Kerry Calling out Republicans Protesting in Cincinnati at his speech...

[flpoljunkie]

Go to http://www.johnkerry.com

[Cooley Hurd]

1. He called them "rude"

Understatement of the day!

[flpoljunkie]

3. CNN showed part of his speech...

He was great--calling to their attention that there is nothing conservative about the Bush administration and referring them to an article in today's Wall Street Journal (their Bible) that 60% of corporations paid no taxes from 1996 to 2000!

[JI7]

5. yeah, he was really nice in california though

he was at university of san diego and it was a big outside event kind of like this, probably bigger. there was a small group of republicans disrupting and when the rest booed kerry told them not to, and said he is glad they are here since they will learn something. i'm glad he told them off, as kindly as it was today though.

[JI7]

2. Fox gave him under 1 minute, CNN 2, how long did chimp get ?

kerry was laying out fox and fox cut away. cnn gave him about 2 minutes and cut away. how long did they give the chimp ? at least 10 minutes, probably more.

[flpoljunkie]

4. How many times have we heard the same inane speech from Dubya?

The networks never seem to tire of airing Dubya giving the same tired economic speech.

[Nashyra]

6. I was glad that the portion of the speech that they covered

had him calling out those repukes, it was great to hear him call them rude and that they have no manners. It at least goes to show that Kerry does not have a vetted audience like the *

[flpoljunkie]

8. JK is not afraid of dissent, unlike Bushworld, where dissent is treason!

Go, JK!

[JI7]

9. i think he doesn'tmind, and probably welcomes them

but it's their disruptions that are the problem and he was right to call them on it.

[flpoljunkie]

7. Kerry now on Bush Flip-Flops...

1. Condi testifying before 9/11 Commission

2. Tax cuts will not increase the deficit

3. Promise to create 5.1 million jobs--has lost 1.8 million jobs

4. Leave No Child Behind unfunded mandates have left millions behind

5. Raided Social Security to give tax breaks to the wealthiest people in America.

[TheDonkey]

10. He's doing a great job

Should be covered on all news channels in whole.

[flpoljunkie]

11. Kerry saying election in November is about REAL CHOICES for America...

Will apparently introduce a balanced budget amendment tomorrow in the Senate. Will cut deficit in half in four years but not at the expense of the middle class.

[flpoljunkie]

12. JK promises to "wage a war on terror that actually makes us safer!"

He promises to "never cede to any other country or institution" our national security, and that "multilateralism is strength, not weakness."

[galadrium]

13. I was there... we took their flip flops out of their hands.

It was great... I even got to give Kerry a high five.

[flpoljunkie]

14. Alright! You got a high-five!

How many young Rethugs were there protesting, by the way?

[galadrium]

15. Probably about 10-15 dittoheads

It was fun telling them to shut up, and taking away their stupid flip-flops. They had a bunch of signs saying "Why is bush so hated? Because he is a real christian" "future soldier for bush"
They were pathetic.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

16. I see that the "Bush/Hitler Youth League was there"!

:crazy:

[galadrium]

17. Yeah the brown shirts were there, lol

[rockymountaindem]

18. Ooooohhh... getting confrontational are we?

Way to go. I'm glad you snatched their flip-flops away. You should have told them that they were wasting perfectly good shoes and that you were going to mail them to barefoot children in Africa.

That would have caused them to explode.

[flpoljunkie]

19. A couple of photos from the event...including a high-five

AP Photo/Steven Senne


AP Photo/Al Behrman

[galadrium]

23. You can see me in the pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am the guy holding the 10 million jobs sign over my head like a hat... it sucks being 22 with no hair, didn't wnat to get a sun burn..... Thanks so much for this pic... you are awesome!!!!

[59millionmorons]

21. Here is what Kerry should do

A few weeks ago I put together a whole list of Bush flip flops and they skyrocketed through the internet. Kerry should take this list and make copies and if this happens again, hand out the flip flop list and then read them to the crowd.

[flpoljunkie]

22. Excellent idea. Have you sent your list to the Kerry campaign?

Am sure they would love to have it.

[dfong63]

20. great! unlike the chimp, who hides from protestors like a cockroach

... hides from the light.

Kerry confronts them, while Bush hides and tries to corral them in orwellian "free speech zones".

Kerry should make some hay out of this. which way is more in keeping with traditional American values? engaging those who disagree, or hiding from them?

[maisey03]

24. HA!

When Bush comes to Cinci, I'll be protesting. I'd like to see them try and stop me. If Bush calls me out, I'll stick my Kerry sign up his... nevermind. }(

[flpoljunkie]

25. Bush protestors are cordoned off blocks away from where Dubya speaks...

In Bushworld, dissent is treason and Dubya must be protected from criticism.

[VolcanoJen]

26. Watch the speech here; and, hey galadrium!

I was pretty far back, and I'm short anyway, and couldn't tell what was going on with those "Young Republicans" up front, as he kept calling them. Would you mind telling me a little more about what happened? Were they waving flip-flops around, or shouting, or what?

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

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

On Edit: By the way, the insults hurled from the "Young Republicans" begins in the first quarter of the video above; they re-occur about halfway through his speech, which is when he stops to call them rude. What a pathetic display by these morans... and how the hell did they get up front??

[flpoljunkie]

27. Yes, how the hell did they get up front?

Excellent question!

[flpoljunkie]

28. Another photo from the rally in Sawyer Park today in Cincinnati...

AP Photo/Steven Senne

Kerry really is a natural with kids.