Steak fry skewers Bush

[leQ]

Des Moines Register has a story on Senator Harkin's annual Steak-fry today.

At U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry in the Balloon Fields near Indianola, Edwards focused her speech primarily on health care, one of the issues she said must return to the forefront during the final six weeks before the election.

{snip}

"The president has lost all credibility on health care," she said. "He's lost all credibility on jobs, lost all credibility on education."

{snip}

James, of the RNC, said Harkin's comments were off-base.

"Tom Harkin and his friends like Howard Dean, Al Gore, and now Tom Arnold and Sheryl Crow, are the masters of negative, hate-filled campaigning, which Iowans are tired of," he said. "And that's why Iowans will support President Bush."

... masters of negative, hate-filled campaigning? This coming from a republican?? If nothing else, republicans are entertaining.

[Gore1FL]

1. Amazing

I wonder why he considers critical commentary on hate-filled policies, hate filled campaigning.

[Flammable Materials]

3. Because there's not supposed to be any critical thinking in the GOP.

There's only supposed to be mindless acceptance, a snap to attention, and a single formation of goosestepping yes-men.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

15. Apparently there is no defense to the charges. eom

[realFedUp]

2. separating the stupid policies from the stupid leader

is what the discussion is about, stupid.

[UpInArms]

4. I was there

and it was not a negative "hate-filled" event.

Was a lot of fun and everyone was upbeat and really positive about going forward in our country without *Co.

Citing facts - such as health insurance costs rising each and every year under *Co to approx. $10K per family per year - and stating that things have to change so that the average family begins to see out from under the dark cloud that has covered our country's national policies is not negative - it is based on awareness and connecting with people.

When you live in la la land - denying that Iraq is much worse than when *Co did it's unilateral invasion - denying that the economy basically sucks for the average American - denying that jobs have been lost and shipped out of this country at a rate not seen since Herbert Hoover - when these repubs cannot connect with the average person's outlook and all they can do is fear monger and scare tactics - that's negative.

[Tommy_Douglas]

14. Yes however...

When you point out the stupid ideas of Republicans and back them up with facts. Then its hate-filled, negative, attacks. (What else can they say?) When its the other way around and Dems are attacked its just politics as usual.

[Demit]

5. "If you want to go backwards, you put it in 'R,' and if you want to go...

forward, you put it in 'D.' " --Senator Tom Harkin.

That's a great quote!

[ilovenicepeople]

16. Thanks for the quote senator Harkin.

that deserves a kick in itself.KICK:kick:

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I also love the way they keep association liberals with Hollywood

Even thought hey have their own bought-boy entertainers in Hollywood, they gotta pop that Hollywood connection whenever they can.

What a bunch of evil worthless blowhards.

[shockingelk]

7. Karnivores for Kerry! n/t

[ixion]

8. this is a rethug favorite: projection

They do this constantly, and the 'news' media never seems to notice. They are constantly projecting their own behavior on progressives, and the complicit media helps it stick. :-(

[BiggJawn]

9. Oh, my! NOT Sheryl Crow!

Better tell her she won't get an invite to chat with that "Great American" Jay Leno if she doesn't straighten up.

C'mon, Sheryl, work on Lance and make him "come out" for Kerry!

[flordehinojos]

10. Republican Twist -the-Truth and Turn-the-Attack-Around back to the Dems.

That is their proven always faithful technique. AND there are enough of us, ignorant enough to buy the TWIST-AND-TURN Republican line.

[latebloomer]

11. Damn!!

Thought from the headline there was another pretzel incident.

[johnnyrocket]

12. It's negative to attack your critic as being negative, isn't it??!

Well, think about it.

[Sub Atomic]

13. Oh damn.

I thought that perhaps * choked on a steak fry over the weekend.

[BrotherBuzz]

17. Lost all credibility

Where have I heard that? Oh yeah, Credibility Gap. It worked thirty-five years ago, it'll work today.

[struggle4progress]

18. It remains to be seen who will tire the Iowans:

Bush Slightly Over Kerry In Iowa
(CPOD) Sept. 18, 2004 – The state of Iowa remains a closely contested battleground in the 2004 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, while 46 per cent would support the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards. Independent candidate Ralph Nader and running mate Peter Camejo garner the support of two per cent of respondents, while four per cent are undecided. <snip>
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 801 likely Iowa voters, conducted from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15, 2004. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Note: Strategic Vision frequently works for Republican candidates, but conducted the presidential poll independently.
http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=4208

Kerry Maintains Upper Hand In Iowa
CPOD) Sept. 9, 2004 – John Kerry could carry the state of Iowa in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive published in the Wall Street Journal Online. 50.3 per cent of respondents would vote for the Democratic nominee, while 46.9 per cent would support Republican incumbent George W. Bush. Independent candidate Ralph Nader garners the support of 0.8 per cent of respondents. <snip>
Methodology: Online interviews to 565 Iowa voters, conducted from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 2004. Margin of error is 4.1 per cent.
http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=4073

Iowa Finds Kerry, Bush Dead Even
(CPOD) Sept. 3, 2004 – The state of Iowa remains too close to call in the 2004 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, while 47 per cent would support the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards. Independent candidate Ralph Nader and running mate Peter Camejo garner the support of two per cent of respondents, while four per cent are undecided. <snip>
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 801 likely Iowa voters, conducted from Aug. 26 to Aug. 28, 2004. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Note: Strategic Vision frequently works for Republican candidates, but conducted the presidential poll independently.
http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=4012

Kerry Leads, But Iowa Remains Tight
(CPOD) Sept. 2, 2004 – John Kerry holds a small lead in the state of Iowa, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the Democratic nominee in the 2004 United States presidential election, while 46 per cent would support Republican incumbent George W. Bush. Three per cent of respondents would vote for another candidate, and four per cent are undecided. <snip>
Methodology: Interviews to likely Iowa voters taken from a national sample of 13,000 likely voters, conducted from Aug. 1 to Aug. 26, 2004. Margin of error is 5 per cent. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
http://www.cpod.ubc.ca/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=3991