Kerry comes out swinging at Matthews/Simple Scotty

[noahmijo]

"You'd think the only focus tonight would be on destroying Osama Bin Laden, not comparing him to an American who opposes the war whether you like him or not. You want a real debate that America needs? Here goes: If the administration had done the job right in Tora Bora we might not be having discussions on Hardball about a new Bin Laden tape. How dare Scott McClellan tell America that this Administration puts terrorists out of business when had they put Osama Bin Laden out of business in Afghanistan when our troops wanted to, we wouldn't have to hear this barbarian's voice on tape. That's what we should be talking about in America." -- John Kerry


Dammit he needed to talk like this back in 2003...THIS was the Kerry I supported since he uncovered Iran-Contra...

[ninkasi]

1. Good reply by Kerry...

I love it when our dems speak out. I hope they keep doing more of it, and doing it more forcefully. Maybe for some of them who haven't spoken out before, they'll begin to see that this is what the voters want, and will respond to at the polls.

[DanCa]

2. We should all boycott mathews show

Thats the only thing he cares about besides his scotch.

[Blue Belle]

3. Kerry needs to get pissed off more.

Only when he's pissed does his need for flowery speeches and opinion poll influence fall by the wayside and he can cut to the crux of the situation and hold America's pulse right in his hand. Now that they've demonized him as a flip-flopper and incapable of being decisive, it's going to be hard to get that back.... but we need him to get pissed, and call these bastards out on the carpet.

[seabeyond]

4. a whole lot has happened in a year and couple months. the nation

can handle him being harsher, look at all that has come out. that hadnt been out during the campaign, with the expressed help form media. to want him to say something like this way back then just isnt realistic. the man was harsh, to the point he could be at that time. he said good shit then. not perfect. we may have wanted more. but i gotta tell you, he sure had a lot against him, or just not supporting him, including fellow dems. but repug and media. he said anything about bush and he was running a neg campaign, just like rove, they both do it. he didnt. that is what the people said they wanted. if he did say anything, media clobbered him. we stood up for him, but wasnt effective for ordinary voter. they were still calling bush a good straight forward christian man. a man you would want to have a beer with.

he wanted to stand up to his swiftboating. his mistake. and he owns it. but i think he has paid back, standing up for each and every person, here on out. a lesson learned. thank you kerry