My letter to Kerry, get the fuck off your wind-surfer and WORK!

[Catfight]

I don’t feel like John Kerry has earned my vote even though I am compelled to vote for him. I get the feeling I’m getting the lesser of the two evils. Why hasn’t the Kerry campaign put the commercial out with McCain saying how Bush should be ashamed of himself for all the slandering in 2000? Where are those commercials on the same day that McCain is saying how great Bush is today? Why all this allowing McCain to get away with his credibility problem and subversively undermine Kerry? Who the hell is running John Kerry’s campaign, because you’re missing golden opportunities?

How about the commercial just released about the loss of jobs caused by Bush’s outsourcing support? Why not have a commercial with the guy who stated this is GOOD for the economy with a cut to Bush’s recent visit to an Ohio manufacture with his OWN damn lying words on how great the economy is doing, and ONE damn month later the whole plant closed? Is the Kerry campaign being lead by a bunch of Bush supporters?

What about the Swift Boat Liars? You know, with Kerry’s ineffective dry verbose stoic responses, the whole damn message gets lost.

Today I heard a speaker on NPR from the RNC say that Edwards voted for the war…yes Edwards, and then against it, maybe that’s what he means by two America’s? Where the HELL is the response to that? How about something along the lines with THERE ARE TWO GEORGE BUSH’S IN AMERICA, THE ONE WHO SAYS ONE THING AND DOES ANOTHER. How about the fact that Bush hasn’t found the Valerie Plame outer? What happened to Osma Bin Laden? How come oil prices are higher than ever, oil companies reaping the biggest profits in the world? How about companies running our country and George just giving them anything in return for the biggest retirement package any retired President will ever receive. I bet Dumbya will get more money than his father after he leaves office, but the country will be in ruins.

Kerry is shown on television wind-surfing, great, can you please explain to me how that looks to the undecided voter? Let’s see, Bush, twisting the truth every day, having his speakers twist the truth and validate it for him everyday and John Kerry STILL on the damn DEFENSE every damn day. What I liked about Kerry is he appeals to me like a grumpy old man who doesn’t have the tolerance and the patience for young irresponsible Georgie’s experiments with OUR America! He should be himself and get grumpy with this nonsense and as far as his back biting John McCain ‘friend,’ McCain’s credibility should be eviscerated! McCain chastised Dumbya in 2000 for doing the EXACT same thing he is praising him for today! Double Standards should not be allowed to slip by. What the hell is wrong with Democrats? I promise you, if Bush wins another four years, the party will fall apart completely, because who wants to be identified with a bunch of pot smoking losers who won’t stand up for what is right and what is true!

Get Kerry off his damn wind-surfer and put him in the front of America leading us where we must go to stop the lies, deception and assault on the world of George W. Bush. Kerry is losing votes, and he will not motivate people to vote for him November 2nd by being an alternative to Bush, people just won’t vote. American is tired of waiting for positive change and we want our country back to the days we were safe, happy, productive and looking towards hope!

[sendero]

1. I feel your pain...

... I only hope that the campaign has a grand plan that is beyond my ken. Something they are planning for the last 2 months.

But it is frustrating to see them let the smears go unanswered. I can't see the logic in that no matter how hard I try.

And, the fact that Bush* is sitting in NY right now making the biggest failure in the history of the American government sound like our shining moment isn't helping my attitude.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. As I see it, protocol or not,

Kerry needs to cut the vacation short and start answering these assholes. This is getting WAAAAAAAY out of hand. AND, when he does decide to answer to this....DON'T BE NICE ABOUT IT!!!! THIS HAS GONE BEYOND "NICE"....NO MORE MR. NICE GUY...K?.....:grr:

[JohnKleeb]

4. Actually I believe Kerry is gonna be giving a speech at the VFW soon

Not sure when but soon.

[Catfight]

19. Soon and speech just don't squelch my anger at him wind-surfing

on a day that Edwards was attacked and mocked for his war vote as possibly being the reason there are two America's. That crap is just plain getting old when McCain is getting away with his flaky wishy washy attacks on Bush, then Kerry, then Bush, then Kerry, he's for the Swiftboat ads, then he's not, then he hates Michael Moore, I'm so over Dole and McCain, put them DOWN! I'm so over this dishonest attacks by the noise machine!
Why hasn't Kerry ever mentioned Bush's REFUSAL to attend a funeral? Why does he allow Bush's credibility to go unquestioned, and I mean on that level that makes all of us cringe...I cringe to think Bush has the nerve to claim the war president and patriotic yet he won't even HONOR ONE FUCKING soldier! Past or present!

