"kerry insulted the audience-the latest asinine rightwing lie

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

look for this to be hannity and rush's big line next week-they'll probably find the one guy in the audience who makes over 200,000 and have him on - even though kerry didn't say no one in the room makes over $2000,000-he said that they weren't in the upper percentile

mark my words-this will be their big repetion for next week-prepare for it

from lucianne.ass:

Reply 6 - Posted by: GOPJohnny, 10/8/2004 9:56:42 PM

Nice K...insult the crowd..."You don't look rich like me"
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Reply 9 - Posted by: motherlydia, 10/8/2004 9:57:15 PM

Kerry is a condescending freak about "only three people here will have to pay higher taxes"

On another matter - I for one thought W won the first debate - so there!
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Reply 11 - Posted by: embee, 10/8/2004 9:57:29 PM

LOL.. none of you are in ''my class''... sorry, lemmings!
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Jim Riggs, 10/8/2004 9:57:33 PM

Did Kerry just insult the audience by telling them that they do not look like they make $200,000 a year?

The man is SO out of touch.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: ivehadit, 10/8/2004 9:58:08 PM

He just insulted people by showing off his wealth. YUCK! That was AWEFUL!
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Reply 19 - Posted by: monkeema, 10/8/2004 9:58:12 PM

I would be insulted to have some pretty rich boy look at me and assume that I don't make 200k in a year. What a jerk.

[Stew225]

1. These freeps are very scary. Holy

crap! Isn't it great not to believe what they believe?

[qanda]

2. I cringed when Kerry said that

Because I knew the rightwingers would run with it.

[libertad]

26. I did, too. It was a mistake, but a small one compared to *'s many, many

mistakes.

[trotsky]

3. Does anyone have Kerry's exact quote?

I don't remember hearing it like that. CNN's transcript is only Part 1 right now so I can't go back.

[clydefrand]

5. Take a look here for the transcript

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/08/politics/campaign/09dtext-full.html

Here is the quote:

"And looking around here at this group here, I suspect there are only three people here who are going to be affected: the president, me, and Charlie -- I'm sorry -- you, too. (Laughter.)"

He "suspects" there are only 3!

[EstimatedProphet]

24. There's more depth there than it sounds like

What Kerry is actually saying is: the only people that make that kind of money in a year are likely very famous and well-known.

[Chico Man]

4. I'd have to agree

Kerry should not have said that. It made my stomach quiver when he did.

It was a barrier for him connecting to the audience.

[JimmyJazz]

10. I didn't see it that way at all. I saw it as a recognition of his wealth

but also a recongition that not everyone is as fortunate as he. And, I was not a Kerry supporter from the start, so I don't hang on every word he says. I saw it as him being very honest with the people- No one in that room looked at him and said, "yeah, I make over $100,000 a year - what are you going to do for me?"

I liked what he said and I thought it connected him rather than disconnected him. He's not going to gain any points by trying to pretend he's one of us - Bush tries that all the time and we call him on it every time he does.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

12. Exactly. Kerry is in touch with the middle class struggle

there was nothing wrong with what he said.

[JimmyJazz]

13. YEAH - that's the first post tonite where someone didn't jump on me!

Phewf! I was beginning to think I was in the wrong place! Thank you, love!!! Now please go to the lounge and check out my selections for my sig line in honour of my 1000th post! (just kidding)

[Chico Man]

17. He was making the assumption that everyone in the room was not

as fortunate as he.

He could have handled it better. Thats all.

[JimmyJazz]

20. Nah - I thought he did great - no one in the room was as fortunate as

he or Bush or Charlie and he knew that. Again, I'm not hanging on every word the man says as gospel and I thought he was fine. We're getting too critical in our critiques of the man. Ha ha. Besides, next to screechy, he was great! I thought overall he was very personable.

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but I think you are being a bit harsh in this instance.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. Yeah, Kerry was insulting. That must be why he won

Deal with it freepers! Your boy lost, and you can't lie your way out of it! You hitched your wagon to a pile of lead!

[Wapsie B]

7. They're just projecting again.

They do it so well. Project onto your opponent what you yourself are guilty of.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

8. 200,000 is a lot of money. Probably only a handful on DU even near that

It was completely appopriate for Kerry to say this because quite fankly, most everyone in that room would die to make that much money, and be envious of any who did.

[Chico Man]

18. Professional married couples?

Consultants, lawyers, small business owners, doctors, etc.

If he were talking a million bucks, ok. But $200,000 is probably fairly common.

It was risky, and it could have been handled better. Thats all. I cannot hide the fact that it made me uncomfortable when he said it.

Other than that, good job Kerry.

[fortyfeetunder]

9. Look beyond the silly remark -- Kerry's point was

Do we think it's fair only three of us benefit from *'s tax break on those making over 200K? Kerry certainly didn't

Yeah, not a great thing to say but I understood his intent.

[JimmyJazz]

11. I thought it was great - a room of 200 people and only 3 benefit from

the current plan - things that make you go hhhmmmmmm.

P.S. Why are you in the lounge with this post? Am i lost?

[Redleg]

14. What a bunch of fucking losers. Only those losers would see an insult...

in Kerry's comment.

[Chico Man]

19. I don't particularly see an insult

But he left himself wide open for that interpretation.

[skygazer]

15. Certainly motherlydia has to be considered credible

After all, she feels W won the first debate! Bwaaahaaaahaaahaa

[Biased Liberal Media]

16. People are such sore losers

man if Bush had actually stepped up to the plate this time it would NOT be an issue...but NO...he didn't. So whatever...

[scottcsmith]

21. Gosh, was Kerry speaking statistically?

Anyone know what percent of Americans earn $200,000 a year and above? Is it 10%?

[EstimatedProphet]

25. More like 2%

Maybe less

[vinnievin777]

22. I just want to say.

I thought Ann Coulter was a man too.
Cool SN
Vinnie

http://www.vinnievin.com

[elperromagico]

23. The line got a laugh,

so the audience must not have been that insulted.

[TexasLady]

27. and i will bet

a whole five bucks, which is a lot for me, that none of the freep-toids writing that make that kind of money either. more rw spin. rush would have us thinking as rosy as bush that murica is the land of milk and honey and vacation homes.