Dems question GOP tactics (AP)

[Nambe]

NEW YORK (AP)

Republicans are satisfying their convention delegates with an angry vision of the presidential race and attacks on Democratic nominee John Kerry, but it won't play well with voters in the closing weeks of the campaign, Democrats said Thursday.

"Are Americans going to react to a message of fear or respond to a message of hope?" said Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who joined Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe and a half-dozen Democratic mayors in the closing session of the party's rapid response effort.

"Delegates love this kind of stuff, but when this settles down and we get past Labor Day, I think this convention will prove to be a big mistake," said Philadelphia Mayor John Street. "People out in the country's neighborhoods want to know what you have to offer us." ..

"We're protecting Baghdad, but we can't protect people in our own housing projects," said Trenton, N.J. Mayor Douglas Palmer. ..
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[Romulus]

1. "question" is the polite word

between the Shrimp Boat crew, the fake "medalsgate," and the whole Emperor Zell tirade, I can think of some other choice words to describe the RW smear machine.

[gratuitous]

2. "Protecting Baghdad" Mr. Palmer?

How so?

Anyway, yes indeed. How can we trust the Republicans to run the country, when they can't even secure their own convention venue?

[yellowcanine]

3. You must have your sarcasm detecter turned off - I am sure Mr. Palmer

doesn't really think we are detecting Baghdad.