Kerry on This Week

[Mass]

(I hope there will be a video on line, as I will not been able to see it - Sunday in move in day at UMASS Amherst).

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/08/weekend_lineup_27.html

Meet the Press hosts MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and a roundtable with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NBC's David Gregory, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, GOP strategist Mike Murphy and NBC's Kelly O'Donnell.

Face the Nation hosts Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), LA Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), McCain Victory chair Carly Fiorina and New York Times' David Brooks.

This Week hosts Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and a roundtable with George Will, Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson and Matt Dowd.

Fox News Sunday hosts John McCain. The "Power Player" is GOP convo dir. of operations Mike Miller.

Late Edition hosts FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R), SC Gov. Mark Sanford (R), Fred Thompson, House Min. Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA); McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer, ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD), FEMA dir. David Paulison, CNN's Howard Kurtz, Washington Post's Dana Milbank, Politico's Roger Simon, Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet, HuffingtonPost.com's Rachel Sklar and Townhall.com's Amanda Carpenter.

[karynnj]

1. I hope the appearance is joint with Graham so he gets to

completely destroy anything Graham says as he did last time. I'm going to miss it too -as we have a kid to move to Worcester.

[sandrakae]

15. Video

Holy Shit. He really let loose. God a love our John.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnwHIVWS2lE

[Inuca]

2. Thanks. ALso, slightly OT

I wonder what Lieberman says or thinks (two very different things) about Palin. He takes national security issues seriously, and the fact that he is wrong does not matter in this context. I doubt he is particularly thrilled.

[whometense]

3. There's a This Week video podcast

you can subscribe to through itunes - it covers every show.

[JI7]

4. kick

[Noisy Democrat]

5. It's airing in Boston in 10 minutes

Roughly. That is, This Week shows in Boston at 12:00; JK isn't the first one on. Is anyone recording it? They've already got video up at the ABC site and JK kicks ass. I'd love to have a recording off the air, though, if anyone has one. I missed it (I'm down in New York this morning).

[fedupinBushcountry]

6. He was terrific

Video for anyone who missed it http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5694357">here

[MH1]

7. Dailykos diary - on the rec list

Seems the karnivorous kossacks are pretty happy with JK's performance. (as I am!) :)

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/31/102740/642/648/581086

John Kerry: McCain 'prisoner' of the right wing, updated w/video Hotlist
by Flowncars
Sun Aug 31, 2008 at 10:41:41 AM EDT

Sen John Kerry just finished up a blunt interview on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos with this line, referencing Sarah Palin:

"John McCain has proven he's a prisoner of the right wing, not a maverick."

Wow. Yeah, he emphasized the word prisoner, too.

UPDATED: ABC has the video up of Kerry's 6-minute interview, the prisoner part is at the very end.

Earlier in the interview Kerry also said Palin "is back with the Flat Earth Society, she "doesn't believe climate change is man-made."

[MarjorieG]

8. Also mentioned how substantive, and direct, Obama was with overseas leaders.

More so than Bush. A quick implication as compared to how the press/ads viewed his successful trip. Now Palin.

I think he's so mad, he almost couldn't think of another point-just for a second-but you could this issue of climate change really angers.

I'm upset by the 'maverick, reformer, expert on energy' kudos she is being given, when the reality is shallow and wrong on all three.

When we have 60 days to debunk on what is becoming an American Idol selection, with exactly that lack of seriousness, I'm concerned about the electorate. How much can the GOP promote by polls and media to change the numbers, real or manipulated, to once again steal.

They will use the single party rule caution, even though they'd be providing obstructionism once again with McCain.

Not enough Sunday morning appreciation of O's amazing speech, coming home of our party, anything positive.

But our guy was great.

(sp)

[Inuca]

9. The "prisoner of the right wing" part

was something he REALLY insisted on getting in, over Stephanopoulos' interruptions. The one thing in the interview that I was not crazy about was the analogy between Palin and Cheney (he did it twice). One great word that he used in describing McCain was "erratic".

[Luftmensch067]

10. I loved the connection between Palin and Cheney!

This is my Kos comment as to exactly why:

At first this seems odd, because she's young, he's old, he's a puppetmaster, she doesn't seem like she would know what to do with the strings if they were handed to her, but I think we might be in danger from the stupid vote that decides that anyone the Left doesn't like is the underdog. So equating her with Cheney takes that away -- he's certainly no underdog.

