JK ON CNN!~

[Clinton Crusader]

[Renew Deal]

1. Himself?

[sonicx]

2. yup

[aquart]

3. AND???????????

[kypp]

4. Yes, he reminded us of Tora Bora!!!

[Cush]

5. gee, why not show the whole thing?

[DaveinMD]

6. and of course

they cut him off.

[tinrobot]

7. United in determination

To kill terrorists...

They cut him off just as he was getting to the Tora Bora stuff... dammit.

[snowbear]

8. He cut him off!

Let's see if he does that with bush too :mad:

[Cerridwen]

9. Given they cut off Kerry, the better cut off * - n/t

[Nashyra]

Didn't need to cut off the *

He only said the intelligence community was investigating the tape and the American people were united on war on terrorism. Didn't take questions. Kerry said that he was sorry that * outsourced the capture of Osama in Tora Bora and he would have never done that.

[geek tragedy]

10. Flame away, but that was awful.

He should NOT have used that as an opportunity to attack Bush.

Bad fucking move.

[sonicx]

13. i thought it was fine.

[geek tragedy]

16. It will BACKFIRE.

You will hear this 24 hours a day until the election:

"John Kerry tried to exploit the bin Laden tape for his own political gain. He will say anything to get elected."

JFK gave Bush ammunition.

[sonicx]

17. i doubt it. becuase it's again a reminder that OBL is alive

and Bush failed to get him.

[geek tragedy]

20. The media was going to do that anyway--so could have surrogates.

Kerry should have acted like he was above politics when talking about bin Laden.

[sonicx]

21. oh well, whatever happens happens.

[NightOwwl]

35. Yep. You've got that right. n/t

[tinrobot]

23. He said that a thousand times.

He used it in the debates.

nothing new.

[geek tragedy]

25. Exactly. He didn't need to say it again.

Oh well. Toothpaste out of the tube now.

[Thrill]

29. Oh please

Say and continue to say it. They don't miss a chance to call Kerry a flip flopper

[geek tragedy]

30. One thing they're good at is generating phony outrage

Mary Cheney and THK's comments about Laura Bush were bullshit too.

But, they still wound up hurting.

[bobbyboucher]

33. What the fuck?

Quit whining about what the nitwit repugs are going to say about this, or that, or whatever.

Nobody, and I mean nobody is listening to the repugs whine about little Mary Cheney, or Laura Bush, or Tora Bora, except kool-aid drinking wingnut fuckwits.

Quit it.

[DefenseLawyer]

26. It's a week out

he is exactly right to attack Bush and frame the debate. Otherwise you lose control of the news cycle. He has to get his side out, if he "takes the high road" the thugs will control the spin and frame the debate. Time is too short to worry about backlash. Botton line: Osama is still alive and Bush didn't get him. Repeat as necessary.

[geek tragedy]

31. That gives ammo for the Bush counterattack and phony outrage

Phony outrage is their best weapon.

[DefenseLawyer]

34. Too late for that to get traction

with anyone but the true believers at this point. You can't cede the news cycle to the other side. The average non-committed voter sees a picture of Osama. Either you say nothing and let the thugs spin it against you or you immediately put your side out. So this weekend when average non-committed voter sees OBL he should be thinking: Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him. Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him. Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him. Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him. Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him. Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him. Osama is alive, Bush didn't get him.

[DoBotherMe]

36. I agree ... If you've followed JK over the years ...

he stays on message. Even though we have heard it many times those who are tuning in to the news may be hearing the "Bush let Osama get away in Tora Bora" for the first time. And the news people need to get that message too ... maybe if he says it enough they will!

[geek tragedy]

38. I hope I'm wrong!

I've just seen the Bushistas get away with such bullshit so often.

[venus]

37. I agree. Especially after Bush did not denigrate Kerry.

Bad move.

[hippiegranny]

39. tell us how he could denigrate Kerry...

please, I am quite puzzled how denigrating Kerry could even happen since BOOOOSH is pres and called the shots (well ok Chaingang did) over the past three years. Just how could Kerry be blamed? I can think of 25 ways til Tuesday that Booosh can be blamed, but I cannot come up with one that implicates Kerry.

[shelley806]

15. WHAT??????????

[geek tragedy]

19. It was too partisan.

It will help the Bush "Osama wants Kerry to win" meme--they can tie it to "Kerry will say anything to get elected."

[NightOwwl]

18. I agree.

It should have come from the heart. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. He was taken by surprise, Bush has been practicing his comeback for days.

[still_one]

24. why is bin laden still alive?

[geek tragedy]

27. I agree that his being alive should help Kerry.

But, Kerry has to be extra careful about this stuff.

Remember how they drum up false outrage as a political weapon.

[shelley806]

11. Why was he cut off?

Bush said nothing.

[strizi64]

12. JK first, Shrub second

just great :)! And what a lame statment from the pResident }(

[NightOwwl]

14. He made it into just another political sound-bite.

Hope he has a better response later.

[The_Casual_Observer]

22. He was simply telling the truth.

[The River]

28. "Why is Osama bin Laden Still Alive?"

to make that tape?
Why Is Osama bin Laden Still Alive
To threaten Us?

Thats all that needs to be said...

[Tatiana]

32. Exactly. That's what he should have said.

He sort of repeated the same lines he used on the stump and in the debates. We've heard that before. I know he's playing it safe, but Kerry squandered a major opportunity to be courageous and speak from the heart. Of course Bush didn't say anything all that great either, so I'd consider it a draw. No harm done, but no ground gained either.