September 16, 2004
BRING US THE HEAD OF WHIPLASH WILLIE:
Democrats Seek Louder Voice From Edwards (RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and ADAM NAGOURNEY, 9/16/04, NY Times)
Don Imus had a question for Senator John Kerry when the senator called in to Mr. Imus's morning televised radio program on Wednesday."Where's Edwards?" Mr. Imus demanded, referring to Mr. Kerry's running mate, Senator John Edwards. "I wondered if he was still on the ticket. We haven't heard from him."
Mr. Kerry assured Mr. Imus - the broadcasting personality who long ago endorsed Mr. Kerry - that Mr. Edwards was campaigning hard. But Mr. Imus is not the only person who is asking that question these days.
At a time when Vice President Dick Cheney has been mocking and pummeling Mr. Kerry across the country, reveling in the traditional fighting role of a vice-presidential nominee, Mr. Edwards has adopted a decidedly less belligerent and lower-profile stance as he campaigns through communities like this small town in southeast Ohio. Only in the last few days, with criticism percolating among Democrats, has he become louder in taking on the administration.
When you choose a guy for his lightweight qualities you can't then be surprised that he's shallow, can you? Posted by Orrin Judd at September 16, 2004 10:35 AM
Plus Edwards is looking ahead to his next bid for president that it nullifies any desire to take on the traditional vp role of attack dog.
Posted by: Buttercup at September 16, 2004 12:17 PMGood rule of thumb: Never, ever select a press favorite as your candidate or running mate.
Posted by: Brandon at September 16, 2004 12:17 PMRepublicans voiced the same concerns about Jack Kemp eight years ago when he was Dole's running mate, though I doubt Edwards is going to be as amicable with Cheney at the debate as Kemp was with Gore in '96.
Posted by: John at September 16, 2004 1:12 PMIt will be interesting to see Edwards (who did not serve) asking Cheney about his non-service.
It will be interesting to see Edwards channelling all the victims of Halliburton during the debate.
It will be interesting to see Cheney ask Edwards if he knows where John Kerry stands on anything.
It will be very interesting to see Cheney ask Edwards why he chose not to seek re-election.
Game over.
Posted by: jim hamlen at September 16, 2004 1:30 PMNotice also, OJ - has anyone seen Hillary Clinton lately?
(I wouldn't be getting juxtaposed with these two losers either, were I she.)
Posted by: at September 16, 2004 4:13 PMHe'll need her if he's going to turn the base out and have any prayer of running up a margin among white women, but shafted her at the RNC, where she was supposed to be doing counter-spin.
Posted by: oj at September 16, 2004 4:25 PM