Ex-President Bush Likens Kerry, Clinton

Yahoo! News ^ | 4/6/04 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

DALLAS -

Former President Bush (news - web sites) said Tuesday that John Kerry (news - web sites)'s Democratic presidential campaign is using the same rhetoric about the state of the economy against his son that Bill Clinton (news - web sites) used against him in 1992.

But the elder Bush said President George W. Bush has a stronger case to take to the voters this time around because the economy has begun to show signs of recovery.

"I was out telling people things were getting better, but the Clinton campaign ... portrayed me as being out of touch," the former president recalled at a business luncheon for 1,500 people.

The elder Bush said he was optimistic about the economy and cited statistics showing growth in job creation and home ownership as examples of the current president's leadership.

But he warned that "in politics, you have to remember it isn't what's actually happening. It's the perception that's out there."

Kerry spokesman Bill Burton said it probably was easy for Bush to talk up the economy at the $100-per-plate luncheon "but if you talk the three million who've lost their jobs since George Bush became president I think they'd probably have a different view. President Bush and his son are both good people who did a bad job with the American economy," he said.

The federal Labor Department (news - web sites) recently reported that 308,000 new jobs were created in March, the strongest monthly job growth in four years. Democrats have blamed Bush for the loss of 2.2 million since he took office in January 2001.

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And with good reason!

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[MJY1288]

The big difference between Kerry & Clinton is personality, Clinton could actually captivate an audience. John Kerry is like listening a long winded Sermon by a monotone Pastor.

Not too mention that John Kerry's campaign rallies appear to be about as fun as a fart in a space suit

[NoDemocrat]

Only the truly blissfully ignorant can see an employment report declaring a gain of 300,000 jobs in a month and ignore it. Ironic, considering the liberals "claim" to be so concerned about the "millions and millions" of lost jobs by President Bush.

[NoDemocrat]

Only the truly blissfully ignorant can see an employment report declaring a gain of 300,000 jobs in a month and ignore it. Ironic, considering the liberals "claim" to be so concerned about the "millions and millions" of lost jobs by President Bush.

[NormsRevenge]

HeeeERES JOHNNY!!!

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The Clinton Foundation said it has signed agreements with three aid agencies to make cut-price AIDS (news - web sites) drugs available to hundreds of thousands of people in the developing world.(AFP/File/Greg Baker)

[JulieRNR21]

Not too mention that John Kerry's campaign rallies appear to be about as fun as a fart in a space suit

Young Republicans had some fun at Kerry's Rally today:

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., talks to the crowd as his supporters try and use signs to cover up a group of young Republicans who were clapping together blue sandals to try and disrupt a Kerry rally, Tuesday, April 6, 2004, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman

The protesters were clapping flip-flops at Senator Flip-Flop!!!

[ladyinred]

Jobs are up, up , up! Unemployment is down, down, down! Democrats are lying again as usual! I wanna hear from Barbara Bush on these liars!

[NormsRevenge]

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (news - web sites) seen showing a picture of Nigerian girl Maria, was born healthy because her infected parents took drugs that prevented HIV (news - web sites) from being passed from mother to child, during the closing ceremony of the XIV International AIDS (news - web sites) conference in Barcelona in this July 2002 file photo. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino

[MJY1288]

"I'M JUST SO HAPPY ABOUT ALL THESE 308,000 NEW JOBS

[hobson]

ouch! Time for more botox.

[MJY1288]

Notice that there is no American Flags at Kerry campaign rallies!

Compare that to a Bush Campaign!

[Darlin']

"John Kerry is like listening a long winded Sermon by a monotone Pastor"

Yes, he does. He sounds like "Rev Jim" Ignatowski on the TV sitcom Taxi but the Rev made more sense.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"The protesters were clapping flip-flops at Senator Flip-Flop!!!"

Ya just gotta love them Young Republicans! Fantastic!!!!

[JulieRNR21]

Yep...They do not appreciate nor seem to revere the American Flag!

And hopefully this summer.....there wll be lots of people clapping flip-flops at him!

[Samwise]

That's a scary picture. I think he just might be Damien.