April 29, 2003
THE DEMS GO ABLOGGIN'
The Notepad: Direct from the Candidates (ABCNews, 4/29/2003)Dick Gephardt:
Question:
What is the one thing Jonathan Alter, Karen Tumulty and Jules Witcover can all agree on?...
Joe Lieberman:
Welcome back folks.
It's day two of Notepad LINK . Now that we've all had a chance to review what the "other guy" LINK submitted, expect to see more uniformity in today's postings as all the campaigns LINK crib best practices off of one another - namely linking LINK schedule sharing and obscure music referencing LINK
So in that spirit, let's talk shop. Lieberman was in New Jersey yesterday doing stuff.
That said, let's turn our attention to what really seems to be going on pre-debate, namely pre-debate positioning everywhere else but apparently here....
Finally, in the hopes of getting others to spill some debate aspirations, here are some Lieberland debate goals: Come Saturday, Lieberman won't pile on the make-up nor will he sigh. Much.
Howard Dean:
News Flash!!! Yesterday we were attacked by the Anointed One!
And we're not even talking about Chris Lehane.
We want to clear something up. There seems to be some confusion between the official Dean campaign blog and the unofficial blog.
Here's the official blog's response to the clubbing-from-on-high. LINK
Here's the unofficial response. LINK.
We think it's mostly a matter of tone....
John Edwards:
This genteel southern gal does not know how to react to being "truncated." How ugly.
I will be sure to keep it brief today less I raise the ire of "the editors" or Joe Trippi....
So here is a "bumper sticker anecdote" that encapsulates the strength of our Senator....
Don't misunderstimate the Breck Girl.
Dennis Kucinich:
If the 12th Commandment holds that Democrats shalt not criticize each other, than we have two candidates (I won't mention their names) who've been irreverent lately, even blasphemous in their spat over the U.S. military. Candidate Kucinich (it's my job to mention his name a lot) joined the fray by proclaiming: "They're both wrong."...
Our campaign didn't take sides in such silliness.
John Kerry:
Southern Tour, Day 2
Here is the lead from Little Rock: Painful memories of three North Vietnamese ambushes became a matter of joyous pride for Fred Short as he was reunited with the Navy patrol boat commander who he said saved the whole crew by charging into the teeth of the enemy attack....
Bob Graham:
DES MOINES — Good day!
Senator Graham arrived in Iowa today with the FL four in tow - Crowley, Adair, Bridges and Silva.... Graham talked about his life growing up on his family's dairy farm, his grandchildren, his beloved home state and his vision for a better America.
Along the way, he chatted with regular Iowans....
While waiting for his dinner companions to arrive, he saw a member of his staff dining with a staffer from another presidential campaign.
(From Jamal: Don't tell Jordan, Trippi, Nick, or Craig … shhh!)
Graham sits down. They all chat....
Only in Iowa!
Al Sharpton:
The Sharpton Campaign congratulates Congressman Dick Gephardt for presenting a bold and practical plan to insure that every American is covered with health insurance. I believe the plan is a big step in the right direction.
ABC's new candidate blog gives conclusive proof that Al Sharpton is the only serious Democratic candidate.
Go get 'em, Al!