Kerry challenges Bush to monthly debates

but Kerry is doing a great job of holding Bush's* feet to the fire. Now when Bush* refuses Kerry can point out that Bush* really is hiding from his record. If Bush* doesn't debate, he looks hypocritical. If he does debate, Kerry will evicerate him.

I'm all for making it more obvious, but More and more I feel the very definition of a * supporter is someone with very tolerance of or inability to see hypocrisy. Call it what you will, having a closed mind, having (blind) faith, or being hypocritcal - the bushites have it in spades.

This is putting junior on the spot.

Dumbya gets coddled if he looks like he is being intellectually bullied by somebody of superior intelligence.

I'm starting to warm up to Mr., er, President Kerry.

question if the fate of the world hung on his answer and he knows it.

I wish it would happen.

Some awfully good quotes in that little story! Bring it on Kerry! BTW, I'm not 100% for Kerry have some concerns and issues, but he's doing a great job as you've all put it at keeping the chimp's feet to the fire!


EDIT: I can't see * being in too good of a mood from here until November beginning REALLY soon! More pretzel incidents? :shrug:

I think they should debate while riding Segways, eating pretzels, and fighting off the Vietcong.

My money is on the tall guy.

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some more respect from the voters I think ..

From the Article:

"Bush and Kerry have exchanged negative ads in the past few days, with Bush criticizing Kerry by name for planning to raise taxes and threatening to weaken U.S. security and Kerry firing back at his "misleading" accusations.

Kerry challenged the Republican president to monthly debates on the "great issues" of the day, including the war on terrorism, the loss of U.S. jobs and the plight of Americans without health care.

"2004 can't be just another year of politics as usual," Kerry said in the text. "The challenges we face are just too grave and too great."

Quincy was the site of the sixth of seven Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, with 20,000 people - double the town's population -- gathering to hear the two men, who shared a river steamer to their next debate.

"Maybe George Bush and I won't travel on the same boat or the same airplane, but we can give this country a campaign that genuinely addresses our real issues and treats voters with respect," Kerry said"

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I saw these speeches by Kerry, and his challenges were pretty damm straight forward and honest I think.

I have no idea who might be the best running mate for Kerry, but that is Kerry's next most defining step in my mind . .

If he picks a running mate the voters can go for, he's got it made, if not . .

GAWWWWWD - please, not another 4 years of GeeDubya -

The world can't take it.

...that the best defense is a good offense. That's what comes from having a real warrior for a leader, not a fake cowboy who puts on a flight suit.

and I love it.

I also like the part about treating voters with respect because Kerry knows W respects nothing and no one, not even himself.

I bet you will never see Kerry spitting on the WH lawn.

what is w in it for anyway? i just don't get it! i mean how can this nut keep it up?

you'll never see kerry spitting period! it's not good for publicity!

it's not presidential! geesh! where'd they find that hayseed bush anyway?

kerry will bring some refinement and style back to the nation and then we can come to the UN table and take part in civilization responsibly.

we need to get there quick before our boys get us into a deeper whole in other people's countries!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

an empty podium next to him.

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and places for the "debates"

- and if Geedubya doesn't show up, just have a speech, a rally or maybe just a wee dinner !

Wonder how that might work ?

AWOL is AWOL from the debates! -

I love it :evilgrin:

and give the rebuttal to it.

Maybe he can even pull this off without it costing him any of his campaign money. Think any of the networks would go for it? Perhaps if it happened week after week, in city after city they might.

He should also accuse him of being "lazy":

"Why has he taken more vacations than any president in History- but cant take an hour to debate the important issues of our day?..."

