Reply #93: Nothing in this post is factual

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that isn't an opinion:

The surf/sailboard photo op thing to make him look cool,

He is actually a windsurfer. Do you mean that presidents can't have hobbies?

The stupid hunting photo op to make him look tough and manly

He is actually a hunter.

The tepid response to the Swiftboaters:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2828831&mesg_id=2830369

The "I voted for it before I voted against it...." type answers to the media rather than explaining how the rethugs loaded the bills with other things in the fine print that he disagreed with.

http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=320

The stunning failure to tell America some of the highly impressive things about himself, like the role he played in investigating and shutting down terrorist bank accounts.

Should have definitely gotten more play:

Kerry came to his worldview over the course of a Senate career that has been, by any legislative standard, a quiet affair. Beginning in the late 80's, Kerry's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations investigated and exposed connections between Latin American drug dealers and BCCI, the international bank that was helping to launder drug money. That led to more investigations of arms dealers, money laundering and terrorist financing.

Kerry turned his work on the committee into a book on global crime, titled ''The New War,'' published in 1997. He readily admitted to me that the book ''wasn't exclusively on Al Qaeda''; in fact, it barely mentioned the rise of Islamic extremism. But when I spoke to Kerry in August, he said that many of the interdiction tactics that cripple drug lords, including governments working jointly to share intelligence, patrol borders and force banks to identify suspicious customers, can also be some of the most useful tools in the war on terror.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/10/magazine/10KERRY.html?ei=5090&en=8dcbffeaca117a9a&ex=1255147200&partner=rssuserland&pagewanted=print&position=

But Kerry emphasized the law enforcement aspect of fighting terrorism, which is why everyone is now saying Kerry was right!

The whole overplayed Viet Nam vet angle,

Funny when Kerry gave his "Dissent" speech, everyone claimed he should have play up Vietnam more in 2004!

The theme of "hope is on the way" or whatever without clearly explaining what he was going to do that was different from the Republicans. I can't tell you how many people have told me that they never really got what Kerry stood for. He seemed to back down more than stand tall about his beliefs (abortion rights, gay marriage/civil unions, etc.),

Never happened!

His mind-blowing refrain from campaigning toward the middle class and especially to women and to african americans. He seemed to solely be campainging to the swing-voters and to those who were unhappy with Bush.

Kerry won the woman vote, 2.5 million more AA votes than Gore, and the Independent vote.

His decision to just give up on funding ads in some of the states like Missouri. Missouri was NOT a lost cause. Kerry got a lot of votes considering he all but ignored this state. With a little money and effort he could have had a better chance.

Not accurate:

Kerry TV ads outpace Bush's

By Mark Memmott, USA TODAY

Sen. John Kerry's campaign and groups opposed to President Bush have run almost twice as many TV ads in closely contested states as the Bush-Cheney campaign. That is the opposite of what many political experts predicted before March, when Kerry emerged as the likely Democratic candidate for president.

The gap could grow by the July 26 start of the Democratic National Convention. This month, the Kerry campaign plans to spend $18 million on TV ads, outpacing the Bush campaign by about $10 million. Kerry's ads include the first one spotlighting his running mate, Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. (Graphic: Ad spending)

"It was supposed to be 'poor John Kerry,' or 'poor Democrats, they'll be overwhelmed by a Bush money machine' " that would saturate 16 to 20 competitive states with TV ads, says Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

USA TODAY obtained data collected by TNS Media Intelligence/Campaign Media Analysis Group, which tracks political ads. The data, covering 17 closely contested states from March 3 through June 26, show:

• The Kerry campaign's ads were shown 72,908 times, 3.1% more than the Bush-Cheney campaign's 70,688 showings.

• Political groups' ads were shown 56,627 times. All but 513 were ads by liberal, anti-Bush groups such as MoveOn PAC and The Media Fund. The others were by conservative groups.

Taken together, about 129,000 Kerry or anti-Bush ads were aired, 82% more than the Bush-Cheney total.

The 17 states used were Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

more...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-07-11-kerry-ads_x.htm

Unless he stops listening to people who make him look like a flip-flopping dork, the Swiftboaters don't have much to be afraid of in 2008.

The Swift Liars are being exposed:

Patriot Project

VoteVets.org

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2826167&mesg_id=2826167

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2826979&mesg_id=2826979

It's a shame, because Kerry really is a very intelligent, caring, good citizen and representative...

Agree, he'd make a great president!

...It's my opinion that he ought not run again. Any attempts to do a 180 from the campaign strategies used in 2004 will just make him look disingenuous (if that's a word) and fake.

He should run! The 180 statement is not accurate:

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3486