Kerry on Hardball

[karynnj]

[karynnj]

1. Kerry is doing a fantastic job and Tweety is politely letting him talk

He explained the IWR vote very well. He also said after the campaign he's not surprised by anything the administartion says. Asked why the war - mentioned DSM and surprise that it got little press, reason - PNAC (acronym not used - but that was what was described)

[jillan]

2. I am shocked - I have never seen tweety so quiet.

Kerry is awesome.


on edit - spelling!

[karynnj]

6. Kerry is better than I've ever seen him too

He's completely confident, seems very relaxed, very reasonable. He also is saying things like mentioning DSM and PNAC that most

Said America was not given the truth before the election. Tweety why now. Rep stonewalled WMD part2. He was first to tell about Tora Bora.

[_dynamicdems]

16. He gets better and better and better!

Incredible! Just incredible. I'm floating! WHEEEEEEE!!! It feels so good to chaulk one up for our side for a change!

Anyone catch the part where John Kerry mentioned Cheney's five deferrments?

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[jillan]

24. Yes!

He took Cheney apart piece by piece.

dynamicdem - have you posted your Kerrycrat stuff here yet??
I did some advertising for you in gdp earlier :)

[_dynamicdems]

29. No, I didn't. So much Kerry stuff happening.

And I quit my job. Been a wild week all around.

I'll put it up soon. Just want to give something to other Kerrycrats. It is so good to have found a "home" where JK gets the respect and the admiration he deserves.

[jillan]

35. I feel the same way about this group.

Is it a good thing you quit your job?

I fantasize about quitting mine more than I fantasize about
other things.

I'm gonna start a thread on your stuff.
We need to celebrate around here tonite.

[_dynamicdems]

38. Not a good thing I quit without having another job first.

I'm probably going to be homeless, but I was about to lose my mind! I worked at Wal-Mart. The company is the evil empire and I felt like I was selling my soul by being part of it. Tomorrow, I am out to look for a job. It would be nice to find something where I could use my brain instead of my back. (I used to have a decent job BB - Before Bush.) Wish me luck!

[jillan]

51. Good Luck!

I too work for a large corporation - a bank. You probably know who they are, they just invaded your city. They stand for everything that I am against. It's tough, and getting tougher. Do you know what its like to have to wait on a customer that is wearing a W shirt? Or have someone pull their wallet out of their purse, and their wallet has little GOP elephants all over it??? Or the time someone didn't know who they wrote a check to, and I pulled it up on the computer, and it was made out to The Heritage Foundation.

They used to be a nice company to work for once upon a time. Like 5 years ago. But all the little perks are gone. Stock options, raises, little gifts, co-workers! We do more with less & less & less. Ugh -

Hope you find something you can be proud of! Or you can always start your own Kerrycrat store.

[_dynamicdems]

52. From what I hear Wal-Mart was a decent company too until the old man

died. Sam Walton. Ah well, times change and greed takes over. It would be nice to get a job like I had before Bsh, but those are few and far between.

Online political stores don't make money. Too much competition. It is nice to keep the store name "president_kerry" out there. The shops are in all the search engines so the phrase "still love John Kerry" and a few others get out there. Search engine PR has been a pet project of mine. I'm sick of the crap that comes up when I put in "John Kerry" or any number of positive terms regarding our favorite senator. That site I mention on the Kerrycrat merchandise page does not get high traffic but everything you post there hits the searches almost immediately. I don't want to post the URL here because some haters might go there to trash JK. Please do post some Kerry love there.

[ginnyinWI]

44. While listening to him, I doodled four words:

Confidence. Consistency. Certainty. Sincerity.

:loveya:

[whometense]

10. There are not enough

:loveya:'s in the world.

[ray of light]

3. He mentioned PNAC?

[karynnj]

7. Not by name

Said the real reason we went was to remake the Middle east

[karynnj]

8. Are we creating more terrorists?

Kerry quotes some of the generals saying that when a US soldier goes in to Muuslim home it's a cultural problem. Which is why Kerry wants Iraqis going into Iraqi homes.

Republican Resolution - many Republicans know major mistakes made.

Murtha - So much respect, love of military, imp statement - doesn't agree -talks about his plan Murtha feels respomsibility for the young soldiers

[ginnyinWI]

45. the difference between them

Kerry is saying, "here's how to do it right, and you guys better take my advice" (optimistic approach)

Murtha is saying, "these guys are never going to do it right, so I'm calling for an immediate withdrawal" (pessimistic approach to same dilema)

Kerry might privately agree with Murtha--they won't get it right--but he's trying to propose the answer anyway.

[whometense]

9. He also named names -

Wolfowitz, Feith. Did he say Perle too?

[karynnj]

19. I think so -

We really need this transcript. Kerry was fantastic and he looked really good too - serious, Presidential.

He totally wins when red-faced evil bad Cheney throws things at him.

[fedupinBushcountry]

11. He did say

CABAL

[_dynamicdems]

4. I never noticed this but, Tweety seems almost

intimidated by Senator Kerry. Very odd.

[jillan]

5. I missed the McCain part

Was Tweety like this with him too?

He seems mesmerized by Kerry, and at one point when Kerry was repeating something he said during his campaign, Tweety closed his eyes, and shook his head in agreement.

[whometense]

14. No, he was

flattering, but he questioned McCain pretty hard about the war, and McCain several times had to plead ignorance rather than admit the truth.

[karynnj]

15. Could it be guilt - I assume that he knows now that Kerry

would have been head and shoulders better than Bush and remembers what he did. Would one cable show make a difference? Who knows

[jillan]

21. Best question by Tweety -

Why didn't this come out before the election???

