Bushwackers In Lawrence (Senator Edwards Now Stealing Barack Obama's Stump Speech)

American Spectator Magazine ^ | 8/10/04 | The Washington Prowler

[gopwinsin04]

So much for Senator John Edwards 'Two Americas.'

Over the weekend, Edwards, whose 'Two Americas' stump speech was said to have enticed the Kerry campaign to put North Carolina on the bottom of the ticket, apparently dumped the stumper and ripped off Democratic hottie Barack Obama's convention speech.

At a rally in Lawrence, Kansas, Edwards told an audience, ' There is no red state, there is no blue state, there is only one United States of America and we are going to serve this entire country.'

So what happened to 'Two Americas?'

'There is a segment of the campaign, and it is growing by the day, that doesn't think the speech is working very well,' says a Kerry insider.

'In fact, we'd like it ditched. The problem is that Edwards loves it. Kerry loves it. And the media buys into it and promotes it for us. We just don't think the voters buy it.'

Edwards, according to the source, liked Obama's speech and has been using the line in smaller venues, where he doesn't believe the national press will pick up its appearances.

[gopwinsin04]

They don't even believe their own pablum!

[TomGuy]

The problem is that Edwards loves it. Kerry loves it. And the media buys into it and promotes it for us. We just don't think the voters buy it.

So, it is all about politics. Say whatever, just to get elected.

Kerry's whole New Mexico trip was a bit of disaster. For part of the day, in an attempt to play "regular guy," the Massachusetts senator wore new cowboy boots procured for him by Gov. Bill Richardson. "But they made his feet sore, and we had to get them off," says a campaign staffer.

Kerry also went shopping for a cowboy hat, but apparently some staffers were able to cut him off at the cash register before another embarrassing photo op could develop.

Awwwwww, gggeeeee, wwwwhhiiizzzzzz! We want pix! We want pix! We want pix of the doofus in a cowboy hat !!!

[gopwinsin04]

We already got one of those in Missouri with Flipper playing guitar!

[kennedy]

ripped off Democratic hottie Barack Obama's convention speech

I guess he figured that since no one actually watched the Democratic Convention no one would notice.

[TomGuy]

Kerry also went shopping for a cowboy hat, but apparently some staffers were able to cut him off at the cash register before another embarrassing photo op could develop.

Wonder if Kerry might have picked one of these:

[gopwinsin04]

Edwards is figuring no one is listening to these speeches and reporting it as well.

[uncbob]

Does this mean Edwards will call on the Black Congressional Congress to disolve since we are all one country

[no dems]

At a rally in Lawrence, Kansas Do you know WHY they were having this rally? Because the Kerry train sped through Lawrence, KS the other day without stopping, snubbing hundreds who were waiting for him. There was a young man on Rush Limbaugh's radio show yesterday who was so angry he said he and some of his friends are voting for Bush.

[gopwinsin04]

I heard him it was a great call.

[gopwinsin04]

Edwards cant keep his message straight!