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Politics : PRESIDENT JOHN FORBES KERRY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Poet who wrote (8)	3/3/2004 9:05:34 AM
From: PartyTime	Respond to of 1017

Kerry Locks Up the Nomination Edwards to Withdraw After Being Overwhelmed on Super Tuesday By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 3, 2004; Page A01 Sen. John F. Kerry locked up the Democratic presidential nomination last night with a coast-to-coast string of Super Tuesday victories that included landslides in California, New York, Ohio and Maryland, eliminating Sen. John Edwards from the race and setting up what promises to be a divisive confrontation with President Bush in the general election. Click here! Edwards will end his candidacy today in Raleigh, N.C., after a disappointing day on which he failed to win any of the 10 states with contests. The senator from North Carolina bowed to the reality that he had no chance to overtake Kerry and to pressure within the party to free the senator from Massachusetts to focus his energies and resources on Bush. An ebullient Kerry, speaking to supporters at the Old Post Office Pavilion in Washington, praised his departing rival, seen within the party as a strong candidate to become Kerry's running mate, as "a compelling voice" within the party and a "valiant champion" for Democratic values. But Kerry's principal focus was on Bush, who had called the presumptive Democratic nominee to congratulate him even before some of the polls had closed last night. Kerry attacked Bush as "the great divider" and accused him of failure on the economy and on keeping the country safe. Pledging to fight back against "the Republican attack machine," Kerry said, "My campaign is about replacing doubt with hope, and replacing fear with security." Edwards was gracious in defeat, and he spoke to his supporters in Atlanta after a congratulatory call to the winner. He described his campaign, which far exceeded expectations by lasting longer than that of any other major challenger to Kerry, as "the little engine that could." He praised "my friend" Kerry for an even more impressive performance through the rapid-fire series of primaries and caucuses this year. "He's run a strong, powerful campaign," Edwards said of Kerry. "He's been an extraordinary advocate for causes that all of us believe in: more jobs, better health care, a cleaner environment, a safer world. . . . These are the causes we will prevail on in November." Kerry offered praise to former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who pulled off the night's only upset by handily winning the primary in his home state, where Edwards was not on the ballot. It was Dean's lone victory after a campaign that officially ended two weeks ago. Edwards's quick decision to end his candidacy allows Kerry to pivot instantly to a general election contest against Bush that has already begun. It will intensify on Thursday when Bush's reelection committee begins airing its first ads of the campaign. Edwards was under pressure to call a halt to his campaign not only to help unify the party but also to preserve his prospects of becoming the party's vice presidential nominee. His performance in the primaries has prompted many Democrats to express support for a Kerry-Edwards ticket, and supporters had warned him that he would damage his chances of joining the ticket if he continued in a futile effort against Kerry. Tuesday was the biggest single day of the nominating season, with 10 states and 1,151 delegates at stake. Outside of Vermont, the day's voting was another demonstration of the power of Kerry's momentum-driven candidacy that has been on virtual cruise control since his upset win in the Iowa caucuses and his victory in New Hampshire the next week. He has won 27 of 30 primaries and caucuses this year. Kerry will begin the campaign against Bush at a huge financial disadvantage, but without some of the problems that face nominees after a nomination battle. The Democratic race proved to be generally harmonious and surprisingly free of personal attacks or negative ads, allowing Kerry to emerge undamaged by his rivals. Kerry enjoyed across-the-board support throughout the primaries, with no major faction of the party dissatisfied with him as the nominee, and Democratic strategists said that, as a result, he will have little trouble unifying the party quickly and turning his attention to the general election contest. But he nonetheless faces a series of challenges making the shift to challenging Bush, from needing to raise millions of dollars to sustain his candidacy between now and the Democratic National Convention in July to figuring out a way to keep the energy and attention of the voters on him without the weekly primary competitions. Beyond that, said Democratic strategists, Kerry will need to retool his message for a general election audience and flesh out his policy differences with Bush in greater detail. The president called Kerry from the White House about 7:50 p.m. and told the senator that he had an impressive night, and that he won the nomination against a tough field, according to Nicolle Devenish, Bush's campaign communication director. CONTINUED 1 2 Next > washingtonpost.com

To: Poet who wrote (8)	3/3/2004 10:46:28 AM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1017

I'll bet a dog, if properly trained, could pronounce "nuclear" correctly. I can pronounce it correctly even if not properly trained. <g>

To: Poet who wrote (8)	3/3/2004 10:50:01 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1017

Better send Tom Brokaw to dog training school.

To: Poet who wrote (8)	3/3/2004 10:53:01 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1017

This is where I picked up the term 'language moralist' <g> "Nucular" solecism traced to 200 B.C. Inspired by Jim Bisso's ardor in tracing "more unique" to Plautus, I've discovered that the same author is responsible for the whole "nucular" flap. Well, maybe this is a bit unfair, since he is just the earliest extant source for the original form of the base word nucleus, in which there was in fact an extra u between the c and the l ... According to the OED, the etymology of nucleus is < classical Latin nucleus (also nuculeus) kernel, inner part, in post-classical Latin also core of a comet According to Lewis and Short: nu^cleus (nuculeus ), i, m. [for nuculeus, from nux] , a little nut. e nuce nuculeum qui esse vult, frangit nucem, he who would eat the kernel of a nut breaks the nut, i. e. he who desires an advantage should not shun the labor of earning it, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 55: nuculeum amisi, retinui pigneri putamina, I have lost the kernel and kept the shell, id. Capt. 3, 4, 122 .-- I suggest the last quotation as a motto for language moralists everywhere. itre.cis.upenn.edu