...YEEAAAAAAAH!!! |
"From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people." |
[• ON THE ATTACK: John Kerry] launched a broad attack ... shifting views on gun control, Social Security, and Medicare policy, as well as campaign finance reform. |
[• On Thursday, the field of candidates shrank to eight when former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun quit the race and threw her support to Dean. With Dean at her side, Braun told supporters that she hopes they] will stand for him with the conviction and courage with which you would have stood for me. ... because it has nothing to do with poll numbers. It's because Carol has run a campaign which has drawn people to her because they respect her. |
[At the end of a TV campaign ad, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards says:] I'm John Edwards and I approve this message. ... I'm Howard Dean and I approved this message because it's time to take our country back. |
[But back to Dean, who said in a statement posted on his Web site yesterday that he's endorsing Kerry because they share the goal of beating Bush.] The primary goal throughout my campaign was to send George Bush back to Texas. John Kerry shares this goal and is the only person with a chance of doing just that, ... I will do everything I can to help him win, and I hope you will join me in this endeavor. |
[But those with an interest in perpetuating the idea that the chief cause of black misfortune is an American culture that ''doesn't care about black people] decry racism whether it exists or not. ''The ugly truth, ... Likewise US Representative Barbara Lee, a California Democrat: ''If anyone ever doubted that there are two Americas, this disaster and our government's shameful response to it have made the division clear for all to see. |
[Dean also started airing a new TV ad in Iowa yesterday that challenges his rivals on prescription drugs.] Seniors today are getting clobbered by prescription drug costs, ... But instead of fixing the problem, the best my opponents can do is talk about what was said eight years ago. |
[Dean said 3 million people had lost jobs during the Bush administration, according to AP.] It's not only because the president can't manage the economy, ... But also because he's shipped many of our jobs overseas, and we need to change that. |
[Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean tried to turn around the World War II argument.] Democratic Presidents Roosevelt and Truman led America to victory in World War II because they laid out a clear plan for success to the American people, America's allies and America's troops, ... President Bush has failed to put together a plan, so despite the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, we are not making the progress that we should be in Iraq. |
[Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who ran against Kerry and Edwards in the primaries, called Edwards] a smart choice. ... will bring energy, commitment and a new vision for America. |
[He also lumped Kerry in with another Democratic contender, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, charging that though they] may not raise their voices as loudly ... their rhetoric is every bit as hostile. |
[He] obviously has a lot of intensity, and that intensity translates to his voters. ... But I also think that intensity veers into anger and causes him to say some reckless things. |
[Howard Dean, who just one day earlier urged Californians to oppose the recall, said the anti-incumbent mood that targeted Davis will find its way to Bush next year.] Tonight the voters in California directed their frustration with the country's direction on their incumbent governor, ... Come next November, that anger might be directed at a different incumbent ... in the White House. |
[In a speech at Iowa's Drake University, Kerry said Bush] has taken America off onto the road of unilateralism and ideological preemption, ... down a road of confusion and retreat. |