Post by Walter on Apr 27, 2004 14:01:45 GMT -5
Yes. Kerry is a victim.
He's been victimized by:
1. The DNC who failed to vet Kerry early in the campaign because he was identified as having about as much a chance to win as Carole Moseley-Braun. If the DNC had done its job, things like the flip/flops, medals, etc. would have been ground through the strategy mill and addressed early in the debates. Kerry was not expected to make it so he was ignored.
2. His own wife who failed to understand how the Democrats created the current style of politics of personal destruction. She refuses to produce personal financial records for legitimate privacy concerns regarding her three kids from a previous marriage. However that concern was better addressed before Kerry decided to run for office, not now. If she didn't want to disclose this stuff, why didn't she restructure her wealth management in 2003 when she had the opportunity?
3. The media who have been conditioned by 9 years of Clinton (his 1992 campaign year plus 8 years in office) to expect that "their" candidate would have charisma and would be able to deal with contradictions and faux pas in a glib and effective manner. Charlie Gibson inadvertently violated the "don't embarass a Democrat" rule yesterday by assuming that Kerry was, like Clinton, prepared to deal glibly with apparent contradictions. Kerry flubbed badly and Gibson was unprepared to help Kerry out of his dilemma.
4. The ABB attitude of the Democrat Party which is basing the entire campaign on negativity. A campaign that involves a man of very modest accomplishments in constant negatively focused attacks creates an unintended reverse effect. The general public does not care for negativity at the level propounded by Kerry unless Kerry is demonstrably better than his opponent. He isn't.
5. The entitlement attitude of the Left which presupposes that everyone agrees with the total legitimacy of their positions and that anyone who challenges them must be evil. (Example. Kerry's overheard comment yesterday about Charlie Gibson working with the Republican National Committee.) Kerry genuinely believes that he is fully entitled to lie and cheat in pursuit of his goal and that he should never be challenged by anyone. He cannot reflect on the effect of his faux pas because he feels that he is entitled to say and do anything.
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Fortunately for the American People, this victim, John Kerry, will not prevail unless he has a massive change in attitude and understanding of the American electorate.
(Can you imagine a Victicrat as the leader of the free world? )
He's been victimized by:
1. The DNC who failed to vet Kerry early in the campaign because he was identified as having about as much a chance to win as Carole Moseley-Braun. If the DNC had done its job, things like the flip/flops, medals, etc. would have been ground through the strategy mill and addressed early in the debates. Kerry was not expected to make it so he was ignored.
2. His own wife who failed to understand how the Democrats created the current style of politics of personal destruction. She refuses to produce personal financial records for legitimate privacy concerns regarding her three kids from a previous marriage. However that concern was better addressed before Kerry decided to run for office, not now. If she didn't want to disclose this stuff, why didn't she restructure her wealth management in 2003 when she had the opportunity?
3. The media who have been conditioned by 9 years of Clinton (his 1992 campaign year plus 8 years in office) to expect that "their" candidate would have charisma and would be able to deal with contradictions and faux pas in a glib and effective manner. Charlie Gibson inadvertently violated the "don't embarass a Democrat" rule yesterday by assuming that Kerry was, like Clinton, prepared to deal glibly with apparent contradictions. Kerry flubbed badly and Gibson was unprepared to help Kerry out of his dilemma.
4. The ABB attitude of the Democrat Party which is basing the entire campaign on negativity. A campaign that involves a man of very modest accomplishments in constant negatively focused attacks creates an unintended reverse effect. The general public does not care for negativity at the level propounded by Kerry unless Kerry is demonstrably better than his opponent. He isn't.
5. The entitlement attitude of the Left which presupposes that everyone agrees with the total legitimacy of their positions and that anyone who challenges them must be evil. (Example. Kerry's overheard comment yesterday about Charlie Gibson working with the Republican National Committee.) Kerry genuinely believes that he is fully entitled to lie and cheat in pursuit of his goal and that he should never be challenged by anyone. He cannot reflect on the effect of his faux pas because he feels that he is entitled to say and do anything.
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Fortunately for the American People, this victim, John Kerry, will not prevail unless he has a massive change in attitude and understanding of the American electorate.
(Can you imagine a Victicrat as the leader of the free world? )