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Bush lets Kerry take the spotlight
Washington Times ^
| Tuesday, July 20, 2004
| By Bill Sammon
Posted on 07/19/2004 11:21:07 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
The Washington Times
www.washingtontimes.com
By Bill Sammon
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published July 20, 2004
President Bush has ceded the national media spotlight to Sen. John Kerry for the rest of the month, resigning himself to nonstop press coverage of the political opposition that will climax in next week's Democratic National Convention.
"It's kind of their month," Bush campaign spokesman Nicolle Devenish said of the Democrats. "They are going to, for most of the month, dominate the news in a largely positive way."
Consequently, the president will retreat to his Texas ranch on Friday afternoon and lie low until the Democrats' convention ends six days later. It will be the completion of a presidential vanishing act that began two weeks ago, when Mr. Kerry named Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina as his running mate.
Seeking to capitalize on excitement over the selection, the Democrats have granted a flurry of interviews to national news outlets including Time, Newsweek, USA Today, the New York Times, Reuters and the Associated Press.
By contrast, Mr. Bush has contented himself with granting interviews to smaller, regional newspapers, including the Toledo (Ohio) Blade, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Wheeling (W.Va.) Intelligencer-News Register.
"We have a very different communications strategy," Mrs. Devenish said. "Just because our picture's not on the cover of Time with a profile doesn't mean we've [gone] dark by any stretch of the imagination.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dncconvention
To: JohnHuang2
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:29:00 PM PDT
by
smoothsailing
(Eagles Up !!!!)
To: JohnHuang2
I'm hoping they don't give away their 'strategery'.
Today, Hannity said that he'd have cameras and recording devices when he'd be on the floor at the Dem convention. He blew it. He forecasted his punch and Sean will get zero interviews/candid conversations from the Libs. Sean was touting this strategy; and in my opinion just to push his ratings. Sean is as... almost... as flippy-floppy as Kerry. He's chasing the bucks and does not have the acumen to see , and do the the clever aspects in politics that his handlers thinks he can do. I've kistened to Rush for 13 years; Sean for five tears. Hannity plays his cards on the table and is usually wrong. IMOHO
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:30:37 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: JohnHuang2
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:32:48 PM PDT
by
backhoe
("It's so easy to spend someone else's money." [ My Dad, circa 1958])
To: smoothsailing
John,
BTW, It's good to see you back. Also MadIvan has been in the conversations in the last two / three weeks as well. Glad all is well with two of my enlightened FR friends.
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:36:24 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: Cobra64
To: backhoe
Thanks for the links, as always, friend.
To: Cobra64
I like Sean a lot, but he ain't the brightest bulb in the pack.....
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posted on
07/19/2004 11:47:23 PM PDT
by
BullDog108
(Know Your Enemy! http://bvml.org/webmaster/enemy.html)
To: JohnHuang2
President Bush has ceded the national media spotlight to Sen. John Kerry for the rest of the month, resigning himself to nonstop press coverage of the political opposition that will climax in next week's Democratic National Convention. "It's kind of their month..." Just as long as he realizes that he can expect no such grace in return. First, it's not in the Democrat's nature, and second, it's too close to the election for the Democrats to give up that much time.
-PJ
To: BullDog108
I like Sean a lot, but he ain't the brightest bulb in the pack.....Ditto that. He works his rating and is a little light on serious issues. Regardless, he was a warm beacon touting free enterprise and capitalism. That's about the only reason I listen to him. Not that I need a business lesson from him. I've run bigger corporations than Sean's income statement / balance sheet. Just interested in someone who has some sand in defending America's principles.
From that perspective, he does a reasonably food job. Why? ... figure his paycheck from WABC.
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posted on
07/20/2004 12:19:01 AM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: JohnHuang2
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posted on
07/20/2004 12:24:21 AM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: JohnHuang2
My kind regards to you, John.
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posted on
07/20/2004 12:28:56 AM PDT
by
backhoe
(Just an old Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Sunset...)
To: JohnHuang2
I wonder if the dems will behave with honor during the rep convention?
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posted on
07/20/2004 3:15:36 AM PDT
by
tkathy
(The choice is clear. Big tent or no tent.)
To: BullDog108
What time was your show again? I'd like to compare your's to his.
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posted on
07/20/2004 3:20:13 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: JohnHuang2
Even FNC is playing way to much hanoi john for my taste, mute button on a lot.
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posted on
07/20/2004 4:34:14 AM PDT
by
GailA
( hanoi john, I'm for the death penalty for terrorist, before I impose a moratorium on it.)
To: smoothsailing
JFk doing what he does best, "Playing the role of a fool." Oh wait!! kerry is not playing!!! Bush/Cheney 2004
To: JohnHuang2
President Bush has ceded the national media spotlight to Sen. John Kerry for the rest of the month, resigning himself to nonstop press coverage of the political opposition that will climax in next week's Democratic National Convention.In light of Trousergate, I wonder if part of President Bush's decision to keep a low profile isn't for giving Kerry plenty of room to twist in the wind.
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posted on
07/20/2004 6:30:05 AM PDT
by
CFC__VRWC
( "While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future. " - R. Reagan)
To: JohnHuang2
Bill Sammonella needs to stick to facts and stop with the embedded juvenile comments.
Must be a great editor over at the Moony Times.
If I turned in this article to my journalism prof, it would be returned with red ink all over it.
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posted on
07/20/2004 11:07:27 AM PDT
by
Indie
(Ignorance of the truth is no excuse for stupidity.)
To: A CA Guy
Sean? Sean? Is that you? When did you move to CA?!?>
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posted on
07/20/2004 10:12:14 PM PDT
by
BullDog108
(Know Your Enemy! http://bvml.org/webmaster/enemy.html)
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