[JohnKleeb]

21. hes speaking at the VFW very soon

Jeez, be patient, he does best at the end.

[KoKo]

48. He needs to cut the "sports crap" until after he's elected. It's not an

appeal to average Americans who really DO believe Chimp cuts shrub grass at his ranch...which really isn't his ranch...but they don't believe he's a "media creation."

I don't care about his "born again" crowd....but I worry about the rest of the folks who will see Kerry as leading a "priviledged life" which is "out of touch" with "average Americans" who just care about "them terraists coming here to kill our babies."

Why can't Kerry tone down that sports stuff and talk about "what dreams are made of?"

[Cha]

43. The day or night of bush's acceptance speech...

in Ohio and then travel Ohio! It's gonna be Spectacular!

[maveric]

5. Mike Dukakis was "nice". n/t

[bryant69]

6. I admit it would be gratifying to see

But I don't think it would be much more than that. I meant the goal is to win the election, and slamming into President Bush this week I think would be a huge tactical mistake.

That said, I don't think wind-surfing is a good counter, either.

Bryant
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[renotyme]

we aint got time for protocol, this is war!

now get to work!

[Arkana]

32. Actually, err...

Kerry is already planning to cut the vaca short. I heard it on the news this morning. He's taking off tomorrow morning.

[maveric]

3. YES! He's seems to be sitting on his hands. Bartcop also notices this.

Kerry needs to be out there, not so much blocking the punches, but throwing some decisive blows of his own.
C'mon John, make it look like you REALLY want to win!

[Eric J in MN]

7. You're right. Say that George W. Bush is bankrupting the country.

Say that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, tuition and medical costs are skyrocketing, and it's time for a change.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Kerry is going to work 60 days 16 hrs with about 6 hrs sleep. Do you?

Between Thursday and the election, Kerry is going to work 60 days non-stop, about 16 hours a day, with about six hours of sleep a night. Have you ever done that? Will you ever do that?

[Lex]

9. Work HARD but work SMART.

.
The length of time he's working is impressive.

But the message HAS to get out or all those long hours are for nothing.

[renotyme]

15. if he dont get off his ass, he'll have plenty of time to rest.

the time to act is NOW.

1. shut those swift liars up
2. devise and present a major policy laundry list
3. time to call it like it is and out that COWARDLY DUMBYA

[lagniappe]

17. Nothing wrong with taking time off, but he needs to control his photo ops

better. The wind surfing was just plain goofy, and at a time when the GOP was savaging the man's reputation.

[Catfight]

20. To take my country back, HELL yes I'd go without sleep, I sure

as hell would be talking about how much OVERTIME I'm working and now NOT getting compensated for under Bush's For Corporation Policy!YES...Kerry can rest Nov. 3rd. If I want a vacation President I'll fucking vote for BUSH!

[mondo joe]

24. If he doesn't want to work that hard he shouldn't run.

Excuses don't fill ballot boxes.

[RichardRay]

10. Not undecided, but

I like seeing him on a sailboard, and I liked seeing him on a snowboard last winter. I really like the fact that he's flown a hanglider. Of course, I live in a place where the ability to do things like that counts for something, so my opinion is a bit bent; since I already think he's the right guy to be president the fact that he's got physical skills as well makes him look better to me.

It has a similar effect on the other folks in this county who feel the same way, but there really aren't that many of us up here in the blue corner of this otherwise unreservedly red state.

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY

[Catfight]

22. I've seen enough of Bush on vacation to last me a lifetime. I'll just

vote for Bush if that's what you want.

[RichardRay]

28. Did I say that?

Get down off that really tall horse you seem to be mounted on. I said I like to see a presidential candidate who has some modicum of physical prowess. Especially one who manages risk in his/her recreation. Especially one whose got foreign and domestic policy perspectives I can live with. I also intimated that there might be others who share my view in the community where I live.

