"It's time we had a president who tells the American people the truth"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Three words for you, my fellow DU-ers: James FUCKING Carville.

:toast:

Kerry Tries to Turn Campaign Against Bush

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040916/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_strategy

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush (news - web sites)'s leadership.

Kerry has less than seven weeks to take over the lead in the presidential race. Democrats hope a major shift will come from the debates, but his strategy in the meantime is based less on building himself up than on tearing down the president.

Bush has enjoyed a slight lead in national polls since the Republican National Convention, but the gap appears to be narrowing. Republicans portrayed Kerry as a vacillating opportunist while Democrats remained largely positive during their convention five weeks earlier. Now they are trying to make the case that Bush has not been honest in his life and his leadership. "It's time we had a president who tells the American people the truth," Kerry said in Ohio. "It's that simple."

The strategy comes late in the campaign. Democrats acknowledge Kerry has had difficulty pinning down the message he wants voters to take to the ballot box on Nov. 2, while the Bush campaign has been more disciplined and consistent. Now Kerry is trying to turn Bush's policy choices into character flaws.

[Democat]

1. Finally, the perfect campaign theme: "Bush is a liar!"

Go Kerry!

Every attack, no matter what it is specifically about, should be framed to support the fact that Bush is a liar.

[Vincardog]

3. But how will we ever prove it?

I mean that every word he said is the gospel truth isn't it?

[Democat]

4. Can Bush prove that he is not a liar?

If Bush can't prove that he isn't a liar, then that proves he is a liar.

Haven't you been paying attention to the way the media works? :)

[Lancer]

2. The first debate

is two weeks from tonight. I really don't think it would hurt Kerry to throw around the words lie, lies, lying, and liar while consistently backing them up with examples, quotes—too bad he can't roll film clips.