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John BigBootay Donating Member (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 08:56 PM
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Should Bush take up Kerry on his "challenge?"
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040326/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_kerry_clarke&cid=1506&ncid=1963&sid=96378801

It would be interesting to see this unfold, but I have no idea HOW it would unfold.

Is Kerry going somewhere he shouldn't be going?
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Eroshan Donating Member (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:02 PM
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1. This was an excellent ploy on Kerry's
part. And I see no way it could backfire. Bushco would never pursue a prosecution because it would lead to untold media coverage and bring even more facts to the surface that Bushco wants subverted.
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leyton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:37 PM
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9. Another fine move by Kerry.
Current score:

Kerry 539,503
Bush 1 (you gotta admit, the foreign leaders thing dogged kerry)
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:03 PM
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2. This guy is smokin'.
Edited on Fri Mar-26-04 09:03 PM by LoZoccolo
For a long time I was worried that he wouldn't take a stand, but man, he's doing great.
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:05 PM
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3. Clarke's Perjury Trial Will Make The OJ Trial
seem like a failed lounge act.

They will have to declassify all sorts of fascinating shit I'm sure!

Bring it on!
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BillZBubb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:09 PM
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4. Bush* can't take up the challenge
Politically, it's a short term loser for him even if (and I don't believe it) but even if he could prove it in court. By the time it actually came to trial, the election would have come and gone.

Meanwhile having prosecuted the guy, Bush* would look desperate and heavy handed. He couldn't publicly produce enough evidence to back up the prosecution.

So, it's a not a problem for Kerry.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:12 PM
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:16 PM
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7. You can buy Heinz products in other countries
Plus, that's his wife.

Plus, Dems consider wives equals (or even betters!) in the relationship...it's not like he married Teresa (sp?) and the companies were given as a dowry.

Plus (whew!) she is an heiress, not really involved with the day-to-day dealings of the companies.
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terisel Donating Member (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:21 PM
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8. Bush Can't Prevail on Jobs-He's lost far too many
The jobs issue is a disaster for Bush. Too many people know someone who has lost a job and too many people have had their own job benefits cut.
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ezee Donating Member (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-04 09:13 PM
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6. Bush
doesn't have the balls to take on Kerry. Not on this one. Kerry is no slouch and has been fighting people like this since Vietnam.
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