Kerry’s a Bolshevik
April 18th, 2006 at 11:11am Geraldine
I apologize in advance, as this post has a 60/40 rant to news ratio.
John “I didn’t inspire you last time but now I think I run the party” Kerry sent out an e-mail today titled “10 days that will get their attention,” outlining the Kerry Iraq Plan, which he will launch 4 days from now:
If Iraq’s leaders can’t move past their infighting and endless delays to form a new government by May 15, we should immediately withdraw all of our troops. If they meet the May 15 deadline, we’ll bring America’s combat troops home by the end of the year and put the future of democracy in Iraq where it belongs — in the hands of the Iraqi people.
I’m not entirely sure how I feel about withdrawing from Iraq, much less immediately, and the e-mail is full of irritating gems like this:
In these and many other ways, because of citizens like you, the wheel is slowly, but surely, turning on the question of Iraq. Over the next ten days, we’re going to give it another huge push. But, before I tell you more, please take a moment right now to sign in support of the Kerry Iraq plan.
Before I tell you more? At any rate, here’s the petition, if you’re into that kind of thing.
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Chase | April 18th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Snarkalicious.
The point is, though, that Kerry can use the member base he has built up in his online community to help the party out a lot. Every time someone signs a petition like that, they commit themselves subconsciously to opposing Bush. And in some ways, Kerry does run the party: he was their last presidential nominee.
And I decided it was too obvious to make “to give it another huge push” into a sex joke.
2. Hannah | April 18th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
That’d be fine with me if he were interested in helping the party out, instead he just seems to be interested in making John Kerry more visible. And if he really is against the war, why didn’t he stand up with Feingold? Basically it just makes me depressed and bitter to see my inbox looking like 2004.
Last semester in Iowa City Kerry opened a grassroots organizing training session by talking about how much he had been reading his bible since he lost. Gimme a break.
3. Dylan | April 18th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
I agree with you completely. I get so annoyed everytime one of the messages pops up in my account, but I still skim them as sort of a sick obsession. I really just feel pity for the guy. Thinking that the Democracts would nominate him again is bordering on delusional. I mean I get it, he really really really really wants to be President. But if he thinks that moving to the left and sending out lots of e-mails is going to get him anywhere in 2008, then he really needs to get his head checked. The netroots has already found their man in Feingold. The beltway insiders have Hillary. And then a third horse will probably emerge as an alternative to Hillary that isn’t Feingold, like an Edwards or Warner. But there certainly is no room for Kerry. You had your chance, so stop filling up my mailbox.
4. Rob Sand | April 20th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
If was was going to sign it, I’d sign it: “My huge push is John Kerry into a garbage can. Way to lose the practically unlosable in 2004. Now go away.”
Echoing what was said before, his first reaction after losing (and seeing the supposed “values” vote) was that the election “was a test from God.”
What a tool.
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