How do you feel about Bush's phone call to Kerry congratulating him?

[coloradodem2005]

It is a PR stunt, that's for sure. What are your thoughts?

[mlawson]

1. I really don't care. n/t

[Dookus]

2. It's standard

it's tradition. It's a little touch of graciousness, and in a world deeply lacking such touches, I welcome it.

[Catch22Dem]

3. Buck Fush

No, how about FUCK BUSH instead. It just looks better on the screen.

[ithacan]

4. it's bullshit

Bush trying to give the impression he's a nice guy.

I don't think many people will buy it, hopefull will see it for what it is. Bullshit.

[lancdem]

5. Someone here said it's an effort to horn in on

Kerry's big day. I buy that. I wonder who leaked this info. Somehow I doubt it was the Kerry campaign.

[arwalden]

6. False, hollow, meaningless.

It's like the child whose mother FORCES him to send thank you notes. A gesture like that is not sincere, it's a chore that's completed ONLY to keep someone from nagging about it.

-- Allen

[Bryan]

7. I think

...I'd pay serious money to find out what was said between them. I tend to doubt it was a rousing "Don't scuff up my desk with your Legos, bitch" sort of moment, but it would be fascinating nonetheless.

[Mick Knox]

8. Who cares, SOP in politics nt

[ramapo]

9. Like saying Bless You

when somebody sneezes. Nothing to it. Just a gesture of civility. You won't see any more of that. I'm sure the conservation lasted all of 30 seconds.

[unblock]

10. slick move. bush gets mentioned on kerry's night.

if the media were neutral, and if this were a tradition, it would be a good, statesmanly thing to do.

but they're not and it isn't. bush will get painted as being a nice guy by the republican media. if at some point kerry calls to congratulate bush on winning the republican nomination, the media will slam kerry for trying to pull a cheap pr stunt.


oh well, at least this stuff is small fries. as long as shrub is seen as a miserable failure, no amount of small stunts will do him any good.

[NC_Nurse]

11. Slimed!

He's making nice again...ew!

Just like back in 2000 when he was a "compassionate conservative".

Trying to hide his lying, power-grabbin' ass if ya ask me!

[Eric J in MN]

12. After Bush and his associates stole Florida in 2000, by

After Bush and his associates stole Florida in 2000, by purging thousands of legal voters, by asking overseas soldiers to send in ballots AFTER the election, and other fraud, we shouldn't interpret a friendly phone-call from Bush to Kerry to mean Bush won't be slimy and cheat as much as he can.

Bush will cheat as much as he can.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

21. Arkansas will have no BBV this year

This from our secretary of state. Way to go, Charlie Daniels!

[Nite Owl]

13. He's practicing

for election night.

[Duder]

14. Bones & Bones...

...on the phones.

[sadiesworld]

15. I think it is a preview of things to come...

the script is going to be: * is nice and above the fray while Kerry is mean and personally attacks *.

[OneTwentyoNine]

16. Checking out the quality of the tap BushCo has on the line? n/t

[salinen]

17. Does that same phone

have the ability to call the parents of dead soldiers?

[arewethereyet]

18. sounds like the handshake before the bout starts

[Hippo_Tron]

19. Kerry didn't even mention it. It's a non issue n/t

[LizW]

20. Typical

This was foretold on Crossfire this afternoon. Novak and Carlson :puke: were on about how mean and nasty the Dems are. (Implied: what a nice guy Bush is.)

Watch for this recurring theme: Dems are mean, nasty, hateful, blah, blah, blah. Repubs are gracious, congenial, warm.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[shtinkycat]

22. A PR stunt

Bush is not a "gracious" guy. And did you notice that on CNN, while Kerry was speaking, the subtitle was "President Bush Called Kerry to Congratulate Him." CNN can't STAND giving some unadulterated air time to Dems.

[MrSlayer]

23. Don't care, Fuck him.

[Crunchy Frog]

24. That about sums it up.

You took the words right out of my mouth.:)

[Cleita]

25. All of this is premature in my opinion.

Isn't there something about counting your chickens before the eggs?

[AlinPA]

26. Just phony slime - Rove told him it might look good.

[onehandle]

27. Ah, tradition.

On November 2nd, Kerry will call Bush to tell him to...

PACK HIS F*CKING BAGS!

[gasperc]

28. the sicilian kiss of death

that Bush's way, called to say good job, hangs up and tell his minions to start fucking Kerry over good

[Dancing_Dave]

29. Yup, the old boys from the Skull and Bones Club

It would be nice if we had at bit more choice in this country. And in a few years we will have more choice, becuase the monopolized corporate media is about to lose a whole lot of credibility because of all the official lies they repeated--and people have alternate sources through the internet.

Until then, the best we'll get is a debate between the boys of the Skull and Bones elite.

Happy Halloween, America!

[WarNoMore]

30. I don't know,

I've been around awhile, I don't remember a president doing this before, but, most assuredly I could be wrong.

[slinkerwink]

31. it's stupid to take a phone call from bush.

[bhunt70]

32. protect yourselves at all times, now touch gloves.

[buff2]

33. I'd say the little mental midget is........

SCARED.:scared: He knows his days are numbered. :evilgrin:

[Blue_Roses]

34. DEFINITE PR stunt

no doubt about it