Bush Mocks Kerry's Leadership Credentials

[wicket]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040923/ap_on_el_pr/bush&cid=694&ncid=716

President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq "is not to wilt or waver." Kerry suggested to a campaign crowd that Bush might bring back the military draft and said in an Associated Press interview that the president was "living in a make-believe world."

Answering a question about possible revival of the draft at a forum with voters in West Palm Beach, Fla., Kerry said, "If George Bush were to be re-elected, given the way he has gone about this war and given his avoidance of responsibility in North Korea and Iran and other places, it is possible. I can't tell you."

Bush, trying to show a leadership contrast with his Democratic opponent, said on a campaign trip to battleground Pennsylvania: "I'm driven by my desire to protect the American people. I'll be steadfast in my resolve to do everything I can to make you secure."

Less than six weeks before the election, Iraq was increasing in prominence as a campaign issue, thrust to center stage by spreading violence, kidnappings, beheadings and the deaths of more than 1,000 U.S. troops. With Americans divided about the war, Bush is trying to keep voters focused on what he says are Kerry's conflicting statements rather than the daily bombings and bloodshed.

[Spiffarino]

1. Poor chimp...is that all you've got left to throw?

I guess he's run out of chimp poop, so now he's just spitting in Kerry's direction. I just love to watch him twist in the wind.

[Eye and Monkey]

2. "wilt or waver" - hmmm, both words start with a W...

[truthisfreedom]

3. *yawn* didn't read it. rated the fluff piece a 1. worthless blather.

[Kimber Scott]

8. Actually, sound good for Kerry

Bush trying to keep the focus off the chaos and bloodshed in Iraq by making fun of Kerry? I like it.

[Lefty48197]

4. The misleader-in-chief is criticizing somebody else's leadership

abilities? I get the feeling that ham sandwich would be a better leader.

[hlthe2b]

5. as mentioned countless times before, Bush* doesn't get irony....

:eyes:

[moondust]

6. Bush's "leadership" was tested at the U.N. yesterday.

The world's leaders were not impressed.

[MurrayDelph]

26. Leadership is more than

being willing to fight to the last drop of someone else's blood

(edited to remove comments duplicating later entries)

[beanball]

7. The Chimp

sez don't wimp or waver jes die for my stupid mistakes,WAKE UP AMERICA WE ARE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE PLANET.GET RID OF THE CHIMP AND SMIRK.

[flordehinojos]

9. Yes, whether the American people wants it or not,

GWB is D R I V E N by his D E S I R E to protect the American people.

Driven by his Desire may have nothing to do with the reality of the American people.

Driven by his Desire to protect the American people from Sadam Hussein and from Democracy he may have been complicit in the planning and executing of the 911 crime.

Driven by his Desire to see greatness in his son, a father's expectations for said son may be delusionally unmatched to the stupid reality of the son's miserable failures.

Driven by his Desire leaves by the wayside the core of what democracy is all about for in a Democracy it is the Desire of the people that matters.

As Kerry says, GWB is the WRONG CHOICE FOR AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[democrat_patriot]

25. Than why isn't * DOING something, instead of making lame

speeches every day?

Maybe he should start cold calling other countries for some help.

[MagickMuffin]

10. Fool me once

Shame on you

Fool me twice... er a... er a....WE WANT GET FOOLED AGAIN!!!

[Art_from_Ark]

11. In bu$h's lexicon, "leadership" means

"continuing to sit on your ass and thumb through a kids' book in a 2nd grade classroom after being told, 'The second tower has been hit. America is under attack'."

[Eye and Monkey]

12. Bush sitting, while the teacher LED the class, while the WTC burned.

Monkey Boy.

[pinniped]

13. Don't think I like the way presidunce's plan has been bringing...

the troops home.

[MaineDem]

14. He's got a nerve mocking anyone!

Man, I just hope we're able to make the sheeple open their eyes and see this guy for the fraud he is! How in heaven's name can anyone agree that the last 4 years are any mandate for giving him four more? I really don't understand that.

[Dem2theMax]

15. Someone better be checking his pills.

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President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq "is not to wilt or waver."

No. That's not the * way to bring the troops home. This is:
In a body bag that has been placed in a coffin, draped with a flag, hidden in the belly of a plane and, in the dark of night, taken off said plane and rushed to a mortuary...so NO Americans can see it and realize just how terrible this 'war' (read 'invasion') really is.

* is insane. Period. INSANE.

[gulliver]

16. Dub it over Bush's seven minutes of wilting and wavering.

Here goes Bush again. The flip-flopper who likes to talk about flip-flopping. The coward who likes to talk about war. The misleading figurehead salesman who likes to talk about leadership.

[robbedvoter]

17. Remember this W when peddling the happless dummy nice guy

W doesn't need Rove to do his dirty jobs for him - he lives for foing this stuff himself! He is a mean bastard and he's showing it - REMEMBER it!

[wicket]

18. Just like Kitty Kelley said....

The Bushes like to keep up the facade that they are an all-American family, when in reality they are mean and vindicative and closer to the Sopranos than the Cleavers.

[wicket]

19. kick

:kick:

[Richardson08]

20. Can * spell leadership?

[underpants]

24. L--I--T--E--R-- oh hell just give me a Fifth

:beer:

[goodboy]

21. Check this out:

"I'm driven by my desire to protect the American people. I'll be steadfast in my resolve to do everything I can to make you secure."

Except, of course, the Aug. 6th PDB "Bin Laden Determined to Attack within the US", oh, and the National Intelligence Estimate (guess)

[Ilsa]

22. Bush had to be tutored by "The Vulcans" after

his miserable display of ignorance early in the 2000 primary when he couldn't name the heads of state of five countries mentioned by the reporter.

[KansDem]

23. Yeah, Bush, just like the "leadership" you exhibited before the 9/11 panel

when you had to hold Dickie's hand while answering questions...

Yeah, Georgie...real "leadership"

Go f*ck yourself, Bush. You're not funny anymore!

[Mrs_Beastman]

27. Chimp doesn't have much to stand on

[wicket]

28. He doesn't need to stand on his own two feet...

...not when he's got Cheney pulling his strings like a puppet!

[Mrs_Beastman]

29. true