Bush camp rattled as Kerry closes in

[UpInArms]

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/05/1096949508511.html?oneclick=true

Campaigning in Iowa, a critical battleground state, President George Bush was his cheerful old self yesterday as he signed a new law bringing in another round of tax cuts.

Watched by a row of wholesome young Midwestern families, the President looked right at home. "It's a beautiful day here in Iowa," he said beaming, "Iowa is such a beautiful place."

There was no trace of the scowling, growling candidate who scared children during last week's presidential debate when he faced his rival John Kerry and came off second best. But while Mr Bush has been out on the road beaming from ear to ear, his top campaign officials have stopped smiling. A deluge of post-debate polls show Mr Bush knocked from his comfortable lead and Senator Kerry closing the gap.

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A week ago, Mr Bush's political right-hand man, Karl Rove, dubbed "boy genius" by the President, was telling the conservative Washington Times that Senator Kerry was on the run and the battleground state of Ohio was about to fall to Mr Bush. The campaign there, he said, was as "strong as an acre of garlic". But on the night of the presidential debate, it was Mr Bush who was on the defensive.

And when Mr Rove tried to tell reporters that Mr Bush had turned in a solid performance and Senator Kerry had put in his "worst", he was met with incredulity. One reporter asked, "Can you say that with a straight face?"

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[sniffa]

1. bush naiLed the debate!

kerry just kept repeating himseLf, and stammering and stumbLing whiLe making scowLing faces. ;)

[Habibi]

2. That "scowling, growling candidate"

scared this adult, too!

[AndyTiedye]

20. The Really Scary Stuff Comes Tonight

Dick Cheney is the stuff of nightmares. :scared::scared::scared:

[saigon68]

24. Darth Cheney

Dark side of the force

[rocktivity]

28. But don't forget that Luke Skywalker will be there, too!

:headbang:
rocknation

[saigon68]

29. Can't wait to see what happens

[Eloriel]

3. Oh my, so the Emperor AND his Political Advisor both now

seem to have no clothes? I love it:

And when Mr Rove tried to tell reporters that Mr Bush had turned in a solid performance and Senator Kerry had put in his "worst", he was met with incredulity. One reporter asked, "Can you say that with a straight face?"

[w13rd0]

10. Straight face?

Hell, better yet, can you walk into a church, stand on stage, and swear on God and the lives of your children, that what you say is true, and not have your head burst into flames?

Rove, straight face? Logical incongruity.

[Ravenseye]

4. Did a reporter really ask him....

if he could say it with a straight face?

That'd be great.

[Demit]

5. Haha! Certain types should be careful of being around an acre of garlic!

[Hand]

9. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Whacko! Good 'un, wendyvic!

:yourock:

[AndyTiedye]

21. That Whole Garlic and Vampire Thing...

...is a ruse that was started by the vampires themselves.
The people they were victimizing mostly ate pretty bland food,
so their blood didn't have much flavor. Much better with garlic.
:evilgrin:

[catmandu57]

6. Well you know it's hard work

tax cuts and body bags.

[ismnotwasm]

7. Strong as an acre of Garlic?

By the way, I certaintly HOPE that was Senator Kerry's worst performance, that leaves much, much to look forward to in the next two debates....

[onenote]

8. rove is so delusional

he probably believes it when his mistress tells him that he was good in bed.

onenote

[MADem]

15. Mistress????

Pet goat, more likely.

Sorry, that was .... baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!

[Chelsea Patriot]

26. Mistress? Goat? You must mean....Dildo

[UpInArms]

27. Mistress? Goat? Dildo? You must mean .....

plastic bag - 'cause this guy only get blow jobs to go.

[yellowcanine]

11. I sure hope Roveboy stays away from the garlic. Garlic and Twinkies

make a lethal combination.

[Rose Siding]

12. There goes that reporter's access

This bit rankles:

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Worried that Senator Edwards, a former trial lawyer, would be performing court-room tricks, the Cheney camp succeeded in forcing a "sit down" forum before the audience.
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Did Cheney's team put that out? Why isn't the arrangement sought because Dick is used to sitting behind a desk, like at Halliburton where he laid off 10,000 employees during a BOOM time? or because Dick's too feeble to stand for 90 minutes without having another heart attack?

[americanstranger]

13. It's because he's a short, stubby ball of friggin' cholesterol!

If he had to stand next to 6-foot-tall, handsome john Edwards for 90 minutes, they might as well put a top hat on his head and give him a tuxedo and a cigarette holder.

He'd look more like the Penguin than he already does! :)



-as

[henslee]

17. come on, don't do that to Burgess Meredith....

[sistersofmercy]

18. Bwahahahahahaha! "short, stubby ball of friggin' cholesterol!"

Now that is funny! Perfect description of Sneer! :evilgrin: :toast:

[MADem]

14. BINGO--You hit the nail on the head

Dick can't handle 90 minutes on his feet. Even his Doomsday speeches are brief, 20 minutes or so of "You WILL DIE!! There is DANGER!! Be VERY AFRAID! TERRA!"

He did the same thing with Lieberman. When seated in cozy circumstances, as opposed to doing battle at podia, the trick is to pscyhologically invade the other person's space while representing to the audience that you are simply being personable. Cheney did that to Lieberman last time.

I think Edwards can do it to him this time--we've seen how he operates. See, Edwards is the FUTURE, Cheney is the PAST.

[yellowcanine]

16. Not to worry - I doubt that sitting will cramp Edward's style. He can

connect with the jury - err - audience while sitting down, I would think.

[AndyTiedye]

19. *'s Campaign is as Strong a An Acre of Garbage

[Borgnine]

22. I'd suggest Rove stay away from acres of garlic.

We know how much vampires hate that stuff.

[PurityOfEssence]

25. Tee-hee-hee

eeeeevil.

[zbdent]

23. I'd encourage Bono to hit Bush with a "copyright infringement" suit

"It's a beautiful day" - title of a U2 song.

Currently being used (by permission, I believe) by the Kerry campaign as an upbeat, positive campaign song.

[demzilla]

30. Everything's "beautiful" when they've upped your meds nt