Kerry: Go after the 'deer-in-the-headlights' Bush

[Stephanie]

That's the real bush and everyone knows it. The Booker School goat story bush. The 'can't get fooled again' bush. Bush is a fraud and it's time we hammered on that. He's nothing. Just a Coward from Crawford.

More 'deer-in-the-headlights' Bush moments?

[oscar111]

1. Petgoat Bush froze in fear on 9/11

that's the best capsule of it .

[prodigal_green]

2. He couldn't even handle a protestor without getting spooked. n/t

[tedoll78]

3. Yup. A strategy:

I'm normally skeptical of this, but now I am convinced that Kerry must attack the heart of Bush's strength.

Hell, I'll go even better. I think Kerry should bring it up in a debate, in front of the entire world. Let the world see Bush's surprised reaction when he's blindsided by Kerry's boldness.. let the world see Bush realize that, yes, Kerry did 'go there.'

And before he does it, Kerry needs to have his shit together - with heavy documentation. Document that Bush knows about a plane crashing into the first tower before going in. Document how Bush sat there for seven minutes after being informed by Andrew Card. Document how Bush went to an event for nearly half an hour after leaving the classroom - and that he posed for photos. Have the documentation ready for a press release. Have the information, the links to the articles, and a timeline all available on the Kerry website. As an option, he could buy another website with an easy-to-remember name and publicize the hell outta it.

And there will be a hitch to how Kerry documents these things.. they all have to be by respected, at least semi-mainstream news sources. No F9/11, no liberal blogs online, etc. Show me a Washington Post article. Show me the New York Times telling. In other words, give the GOP one less avenue of counterattack when this topic comes-up.

What's more - Kerry needs to tell what he would have done differently. Not just, "I would have left immediately." He needs to tell about scrambling air force fighters, getting online with NORAD ASAP, etc. I'm sure his cadre of military advisors can come-up with a very good alternative to what Bush did.

Then, Kerry needs to frame this as (and here's another *GASP* moment) a matter of personal intelligence. Come right out and say that he would be smart enough to have follow the aforementioned Step 1, Step 2, etc.. while Bush just sat there like a dumbass.

Bush will be soooo blindsided by this. And if Kerry were to bring this up in a debate or at a rally, the media would be forced to cover it. They'd be forced to look back at Bush's actions on that day. And when the American people look at the facts about that day, they will not like the "leader" that they thought they had.

The bottom line is that Kerry will have to reprise his role as prosecutor-from-hell. He'll need to have his facts straight, organized, sourced, and presented elegantly. If he does this, I'd go so far as to bet that he wins the election.

[DemMother]

4. His reaction when his speech was disrupted last night.

I didn't see it, but I read that he seemed confused and frightened for a few moments.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

5. Yeah but

honestly I see a lot of "who cares?" and outright sypathy for the sitting there for seven minutes. I tried it out as a meme months ago and it just laid there.

There are way bigger things to pound him on.

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[Stephanie]

7. He does it all the time

I'm sure we will see it in the debates

There is plenty of footage of it from the past

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[oasis]

8. Bush decisive? Not by a longshot. Only a true blue, koolaid drinker

would think so. :beer:

[npincus]

9. 5-minute video of Bush reading The Pet Goat at

http://www.thememoryhole.org/911/bush-911.htm