If that makes you decide to support our current president for re-election than you go right ahead, but it's sure not what I want. Even if he did go off over the bars of his mountain bike.

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Yes. Kerry on motorcycle, snowboard, windsurfer. Bush falls off Segway.

Contrast the images, as somebody here did. Kerry on a motorcycle, Bush falling off a Segway scooter. Even Cheney could handle the Segway and he didn't have to take his suit off.

I think the motorcycle and windsurfer images are great and helpful and go a long way.

[Catfight]

47. Yes, with a tag line, "bush, strong steady leadership?" with all his

scabs from the many falls. Good idea La Paz.

[DrFunkenstein]

11. Kerry Needs To Rest Before The Home Stretch

He has been going virtually non-stop since the end of 2002, when he declared, even though he went through prostate cancer surgery, even though he went day after day, night after night, exhausting Iowa voters into submission by refusing to leave before every question was answered. Give the man a freakin' break.



Besides, it's good to help shed the image of stuffy Senator.

[JohnKleeb]

12. thats true and at the homestrench is when he does his best

and its not as if he's way behind, patience people, we will win this thing.

[MadMichDem]

13. Today, while working out at my fitness center

saw 4 DNC anti-Bush ads in 40 minutes. The first one was the DNC one about the general and 3 about job outsourcing with a record player at the end (sound was off, so don't know what the record player meant). I was really surprised to see so many so close together during the local evening news, 5:30 to 6:00. Gave 100 bucks to DNC when I came home. :)

[Protected]

27. The record player

is playing a broken record...

You can watch the "broken record" ad here.

[progressivebydesign]

14. Attacking Kerry.. great idea to get him working.

Sheesh.

Hmmm. Let's examine Bush's popularity (and the guy is popular, oddly enough). Why is he popular? Because HE doesn't get into the trenches himself, he's the Teflon Moron. He lets others do his bidding for the dirty stuff. Bush is popular because the media has allowed him to show his regular guy side. People think he's a regular guy, hates wearing a suit, hates sitting in meetings. They think they can relate to him.

Kerry was criticized early on for being stiff and too formal. I LOVE the photos of Kerry windsurfing, etc. He looks relaxed, confident, and very human! I'd love to see Kerry play his guitar on t.v. Believe it or not, it's not all about attacks.. it's about who is more likable. Life is just like Jr. High... only we get to wear shorter skirts and drink more.

Lighten up. Kerry deserves a break. He's just getting his second wind (pardon the pun), for the home stretch.

[MadMichDem]

18. Plus, he can't spend any money until after the Repug convention n/t

[Catfight]

25. I liked the guitar photo while Kerry was working. There's a difference

between working and finding time to relax, and just taking a vacation while Bush's front men spite out lie after lie.

[progressivebydesign]

37. But notice that Bush's surrogates do all the work..

.. that's important. Unfortunately, these elections are like high school ASB elections... the biggest jerk in the world might win, as long as he's popular. There's a fine line between answering the charges personally, and being seen as too aggressive. I'd NEVER want to run for office... too many fine lines. I think it's customary for the candidate to chill during the convention, but let their surrogates to do the deeds.

But he looks so cool windsurfing!!

[MrScorpio]

16. It's time to go work

Fuck protocol.

Take the reigns and ride

[Protected]

23. Positive Change

"America is tired of waiting for positive change and we want our country back to the days we were safe, happy, productive and looking towards hope!"

I watched the Democratic National Convention a month ago and I don't know how much more optimistic a party's convention could be. "Hope is on the way!" and "Help is on the way!" I thought it was sappy as hell, but Kerry and Edwards are out there trying to spread the hopeful message.

If you're posting on this forum, I have no clue why you would feel that Kerry has to "earn" your vote. Can't you read about Kerry's policies and come to the conclusion that he is the better candidate to lead us for the next four years over the idiot that's currently in office?

When you say that Kerry is the lesser of two evils, are you simply basing this on the Iraq War Resolution vote? I think that most people here would agree that his IWR vote is not the best thing, but it's time to expand your views beyond that to the domestic issues that Bush has completely failed us on. I believe that the rest of the world doesn't view Kerry as the lesser of two evils and I think that electing him will be the first step in regaining respect around the world.

