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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (28487)	6/4/2004 7:01:32 PM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

I caught a little of junior and the Pope talking on TV this morning. I thought the pope made a lot more sense than junior did. He's a much better speaker than junior. After the photo op with the Pope they showed some of the people with signs welcoming junior to Italy. The only sign I saw read "Bush go home." I was surprised junior got such a warm welcome there. I doubt the French will be nearly as glad to see him. ____________________________ 500,000 protest Bush's visit to Rome Rome, Italy, Jun. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands filled Rome's streets Friday to protest President Bush's visit and their own country's involvement in the Iraq war, CNN reported. Police deployed some 10,000 officers around Rome as an estimated 500,000 protested Bush's arrival and Italy's active support of the U.S. war in Iraq. Protests, which were largely peaceful, reached a peak shortly after Bush had an audience with Pope John Paul II in Vatican City. During that meeting Bush gave the pontiff the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. honor given to civilians. On the first stop of his 36-hour European tour, Bush also met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a supporter of the Iraq war. The prime minister has committed troops to the conflict despite the opposition of a majority of Italians. Twenty Italian soldiers and four civilians have been killed in the war. On Saturday, Bush travels to Paris to meet French President Jacques Chirac, another war opponent, before heading to Normandy on Sunday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. washingtontimes.com

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (28487)	6/4/2004 7:05:04 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

I've seen both the Bush and the Kerry ads. What's most striking is that the Kerry ads are positive, not mentioning Bush, where all the Bush ads do is try to arouse fear of Kerry. What nails the impression is the new requirement that the candidates announce at the beginning that they "approved this ad". Kerry seems positive, Bush negative. Going negative is what you're supposed to do when you're behind. What's Bush going to do in a month or two when he's WAY behind?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (28487)	6/4/2004 7:12:29 PM
From: Wayners	Respond to of 81568

lol what a stupid ad. Bush actually spoonsored an ad for Kerry with that one. Wiretaps of "terrorists". And how many real Al Quaida terrorists have they captured in this country in the past 3 years? I would estimate about 3 to 5. Yea those wiretaps are really paying off. They are using the PA against common low level criminals and gang members. They want to get some court cases under their belt against common criminals before they try to use it on dissenters, protesters, vocal critics and the like.