[Liz]

Since his convention in Boston in late July, Kerry has been on a downward slide, attacked by a group of Swift Boat veterans over his service in Vietnam and his anti-war protests when he returned to the United States and hurt by several statements that sowed confusion about where he stands on the war in Iraq.

Bush took advantage of both problems and then used his New York convention last week to hammer Kerry as unreliable on national defense and to present himself as the candidate best able to keep the country safe against terrorism. The first two polls taken after Bush's convention, by Time and Newsweek, showed an immediate boost, with Kerry trailing by 11 percentage points in both -- the largest deficit either candidate has suffered in the campaign. Kerry campaign officials said their internal polls also put Bush in the lead, but by a narrower margin.

[LibertarianInExile]

Wasn't this one of Karl Rove's top signs of blood in the water?

[Waco]

On the cruise ship, Kool-Aid,,,,,,,,the chairs are shuffled.

[rotstan]

Yet another fumble by Kerry. Rather than pick one person to run the whole shebang, he brings in Sasso to be "Senior Adult" on Kerry's campaign plane, while leaving Cahill to run the show on the ground. I'm sure there will be lots of fun phone calls between the two for the next 60 days! This is supposed to help him compress his decision loop and respond better?

[Casloy]

Kerry advisers described the moves as long planned and part of an overall effort to put the strongest possible team together for the final 60 days

Uhhh, sure. Look there goes another flying pig!!!!!

[goldstategop]

Whistling past the graveyard. Let's have more of this "reshuffling," shall we? (laughing)

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Kerry and Madame Dufarge are still calling all the shots, though their aim isn't likely to improve.

Kerry's campaign is sluggish because John Kerry is sluggish.

[Cincinna]

Like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

[longtermmemmory]

When leftist cartoonists start running pictures of the USS Kerry sinking ala titanic, THEN it might be something. I think this is to lull us into a false sense of confidence.

[leadhead]

Kerry had been slow to respond to criticisms

Because his only truthful answer would be to agree with the statements.

...will help in drawing a sharper contrast with Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Yup,Yup,Yup. It will certainly do that. Not to Kerry's benefit of course.But sharp contrast will exist.

[greasepaint]

Kerry shuffles his campaign staff,
will be known in the future as, the moment
Kerry's campaign jumped the shark.

[florida one]

Hmmm. Kerry replaces top female campaign staffers -- Cahill and Cutter -- with four more white males. Still does nothing to address lack of racial diversity in his top team. Donna Brazile, Al Sharpton and Emily's List, are you watching?

[Smartaleck]

Crosswalk.com - Sep 01 10:55 AM
Dems Turn Defensive on Possible Kerry Campaign Shakeup
Robert B. Bluey
Staff Writer

New York (CNSNews.com) - Rumors of a possible shakeup of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's presidential campaign put Democratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe on the defensive Wednesday when peppered with questions from reporters.

"There will be no major campaign shakeups.
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1282610.html

We were against a shakeup just before we were for it.

[Graymatter]

His defenders say Kerry is a "great closer." I'm not much for Mass. politics so I couldn't say.

[KeyLargo]

I purchased the video, "THE HANOI HILTON" at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago. It was on sale for $5.99. I recall seeing the movie on television many years ago. I had a chance to watch the movie yesterday and now the movie, more than ever is relevant to the anti-war activities of John Kerry during the Vietnam War. Especially how the POW's were tortured many times due to the actions of John Kerry, Jane Fonda and their friends in the media.

If you have an opportunity to view it I recommend highly that you see this movie. It is a glimpse of what the POW's went through while held prisoner by the Communist North Vietnamese.

The video is available from Amazon and other online video stores.

From website: "Shot in the Dark" http://www.shotinthedark.info/

"In 1987, Lionel Chetwynd's excellent Hanoi Hilton received widely-mixed reviews (many of them politically-motivated). Worse, its distributor essentially sat on the movie, under pressure from Hollywood leftists, for its treatment of Jane Fonda. The movie depicted life at North Vietnam's Hoa Lo prison accurately - but it changed the last names of the prisoners, and of their visitors, including Jane Fonda. An actress who represents Fonda ("Paula") does everything Fonda is said to have done while in the Hilton. That was one of several stories that Hollywood didn't want told (that and, of course, the moral of the story; the men survived because of their military training and warrior ethic). "Hanoi Hilton" was buried, received a tiny theatrical release, and is hard to find on video today. (Do it if you can - it's an excellent movie)."

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On the back of the box there is the following endorsement from President Ronald Reagan:

"Every American should see this powerful and moving film as a tribute to our POW's."

President Ronald Reagan

Synopsis:

HANOI HILTON (1987)

Genre(s): POW/MIA, Vietnam War

Cast: Michael Moriarty, Paul LeMat, Jeffrey Jones, Lawrence Pressman, Stephen Davies, David Soul, Rick Fitts, Aki Aleong, Gloria Carlin; DIRECTED BY: Lionel Chetwynd; WRITTEN BY: Lionel Chetwynd. PRODUCER: Cannon Films.

Review: A brutal drama about the sufferings of American POWs in Vietnamese prison camps. Non-stop torture, filth, and degradation.

Reviews on Amazon.com website:

Editorial Reviews

Description

A true story about American soldiers interned in North Vietnam during the years 1964 through 1973, and their struggle to survive within the infamous prison complex they dubbed the Hanoi Hilton.

COMMUNISM WAS EVIL, EVIL, EVIL, June 7, 2004
Reviewer: Steven R. Travers (CALIFORNIA) -

One lonely conservative voice has been trying to shout out from the "wilderness" for years. Lionel Chetwynd is a writer/producer who made "The Hanoi Hilton", which actually described the North Vietnamese as the evil torturers they were. The "Hilton" was the moniker given the infamous prison camp where American POW's were kept while Jane Fonda was flirting with our enemies. Liberal film reviewers criticized it. Do not believe them. It is good stuff.

The Hanoi Hilton, January 18, 2004
Reviewer:

I was in the Air Force during the war and have over 100 combat missions. This is the most accurate presentation of the war that is available. It is a story that needed telling and still needs to be told. It describes the situation of the American prisoners in Vietnam in an accurate and truthful manner. Everyone should see it.

The Hanoi Hilton, April 25, 2001
Reviewer:

This movie shows what terrible hardships these prisoners had to endure. I had the privilege to talk to one of the wives of these heroes and she confirmed a lot of events shown in this movie. Also stated that she was not allowed to even mention that her husband was shot down for six-months. Tell her that this movie was "too long and over emotional"!! Most Americans just did not want to face reality during this sad time in our Country's history. I was there during 1966-1968 and in Saigon 1970. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition

Internet Movie Database
User Comments:

Date: 14 March 2000
Summary: The Libs Hate This One

While this doesn't have the action of 'Rambo' or the surrealism of 'Apocalypse Now', or 'Full Metal Jacket', it does hit dead-on as the most realistic of the Vietnam movies yet.

Most especially, it accurately contrasts the quiet heroism of the POWs with the hypocrisy of the Hollywood Left, and their comrades in the news media; so much in fact, that it is really pretty amazing this film ever got made at all.

Hollywood hates this film.

You can see a typical Hollywood review of this movie, where it is referred to as "Right-wing bullshit." Go to: http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/80saction/hanoihilton.html

[Jim Noble]

I'm not a poll guy (we still have to win on November 2), but if 52% of the voters are OK with an incumbent, it's usually over.