Sunday, September 12, 2004

Bush Flip Flopping theme taking root!

This is very very good, I think.

Looks like the AP is picking up on the BUSH flip flops!

Here's the basic AP article.

It's actually written by Tom Raum. Remember him?

Maybe he wasn't really a GOP operative(?)

One of the article's premises is that Kerry hasn't hammered hard enough on "Bush=Flip-Floper."

But, bless him, Mr. Raum actually lists the flip-flops!

If he is a flip-flopper, Kerry has company.
_In 2000, Bush argued against new military entanglements and nation building. He's done both in Iraq.
_He opposed a Homeland Security Department, then embraced it.
_He opposed creation of an independent Sept. 11 commission, then supported it. He first refused to speak to its members, then agreed only if Vice President Dick Cheney came with him.
_Bush argued for free trade, then imposed three-year tariffs on steel imports in 2002, only to withdraw them after 21 months.
_Last month, he said he doubted the war on terror could be won, then reversed himself to say it could and would.
_A week after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Bush said he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive." But he told reporters six months later, "I truly am not that concerned about him." He did not mention bin Laden in his hour-long convention acceptance speech.

YES!!
I can hear Al Franken's "Flwiiiip, Flop, Flippity-Floppity" right now!
And I like many of the headlines it is being published under (Google News Search).

Both Candidates Often Shift Positions
ABC News, United States
Both candidates often shift positions
USA Today
Bush rivals Kerry in `flip-flop' decision-making
Columbia Daily Tribune, MO
Dems tug Bush into flip-flop flap
New York Daily News, NY
Kerry a flip-flopper? Bush may be keeping him company
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
WASHINGTON TODAY: Shifting positions common to both candidates
San Francisco Chronicle, CA
Flip-flopping common to both candidates
Quad City Times, IA
Both Candidates Often Shift Positions
Miami Herald (subscription), FL

I hope this is just the beginning.
Perhaps some letters of support are in order?
(Reward good behavior)

info@ap.org
and the KE04 Letters to the Editor Tool (need to register as a volunteer. Same as a newspaper.)

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