Kerry: "None of your business!"

[HoopsCubs]

So, first Kerry tells us that certain world leaders have told him they want Bush defeated, then tells us it is none of our business to know their names?

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Secretary of State Colin Powell started the debate when he spoke on “Fox News Sunday” and was skeptical of Kerry’s claim.

“I don’t know what foreign leaders Senator Kerry is talking about. It’s an easy charge, an easy assertion to make. But if he feels it is that important an assertion to make, he ought to list some names,” said Powell. “If he can’t list names, then perhaps he should find something else to talk about.”

The theme was raised by Cedric Brown, a participant in a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania. He wondered whether Kerry was meeting with foreign leaders “to help you overthrow the Bush presidency.”

Pressed repeatedly by Brown, Kerry finally declared: “That’s none of your business.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4531796/

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Just goes to show you that if Bush could comminucate, he would drum Kerry by 20 points.

Knowing how most English, French, German, Russian, Indian, Chinese and Japanese people feel about President Bush and his adminstration, I have no doubt that a world leader or two probably told John Kerry in confidence that they hope he wins.
This is just a philosophical difference between Democrats and Republicans.  As a Democrat I believe in our military superiority, but I also believe that America is at its best when it takes the input of other countries into its decision making.  We earn respect that way.   Republicans also believe in our military superiority, but  also believe America should be free to do whatever it wants.  There is no right or wrong here.  Just a core difference in approach.      

On this issue, I see no problem with Kerry wanting to maintain the confidentiality.

Considering how secretive the Bush administration has been, I find it funny that so many Republicans are up in arams overr the Senator's comments when this has been their MO all along.

Truth of the matter is that Republicans are scared of Kerry now.  They never believed he would have any chance against the President, but now it looks like a dogfight, so they will take every opportunity to knock him down.  But I've got news.  Regardless of how much Republicans want to portray Kerry as a Dukakis II, John Kerry will not roll-over like the Governor did in 1988.   He will continue to fight, and this will gain him a ton of respect from Independents.

Bush is still the favorite, no doubt, but if a state or two bounces Kerry's way, he will be inaugurated in January.  President JFK.  I like the ring of that.
   

[HoopsCubs]

Dont forget to include the President of North Korea and his support of Kerry! Kerry will get steamrolled. You have just begun to see what the Bush re-election campaign is capable of.

One of these days you're going to take off your Florida blinders, and realize how disliked the President really is in the North.

Steamrolled?  I don't think so.  Bush will be favored.  But Kerry has a fighting chance.   If Ohio goes Kerry's way, he could eke out a win.    

[HoopsCubs]

You talk like the North has some majority over the rest of the country?

Not at all.  I think all parts of the nation are equally important.  I was merely trying to point out that the majority of the people in northern states and west coast states will vote for Kerry.   Bush is not as liked up here as he may be down there.  I just don't think it's going to be the landslide you think.  I expect a very tight race that will probably go down to the wire.  Massachusetts liberal or not, this is not 1988.  The country is very divided.  There are as many people hoping to see Bush go as there are hoping to see Bush stay.  I find it inconceivable that Kerry will not get at least 200 electoral votes.   And personally, I think Kerry will get 272.  He will lose New Mexico and Iowa, but win Ohio and New Hampshire.

 

[HoopsCubs]

You'll have to define that Statesrights and HoopsCubs.  California has about 36 million people, 12.5% of the national population.  Actually, only 10.2% of the electoral votes, but yes, it is possible that one region may be of greater electoral (or other) import.  sure.  How do you define an ambiguous 'north'.  Let's say Southern New England, the Middle Atlantic, and the Upper Midwest.  Roughly 140 million people.  Lot's of votes.  Yeah, that's quite a bit, depending on exactly which states' votes you'd choose to count.  Enough for 200, I suspect.

I took exception to StatesRights saying that Kerry will be steamrolled.  I think Kerry already has 207 electoral votes (15 states plus DC) sewn up: CA, HI, OR, WA, IL, MI, MD, DE, DC, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT and ME.  To me, those are Northern states plus West Coast with the exception of NH, PA, MN, WI, OH, IN, IA.  

If you add NH, PA, MN and WI, that's 45 more votes, which puts him at 252.   All the analysis I've seen has Kerry leading Bush by a small margin in those states.  And 3 of those 4 states did vote for Gore in 2000.   And if Gore had campaigned a little harder in NH, he probably would have won the state, and would be President today.



 

 

 

[HoopsCubs]

I saw the clip just a few minutes ago of Kerry at that townhall meeting. I have to say I was disgusted at the way Kerry treated that man. He treated him like a piece of dirt. Stabbing the air pointing at him and demanding to know if he was a Republican. Are you a Republican? Are you registered a Republican? huh? Did you vote for Bush? Did you? The man said very lowly "Yes" and Kerry brushed him off like he was a piece of dirt. What a piece of work you all picked Democrats.

So, Kerry snuffed out a Republican spy.  Big deal.  That will have very little negative impact on Kerry voters and likely Kerry voters.    The President and his supporters should be busy trying to figure out how they are going to create jobs and affordable healthcare for people in Ohio.  Those are the folks that are going to make or break the President.  

[HoopsCubs]

I saw the clip just a few minutes ago of Kerry at that townhall meeting. I have to say I was disgusted at the way Kerry treated that man. He treated him like a piece of dirt. Stabbing the air pointing at him and demanding to know if he was a Republican. Are you a Republican? Are you registered a Republican? huh? Did you vote for Bush? Did you? The man said very lowly "Yes" and Kerry brushed him off like he was a piece of dirt. What a piece of work you all picked Democrats.

So, Kerry snuffed out a Republican spy.  Big deal.  That will have very little negative impact on Kerry voters and likely Kerry voters.    The President and his supporters should be busy trying to figure out how they are going to create jobs and affordable healthcare for people in Ohio.  Those are the folks that are going to make or break the President.  

Oh, so a regular citizen who is a Republican that questions Kerry is suddenly a "spy". But it's ok to smash Bush all day long with no questions. Even if it was a so called "spy" his tone and attitude were very disturbing. I would have smacked him if I was there.

Come on.  Each party does this type of stuff to the other party all the time.   They plant informants at public partisan gatherings every day of the week.  There was nothing disturbing about it.  Way too sensitive.  Oh, and you would have smacked Kerry?  Now, that would have been a disturbing response.