Should Kerry drop the "Bring it on" line?

[Eric J in MN]

Regardless of whether it was ever a good line, should John Kerry stop saying "Bring it on?"

[Feanorcurufinwe]

1. I'm sick of it, but it seems to be working.

[clarknyc]

2. It sounds juvenile

and, um, unpresidential. So yeah, please drop it.

[BeyondGeography]

3. It works

and picture 10,000 people chanting that phrase at the convention in Boston next July.

[daveskilt]

9. wow I hope not

too few folks really get first that Bush said it and second how bad it was that he did. Besides John Kerry as an old Washington Kirsten Dunst is scary

[Terwilliger]

4. It was brought up in reference to "Bring EM on"

but, I suppose since it is technically different, he might as well use it while his fans are into it

Problem is, it seems he NEVER gets the timing right! :eyes:

[dansolo]

5. It's not Presidential

The last thing I want this election to be is a dick-wagging contest between Kerry and Bush.

[daveskilt]

12. who looks best in a flight suit

so it has come to this. I would just like to see one news channel. Just one. Once, just once, mention a single issue other than electability/looks/dick size/patriotism.

[sandnsea]

6. It defines us

You have to be where we've been and come to where we are I guess. We're ready to fight the whole goddamn world to get our man in the White House. We're ready, bring it on!!!

[John_H]

7. Well, when my Kids start making fun of it, maybe its time to move on.

Whenever my 9 and 10 year olds see kerry they do a Kerry impersonation and say, "Bring. It. On."

[POed_Ex_Repub]

8. I'd rather go with "It's the job market, stupid"

The more shrub defends his economy to the public (who know it's out of whack), the more he sounds desperate and out of touch.

[Eric J in MN]

10. The first time I heard John Kerry say it,

The first time I heard John Kerry say it, I disliked it, because I thought that it was so horrible for George W. to ask enemy soldiers to attack our soldiers that I thought how horrible George W. was to have used the phrase that way should be the focus of any Democratic reference to the phrase in 2004.

Then for a while I got used to John Kerry saying it.

Now I've heard Kerry say that so many times, I can't take it.

[liberal72]

11. No, because...

one of biggest things Bush has going for him is the short memory of Americans, and we have to remind America what BushCo said and did to make this country lose respect in the world and how little thought Bush actually gives to the brave men and women of this country.

[Eric J in MN]

15. if the point is to repudiate how Bush used that phrase, why not

if the point is to repudiate how Bush used that phrase, why not SAY that Bush asked enemy-soldiers to attack our troops by saying "bring 'em on."

I think it's awkward how Kerry is raising the issue of what Bush said so indirectly, instead of repudiating it.

[daveskilt]

19. damn good point

[loyalsister]

26. I agree

I've thought for a long time that Dems were missing the boat by not pointing out Shrub's lack of empathy. It's not funny. It's sick. Kerry makes me sick every time he says it, because it diminishes the actualy horrifying nature of what Bush said. Particularly when taken in an additive context with all of the other sick things he has said. It's the meaness stupid.

[oasis]

13. Gore should have had that attitude in 2000.

[osaMABUSh]

14. Yes, drop it. he only said it once tonight. Though

usually he repeats it several times with the crowd. I think it is crass and is a little desrespectful of the soldiers in Iraq because we all now associate it with GWB's bad choice of words that indirectly lead to soldiers' deaths.

Kerry is better than that and he has so much he could use on Bush w/o resorting to child like tactics.

[David Dunham]

16. It works, and many Americans haven't heard it (not yet listening)

[onehandle]

17. It will work for the Base.

He's drop it once he's sewn up the nomination.

[fairfaxvadem]

18. No, at least not yet.

It's one of the few "bumper sticker" type of thing the Dems have and I think it will be effective, at least for now. If he does become the candidate, he may need to chill out due to the media focus being all on him.

[jean]

20. he should use it sparingly - didn't Gephardt use it ad nauseum?

[DrFunkenstein]

21. And That Was A Miserable Failure

But for Kerry, I say "Bring It On!"

[DjTj]

22. I like it.

...everyone needs a good closing line. I think that one works really well. It gets the crowd fired up.

[JohnKleeb]

27. Say Dj does Edwards have a punchline like that

I also enjoy Kerry's "we are coming, youre going, and dont let the door hit you on the way out"

[bigtree]

23. Crowds wait for it.

I'll bet he's sick of it though.

[anti-bush]

24. Every time I hear it

I just want to yell back at the TV, "It's already been broughten".

[kentuck]

25. He should use it on very rare moments....

when it might be appropriate. But he presently is causing it to lose any meaning...