Kerry just bumped Edwards Speech~

[eaprez]

The rat!

[ShaneGR]

1. He's really starting to piss me off

Proper behavior would be to let him at least speak for 10 minutes.

[Joe the Revelator]

2. That pissed me off to!

Now we have to listen to the pontification for the next 20 minutes

[eaprez]

6. I Don't Like it Either

...BUT, its very good strategy on Kerry's part...and he won't be able to do that in a two man race. Edwards is a much better speaker than Kerry.

[TheWebHead]

3. nonsense

Had you been watching C-SPAN, you'd have seen the introducing candidates signal the time Kerry was going to be on well before Edwards took the stage. Edwards, had his staff been watching television, could have delayed their speech if they wanted the airtime.

[scheming daemons]

11. Doesn't matter....this will bite Kerry in the butt...

The people watching at home on CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, and FOX will see this and think Kerry is a jerk.

It's a move someone like Rove would try to pull.

Kerry pissed me off with this one. And now he's trying to talk about the same themes that Edwards addresses... two Americas, outsourcing, etc...

I'll vote for him against Bush, but man... he's looking more like a weasel every day.

Two weeks until super Tuesday... that's an infinity in primary time. By March 2nd, the "inevitability" of Kerry will be old news.

Go JRE!

[bread_and_roses]

37. But I would think that is what we want...

..."we" being those who care about the issue more than the candidate, not to say you don't...sorry...back and forth between screens and getting muddled. I mean that the PROCESS, including Edward's strong showing, should push Kerry toward more progressive stances. Should he be the nominee, that is critical. And Dean, Clark, et al have played-or are playing (Edwards, Kucinich, Sharpton)- a crucial role in that making whichever is the candidate strong enough (ie, has enough voter support for) positions that are good for workers, poor people, minorities. This is how it works. I am not an Edwards supporter, but good to see his anti-Nafta, two Americas voice getting a response.

[Joe the Revelator]

4. Is he starting to compare two Americas now to?

jesus christ

[mourningdove92]

5. hehehe,

he must have glanced in his "mirror" and got scared.

[MercutioATC]

7. Well, Edwards "bumped" Dean...seems fair to me.

[ShaneGR]

8. Actually, I timed it

Dean got 10 min. 14 seconds, Edwards got 55 seconds.

[NashVegas]

14. Edward's Nat'l Audience Got Shafted

timing is everything.

[spooky3]

24. I can only hope that those now listening have the same reaction

I do--"bring back Edwards!"

[oasis]

9. Most people would rather hear from the winner asap.

[dawn]

10. I know! How annoying!

Yes, Edwards did it to Dean, but Dean got to speak for 10 minutes. Edwards only got less than a minute!

I am so p.o'ed! I hope they replay it!

[mountainvue]

36. JE's

on CSPAN now.

[disenfranchised]

12. The best way to beat Kerry

is to let him speak.

[pintobean]

35. lol (eom)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

13. Kerry blog comment on that:

Whoa, Kerry checks Edwards into the glass. (His hockey skills coming into play.)

LOL! But he should have given Edwards a little more time.

[eileen_d]

15. Kerry determines what CNN covers?

Wow, it is a media conspiracy. :eyes:

To be fair, Edwards bumped Dean.

[kiahzero]

16. Edwards gave Dean 10 minutes

That's been about normal for what I've seen the entire campaign.

Edwards was given less than a minute, according to one poster.

[eaprez]

Not to Worry

Edwards will be the big story tomorrow as the talking heads start talking about Kerry's vulnerability!

[Rooktoven]

20. 30 seconds at best

so third place gets 10 minutes, 2nd gets 1/2.

I hadn't thought this before, but f--- John Kerry.

[boxster]

25. No kidding.

This is just silly. Kerry won - of course they're going to cover him.

[feistydem]

17. I heard it announced first that Kerry was going to speak,

then they went to Edwards and switched back to Kerry when he came on.

Let's not be so testy here. Edwards probably didn't hear it and was on his way down. Kerry was probably on his way down too when Edwards got on.

I've not seen acrimony between these 2 men. I think they would be respectful to each other and the wires just got crossed.

Why look for a fight? Good grief.

[skjpm]

21. This is exactly why I don't like Kerry. eom

[eaprez]

22. Its Niave

to think that was not choreographed. This is a high stakes political campaign. It was coreographed --- Kerry knows Edwards is a much better speaker than he is....and so do his strategists who call these shots.

[David Dunham]

18. Actual DEMOCRATIC primary voters favored Kerry by over 10%

[Rooktoven]

23. Actual voters who make a difference favored Edwards. -nt

[PROGRESSIVE1]

28. David Dunham has it right!

.

[incapsulated]

19. Frankly, I find them all pretty boring

Unless it's your guy and you are all excited, these speeches are not exactly must-see-tv, lol. :)

[Lex]

26. Umm. so that's easy for you then

just go do something else.

But if you're an interested viewer and WANT to see it, it's a disappointment.

[incapsulated]

30. Yes, I'm sure you will hear very important statements

from the candidates that you never heard before!

I'm entitled to my opinion, thank you very much.

If you want to see the speech, you can watch it on c-span.

Jebus, they cut out of my guys bowing out speech a few minutes into it, to watch no-neck shuffle papers. His last fucking speech.

Edwards will have plenty more speechifying in the future.

[KittyWampus]

27. True True True

I miss Wes....

[feistydem]

29. Edwards and his wife got some pretty good TV time tonight

Both of them were interviewed. John on both CNN and MSNBC. It's not like the guy never got to speak.

[eileen_d]

33. Edwards got a great question from Larry King on CNN

"Is John Kerry on your short list for VP?" :)

[spooky3]

31. speaker on CNN is saying the same things we are about JK vs. JE's

speechmaking abilities

[Lex]

34. Greenfield just said Kerry's speech

was "modular."

[SadEagle]

32. CSPAN said they'll show Edwards' speech in its entirety.

Heads up!
Edit: they said "shortly", now doing calls... Grr, goopers calling in

[Allwaysforward]

38. is that happening now

[SadEagle]

39. Sorry. Finished now.

I am sure they'll archive it an/or run it again, though