Accuse him of being a "coward":

"Why is Bush AFRAID to face me man to man and debate the important issues..."

etc, etc..

all he's gotta do is ask! i mean come on! this is the presidency were talkin about here!

surely the media is not going to let old shrubya get away with all that money made ads!

besides, it gives them something to talk about! its a win win situation!

it's not like there's anything important going on in the senate that john has to be at anyway. bush is out trapsin makin all the adds so kerry better get with it if we're gonna win this thing!

kerry has got to get his record on the table! the media have been ignoring his record. they just want to talk about who talked to who and what they said. so john called the bushties liars and crooks. big deal! why don't they take a look at his record and see what he's done for us over the last gazillion years compared to bushes measley offer of the last three years as the head schizo in charge.

get the word out!

"I would love to see Kerry standing at the debate podium with an empty podium next to him."

Not to worry, that's exactly what you'll see even if *hole does agree to a single 15-minute exchanging of words. Just for the record, I refuse to use the word "debate" and *hole in the same sentence. Hell, not even in the came country!

If Bush refuses to debate it will look like Bush is avoiding another battle again. I don't see how any good can come of this for Chimpy unless perhaps Karl Rove is the moderator at the debates.

Don

Keep it on the table, making Bush look like the weasel he is.

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Kerry should be hitting on aWol not having open news conferences. Instead of implying, Kerry should directly say Junior is not competent enough to respond to open questions/responses. Junior is only cable of reading scripts. And I, Kerry, pledge to hold a news conference every month.

Everyone knows Junior is an idiot. We should force into situations where he has to use his mind.

I think Kerry should declare he will NOT read prepared speeches and challenge Crap-for-Brains to do the same. It really impressed me to see Kerry, Edwards, Kucinich, Dean... talk to crowds without any prepared material. They might make a few mistakes but what do you think would happen to Junior in the same situaltions? Case closed.

http://www.bigleftoutside.com/archives/000243.php
Like Father, like Son: Remember, in 1992, when George Bush Sr. was ducking debates with Bill Clinton, and some guy in a chicken suit started following him around the campaign trail? In every city and town where pop campaigned, the chicken suit man was the star of the show.

The "Chicken" meme was resurrected by a quote from "White House advisor Dr. Harlan Ullman," according to the Mirror, who said, regarding the cancelled Houses of Lords and Commons visit, the Bush administration "would have loved to do it because it would have been a great photo-opportunity... But they were fearful it would to turn into a spectacle with Labour backbenchers walking out."

In the past, world leaders like Clinton, Mandela, and Mitterand have subjected themselves to questions from Lords and Commons.

Of course, those guys were all legitimately elected.

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At the start of negotiations for the 1992 candidate debates, President George Bush did not as quickly agree to the proposal by the "Commission on Presidential Debates" as did then-Governor Bill Clinton. Instead, he waited and debated his next move - which eventually was to negotiate the terms of the debate.

In the meantime, Clinton's campaign attacked Bush's slow agreement. It even went so far as Clinton volunteers dressing in feathered clothing and appearing at Bush rallies to wave "Chicken George" signs for the press.

At this point, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed that two out of three voters felt as though Bush were "ducking" the debates (Plissner 149).
http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~carmona/fifthpg.htm

Or anyone not under direct control of the corporate owned media.

candidates.

they should let the people kick it into high gear so we can really find out what the dillyo is.

they should have to answer to the people!

none of this sheltering, protecting moderating crap!

a real slugfest!

some real straight questions with straight answers (except of course on GL issues of course) - you know what i mean!

power to the PEOPLE!!!!

off the hook! you know?

they should let al sharpton moderate! he'll keep it real!

kerry's so smooth he'll have an answer for anyting. ol dubya will be stumblin looking for his notes. kerry's been voting alot longer than bush has. his record is long and solid and he don't need viagra.

I remember he did the same thing on Meet the Press. It didn't work for him.

the subject again. How dare we even think of such a fantasy.

It didn't then and it won't now. It made Gore look like someone chasing the prize. I am afraid it will look the same now. We have to lead, have initiatives...not chase the leader.

There most likely will be 2 or 3 debates, as there always is.

