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Zinfandel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 09:56 PM
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Does Kerry send out timid people for the Sunday talk shows?
I responded with this post to a thread in GD, but perhaps here in GD campaign 2004 you might have more thoughts on this...

Bernie Ward (KGO radio in SF) spoke last week about...how timid the people Kerry sends out on the Sunday rounds of the talk shows...and how they back off from the aggressive spokespersons BushCo sends out every Sunday. He thinks Kerry should sent out some real fighters to do battle with the Rumsfelds and the like.

As Ward stated, He loves Carville and his breed of Democrat, who has fire and doesn't take any republican shit, (but Carville is not involved, Kerry has his own team) Ward wishes he could be out there for Kerry, he would never let up until the Bush people answered his question...he sees the Kerry people as backing off and not really defending Kerry's positions staunchly enough, or sometimes not even prepared to follow up on their own attack and not confident enough in their own opinion.

Is this true? I don't watch the tube so I wouldn't know. But I am interested and I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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TomSeaverr Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 09:59 PM
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1. Our whole Party does this
they are scared to speak up. There are only a few with Balls and thats Holbrooke and guys like Dean
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:02 PM
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3. Your right. It's because they fall for the psycological warfare imposed
by Rethugs who say "liberals are angry"... Now we can't come across as "angry" can we?

After all, what's there to be so upset about.

Record deficits?
A bloody war based on lies?
Increasing poverty?
No child left standing?
Mass exodus of jobs from our nation?
Labor unions being deemed terrorist organizations?
The loss of our civil liberties in the name of *anti-terrorism*
The reduction of womens rights?
The reduction of educational opportunities for our children?
The reduction of police/fire and first responders?

nahhhhhhhhhh ... lighten the f**k up PEOPLE!
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Zinfandel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:04 PM
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4. But Carville does and most Democrats love him for it!
Edited on Fri Mar-19-04 10:21 PM by Zinfandel
I also heard Terry McAuliffe (DNC) calmly jump upside Ed Gillespie's (RNC) head, when Gillespie brought up how angry and mudslinging the Democrats are being...though I'm no big fan of McAuiffe's, he made his points forcibly and right to the point, with facts!
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David Dunham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:00 PM
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2. I don't think Kerry gets a choice. Press picks Dem wimps as guests
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RoundRockD Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:08 PM
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5. I think Richard Holbrooke should be Kerry's spokesperson, ALWAYS.
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RedEarth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:34 PM
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6. I agree...Kerry should have Holbrooke on as many shows as possible...
He's tough and won't take flack off anyone.
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patricia92243 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:52 PM
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7. Dean can't be on all the talk shows at once.
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Zinfandel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:52 PM
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8. Maybe Dean or Clark might join Kerry's media team, no one
Edited on Fri Mar-19-04 11:08 PM by Zinfandel
would push them around!

Donations to John Kerry, http://www.johnkerry.com/about/

(And I'm a Kucinich supporter, and will continue to send donations to both, but the writings on the wall, the Democrats need monetary support).
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Leilani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 11:11 PM
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10. Clark has been on quite a few shows lately
And he never lets the media get away free.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-19-04 10:53 PM
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9. Who will be on this Sunday?
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Jai4WKC08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 01:24 AM
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11. As best I can figure...
Face the Nation:
Gov Howard Dean
Sen Richard Lugar
Karen Tumulty

Meet the Press:
Sen Edward Kennedy

George Stephanopolis:
Sen Joseph Biden
Sen Chuck Hagel

Late Edition:
Hans Blix
Mohamed ElBaradei

Fox News Sunday:
Sen John McCain
Sen Joseph Lieberman

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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-20-04 11:26 AM
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12. 2 out of 5 is not good.
This Week, Late Edition, and Fox News Sunday don't have anyone who will forcefully make the Kerry arguments... although maybe I shouldn't prejudge Biden, I don't have high hopes for him.
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