John Edwards is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
Posted on 07/08/2004 6:35:47 AM PDT by crushkerry
We have been hearing the lefties and mainstream press (sorry, that’s redundant) claiming that John Edwards background as a trial lawyer will aid him in his debate with Vice President Cheney. In the words of President Bush (subsequently appropriated by John Kerry): Bring it On!
These cheerleaders obviously have never heard John Kerry discuss issues of national security in anything more than a 30 second sound bite. Because if they had they would have realized that John Edwards knowledge about national security and fighting the war on terror is about as deep as a puddle, and that his vaunted intellect is nothing but false front. Quite simply he's frighteningly uninformed about the most important issue of our time.
Don’t believe us? That’s fine. Just listen to John Edwards and you'll be convinced.
To anyone paying attention, May 5, 2002, was the day that the luster came off this empty suit faster than a dress on prom night. For that was the day that Edwards had his disastrous “Meet the Press” interview which some compared to the historic 1979 Roger Mudd sit-down with Ted Kennedy that exposed the lush for the lugubrious half-wit that he was then, and remains to this day. Thankfully for the nation, Mudd's interview sunk Kennedy's Presidential hopes faster than “Swimmer“ sunk Mary Jo Kopechne.
There is one particular highlight from this appearance, in which Tim Russert made Edwards his bit…, er, female dog. The interview was so bad that at the end Russert got up and screamed at Edwards “Who’s Your Daddy!”. Ok, we made up the last part, but not this pearl of wisdom about what strategy John Edwards would bring to John Kerry about fighting the war on terror:
EDWARDS: "And everyone knows--I mean, I sit on the Intelligence Committee, Tim. Everyone knows there are huge parts of Afghanistan that are not secure, not in control.”
RUSSERT: “So what would you do, send thousands of more American troops?”
EDWARDS: “No.”
RUSSERT: “What would you do?”
EDWARDS: “No. What I would do is show leadership."
Yeah, that’s the ticket. If in command, John Edwards will withdraw all troops for global hotspots like Iraq and substitute his “leadership” to accomplish the goals. Sadly for him, however, he doesn’t get to use jury consultants to see if the dictator or terrorist is amenable to his boyish charms. Geez, suddenly, Kerry's plan of kissing up to Jacques Chirac and the UN doesn't seem half bad.
The most sought after item in the last day or two has been a video of the Charlie Rose show on September 11, 2001, in which John Jr. discussed the days horrific events, and what to do about them. Thanks to NRO’s Kathryn Jean Lopez, we do have a transcript of that appearance. And it’s not pretty for the Breck Girl.
When pressed by Tom Clancy about what specifically he would do Kerry‘s loquaciousness was absent. He answered. “Well, I think the starting place is to do the thing”. Imagine if George Bush or Dan Quayle had said something similar. He goes on to babble about international coalitions and, ever the lawyer, giving agencies legal authority to do certain things. Read the whole thing. Clancy summed it up best when he said “You’re not doing anything, you’re just talking.”
It also appears that Smiling John didn’t get much better on the stump. The always brilliant Mark Steyn made him look like Ralph Kramden (“Humina, Humina..”) when he asked Edwards specifically what he would do in Iraq. . His first response was the knee jerk “Get the UN in”. When reminded the UN left after suffering one casualty, he said “Get NATO in”. When reminded that 21 of 34 NATO countries had boots on the ground, he mentioned how much he loved town meetings.
Our buddy Jim Geraghty at Kerry Spot is doing yeoman's work in pointing out further idiotic comments by John Jr. about how we don’t need a preemption doctrine, which he would “scrap” because “the President can do what he wants to make the American people safe”. We’ll buy a beer to the first person who can explain to us how that’s different than preemption.
Geraghty also highlights Edwards bold initiative for more durable skyscrapers. Wow Senator Edwards, that’s using the old noodle. My then 3 year old also asked at the time “Well Daddy, why don’t they just make the building stronger”. Hey, why didn’t Kerry vet him for the VP slot. Oh yeah, he’s not a blood sucking Plaintiff’s lawyer.
One area of his life that Little John declared out of bounds to questions is his knowledge of foreign leaders. On the October 13, 2003 edition of “Hardball” Chrissy “I Squat to Pee” Matthews, reminded Edwards of the ridicule heaped on then Governor Bush for not knowing the names of various foreign leaders in world hot spots. Matthews proceeded to ask the Boy Wonder if he could name the leaders of 4 world hot spots, including Pakistan. Now, who anyone paying attention knows is General Musharref. But the man with pretty hair didn’t write a brief on that issue, so he told Matthews that “it wouldn’t be fair” to ask him those questions, and when given the opportunity to answer threatened Matthews saying “Let‘s Don’t‘ Go There”. Worse yet is this guy was on the Intelligence Committee.
We’re sure the blogosphere will turn up many more such inane ramblings (Because Lord knows the mainstream press won’t) and we’ll be there to report them to you. Sadly, as much as we can laugh at this now, there will be nothing to laugh about in November if these two Johns aren’t flushed.
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John Edwards is a Populist-Leaning Liberal
You know, I am no fan of John Edwards. I am, however, a huge fan of President Bush. But if we underestimate John Edwards, we do so at our own peril.
John Kerry is a Libertarian-Leaning Liberal
Edwards has some big targets begging to be hit hard. This is only the beginning.
Suffice to say, it's a record as light as a feather. But Dale Earnhart fans will like it.
Nobody's underestimating him, just examining his statements to show he's not as good on his feet as some would think.
"Intelligence committee." Hmmm...
Bury/Deadwards 2004!!
http://orsa.blogspot.com/2004/07/this-is-brain-on-drugs.html
I am sure they already have the tutoring team lined up for Edwards so he doesn't look like such a moron. They will be spoon-feeding him the barebones info about foreign affairs. That doesn't mean he will understand anything in depth. But the reporters will make him look good by deliberately not going beyond the surface when asking questions.
Oh, believe me, right now he's in a 10 x 10 room where he's being shown flash cards about world events.
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Mark Steyn discusses wartime strategy with Senator John Edwards:
I asked him what he would do about Iraq.
‘We need to get the UN in there,’ he said.
‘But they were in there. They pulled out because it was too dangerous.’
‘We need to get Nato in there,’ he said.
‘But 21 out of the 34 countries with troops on the ground are, in fact, Nato members.’
‘Hey, that’s what I love about these town hall meetings,’ he said, shaking my hand. ‘You get to hear from the people.’
Thanks! But I stick by my previous comment. The GOP isn't taking this guy seriously.
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