Terry Mcauliffe calls bush AWOL

[JI7]

did anyone just see cnn . he said bush isn't a deserter, but AWOL. hahhaha.

[teach1st]

1. I heard it! Freaked me out!

[Renew Deal]

2. lol

Good. That's funny

[JI7]

3. says pappy bush pulled strings, gillespie changes subject

says bush served honorably or some other crap without responding to facts laid out by terry and then changes subject fast. hahha

[MoonRiver]

4. YEA! Keep the message focused on bush* and his responsibility

for what happened during Viet Nam.

[Bonobo]

5. I just posted this in LBN!

I think this is gonna be a continuing issue. Let's not let it die!

[Leilani]

14. How can we keep it an issue?

If Joe L says it's not true...

Kerry dissed Clark, rather than Bush.

[Democrats unite]

20. Kerry seems to think...

Oh never mind we know the game Kerry is playing & it will be his downfall!

[Bonobo]

32. Clark can make it an issue -no one else.

Dean could not call B*** a deserter.
Even Kerry can't because of his Vietnam protests...

But Clark -he can do it. And I think he means to. He's hinting, hinting, hinting and he won't let it go. Listen, can you imagine the visceral contempt that a real soldier must feel for a chickenhawk like B**??

Clark (and Kerry) have seen men die horrible deaths. One thought of B*** swilling down beers in Alabama must send them into a rage!

[TheWebHead]

6. I think Terry has alluded to this before

in other interviews... though I'm glad he used the term AWOL

[Leilani]

7. Finally!!

Finally!

At Last!

If the other Dems had done the same, we'd have an issue.

But Clark had to be the sacrificial lamb.

[tridim]

8. Kennedy up after the break

Let Wolifie have it!

[IndianaGreen]

9. Bush was AWOL

and when one is AWOL in wartime, it is called desertion.

Ironic that Kerry has refused to call his fellow Bonesman a deserter or even AWOL.

[AnnitaR]

10. OMG!!! I am in shock!

Terry just regained my respect!

"You gotta show up before you can be called a 'deserter'"

I about fell out of my chair! You could tell it shocked the hell out of Wolf too!

[JI7]

16. i have always liked Terry

.

[jmaier]

11. The Michael Moore deserter

question from Jennings in the debate probably has hurt Wes Clark somewhat but it is pretty good for the dems since it has put this buried issue back onto the media front-burner. :-)

I applaud Wes Clark for not sinking it by smacking down Moore!

[Leilani]

17. Clark took the hit

Right, because he has guts

which some others are sadly lacking...

[windansea]

31. Kerry sure caved on this

and attacked Clark for his answer as well

[mmonk]

25. maybe a hit now

but if the focus does go to bush on this issue, the hit doesn't last.

[Jerseycoa]

26. Wes Clark sticks by his friends nt

[Cocoa]

30. Clark deserves a lot of credit for this

I'm beginning to see what Moore sees in him, it puzzled me at first.

[kentuck]

12. McCauliffe keeps the "issue" alive....

George Bush could stop this nonsense. All he has to do is tell the truth about it instead of having "spokesmen" try to cover for hs sorry ass... :)

[MoonRiver]

13. Keep it up Dems! Go for the Repuke jugular!

BUSH WAS AWOL. HE'S A CHICKENHAWK. OUR SOLDIERS ARE DYING FOR NOTHING BUT CORPORATE PROFITS IN IRAQ.

[tishaLA]

15. I guess Terry decided Begala had done enough

of the real prep work on this and it was safe for him to utter the AWOL charge finally.

This proves that the Clark campaign has done lots of good for the party--as has Dean's. We are less afraid of saying the truth now, even as Wolf gets scared and Gillespie has a snit.

[bicentennial_baby]

18. Terry's redemption

I don't hate on Terry like most here do, and I am very happy to hear him stepping up to the plate!!

[KittyWampus]

19. Well, We Saw Kerry's Limp Response On Crossfire

think he said "over the top"

[bicentennial_baby]

23. And Joe said "over the line"

and that it was'nt supported by facts...I'm glad Wesley and Terry have the courage to speak the truth!

[AngryWhiteLiberal]

28. That's because Kerry will say anything if it benefits him...

He voted for the Iraq Invasion because is was politically expedient at the time. Now, he's back-tracking because it's politically expedient.

Who needs another double-talking politician in Washington?

It's time for "real" change!

JB

[Jerseycoa]

21. Applause

:party:

[kentuck]

22. Put 'em on the defensive !

They would do the same for you. Do you have any doubt?

[milkyway]

Thank you Peter Jennings for giving this ignored topic a big kick! nt

[teach1st]

24. Didn't Terry also say...

..when asked, "Well, Wolf, in order to be a deserter, he would have had to have shown up."?

[SW FL Dem]

27. I saw it!!

Loved the look of sheer desperation on Gillespie's face as he had to try to defend Bush's "honorable service" and quickly change the subject.

[maddezmom]

29. saw it, too!

and didn't back down either.

[Jerseycoa]

33. Let's send him love notes

http://www.democrats.org/contact/

:)


He hardly ever gets any love, poor boy.

[Cocoa]

34. so will the RNC escalate this?

Will they issue a demand for McAuliffe to take it back? Call it "hate speech?"

Or will they cut their losses, try to move on, even if it makes them look like they're admitting Bush went AWOL?

[kentuck]

35. Democrats should let the media and hte Repubs continue to bring it up

That means they are on the defensive. The Democrats should not mention the issue until it is brought up - then they should respond just like Clark and McAuliffe did. It's driving them crazy! :)

[agingdem]

36. Bless Peter Jennings (arrogant asshole that he is)...

if he hadn't referred to Michael Moore during the New Hampshire debate this story wouldn't have the legs it has.

[buckeye1]

37. Mike

you did well. keep agitating.

[lurk_no_more]

38. Wonder if Kerry will say

"This is over the top" also? Hehehehe!


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