John Kerry turns hecklers' attacks against Bush - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

rukkyg · 09-10-2004, 05:35 PM

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04251/374641.stm

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With a friendly crowd in Canonsburg lobbing softball questions yesterday, Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry could have ignored a pocket of hecklers that tried to disrupt his campaign.

Instead, Kerry pulled the detractors into his Labor Day speech, part of the "front-porch discussions" he's been holding across the country. He told them their shouts and taunts couldn't cover up facts -- namely, that America has had a net loss of 1.6 million jobs under President Bush.

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One heckler then shouted, "Yeah, Kerry, you're really average."

Kerry pounced on the comment, replying: "No, I'm privileged, and my tax burden went down. I don't think that's right."

Kerry said Bush, also a man of money and privilege, has worked hard to lessen tax payments for the wealthiest Americans. Otherwise, Kerry said, Bush has presided over an economy that is in disarray.

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Patricia Romano of Canonsburg told Kerry that she has had 11 throat surgeries and must pay so much for prescription drugs that she had to get a part-time job at age 70.

Hecklers drowned out Romano at one point. That prompted Kerry to say, "While the Bush people were rudely shouting, we had a 70-year-old woman trying to speak" about runaway costs of prescription drugs.

I find this quite amusing, mostly in its contrast value to Bush. For example, the tribal soverignty thing.

Also, a lot of people would say that this doesn't matter. I think one possible way for this to matter is in negotiations. A lot of times, rational Presidents speak with other nations' leaders to negotiate things, and a quick wit helps this.

Rekna · 09-10-2004, 06:38 PM

Bush doesn't have to deal with hecklers he has them tied up and thrown in jail when he comes around. Then after he leaves they are released and no charges are filed. People need to start suing for false imprisonment.

FoolThemAll · 09-10-2004, 07:54 PM

While I'd have no intention of voting for Kerry even if I wasn't voting for Bush (and while I happen to be in favor of 'tax cuts for the rich'), that's pretty quick-witted of him. Nice responses.

Ustwo · 09-10-2004, 08:30 PM

If Bush did it, it would be called a Karl Rove plant.

And based on the really wussy 'heckle' it may have been a plant.

Rekna · 09-11-2004, 09:20 AM

Ahh Ustwo now you sound like a lot of the muslims! To them everything is a plant by the zionist organization mossad. To you it is the same but you replace zionist with communist and mossad with the democrats.

Ustwo · 09-11-2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Rekna

Ahh Ustwo now you sound like a lot of the muslims! To them everything is a plant by the zionist organization mossad. To you it is the same but you replace zionist with communist and mossad with the democrats.

Hence the

Lighten up

SecretMethod70 · 09-11-2004, 09:54 AM

You know, I'm not voting for Bush or Kerry, but I've got to give kdos to Kerry for this. This is the way every candidate should act - agree or disagree with what he said, but he actually responded to people and responded well.

Ustwo · 09-11-2004, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

You know, I'm not voting for Bush or Kerry, but I've got to give kdos to Kerry for this. This is the way every candidate should act - agree or disagree with what he said, but he actually responded to people and responded well.

Which is good since Kerry has not taken offical questions in over a month.

The last time he answered a question its when he said he still would have gone to war in Iraq knowning what he knows now. Obviously his handlers can't let him say such things in the future.

09-10-2004, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
FoolThemAll Walking is Still Honest Location: Seattle, WA	While I'd have no intention of voting for Kerry even if I wasn't voting for Bush (and while I happen to be in favor of 'tax cuts for the rich'), that's pretty quick-witted of him. Nice responses. __________________ I wonder if we're stuck in Rome.

09-10-2004, 08:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	If Bush did it, it would be called a Karl Rove plant. And based on the really wussy 'heckle' it may have been a plant. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

09-11-2004, 09:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	You know, I'm not voting for Bush or Kerry, but I've got to give kdos to Kerry for this. This is the way every candidate should act - agree or disagree with what he said, but he actually responded to people and responded well. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

09-10-2004, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rekna Junkie	Bush doesn't have to deal with hecklers he has them tied up and thrown in jail when he comes around. Then after he leaves they are released and no charges are filed. People need to start suing for false imprisonment.

09-11-2004, 09:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rekna Junkie	Ahh Ustwo now you sound like a lot of the muslims! To them everything is a plant by the zionist organization mossad. To you it is the same but you replace zionist with communist and mossad with the democrats.