Category: 2004 Election
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Cheney plays into Edwards’ liar meme
And the Kerry site has the goods:
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Veep candidates asked to compare themselves
Ifill asked Cheney to compare himself to Edwards. He says that though he doesn’t talk about himself much he is also the son of a mill worker, or something like that. He’s been laid off and hospitalized without healthcare. He left out a few other points of difference: “I’ve been arrested for drunk driving.” “I…
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Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton
Edwards evokes the Enron image again (I paraphrase): I pay all my taxes. Halliburton took advantage of every loophole with multiple offshore entities Cheney’s response: the worthless drug-discount card.
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The ‘trial lawyer’ issue
OK, Ifill set one up. If Edwards can’t knock this one out of the park….
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Kerry voted to reduce taxes 600 times
Hmmm, sounds like Edwards had a good answer ready for the Kerry-voted-for-tax-increases-98-times memes (which includes procedural motions and so on, as I recall). I guess if you overcount the same way, you can find 600 votes to cut taxes by Kerry. Throwing back their lousy methodology in their face is a good idea. Cheney’s pate…
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Cheney opposed Meals on Wheels for seniors?
Wow, I didn’t know that. I know he opposed the MLK holiday and Nelson Mandela’s freedom, but I enjoyed Edwards’ litany o fCheney’s paleoconservative congressional voting record. Wish Edwards hadn’t jumped in to defend how much he talked about Israel in response to Ifill’s quip. Still, Cheney starves old people. Whodathunkit?