[Catfight]

29. It's not my vote I'm concerned about "earning" it's the undecided

"morans" who don't read DU, who don't read a newspaper, who only watch TV and get clips, and these clips are working. My own mother from the Midwest tells me Kerry scares her? I asked why, she said because what would he do different than Bush to make America safer? She said Bush was calm and steady, I explained to her the time line and how he did nothing even after having MORE information than Kerry ever would about a possible attack by Al Queda.
Do you think any of my facts mattered to her? When I asked her if she'd vote for Cheney, she said absolutely NOT, most Republicans hate Cheney, however, you'd never know that he's next in line if Bush suddenly blacks out permanently. Why hasn't that been more talked about? People are afraid of Cheney, he looks like Satan, he growls, he sneers, he's pompous, he's an EVIL CEO, and yet, the democrats just let him be.
When I say Kerry is the lesser of two evils, I mean Kerry is a politician, what I don't understand is, why the hell would a guy who could retire in prosperity somewhere on a yacht in the Caribbean want to be dragged through the mud, have his service to his country questioned, have his character questioned to be President of the United States? Why hasn't anyone asked him, WHY WOULD HE CHOOSE THIS SLANDEROUS, MEAN SPIRITED FIGHT FOR AMERICA OVER A VACATION ON SAY..A RANCH IN TEXAS? Do you understand what I'm saying here? BECAUSE HE LOVES THIS COUNTRY!! There is no other reason. NOW


NOW....Why would George Bush want FOUR more years? WELL, there's a lot more to it than the power, isn't there? There's the Valerie Plame deal that will land someone in prison for treason, most likely Rove and Scooter Libby. There's war crimes, there's torture, there's scandals, there Halliburton energy task force secrets, there's secrets about Enron, there's 9/11 and why Bush and Cheney wouldn't testify under oath, there are so many reason Bush MUST stay in control, because Kerry will blow the top off all those scandles...but you know what...one would never know that because I've never heard Kerry mention that he'd demand a full investigation of all the Bush scandals the day he enters office and HE WILL find out what happened and put an end to the Bush era of secrets.

I'm a staunch Kerry supported, you may not gather that by my passionate anger here, but it's only because I am tired of the lies winning over the truth every fucking day.

[Christof]

26. I know how you feel.

Kerry needs to get his ass on t.v. and stop all the lies made by the RNC.

Get some offense, Kerry!

[ClassWarrior]

30. Get the fuck off your computer and volunteer for him.

How many doorbells have you rung?

[brentspeak]

34. Surrogates can ring all the doorbells in the world for Kerry

But unless Kerry himself can demonstrate to the voter that he can and will stomp on anyone who tries to smear him, and that he can and will govern better than Bush, and that there is absolutely no ambiguity on where he stands on issues and how he plans to accomplish things for America, then it's all for naught.

I am waiting for him to start doing these things. Being the "ABB" candidate and waiting for Bush to implode is a sure recipe for another four years of Bush.

[Catfight]

39. How many votes have you gotten by ringing doorbells?

How come I haven't seen a billboard for Kerry? Tonight I saw one commercial for Kerry, I'm in Florida, Tampa, a swing state and ONE commercial? Today I hear, "Hey, the Kerry girls got booed off stage at the MTV awards." That's the news at the office. To 'volunteer' for him would require me to feel passionate about his policies, I don't, I accept them as more moderate than Bush, but I don't agree with many of his middle of the road politics. Therefore, I'll do what I can by disseminating truths via email to correct Roves arsenal of slander every other day.

Meanwhile, keep ringing those doorbells, keep me posted if anyone said, "Oh man, I was so going to vote for Bush until YOU rang my bell and showed me the Kerry light."

PS: I bought a "Go Fuck Yourself," vice president cheney T-shirt, does that count for something?

[stevedeshazer]

41. 41 in two weeks

How about you, keyboard pecker?

[Catfight]

45. Good work Stevie, but name calling doesn't bother me, I'm a democrat

we're used to it. It makes me want to go wind-surfing and cross my fingers those 41 voters really do vote for Kerry.

[mzmolly]

31. I think to the undecided voter he looks well rounded? People

need a life ya know?

