Kerry turns tables, hits Bush for 'flips and flops'

[CShine]

Democratic challenger John Kerry, branded a waffler by his Republican opponents, turned the tables today, accusing President Bush of "flips and flops" on the economy and national security.

Greeted by a small group of protesters shouting and clapping together rubber beach sandals called flip-flops, Kerry rebuked them, saying, "Obviously some young Republicans are proving that they're very rude and they have no manners. They don't want to hear the truth."

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee charged Bush and his Republican allies with misleading the country on the Iraq war, taxes and jobs. The four-term Massachusetts senator also said they had been dishonest about his record.

"You want to talk about flips and flops?" he asked hundreds of supporters at a rally in Cincinnati. "This president said one day Condoleezza Rice is not going to testify and the next day she is going to testify."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2489166

[rumguy]

1. very, very nice...

fight back!

[qanda]

2. Well, it's about time!

DU has been screaming about this for weeks. The Bush* Administration wrote the book on flipping and flopping.

[prodigal_green]

3. I see your flip and raise you flop

He should really hit the core issues though...there is plenty of flip-flop fodder there re: national security, debt, foreign policy, etc.

The thing is, most people see Condoleezza Rice's testifying as a good thing.

But I'm glad we're hearing from him.

[sniffa]

4. go john

bout f'n time is right. john's a fighter.

[VolcanoJen]

5. GD2004 thread with first-hand accounts; also video here

This thread about the Cincinnati rally in GD2004 is very interesting:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=494418

There's a link on this page to watch part of the speech:

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/04/06/kerry.html

The insults hurled from the "Young Republicans" begin in the first quarter of the video above; they reoccur about halfway through his speech, which is when he stops to call them rude.

[rumguy]

11. I listened to it - Kerry sounded great!

[JoFerret]

6. Way to go John

Hit em with their hypocrisy. And keep hitting. The underbelly is soft.

[ikojo]

8. Nex the pugs will start calling Kerry mean and angry

for singling out the young pugs for their rudeness. Ooooh can't be angry in today's US. Must.be.happy.and.content.

[DS1]

7. of all the things he picks, he leads off with that?

La-hame! How about nation building, or Aids funding, or medicare, or lockbox, or fuel economy averages, or big energy, or jobs.

No, *huffing up chest-he sent Condi to testify!!* as if this was a bad flip flop.

[Blaze Diem]

10. Should we throw waffels at Bush??

Good that he used Bush's flip-flopping to quiet the pubescent repubicans, but I agree I am waiting to hear a broadening of Kerry's policies on other subjects..

[hippiechick]

15. Everybody MAIL a waffle to the White House !!

SWEEEEEEET !!!!!!


:hippie:

[calimary]

19. THIS is an EXCELLENT idea. UTTERLY SUPERB!

I'd like to mail a few to the republi-CON national committee.

[JPace]

9. This really hits home.....

repug lies and flip flops are abundant and need
to be pointed out weekly by Kerry or the press
will as usual just let them get away with them.

Excellent campaign strategy.....Keep the good work
up Kerry!

[otohara]

12. Finally - Keep It Up

I can't think of anyone who has pulled more flip flops in such a short time than this bunch.

[goforit]

13. Compared to DEAN......This is quite a delayed reaction. Better now

than never though.

He needs to swing back and/or set the pace.
Waiting till the thugs say something and then retaliating, just won't motivate the masses!

But keep working Kerry......I guess you're all we got.

[calimary]

20. Guys, CALL KERRY'S SENATE OFFICE, first thing in the morning

and say two things:

1) BRAVO!

2) It's ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!

Note my sig line for info on calling FOR FREE!!!!

[leesa]

14. He needs to do this again, and again and again....they are ALWAYS

guilty of what they attack someone for. Go after their shabby ethics and cruelty and corruption. Turn it back on them.

[Democat]

16. Whenever they make a comment, he needs to punish them for it

Turn everything they do back around on them and make their own attacks hurt them!

[Sparky McGruff]

17. Bush isn't a flip-flopper.

He's always on the wrong side of any issue.

Doesn't matter what the issue is, he'll pick the wrong side. If the situation changes, he'll pick a new wrong side.

It's been said that "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds". However, in Bush's case, "The small minded hobgoblin is consistently a fool"

[truthisfreedom]

18. ooh, ooh, i smell another flip flop a-comin'. the one about the old speech

of sleezie's that she was going to give on 9-11-01 but it never was read? the one where she neglected to mention bin laden or his merry cohorts? the WH just said "NO!" to the requests by the 9-11 commission. who wants to bet it will change to "umm, okay..." in the next few days?