Archive for October, 2004
Open Letter to Howard Fineman
You and the rest of the main stream have timed things well. Let the President rise a bit, then flood the airwaves and papers with bad news. Leave anything positive about the war on terrorism on deep, inside pages in 2-point print. Let Kerry make a great comeback.
No, Mr. Fineman, [...]
Turning on the Darkness
I turned my back to the darker world many years ago.
I trained my focus on lighter things and happier sounds.
I let myself laugh at things that I wouldn’t have before.
I let myself cry when babies laughed or someone, with
Just the right inflection and sincerity, said, “God Bless
America” or “Look at that rainbow—there.”
But the darkness [...]
VP Debate:
John Edwards is a lightweight. He has called Cheney a liar twice, and Cheney has not responded. He needs to address this directly, firmly, and finally.
“Saddam Hussein needed to be confronted . . . it needed to be done the right way . . . now, remember, we went into Afghanistan [...]
VP Debate
Dick Cheney is really, really good. He should be on more often. He instills confidence.
John Edwards on Global Test: Yes, there is a global veto, but Senator Kerry said we will never give anyone a veto on American use of force. Another waffle.
“John Kerry will never give control of the security [...]
It’s Kerry’s Race to Lose
Only the blindness of emotional loyalty would allow someone to watch the first of 3 presidential debates and conclude that President Bush demonstrated he was fit to run the country. As a partisan, I was embarrassed. It was as bad as Nixon’s “well, I’m not a crook” press conference. Bush didn’t look guilty of anything; [...]