He had his eyes dead on Kerry's when he asked.

Hey - maybe we can get Tweety to investigate what went wrong in Ohio. lol

[whometense]

43. Oh, man -

I was holding my breath to see whether Kerry would shoot back, "I don't know. Maybe it would have if you'd done your job."

Wouldn't that have felt good? I know - stupid to burn bridges, but I can't imagine the thought didn't cross Kerry's mind.

[_dynamicdems]

25. He was different with McCain.

It was less formal and more like two friends having a chat at times. He seemed to really like McCain as a buddy (I made a snarky comment in another thread about them going to start French kissing at any moment)but was deferential and respectful to Senator Kerry. I think the difference might have been that the interview was on Kerry's turf. Very smart decision on Senator Kerry's part. He got the home court advantage.

[_dynamicdems]

27. Maybe he is having buyer's remorse. He helped to sink Kerry '04. n/t

[jillan]

12. wow wow wow is all I can say.

I am in shock. Kerry couldn't have been any better.
Tweety didn't interrupt him once.

I feel like crying!

[fedupinBushcountry]

18. Me too

:cry: :grouphug::

He should be President.

[_dynamicdems]

40. Me too...actually, I did cry. So happy and sad all at the same time. n/t

[Mass]

41. It was good enough to start an anti-Kerry thread saying he should

not run again.


In fact two.

[fedupinBushcountry]

46. Proves a point

about the lefty trolls that come out everytime Kerry comes out strong. They can't stand that Kerry actually makes sense and they come rapidly to disrupt any positive conversation.

Everday lately more and more common sense DU'ers are taking them on for the whiners they are.

The naysayers know Kerry looked good very very good these last few days and it rains on their parade.

[karynnj]

48. The what has Clark said on Iraq ends some exchanges - I've seen

[ProSense]

13. Comes on later here.

Can't wait to see.

[jillan]

17. You are in for a real treat.

I recorded it, and will watch it over and over.

Kerry IS the president, and Matthews just proved it.

[karynnj]

22. I was not smart enough to - also I was switching between CNN and MSNBC

but it comes on later.

[ProSense]

36. You're making me excited. Thanks! n/t

[wisteria]

20. I was shocked! I was concerned about this one because Tweety

just loves to shot over people, but Kerry was excellent and Tweety surprised me. I might just have to send an e-mail to Tweety telling him how much I enjoyed the interview.

[karynnj]

26. Maybe we all should - it might encourage him to be nice

I just wish people would have seen this Kerry in 2004 - he was there.
What's nice is that he was totally straight forward and did not seem the least on the defensive. Given how both Bush and Cheney appear now, it's a nice contrast.

[frogmarch]

23. Oh WOW

Kerry was stupendous! I can't believe Mathews actually let him speak w/o interrupting him and being argumentative, but he did, and Kerry LAID IT OUT. OH WOW, what a thrilling interview! My eyes are tearing and my chin is quivering I'm so overcome with emotion. I am very proud of our guy.

KerrEE KerrEE KerrEE! :patriot:

[Mass]

28. I hope there will be a video (I dont have cable)

I watched Murtha on Canofun and it was excellent. I want to see Kerry now.

[jillan]

30. We need to get you cable - or satellite.

I have satellite, and it's a DVR, which means you record and it stays on the tv. I have to learn how to take that and record it to tape. I have so much Kerry stuff on there, and some of my stuff got erased :(.

I could make a pretty awesome video if I ever figure it out.
Then I'd send you a copy ;)

[Mass]

32. I dont want it -

I have two teenagers who would be glued to the TV if I had it.

I get to see all I want thru CSPAN, crookandliars and Canofun.

[jillan]

39. I'm the one that abuses it around here.

My kids probably wish they could take it away from me.

[ginnyinWI]

47. it's easy pirhana

you have to run a cable to the vcr from the dvr. Then you play your program on the dvr, and hit record on the vcr to transfer it to tape.

[wisteria]

31. Let me just add, the "out now people "will not be happy with Kerry,

but then they will never be happy with anyone who actually makes sense and wants to see the best outcome possible for this mess. Murtha is a wonderful person and I think he speaks, as Kerry said, out of emotion and I think he could be seen to go along with Kerry's plan. (IMO)The goal is the same for us all- bring our troops home, the best way is the problem. In this we should all be willing to compromise to achieve that ultimate goal.

[karynnj]

33. Might not be too bad

In DU Murtha wil be the new "Paul Hackett" or even "Cindy Sheehan". He is not a serious threat to Kerry.

[Mass]

34. Murtha is great, but his plan is not "home now""

It is out of Iraq and ready to go back in if necessary, as I understand it.

I think they should sit together and try to find a plan that includes both military and diplomatic. Given that Kerry advocates that the troops are not in the forefront, I think they are closer they think.

[wisteria]

37. See, this is what happens when you listen to MSM talking points

only. Thanks for the clarification.

[rox63]

42. I'll have to catch the 7:00 Tweety broadcast

I didn't even realize he was on at 5:00 until today. I have absolutely got to catch the Kerry segment.

[ProSense]

49. I'm watching McCain fumble

He has nothing negative to say about what's going wrong with the government. His war criticism is an easy cover for him to say he isn't in lockstep. Calling for more war doesn't upset the Bush plan at all.

[rox63]

50. Kerry was fantastic on Hardball

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
I weep for our country that he's not in the White House. :cry:

I was shocked that Tweety refrained from being a total jerk. I also saw bits and pieces of the Blitzer interview, where our guy also did us proud. Blitzer was kind of a jerk. But not as bad as he could have been.

[politicasista]

53. Kerry is rocking!

Listening to video now. Sounds like a president. :applause: