Bush Endorses Against Himself!!!!

Agrajag · Post by **Agrajag** » 2004-10-28 10:31am

In a major campaign speech yesterday, President Bush said, "and a candidate who rushes to judgement before knowing all the facts, is not someone you want as your commander-in-chief."

The typical short-sightedness of Bush is clearly on display here. While he was aiming these comments at Kerry over the missing explosives issue, clearly the irony was lost on him (as usual) regarding his rush to war with Iraq before all the facts were known.

Thank you for your ringing endorsement, Mr. President, of exactly why we don't want you as our commander-in-chief.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-10-28 03:04pm

This should be replayed endlessly by Kerry's campaign. If they can do it right in an ad, they could make a pretty big point with it.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-10-28 03:12pm

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:This should be replayed endlessly by Kerry's campaign. If they can do it right in an ad, they could make a pretty big point with it.

It has already begun:

Yahoo News wrote: TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) turned President Bush (news - web sites)'s own words into a weapon on Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in Iraq (news - web sites), disqualifying him from being commander in chief.

The Massachusetts senator, energized by his beloved Boston Red Sox's long-awaited win in baseball's World Series (news - web sites) and a joint appearance with rocker Bruce Springsteen, launched a withering attack on Bush over 380 tons of missing explosives in Iraq and chided his rival for invoking the memory of President John Kennedy.

Kerry said the weapons were not "where they were supposed to be, you were warned to guard them, you didn't guard them. They're not secure, and, guess what, according to George Bush (news - web sites)'s own words, he shouldn't be our commander in chief and I couldn't agree more."

With Tuesday's election deadlocked, Kerry took aim at the president's perceived strength -- national security -- and hammered him for a fourth consecutive day on the missing explosives.

Bush on Wednesday accused Kerry of opportunism, saying: "A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as commander in chief ... that is part of a pattern of a candidate who will say anything to get elected."

Kerry threw the words back at the president 24 hours later, announcing he was going "to apply the Bush standard" and declaring: "Mr. President, I agree with you."

"George Bush jumped to conclusions about 9/11 and Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)," he said. "George Bush jumped to conclusions about weapons of mass destruction and he rushed to war without a plan for the peace. George Bush jumped to conclusions about how the Iraqi people would receive our troops. He not only jumped to conclusions, he ignored the facts he was given."

KENNEDY INVOKED

Almost drowned out by a thunderous wave of foot stomping from thousands of supporters packed into a University of Toledo arena, Kerry added: "I hope George Bush can hear that. That is the rumble of change coming at him."

Kerry recalled how President John Kennedy took the blame for the bungled Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba in 1961.

"Can you imagine President Kennedy ... standing up and telling the American people he couldn't think of a single mistake that he had made? When the Bay of Pigs went sour, John Kennedy had the courage to look America in the eye and say to America 'I take responsibility, it is my fault."'

Challenging Bush, Kerry said: "Mr. President, it is long since time for you to start taking responsibility for the mistakes that you've made."

Wearing a Red Sox cap and reveling in the team's World Series championship after an 86-year drought, Kerry saw a metaphor for his own White House bid.

"About a year ago, when things weren't going so well in my campaign, somebody called a radio talk show and they said, thinking they were just cutting me right to the quick, they said 'John Kerry won't be the president until the Red Sox win.' Well, we're on our way."

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2004-10-28 03:32pm

Bush already said he disagrees with his own platform (or something like that).

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-10-28 03:33pm

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:Bush already said he disagrees with his own platform (or something like that).

I remember the quote where he says he can't win the War On Terror. My, but that one gets the spindoctors running every time..

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-10-28 04:05pm

nice to see the kerry campaign actually using bush's stupidity against him for once, instead of standing by idly and doing absolutely nothing when bush makes a major gaffe.

Agrajag · Post by **Agrajag** » 2004-10-28 04:45pm

If Kerry had started this sort of rebuttal 6 months sooner he'd be miles ahead in the race. I couldn't believe this quote when I heard it come out of Bush's mouth.

Once again, this administration treats people like imbeciles and, sadly, a lot of his supporters apparently are because they can't recall what the guy said or did more than 20 minutes prior to what he's currently saying or doing. How many times have we all seen his staff say, "I didn't say that" only to have a show then run a clip of these people saying exactly that. I tell you what... if I had ANY of these people on a show I ran, I'd have my people handy to call up ANY quote I'm referring to in order to nail these people right on the air.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2004-10-28 04:51pm

*points to sig*

My philosophy professor and I had quite a bit of fun discussing the logical and ethical implications of the comment. Basically, we concluded Bush is a self-centered hypocrite with delusions of grandeur. That's an unofficial diagnosis, pending consensus from the Psychology Department

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Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2004-10-28 04:54pm

The Dark wrote:*points to sig*

My philosophy professor and I had quite a bit of fun discussing the logical and ethical implications of the comment. Basically, we concluded Bush is a self-centered hypocrite with delusions of grandeur. That's an unofficial diagnosis, pending consensus from the Psychology Department .

I think the word for that is "megalomaina".

Agrajag · Post by **Agrajag** » 2004-10-28 05:07pm

Frankly, I think Al Franken actually has this guy down. He's an untreated recovering alcoholic. I'm not joking. Go read up on the personality traits of those who go through this and you'll find the parallels are stunning.

Unfortunately, a large portion of our population can only work from the most basic instincts they have.