"Kerry is bin Laden's Man/Bush is My Man"

[wicket]

I saw this post over at one of my favorite blogs:

"So, I just called the headquarters of the Republican Party in Louisville to confirm that they actually had a sign saying, "Kerry is bin Laden's Man/Bush is My Man" up in their window. Not only did they own up to it, they offered me one. Apparently, they're going pretty fast, so you'd better rush on over. 232 W. Muhammed Ali Blvd. No, they can't send you one in the mail, I already asked. But, they welcome phone calls, so be sure to call them and let them know what you think of that slogan. They're number is [phone]. If you really want to let them know what you think of their "I'm a uniter"-style of politics, there' going to be a group of united people standing outside that same Louisville office today at 4 p.m. protesting such b.s. campaign rhetoric. Bush ran as a uniter in 2000 and there is little doubt that he has done a better job uniting Democrats than anyone in the past 30 years."

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What a vile sign to be in a Republican Headquarters office window!!!! :grr::grr::grr:

[mzmolly]

1. Gosh someone should remind them that OSAMA IS STILL AT LARGE!

Somehow I think they forgot that?

I'll give them a call. :hi:

[wicket]

2. Definitely call them!!!

I plan on doing so during my lunch break, grrrrrrr!!!!

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[pinto]

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[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. or that BUSH FAMILY and BIN LADENS ARE FRIENDS! nt

[Poorwhitetrash]

43. Really...

Do tell...

[arcane1]

45. it begins with W's first business venture

Arbusto, bankrolled by Salem bin Laden, brother to Osama

and continues to this day

stick around, the info is available here

[emulatorloo]

3. If true, call the Kerry Campaign . . .

they need to know about this.

[wicket]

5. I have no reason to doubt this guy

But if a DUer could call and confirm, we should definitely get the ball rolling. I'm going to call once I get a lunch break, I just don't want to do it on company time.

[mzmolly]

6. OMG!! I just got a very sexist reply "women are the only ones that have

called to complain!"

WHAT AN ASSHOLE!

[wicket]

7. OK, that's IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We need to alert the Kerry Campaign about this sign!!! And their rude treatment!!!!!!! :grr: :grr: :grr:

[mzmolly]

10. The goal was to "get our goat" he said, so it's been successful.

I said "are you sure you want to promote the fact that BUSH still doesn't have Osama?!"

He said, Osama will be speaking at the Democratic convention. :eyes:

I called him an idiot who fell for the 'Saddam for Osama' bait and switch.

[NYCGirl]

13. Maybe the idiot who you spoke to couldn't tell OBAMA from Osama. (eom)

NT

[mzmolly]

15. LOL, I hadn't thought of that.

:hi:

[PsN2Wind]

35. You said "He said"

You should have said "Bush is your man, how brave of you to "come out" at this time".

[CBHagman]

38. Isn't that always the way?

An obnoxious person always adds that little extra dollop of disgusting behavior. I hope you said, "Yeah, and we're half the human race, bub. Get used to it."

[KurtNYC]

8. Changing the tone in Washington

from nasty to rediculously nasty. And these people were crying over Whoopi Goldberg?!

[LittleApple81]

9. Who is calling the Kerry campaign??? I has to be done fast! n/t

[RobertSeattle]

11. Reminds me of the "Osama Wants You" Uncle Sam poster

http://www.tompaine.com/op_ads/opad.cfm/ID/6438

[Dogmudgeon]

12. They're cutting their own throats

I would think the GOP would want everybody to forget about OBL. Instead, they're trying to tie Kerry to him.

How?

It's not going to work.

What it WILL do, is to remind people that:

1. OBL is still at large.
2. We embarked on a dangerous and costly war with Iraq, based on a series of lies that Bush told.
3. Al-Qaeda has issued at least 2 communiques stating they want Bush to win the election.
4. The Bush family is very close to the Bin Laden family.
5. Bush uses "terrah" as an excuse every time he screws up.
6. Bush's complacency, stupidity and anti-Clinton animus were the direct cause of the 9/11 terrorists getting as far as they did.

But if the Republican Party want to indulge themselves with a slogan that reminds other people how corrupt and incompetent they are ... let them knock themselves out.

--bkl

[LittleApple81]

16. You are ascribing too much brain power to the American public. n/t

[Dogmudgeon]

28. It requires very little "brain power"

All of the things in the list I posted are easily and automatically recalled by simple association.

And that's my point. Why trigger associations of what a moron their candidate is?

Even if they catch him before the election, a large number of people associate "Osama Bin Laden" with George Bush being a failure, a liar, and a genial sociopath.

Never mind who Osama Bin Laden is for or against -- the fact that they mentioned his name is a grave tactical error.

But then again, we're talking about right-wing activists.

--bkl

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Al Qaeda endorsed Bush

as BKL said above.

[LittleApple81]

17. OK: somebody called the Kerry/Edwards campaign? I think it is

important... but I don't know how.

