The press fawns all over those "gotcha moments" in debates.

[ithinkmyliverhurts]

Is not the entire Bush term one "gotcha moment" after another for our eventual candidate? He or she simply has to learn how to throw them in and put the president on the defensive time after time. WMD, 9/11 stalling, energy task force, 500 soldiers dead, etc. Just keep throwing one issue after another. And keep repeating it too. You don't even have to elaborate. Watch how pissed chimpy will get. He'd have no idea how to handle such a thing. Hell, ignore the last question of the debate and demand that the president answer a question you conveniently have in your pocket that was sent to you from a concerned citizen. "You know, Tim, I'd like to answer your question, but there's a more pressing issue on the minds of Americans. Judy Smith wrote me this letter, and I want to read it to president Bush. 'Dear benevolent democratic party candidate (insert your favorite): 4 years ago I made a mistake. I voted for president Bush. I have mailed him countless letters asking this same question: (choose your gotcha question). If you ever have the chance, will you ask it for me?' Well Judy Smith, I have the chance now, and I will ask it." This is, of course, melodramatic, but you get the idea (unfortunately, it seems the more melodramatic the more the whores eat it up).

We just need someone who has the balls to keep going after them. The press will lie about you and make a mockery of the process, but just keeping throwing the bombs (rationally and cooly, mind you). Indict the press. Call the questioner lazy for not knowing the facts; hell, put Bob Somerby on the payroll to do it for you. Dennis K. hammered Koppel and got some decent press for it.

Ignore the "conspiracy theory" charges. Just ask questions that you and other Americans would like to have answered. Use the Clinton "Sally Q." stories from middle America. Except make it a story about the relative of a 9/11 victim who has questions but can find no answers.

And then throw another bomb. And then another.

[kentuck]

1. "Dennis K. hammered Koppel and got some decent press for it. "

Dennis may be on to something? I think we need to attack the press more. They need a good lashing.

[ithinkmyliverhurts]

2. Absolutely.

I really thought Dennis K. should have walked off the stage. He should have told people in the audience that he'd answer any questions they had of him, because their questions were what were on the mids of the populace, not the kool-aid drinking pundits. He should have invited Dean K., Kerry, whoever, to join him, that they would go and have a real debate with real questions about health care, education, trade. Tell Koppel he is making a mockery of the American populace and that the dems. aren't going to take it.

In fact, if Dean were as saavy as everyone says he is, he would have done it. He would have said "enough" when Koppel pulled that shit with Dennis K. Quite honestly, had Dean done that, this campaign would have been over.