He knows that the convention is taking all of the media time right now, and he'll be kicking arse in Ohio come Wednesday.

:hi:

I do agree he needs to get crackin, but I am certain this is his last vacation before digging in.

[Catfight]

36. He just had a vacation skiing and snowboarding a few months ago?

I don't know ANYONE who WORKS that has time for TWO fucking vacations, get off it. I'll say it again, if you want well rounded fun guy who loves to vacation and play all day with other people's lives, then as Clinton said, vote for four more years. If not, then send John Kerry to take the job seriously and restore integrity back into the WH. Let George Bush win on how much vacation he can take as President, I'd be embarrassed when during all that time off, he didn't attend any funerals. Why doesn't John Kerry go on OFFENSE and attend a funeral of one of the fallen soldiers? The repugs would go insane!

[merh]

38. You can bet he is not just windsurfing and relaxing...

This is the RNC's week, it is smart to regroup and recharge while the rethugs blow their own horn (and shot themselves in the foot with ph bandaids and the like.)

Campaigning is strategy and Kerry has won more campaigns than the clown-n-chief has.

If you want to fight, then go out in your community and campaign for the man.

We have to take responsiblity too!

[mzmolly]

40. He's taking 3 days off for the convention. You don't know people who take

time off work?

He's going to Ohio Wednesday ... lighten up man.

This is the time to take a break. All the media attention is going to the R's no matter what.

[ikojo]

35. People I work with who are also inclined to vote for Kerry

feel as if he doesn't really want the job. I know * has the bully pulpit of the presidency but still....

If people in Missouri are feeling he isn't hustling enough then perhaps he needs to return from vacation and campaign like he wants the job.

I am tired of hearing how Kerry will fight the next 60 days. How he's a comeback kid. Words are cheap. I want to see him out there CHALLENGING Bush on his lies. McCain is no longer the saint he was portrayed as by the media. He has proven he's as much a whore as most politicians. Go after him as well. Bush is using McCain to get votes and Kerry should do the same.

If Kerry is going to continue Bush's policies if elected he may as well campaign like Bush as well.

Let's not have a repeat of 1988...the country CANNOT afford it...well at least the part of the country populated by working class people.

[KoKo]

50. Nicely said. Why DOES Kerry want to be President? Where's the fire in

his belly for this? We need to here it. America needs to hear it. We heard it from Clinton and he won two terms inspite of being hunted and dogged like prey by the RW and the "Mellon-Scaife/Gingrich/Limbaugh" crowd.

Why can't Kerry tell us WHY he wants to be President?

[Pastiche423]

51. He has wanted to be president since his youth

It is not so much a want actually, as he feels it's an entitlement.

Entitlement has no flame.

[ikojo]

53. OH I don't know about that.....George W and his family thinks

all Bush's are ENTITLED to be president....and he sure is fighting like he wants to keep his job.

[demosincebirth]

42. I definitely agree!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

44. Take a valium or something.

[misterphelps]

46. He should be shooting guns in some battleground state

And swearing occasionally. Let's see some fire! Let's see some short sentences! Do you want this, John??? They're not going to give it - you got to take it!

[Pastiche423]

49. Don't worry!

He's "electable"!

[mourningdove92]

52. What better way for Kerry to say FU Bush, you and your

convention, your republican backed smear ads and you media whores do not scare me. I'm gonna win this. I see nothing wrong with Kerry doing this. Can you just imagine, considering what has been shown on TV, how the media would lap up a couple of pictures of Kerry campaigning. They would look for, work for and fight for the worst looking picture they could find, and head it with a big caption indicating Kerry "worried or scared". .
So what can they say about him windsurfing? Certainly not worried or scared.

[Booster]

54. I hate to say it, but I totally agree with you.

Don't get me wrong. I will most certainly vote for Kerry in Nov (Hell, I would vote for a ground squirrel if it was running against Bush), but Kerry needs to show he has some guts and stop playing pussyfoot with these assholes. There is so much ammunition to use against this administration and I just haven't seen anything that would grab you by the short hairs and make you yell "Yeah, that's my man". Come on Kerry, stop playing and get on TV as much as you can. This is so important to all of us.