What Kerry MUST do in the debates...

[SeekingTruth]

Kerry must call Bush on continuing to link Iraq to 9/11. He must make it clear that Iraq and Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11 and do it in a way that he can still say Hussein is a terrible person. Bush linked the two of them again in his convention speech.

And anymore, I think the Dems need to throw out Osama bin Forgotten and roll the dice. We need to ask where the hell is he and why hasn't he been caught.

And here is the way to get around his possible capture (and something the Dems should have been laying the groundwork for for months). The Dems need to stress that even if Bin Laden is captured, so much time has went on that too many radicals have came along to fill his sandals.

Kerry can even stress how many people have died because Bin Laden has not been captured and that those people might be alive today if Bush had taken care of bin Laden in Tora Bora and not focused on Hussein.

[MnFats]

1. you would think....

that it might not be too difficult to bait Dubya into a Zealot Miller-style meltdown during the debate.
you would not want to appear to be badgering * but wouldn't it be great if he lost his cool and dropped a couple of idiotic statements into the mix?
or, better yet, challenged Kerry to a duel?

[tedoll78]

2. I also have a suggestion.

(I totally agree with yours, BTW.)

I think, in front of the entire world, Kerry should bring-up the Chimp's behavior on the day of 9/11. 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 into that classroom. 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 supporting newspaper 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 Kerry version compared to what Bush did.

Then, Kerry needs to frame this as (and here's another audience *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 absolutely forced to cover it. They'd be forced to look back and scrutinize 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.

[seabeyond]

3. link Iraq to 9/11

and then say i didint hear you three or four times so bushie has to say over and over

kinda like bush saying kerry served honorable the last week adn then hiring two of the dude from the ad