THEY SAID IT: JOHN EDWARDS -- "you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind"

RNC ^ | 3 Oct 04 | Edwards

[PhiKapMom]

They Said It!

JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC): "I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind." (ABC's "Nightline," 10/4/04)

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[PhiKapMom]

The jerk has spoken!

[Mich0127]

My Little Pony!!! Why should we listen to a mere puppet?

[pikachu]

The is is the clever verbal style of a trial lawyer? Oye vey!

[MplsSteve]

Count me in as one of the mindless!

[TheBigB]

I have half a mind to tell him off!

[ebersole]

I kind of like being in that "Lost Mind" state. Everyone knows me and likes me!!!

[rocklobster11]

Don't count on the moderator bringing this up tonite:

Running-Mate Debate Host Has Likened Conservatives to Terrorists, Truck Bombers, and Assassins
PBS’s Gwen Ifill: No Moderate Moderator

Perhaps James Baker had a good plan when he allowed such obviously biased moderators to be accepted, but I haven't figured it out.

[Onelifetogive]

And people who have lost their souls......Who will they be voting for?

[mountaineer]

Also posted here (different source).

[ladtx]

We need to call John Edwards to apologize and for John Kerry and the DNC to repudiate these remarks. They denigrate at least half of the American voting public. It is outrageous and beneath a VP candidate.

That would be the Dems line if Cheney had said such a thing about John Kerry.

[Lockbar]

This is a turning point, kind of like when Bush Sr. called Klinton-Gore "a couple of Bozos" three weeks before the election in 1992. That kind of description of your opposition doesn't instill confidence. Neither does insulting at least 50% of the electorate.

[adc]

I'd say, "If you vote for Kerry, you've lost your FREEDOM1"

[maridee]

Great LOL

[conrad metcalf 42]

So W is a fear monger and a war criminal, and anyone who votes for him is delusional. Gee, The liberal folks are the very essence of tolerance aren't they.

[AmishDude]

I wonder what horrible news their internal polling is showing them.

[silverleaf]

He says this to me and 49 million+ other Americans?
Such civil discourse.

[USA_Soccer]

"you vote for Kerry, you've lost your mind"

[PilloryHillary]

Wow, their internal poll numbers must be devastating!

[infogeekmom]

From The Charlotte Observer's lead editorial on 9/24/04:
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/9746587.htm

"What gives, Mr. Edwards?

Many of your fellow North Carolinians share and admire your egalitarian background. They agree with the political views you have carried into an influential spotlight: better access to education, equality of opportunity, smarter trade policy. Seasoning aside, they want to believe your sudden dash for the White House comes from devotion to these issues, not ambition.

It's one thing to say you're exceptionally intelligent and a quick study -- both of which are true -- then let those qualities stand on their own as Americans assess your foreign policy ability.

It's another to tout a flaccid committee record as grounding and not expect people to see through it.

What gives?

You, of all people, should know the Tar Heel motto, Esse Quam Videri. It means "To be, rather than to seem."

Mr. Edwards, your exaggeration about your committee membership doesn't live up to North Carolina's creed. Nor does it clear the threshhold of leadership for the nation's second highest office."


Apparently, The Charlotte Observer didn't get the memo. By the way, the last trade for Bush in NC at Tradesports was 87.5

[granite]

YOU ARE DAMNED RIGHT; I HAVE LOST MY MIND.

Please help me find it.