[wicket]

18. Kerry Campaign Contact info

Here is where you can find the campaign's contact info: http://www.johnkerry.com/contact/

[bluegrassroots]

19. Bartles and James: Thanks for Your Support

You guys are the bomb! We in KY truly appreciate your help harassing these guys in Louisville about their terrible, terrible politics. Give them a call and give them Hades!
Ben

[wicket]

20. Thanks Ben!

I love your blog! :)

[wicket]

30. kick!

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[wicket]

33. and another!

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[wicket]

40. kick!

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[newyawker99]

31. Hi bluegrassroots!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[wicket]

37. Talking Points Memo

Talking Points Memo is now linking to your blog over this :D

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_07_11.php#003166

[NoodleBoy]

21. has anyone called???

[wicket]

22. I just spoke to someone at Kerry's office

They are passing it along up the chain. :evilgrin:

[emulatorloo]

23. Terrific --- THANKS n/t

[wicket]

26. calls

You should call too, the more calls the better :D

[Guaranteed]

52. Kerry should take this as an opportunity to note some of the points from

F9/11. They opened this can, after all.

[Renew Deal]

24. You should go take all their posters

and then go break their windows at night.

[mopinko]

25. hey, they should know

they have him in the basement. i'm sure they asked him.

[blm]

27. Kerry had Bin Laden's brother ARRESTED as part of BCCI

while the Bushes were doing BIZNESS with the Bin Ladens.

How much did Bush make when he sold his Harken shares to Bin Laden?

When Kerry was writing a book on international terrorism and its funding in 1996/97, Bush and his cronies were trying to do business with the Taliban.

[oasis]

29. What the public doesn't know, hurts us. Start spreading the info.

:thumbsup:

[wicket]

55. kick

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[Warren DeMontague]

32. Bumper Sticker

http://www.cafeshops.com/impeachw.11650329

[AntiSmirk]

34. Josh Marshall called, here's what he got...

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

[wicket]

36. Cool!!!!

:D Here is a direct link to his post on this - http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_07_11.php#003166

[thecrow]

39. Kick!

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[wicket]

56. kick!

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[thinkingwoman]

44. Kerry is Bin Laden's man?

Bush is Bin Laden's bitch.

I'd pay for a sign that said that!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

47. Tell them that Osama, Rummy, FratBoy, and Dick are....

...in the White House on a conference call with their good buddies in Saudi Arabia congratulating each other with tequila shooters on their successful December 2000 Coup, the 911 attacks, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

And Ridge is killing them by running around the room shouting "Yellow Alert!! Orange Alert!! Terra!! Terra!!!", and then falling on the ground doing the Curly spin while Rummy does his "Moe" impression.

Cheney's mumbling something about leaving that frickin' "Village People" Powell waiting outside Cheney's office in the Executice Mansion.

Oh, yeah...be sure to tell the good folks in Louisville that Saddam will be at the White House as soon as possible...he's got a prior engagement with a show trial and fake execution.

Oh, and one more thing...those Louisville NeoCons aren't good enough to be Kerry's toilet paper.

[phiddle]

48. "It is not possible...

...to find a leader more foolish than Bush, who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom. Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and Muslim nation as civilization. Because of this we desire Bush to be elected."
-Al Qaeda statement, 3/17/04

[LoZoccolo]

49. Two can play at that game: HERE'S HOW!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=580481&mesg_id=580481

[wicket]

50. Awesome!

:D

[VolcanoJen]

51. Kick... this is one f'd up talking point that must be squashed NOW.

Josh Marshall definitely got it right, especially in this part:

www.talkingpointsmemo.com

Toward the end of our conversation Richardson told me I should also be writing about equally anti-Bush signs and bumper stickers he'd seen and other "slanderous things" being said about the president. I told him that made a lot of sense and asked whether he could tell me about similarly aggressive campaign material being distributed by Democrats in his area.

No luck.

"Quite frankly, I don't care what they put out," Richardson said. "They run their business and I'll run ours."

[wicket]

53. kick!

[wicket]

54. The Associated Press has picked this up

And the Kerry campaign has responded:

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/state/9176679.htm

[libertad]

57. I see a truck everyday that has a sign which reads"Bin Laden would vote

for Kerry. Do you really want to be on his side?".

[Justice]

58. You know What Pisses Me Off About This??

The story that gets printed in the Globe is not that these stickers are outrageous - it is that a republican says they are outrageous and then there is discussion about how popular they are....almost supporting them!

"A Republican lawmaker says it was inappropriate for a GOP office to display a bumper sticker declaring: "Kerry is bin Laden's Man. Bush is Mine." Kentucky Representative Anne Northup said she found out about the stickers over the weekend and doesn't want any more distributed. Jefferson County GOP chairman Jack Richardson IV said the stickers were so popular that GOP headquarters ran out Friday. He won't distribute more, but is trying to locate their source for those who want them. A spokesman for the Kerry campaign previously called on GOP lawmakers to condemn the sticker"

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/20/bumper_sticker_said_inappropriate/

[GreenArrow]

59. Bush is Satan's Man/Kerry is My Man

Bush is Cheney's Man/Kerry is his own man.

[wicket]

60. I like it :)

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