I watched all but the last few minutes... when he went into his rambling about strong economy etc., I couldn't take any more of his nonsense... what a bunch of nothing. Did you like the way he avoided the question about the attack on Kerry's military record? Childish response about 527s.
Bush Refuses to Condemn Smear Ad, Yet Praises Kerry's 'Noble' Military Service
8/12/2004 10:10:00 PM
To: National Desk, Political Reporter
Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, 202-464-2800, both of Kerry-Edwards 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following statement was issued by Kerry campaign spokesperson, Chad Clanton, in response to President Bush continuing to refuse to condemn the smear campaign against John Kerry's military service that Senator McCain has called "dishonest and dishonorable:"
"Tonight President Bush called Kerry's service in Vietnam 'noble.' But in the same breath refused to heed Senator McCain's call to condemn the dirty work being done by the 'Swift Boat Vets for Bush.' Once again, the President side-stepped responsibility and refused to do the right thing. His credibility is running out as fast as his time in the White House."
CNN'S LARRY KING LIVE TRANSCRIPT, 8/12/04
LARRY KING: "In view of that, do you think that it's fair for the record, John Kerry's service record, to be an issue at all?"
GEORGE W. BUSH: "No, I think it is an issue because he... he views it as honorable service and so do I."
AND A BIT LATER...
GEORGE W. BUSH: "But the senator (Kerry) ought to be proud of his record."
LARRY KING: "Senator McCain has been very strong condemning it, now he's very strong endorsing you."
GEORGE W. BUSH: "He has, but Senator Kerry is justifiably proud of his record in Vietnam and should be. It's noble service."
Even Leading Republicans Have Denounced These Smear Ads Against Kerry: Why won't George W. Bush?
John McCain: "Dishonest & Dishonorable"
John McCain Says It's Dishonest & Dishonorable-Same Thing That Happened to Him in 2000. "Republican Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well. 'It was the same kind of deal that was pulled on me,' McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to his bitter Republican primary fight with President Bush'." (AP, 8/5/04)
General Tommy Franks: "Vitriolic" & "Hyperbole"
Tommy Franks, Republican Convention Speaker, Denounced These Ads and Called Them "Vitriolic" & "Hyperbole" (ABC, This Week with Stephanopoulos, 8/8/04)
Pat Buchanan: "Wrong" & "Unsubstantiated"
Pat Buchanan Says the Ad is "Wrong" and "Unsubstantiated": "I think the ad -- not a single charge is substantiated. A number of statements just say, he is an awful, untrustworthy person. So I think the ad is wrong. But here is one thing I would say. These fellows who are making the charges in this book, 'Unfit to Command,' let's take a look at what their credentials are." (MSNBC, Scarborough Country, 8/6/04)
Nebraska GOP Governor: "Trash"
Nebraska Republican Governor Calls the Ad "Trash": "Gov. Mike Johanns among those who think the attack ads that question John Kerry's military service are nothing more than trash. Johanns, a Republican, has a long record of opposing negative campaign tactics. Some opponents of Kerry have questioned whether he deserved the three purple hearts, Bronze Star and Silver Star he received for action in Vietnam as a Navy officer who commanded a "swift boat" in the Mekong Delta. The White House distanced itself from the ads, saying it did not question Kerry's service. Johanns told the Grand Island Independent that he supported the re-election bid of President Bush, but said attack ads during the campaign could make it difficult for the eventual winner of the contest to be fully effective." (Nebraska State Paper 8/7/04; http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/08/07/4114e153c11e5 )
Bill Kristol: "Ridiculous"
Bill Kristol Calls These Ads "Ridiculous""It's kind of ridiculous for other people to show up and say no he didn't." (Fox News Sunday, 8/8/04)
Rudy Giuliani: "Wrong" to Attack Kerry Like This
Rudy Giuliani Says Republicans Wrong to Question Kerry's Vietnam Record: "Like the questions I heard you ask before, questioning John Kerry's record in Vietnam. I think people on the Republican side are wrong to do that." (ABC, This Week with Stephanopoulos, 8/8/2004)
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