I think the following would be an interesting script for a commerical for a Democratic activist group:
1) Footage of Candidate Bush stating that he’s against nation building.
2) Footage of dead and dying American soldiers and dead and dying Iraqis, including some of that brutal footage from “F 9/11.”
3) Footage of Bush declaring “MIssion Accomplished.”
4) Footage of headlines declaring over a thousand Americans killed.
5) Footage of Candidate Bush stating that he supported the assault weapon ban.
6) Footage of newspaper headlines about the assault ban treaty being lifted without a word of protest from the White House, intercut with dead and dying young people or terrorists fighting assault weapons.
7) Footage of Bush saying that he’s keeping us safer. Freeze Frame, and the following words appear:
“While he’s lyin’, we’re dyin’.”
Paid for by the Committe of People Who Don’t Want to See More People Die On George Bush’s Watch.
Just a passing thought.
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“And if it’s true that this guy has distrupted events in the past?”
I’ll make this simple. Holding a sign is not a disruption. You have the right to go to the next Ðìçk Cheney event and hold a Kerry sign. If anyone tears it down, hits you or tackles you to the ground, they should be arrested. YOU, on the other hand, have the right to go to the next event. And the next. And the next.
Good God, do you think that Republicans had the RIGHT to attack any of the protestors holding signs in New York?
And I’ll say it again. This. Is. Idiotic. It doesn’t LOOK good when you grab a little girl’s sign. It isn’t smart. It makes your candidate look bad.
None of this occurred to the dopey ape that did it–the picture shows him grinning like schoolyard bully who has just jerked the chair out from behind the kid in health class with Down’s Syndrome. Don’t defend him. The union boss wrote a great letter condemning the whole thing and apologizing. That’s class but his efforts will probably get lost in the whole “circle the wagons, we can admit no wrong” attitude of those who would try to blame the father.
Did the guy KNOW that he and his kids would be attacked? Maybe, but if so, isn’t that a bit worrisome for the Democrats? Thuggery is the refuge of those who see no other path to victory.
Good God, do you think that Republicans had the RIGHT to attack any of the protestors holding signs in New York?
No, but you obviously missed my point (no surprise).
If this has disrupted events in the past, there remains the possiblity that he would do it again. And he had his 3 year old.
Again, bad parent.
Your right, Craig, you can’t count on the Democrats to not rip the sign out a 3 year old girl’s hands and think it is funny. He shouldn’t have expected mature people out supporting Kerry/Edwards that day. What was he thinking? Bad parent.
Thank you to Alan and Craig for putting a political spin on the “she was asking for it” rapist defense.
Welp, I can’t improve on the last few posts except to say, yep, what were they thinking? That they had this:
Amendment I
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Guess that was their mistake thinking they lived in America and that Democrats shared our belief in the rights of all people…
Thank you to Alan and Craig for putting a political spin on the “she was asking for it” rapist defense.
That’s the second comment I’ve read on two boards saying this exact thing.
And I’ll say the same thing I said on another board: don’t put words in my mouth, because that argument is a crock.
If anything, it rape offense – Kobe screwed that girl knowing the risks, and ignoring them. It’s his own dámņ fault that he was accused of rape. If he didn’t want to be accused, he shouldn’t go cheating on his wife (more than once, possibly).
That idiot took his kid to a rally and he’s caused trouble in the past, and could have caused trouble again, so he knew the risks and ignored them.
A bit off topic, but as long as the subject of “rapist defense” has come up, let’s assume that yo9u’re on trial for rape. You didn’t do it, but the woman insists it was you. She even picked you out of a line-up. Why would she lie? Further, there’s no dependable DNA evidence to prove your innocence or guilt, and you have no alibi save being home asleep by yourself.
The newspapers have plastered your picture all over the front page along with your name and address. And your lawyer tells you that it looks like the jury might come back with a guilty verdict unless you can make the girl look like a šlûŧ or a flake. What do you do?
What do you do?
I think the problem stems from the fact that, even if it isn’t a “he said, she said” case, like with Kobe Bryant, the defense will try and make the victom out to be a 2-bit whørë.
It’s like that’s the only case they’ve got.
Why can’t I just vote for Bush because I think Kerry is not trustworthy? Because I agree with his policies, and because we need to be stomping the guts out of terrorists? Some people think I’m WRONG because I agree with him. I think YOU’RE wrong and the proof of it has been coming out this week. Two more beheadings by these madmen!
And some of you simps say, “That wouldn’t happen if we hadn’t gone to war there.” I would have to work hard to find a more naive idea. Actually I wouldn’t- I can get it from John Kerry’s campaign speeches about how he will get help from our allies to combat terrorism. I guess the 39 nations Bush organized isn’t enough.
I hate to see American soldiers dead as much as anyone, but I don’t want to see anymore terrorists attacks in the US. Funnily enough, I HAVEN’T in over three years now…
One more HUGE reason to vote for Bush!
Let’s see. We invade Iraq. They kidnap people and threaten to behead them if we don’t leave. We stay. They behead them.
Yep, no reason at all to think the beheadness wouldn’t have happened if we weren’t there.
You can’t be 64643 serious?!?