Guess what? Kerry's "blunder" has everyone talking about Iraq again.

[WilliamPitt]

How...terrible...?

Or good.

As Vote Nears, Stances on War Set Off Sparks
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JIM RUTENBERG

In the process of attacking Senator John Kerry over remarks about Iraq, President Bush brought renewed attention to the war.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/01/us/politics/01elect.html?hp&ex=1162443600&en=9c2f88b07e6379a6&ei=5094&partner=homepage

(snip)

In the process, Mr. Bush brought renewed attention to the war in Iraq, which he defended with vigor while campaigning in Georgia, at the very moment that a number of Republican Congressional candidates, following the advice of party strategists, were stepping up their efforts to distance themselves from the White House on the war as the campaign enters its final days.

...more...

So.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. But, Will didn't you know? It was a Rovian plot to de-focus DUers on the upcoming election.

:eyes:

[WilliamPitt]

2. Heh

A slight breeze could "de-focus" DUers.

*yawn*

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. LOL

:yoiks:

[kentuck]

3. I suspect Repub leaders will demand an apology from Kerry and then...

drop the matter like a hot potato. This is not an issue they want to discuss. It is a big loser for them and they know it. Tony Snow was on C-SPAN this morning and showed his cards. He said Kerry should apologize and move on. No, he shouldn't.

[TayTay]

4. Gawd Will I hope so.

Between the story in the NYTimes on Monday about the US letting untraceable weapons get 'lost' in Iraq to the devastating chart in today's paper that shows the US Central Command believes Iraq is sliding into chaos, we need to focus on this war.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Rove You Magnificent Bastard

We Read Your Book !!!


(to explain... ridiculing the freeper's on their malaprop)

[KharmaTrain]

6. Every Time The Focus Is On Iraq, They Lose Points

Booosh's approval didn't get under 40% in a vacuum...it's been this ugly war that's done it, and every time they send this asshat out to "rev up the morale", his ratings go down further.

Remember, this regime wants people to vote on the "War on Terror" (tm), not on Iraq.

This place has the worst poker players...can't see the bluff and are ready to fold cards against someone with a pair of deuces.

If anything, Senator Kerry did us a favor...gone are the psychobabble issues and now puts this election as a mandate on this regime.

While Kerry isn't running for anything...and how can you connect Kerry to another candidate? That's not the same for booosh...he's running for his life and legacy.

[WilliamPitt]

7. "This place has the worst poker players"

Spot fucking on. The sky, or so I am told, is always falling.

:toast:

[KharmaTrain]

12. For Some Winning Is Something New

Will, you have seen campaigns like this before as so have I...it's just been a long time since Democrats stood up. Damn this feels good.

:toast:

Cheers...

On Edit: I'm sure you remember DemStrategist from '04...whatcha think he's say about this manuever??

[JudyM]

8. I don't see that - it seems it's all about what he really meant.

All the coverage I've seen is superficial - what he said, what *said, what did he really mean, should he apologize. It'd be better if he took the opportunity to nail home points about why Bush is stupid, like he didn't take time to evaluate Saddam's agreement to US terms, etc. Frankly, I like Kerry but he could be using his new front and center opportunity to hit * harder. Instead, * is gleeful to have the opportunity to slam Dems down on being unpatriotic.

[WilliamPitt]

10. But Iraq is at the center of it

and needs to be. These assholes haven't wanted Iraq to be part of any discussion. It is now.

[Sugarcoated]

9. Yep.

And has anyone noticed that the Iraq debacle is being pounded in the news this morning? Maybe the 'badly told joke' nudged the news people from petty political minutia to what's really important.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. But don't you know that because of Kerry's remark we are now DOOMED?

Totally, utterly and dramatically DOOMED! http://gprime.net/video.php/doomed

[leftchick]

13. not on my TV

it is the "war of words" between the chimp and kerry and that kerry won't apologize. Ah well.

[wicket]

14. Exactly!!!

Thanks Will :)

GIVE 'EM HELL KERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!

:kick: :kick:

[Coexist]

15. I know - Bayh Buchanan went from attacking Kerry on CNN to

desperately trying to defend Bush and his Iraq war within 2 minutes yesterday.

It was much better than discussing the evil Dem plan to raise taxes.

I have enjoyed this.

[wicket]

19. I turned on Fox News last night for a laugh

Ann Coulter was on blabbering how what Kerry said is much worse than Foleygate, Abramoff & Cunningham combined. Talk about UNHINGED!

[truebrit71]

16. Thank you for pointing out the obvious to the nervous nellies...

The LAST thing this mis-administration needs is renewed focus on their fucked-up war 6 days before the polls open....

[OzarkDem]

17. There's no time for this, we only have a few days left

Let's focus on the candidates and their races. Focus on GOP corruption. Talking about Iraq is only going to make the media talk about Kerry.

[WilliamPitt]

20. Eh?

Your comment makes no sense, especially since the candidates and their races are largely based on the Iraq mess.

[radfringe]

18. according to the bushies

it's no longer "stay the course", the new "echo chamber" message is "Complete the Mission" and/or varations of "victory in Iraq"

Questions

regarding Stay the Course: what was the course? and why are we no longer on that course? Did we change course, or have gone off course? Was there any course to not be on in the first place?

regarding Complete the Mission: What's the mission? Completing a mission is not a plan, it's goal. It signifies the ending of something - hence the word COMPLETE.

regarding "Victory in Iraq": Define victory. What are the parameters by which we will be able to declare we were victorious?

[LeftHander]

21. ding ding ding...

MJF vs. RL has faded...

KErry's remark was not out of line in the context of highlighting the opportunities that people have...in the GOP world dying in a war is a valid career move.

[seabeyond]

22. further a day after, repug know kerry meant bush and all political

to draw away from how lousy republicans are doing. and media using to help out republicans. a day after all this to do, it is now being made clear that this is a joke kerry often uses and everyone knows kerry wasnt talking about troops.

how people must truly be offended to be emotionally yanked around by this bullshit. first being told kerry insulted troops and feeling an outrage to only find out that is not true

this is going to back fire big on repugs showing them for the lying sniffling little twirps they are

[BeFree]

27. Indeed

Once again you have elucidated the situation as no other.

People, once cognizant of how the VRWC has attempted to yank their emotions with the spin, will spit the Publicans out.

And how 'bout all them trolls that showed up here doing the rovian-rumble? They sure have made a name for themselves, eh?

[Neecy]

23. Everyone *was* talking about Iraq

Republicans may have been trying their normal distract, smear and frighten routine - Pelosi, taxes, terrorists and whatnot - but all the pathetic bleating in the world couldn't disguise the October death toll. THAT is the crux of this issue, not what Kerry said, or the apologies that the wingnuts are demanding. This war is killing our children, and around here THAT is what people WERE talking about. Now it's this ridiculous spat that really isn't even about the failed murderous policy in Iraq - it's a he said, she said. Whatever.

[spanone]

25. Good Post! Thanks. I'm hiding every Kerry/joke thread I find. Move on. Let's Win.

[Sugarcoated]

26. Good idea

I don't need the hand wringers, I want to win.