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JWR ^ | 7/14/04 | Edward I. Koch

Posted on 07/14/2004 8:23:14 AM PDT by pookie18

On Friday, July 9th the Kerry-Edwards campaign held a fundraising concert at Radio City Music Hall. By general agreement -- I was not there -- several of the performers, Whoopi Goldberg in particular, engaged in unprintable sexual references to President Bush, combining the President's family name with references to the female anatomy. They did the same with Vice President Dick Cheney's first name, this time referring to the male anatomy.

John Mellencamp sang a song, probably one he wrote, referring to the President as a "cheap thug" and a "Texas bandito." We are told by reporters who were present that other performers joined the chorus with other personal attacks on Bush. Both John Kerry and John Edwards were present in the theater and sitting through the crude, obscene attacks without protest and, I assume, applauded generously each of these performers. At the end of the show, John Kerry and John Edwards appeared on stage and Kerry thanked all of the performers, saying they conveyed, "the heart and soul of our country."

Heart and soul of our country? Whatever happened to fundamental standards of conduct and the values that both Kerry and Edwards surely exhibit in their own lives and refer to in their campaign speeches? Were they embarrassed for themselves, their wives and, more important, the country? Did they simply lack the integrity to stand up and say to the foul-mouthed Whoopi Goldberg, "Stop."

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1 posted on 07/14/2004 8:23:14 AM PDT by pookie18
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To: pookie18
Did they simply lack the integrity to stand up and say to the foul-mouthed Whoopi Goldberg, "Stop."

DUH!

2 posted on 07/14/2004 8:24:45 AM PDT by Onelifetogive
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To: pookie18

Way to go, Mayor Koch. Wish he was still Mayor.


3 posted on 07/14/2004 8:32:02 AM PDT by harrowup (Just naturally perfect and humble of course)
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To: pookie18

Is that a November steamroller I hear?


4 posted on 07/14/2004 8:32:48 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: pookie18

I think that the Republicans would be wise to have Mayor Koch speak at their convention.


5 posted on 07/14/2004 9:08:57 AM PDT by Jaxter ("Guys like John Kerry spit on guys like me. I've been waiting 33 years to spit back.")
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To: Izzy Dunne
Is that a November steamroller I hear?

I contend that the dimocrat convention has a high probability of coming off like the welstone memorial. That much concentrated bile could reach critical mass. The following Republican convention will stand out in sharp contrast the dimocrat hatefest. The rest of kerry's campaign would be spent in damage control.

6 posted on 07/14/2004 9:15:09 AM PDT by tbpiper (Michael Moore…..the Erich von Däniken of political documentary)
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