If she (her RW masters) are Cheney, even the stupid vote can't feel sorry for her/feel like she needs to be defended!

Brilliant framing by Kerry and great, hard-punching, clearheaded interview. Loved how he managed to get his final point across over Snuffy's sputtering interruptions.

[politicasista]

12. Good diary

A couple of people slamming him for not defending Clark's words, but the good outweighs the stupid, silly or concern. :)

[MBS]

11. he was excellent! Thanks for alerting us.

and thanks, fedup, for the video link!!

[ProSense]

13. JK was awesome.

Posted the transcript here

[beachmom]

14. NIce to see Digby was impressed:

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/erratic-prisoner-of-right-wing-by-digby.html

Kerry was excellent. My only complaint is I thought he could have done a better job defending Obama's foreign policy cred than just his trip overseas. I think Obama working with Lugar on loose nukes, traveling to Russia on a fact finding trip, and crafting legislation together is a good example. His Iraq plan in 2006 that he came out with showed that he had thought through a clear exit strategy when we now know Palin has not had a coherent thought on Iraq or any foreign policy. And then tie in his opposition to the war in 2002 -- not just that he was right, but that he was also quite prescient in predicting in very accurate terms what would go wrong if we invaded Iraq. I am sure even more examples can be used of Obama AT WORK with foreign policy. But specific things he has done works better than him taking a trip overseas.

I liked that he went after MCCAIN for the pick, and mentioned that Palin is no doubt a "terrific person". This is a good tact for Democrats. I think it is important to, quite frankly, stop focusing on Palin altogether, except in the way Kerry talked about her. And better yet, talk about McCain's lack of judgment with this rash and reckless decision.

[karynnj]

16. Nice comments

On defending Obama's foreign policy creds, Kerry has said all these things in the past - and has been very generous crediting Obama's Iraq plan not pointing out the truth that Obama's Iraq plan was essentially his from 6 months before - when Obama voted against it and he has mentioned Obama/Lugar in other interviews. Talk shows don't really allow for listing all credentials as he would have been cut off. Here,Obama's credentials - which Kerry, more than any surrogate, has made cases for assumed while Palin's are disputed.

[ginnyinWI]

17. question about Digby

I haven't been reading him lately--does he always worry so much about the Repubs winning the PR battle--I mean does he tend to be cynical, or is this something new? Because what he's been saying is disturbing.

I guess I've got to get out of my left wing bubble a little more and take a look at the possibility of another one. It's not a lock, not yet.

[beachmom]

18. FYI: Digby is a woman. Well, I haven't read her lately,

but no, this election is not a lock. McCain does outperform generic GOP, so this is not going to be easy, but I think where Obama has an advantage is ground organization. Apparently, Palin has gotten the base excited, so maybe their volunteer situation will improve, but I do not think the McCain campaign will be able to catch up to Obama, especially because of the long protracted primary campaign that meant he has already organized in nearly every state.

So if the race is close, I think Obama has the advantage with getting Dem voters out to vote.

[karynnj]

20. Also, McCain and the media did get their frame out on Palin

a maverick, a reformer, stood up to the Republicans like Stevens on the "Bridge to Nowhere (though she didn't). I've heard 2 Independents/Republicans repeat all that - and both though the possible charges - as yet unproved. (These are 2 people with no links to each other.)

The points Kerry made and the truth of the Bridge to Nowhere (because it was and is in her speech) are things we likely need to work to get out. There really is not an even playing field in the media.

[fedupinBushcountry]

19. Check out DU Home page

Yay!!!

Of course a couple of uneducated Kerry bashers, but for the most part great comments.

[karynnj]

21. Wow look at this guy's comment on this thread and in the past

I actually used search to make sure I was right about who this guy was. He was a BIG Edwards person in 2007/2008. His comments about how he an anti-war vet was disappointed that Kerry didn't fight back always made me sad because it was untrue and because of who he was. But on the current thread - he posted the DU research thread on Kerry fighting back! That means that one of the many times someone posted it - he read it and clearly got him to change his mind.

(Here's a link to a 2007 post - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x29344#29409 )

[ginnyinWI]

22. Ed Schultz has been using Kerry's clips today--

He's making points about Palin and running Kerry's clips from yesterday to prove his case! I haven't listened in detail, sorry--but heard enough in passing and thought I'd let you all know. :)