Why is Kerry Silent?

[sabra]

A) He is accepting the loss and moving on.
B) Doesn't want to be called Al Gore v2.
C) Has a plan and, and is watching and waiting for the right moment.
D) Believes the "juice isn't worth squeeze" for 2004, and is thinking of 2008.

[Goldeneye]

1. c

i hope...

[Karenca]

c n/t

[Stuckinthebush]

2. Have you seen this?

http://www.moderateindependent.com/v2i21election.htm

[genieroze]

21. Good one

[merh]

32. Thanks for that link - I had not read that article before, I like

the author's take on the situation. Is this a credible site/source?

[JerseygirlCT]

39. Dare we believe this?

Honest to goodness, I couldn't take another disappointment right now.

[bearfan454]

3. He's in on the corporate buyout of the USA

I hope I'm wrong.

[faithfull]

4. Al Gore without the charisma?

GREAT article. I sure hope we're right with option C

:donut:

[bullimiami]

5. i sure dont know.

i have my tiny straw to grasp at though. so c?

[faithfull]

6. Excepting acception (of Bush)

:donut:

[sabra]

10. Thanks :-)

[ClassWarrior]

7. He's playing charades? Training with the Marcel Marceau academy?

Decided "talkies" are just a passing fad?

NGU.

[David Dunham]

8. A. He knows Bush won -- by more than 3 million votes. That's why.

The head of the DNC's voter protection program, Vincent Fry, has said that any vote problems were far too limited to have changed the election result.

[robbedvoter]

11. Nice try. 6 million votes were spoiled - nationwide in 2000 Before Diebold

Someone has to explain to me where the extra 8 million votes since 2000 came to W.
But you are free to worship the "winner"

[truehawk]

22. Does it matter???

We need Kerry to be our President, Kerry does not need to be our president.

But what would he do that we are not already doing???

[The_Counsel]

30. "Liberals Still Don't Understand the Electoral College," I See...

The 3 million doesn't matter if you have 270 electoral votes. How hard is this to understand...?

[robbedvoter]

9. Not a leader, him. Ignore it and it will go bye-bye forever. (democracy)

[NAO]

12. He woke up on Nov 3 with a hamster's head in his bed...

and a note that said "I'm making you an offer you can't refuse - that election thing, forget about it, right? - W".

Or some variation of that scenario. Hence the bizarre and inexplicable swiftness of the concession, and the deafening silence.

[NicRic]

13. Hope beyond all hope its C !

How great it would feel for someone anyone to expose to all exactly how corrupt this gang of "higher morals" leading our country down a path of death and destruction for profit really is ! Not just a possible piece of evidence, but clear and undeniable evidence that they purposely fixed the election and that Kerry did indeed win .I want this to happen B/4 12/12 when the election is certified, I want to see if bush will show up to a Kerry inaguration ! Well since the 2000 election,as a devoted Dem ,I have been living a political nightmare, for these revelations to come out and be proved correct ,would make he four year nightmare ,all worth it, if it should have such a decent ending where the good guys win !

[tbuddha]

14. I think he's waiting for the recount...

Have faith people. Kerry is no wimp and no dummy either. If he hadn't conceded YOU KNOW we would have been bombarded with media about how he is hurting the country in a time of war. He is fighting this election by proxy, which is the smart thing to do. We're still getting a recount in Ohio, and also one in NH which will go a long way to show there was fraud so we can argue that the popular vote count was wrong too.

We need to get back on focus here. There are MAJOR discrepancies in Florida (of course) that Bev is working on. we also need to work on getting a recount in New Mexico and Iowa which were WAY off from the polls and went to Bush. Also worth looking into are Nevada and Colorado. Pennsylvania and North Carolina should be recounted to further establish fraud on the national level though they will definitely remain Kerry and Bush respectively.

[sabra]

15. Was he relying on Nader and Cobb?

Did he know that they would call for a recount?

[nodehopper]

17. hopeful but naive. Kerry is out. It's up to us.

