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To: LindyBill who wrote (56511)	7/27/2004 2:43:59 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 794301

ABOUT THAT 11-MINUTE TAPE [07/27 02:11 PM] Kerryspot On Monday morning, the Kerry Spot referred to an 11-minute tape of Kerry’s statements on Iraq. The AP has referred to it as well. Your Kerry Spot correspondent and a couple other NRO types have now seen the tape, but have agreed to not describe it blow-by-blow until its official rollout tomorrow. The Bush backers who put it together call it a “powerful statement” about Kerry’s lack of leadership on the issue of how to handle Saddam Hussein. What’s perhaps most damning about the video is the degree to which Kerry doesn’t seem to be straddling when he takes either the pro or anti-war position. When he is talking about the need to take action in 1998, 2001 or 2003, Kerry is forceful, decisive, aggressive. He indicates that an aggressive military stance is the only logical policy, and that those who disagree with him just don’t understand the seriousness of the threat. And then, in 1991 or 2004, Kerry is every bit as forceful, decisive, and aggressive, in the opposite direction. Anyone who would disagree with his call for more diplomacy and a slower approach must be a crazed warmonger. The tape also provides a valuable element lost in the 30-second ads: Context. Specifically, what was going on that might have influenced Kerry’s shifting positions… events like Howard Dean’s sudden popularity among Democratic primary voters. The problem for the Bush team is that because the tape is such a comprehensive look at Kerry’s positions on Iraq over a span of several years, it doesn’t condense well into a soundbite. It’s too long for a commercial. Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota and RNC Chair Ed Gillespie discussed the video briefly during the GOP’s Tuesday morning briefing. “It’s a great video,” said Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. “That’s what should be shown at this convention. Whatever you can do to get out that video…” Coleman began. “I will do my darnedest,” RNC Chair Ed Gillespie said. nationalreview.com