I mean that in a good way.

ooh yea.

big bad john.

Then he could "accidently" slip out an "AWOL" joke: "Wow- looks like Bush is AWOL again-why is he afraid to face me and discuss the important issues?"

That would be the funniest thing I've heard :D

He's a veteran remember. he's seen combat!

bush is like sooo toast!

big bad john.

john will capitalize on al's mistakes.
kerry's been groomed for this! This is it!

he'll send bush back home on the range
and then everything will quiet back down after we get the crazy loon out of the whitehouse and the terrorists will cool their jets because they won't have anything to fear!

so much paranoia in the repug camp. their so scared silly they push people and make them their enemies.

lassai fair people!

live and let live! love and let love!

you know, next we need to get GL representation in the whitehouse in 2008!

It's too much easier for bunkerboy to speak to cherry-picked audiences.

...read my other posts on this thread for a reason why that could be a good thing.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8151663.htm

A senior Bush campaign official, speaking on condition of anonymity, rebuffed Kerry's offer yesterday, saying the president would stick to the "tried and true" format of "a series of debates in the fall."



Personally, I’d be shocked if the twit agrees to more than one debate in the fall….and the one that he does do, will be total fluff, with all questions being submitted a week prior….

...with a sign that says somthing like "Where is Bush"

He can go on to accuse Bush of being "AWOL" from the debate on issues that people care about.

"No time for debates Mr. Bush? But you have taken more vacation than any prez in history. You had time to relax on the ranch- but not time to face the issues?..."

I would pay big money to see that! Hahaha!

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To every question just pull the string…..911….911…911….:puke:

in lieu of Dumbya being there.

This is the perfect plan. Either bush won't accept (most likley :evilgrin:) and lose supporters, for sure, or accept and be demolished by Kerry
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Kerry really is brilliant....

kerry will toast him just like the vietcong when he was on the riverboats.

bush has never been in a knock-down drag-out fight...

he's all showboat.

kerry's been sluggin since he started

i bet he won't accept the offer... loser

and kerry can just bash him about it for the next 6 months until he finally has too

it's a way to get air time either way!

there's no other way kerry can compete with the bush coffers so he needs to pull him into this fight he can't win!

kerry is scarry brilliant sometimes!

I know this is your first post but I want to believe you didn't mean that I am really offended and so unnecessary

sorry... i was excited... i got carried away.

my dad was a vietnam vet...but he wasn't perfect

i fixed it. thanks!

kerry kicks #$%@!* ass!

...Surely Bush/media will say" "The president does not have time...he is busy running the war..."

Kerry should say: "Bush had time to take all those working vacations on his ranch- so he can take some more of those so-called "working vacations" and debate me..."

fall back on a negociated montly debate.

he'll roll bush under in any forum!

bush'll be reachin around for any help he can get!

the debate questions in advance.

I'll be that was Chimpy's reply. heh heh

Julie

and Bush will run for the chickenshit he is.

Hehehe! Too bad actual duels are outlawed. Kerry would probably shoot him good too. He, at least, probably learned to shoot in the war. Bush, well...

junior, he's still usin capguns...

kerry, on the otherhand, he's got gravitas!

and he plays hockey!

and he rides harleys!

kerry, he's so hot right now!

bush will be his huckleberry!

campaigning. This may be the first President you have to chase BACK into the Rose Garden. We have several ongoing upheavals in suspicious circumstances of various nations and Bush is consumed with politics.

But not debating. he can't time off avoiding work, even if that work involves the important project of destroying America.

but NOW you dont have time to face the important issues?

Okay- I'll make a deal with you- lets have the debates at the Crawford ranch, so that way it can be one more of your many "working vacations"...

If I were Kerry- I would not let this go...

Kerry acts like Bartlett in the Bartlet vs Ritchie debate on West Wing.

especially after the way Dumbya f*****ed up with Tim Russert on Meet The Press a few weeks ago.