Posted on 07/25/2004 3:28:16 PM PDT by Maria S
Democrat party officials are struggling to contain the amount of anti-Bush and anti-war comments to be delivered this week during the convention in Boston, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
DNC chair Terry McAuliffe has expressed concern that nonstop Bush bashing from the podium could quickly spiral out of control and backfire.
DNC staffers have also been told to be on the lookout for "unreasonable" Bush bashing signs held by delegates on the convention floor which could be highlighted on television.
"We are not Michael Moore," McAuliffe has told his top staffers, according to a well-placed source. "Let's tell the voters what we stand for, not only what we stand against."
McAuliffe has reportedly given orders to senior staff that hard-core Bush bashing should be saved for other forums and surrogates.
"Of course there will be a fair amount of pointing out the president's record," a top party source explained from Boston.
Top Kerry strategist Bob Shrum is also warning not to turn the convention into a default Hate Bush rally.
But the temptation to rip Bush without mercy is proving to be too much for many of the speakers.
Kerry operatives are editing convention speeches, sources say, with only Al Gore and Ted Kennedy believed to be off-limits.
[The move is reminiscent of Nixon at the 1968 convention in Miami, when the campaign edited out anti-war liberal Republicans.]
Developing...
Max Cleland is speaking Thursday night. That lying bastard doesn't know how to NOT bash President Bush.
It only goes to show that the Democrats are genetically incapable of showing any dignity or self control whatsoever.
They're not Michael Moore? Coulda fooled me.
Personally, I hope it turns into a Wellstone memorial event...it will turn off America so fast.
Who among us has any doubt that this week will be just like the Wellstone funeral? Only longer.
Chuckle! That's exactly why they're trying to reign in the jackals.
good. the idiots haven't learned their lesson after the
wellstone debacle. they will certainly self-destruct.
the only question is how much hate...
Expect a Bush bump following the Dem convention.
They will need to take Dean in with a leash and a muzzle. The new Dem. motto "Bash him all you want .. just don't do it where Hannity can tape it".
Kerry was in Columbus, OH today and our local news showed snippets of him. He certainly has quieted down. He was telling the crowd that he didn't want to be critical of Bush but had some serious questions to ask. I was amazed, a totally different John Kerry. Then the news showed a massive sign reading, "Republicans for Kerry." A "Registered Republican" (the bottom tagline read) was hosting a neighborhood party and was interviewed, of course, espousing the wonders of Kerry and Edwards.
My guess is that they won't be able to contain themselves and will have their feet so far up their mouths they'll need crowbars to get them unstuck.
Well, I guess the love affair from last month is over, Terry?
This statement is pretty telling about how much impact fartinghigh 911 (not my term, but great!)had on the middle. Thy must be afraid of what their internal polls are telling them..
One can only hope this happens. With crazy Howard Dean and Wacky Al Gore speaking, there has to be at least one meltdown to look forward to watching. Their hatred is so intense that they won't be able to help themselves.
drudge pingeroony
"Kerry was in Columbus, OH today and our local news showed snippets of him. He certainly has quieted down. He was telling the crowd that he didn't want to be critical of Bush but had some serious questions to ask."
He probably took his prozac today.
LOL!
Moore is too liberal for McAwful.
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