[Carolab]

16. E)

Doesn't want to open his yap without something definitive to say.

Why do people keep asking the same question, over and over again?

[EndElectoral]

18. There have been hundreds of documented violations, questions, errors,

irregularities, and even some criminal allegations.

For him to say nothing in the face of this makes me think A(A).

I really respected John Kerry, but his "let others deal with this if they want" atittude has me extremely frustrated with him. Asking for a recount in Ohio was not a big deal if in fact he wanted to insure every vote counted as he said.

Personally, I think he's burnt out by the negative attacks, and realized after he got into this, it's a lot calmer in the Senate.

[sabra]

19. Because we don't have an answer...

So all we can do is wonder, and discuss ideas. In addition with every day passing, it's just adding fuel to the fire.

[wrate]

20. What happens if voter fraud is uncovered AFTER 12/12 (certification) ?

I mean if nothing happens before that date, is it all lost no matter what evidence is found of voter fraud?

[dbonds]

23. Wild thought: Maybe there is a promise

Cheney's cold will turn worse and Kerry will be VP.

[On the Road]

24. I Take Kerry at His Word

I think he truly believes he lost, and none of the irregularities are big enough to make a difference.

I am hoping a large-bored smoking gun is found to change his mind. Once that happens, he'll wake up.

[truehawk]

25. Not even close. Be patient

[dbonds]

26. Problem with patience

If he is not doing something then we need to turn up the heat ourselves. We are running out of time to effect change ourselves. If he is working behind the scenes then we have one level of outrage at the fraud, if he is not then we have to go for broke.

[go west young man]

27. Jackson and Sharpton should be good gauges

that something is up. They have been so damn quiet its unbelievable. No word from any democrats means to me that everyone has been told to shut the fuck up and be ready when the time comes. What else could thier silence mean?

[politicasista]

28. It still would be nice if someone would tell us what's up

don't you think?

[BeFree]

38. What's up? Here's what's up

It's a secret, and nobody's s'posed to know...shhhh.
_{they are gathering the facts, ya know: investigating}

[drh]

29. why is Kerry silent?

I sincerely hope that the answer is "c" rather than "d."

[savetheuniverse]

31. Kerry has spoken

www.johnkerry.com:grouphug:

[politicasista]

33. Actually, he has been speaking.

As of today, an ok article.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041116/ap_on_go_co/kerry&cid=512&ncid=2043

[Yuugal]

35. 45 million left?

huh?
wtf?

[Longgrain]

34. Regarding D)

Holding out for '08...
There's no way I'm supporting Kerry in '08 except as a senate nominee, (I'm from MA, and I still proudly call Kerry my Senator).
I'm looking toward either Hillary or Al...though that might change...

[JoanneNH]

36. John Kerry broke his silence today

Here's a link to the New England Cable News station.

http://www.boston.com/news/necn/

If you scroll down, there's a link to view a video of part of an interview given this afternoon. I can't see the video because I'm using a Mac, but from the tone of his voice John Kerry sounds very depressed to me. I still wish he hadn't conceded so quickly.

[intelle]

37. JoanneNH...that link should be a new topic!

I listened to the interview, and it seemed to me (I hope it is not wishful thinking) that Kerry is angry. He also mentioned at least twice that the "votes are not all yet counted". I think the interviewer was placing the wrong spin on his demeanor. Kerry has, I am sure, heard about all the voting irregularities; he knows that Nader is recounting certain precincts in NH; I am sure he knows about Bev and Florida; and I am sure he knows about the proposed recount in Ohio.

If I were him, I would be equally, if not more, angry. I am sure he was advised by the party to gracefully concede. And, on the day he did it, there was no apparent anger. But, this new interview shows a different Kerry...one who is still fighting and who is royally pissed off. I am wondering if he has heard that many of his supporters are angry with him for conceding so early.

Anyway, I think the interview was hopeful...maybe..

Thanks for posting this!
:toast: