring as hell though...(nm)

[Karmadillo]

37. Kick for the repeat showing

n/t