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Politically Tone Deaf

The Kerry campaign used a Rolls Royce as its press logo in Detroit. You gotta admire the attempts at spinning their way out:

Asked about the press-pass logo, Kerry spokesman David Wade said it was unintentional error by a campaign volunteer and then criticized President Bush's economic policies.

"I could say that the Rolls-Royce is the perfect symbol of who got the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but sometimes objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear," he said.

"Under President Bill Clinton, our strong economy actually helped bring Rolls-Royce jobs to the United States for American workers," Mr. Wade said. "Now, with health care costs rising and no end in sight under George Bush, American automakers say they may have to outsource jobs overseas. That's why John Kerry's health care plan offers relief to American companies and hope for the United Auto Workers who are fighting to put John Kerry and John Edwards in the White House."

I'm simultaneously amazed and appalled at people who can spout this stuff and keep a straight face.

Posted by Rand Simberg at July 24, 2004 01:27 PM
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Get used to it-- a Kerry administration will be 4 years of buck passing and blaming everyone except themselves for their own incompetence.

(And the grocery store scanner story mentioned in the article is another lie that will never die-- see George H. W. Bush and the Supermarket Scanner and snopes.com.

Posted by Raoul Ortega at July 24, 2004 02:16 PM

"a Kerry administration will be 4 years of buck passing and blaming everyone except themselves for their own incompetence"

Wow, what a coincidence - You mean just like the last four years??

Posted by Lars at July 24, 2004 02:51 PM

Well, buck passing seems to be the standard for the office these days. At least, Bush doesn't do the stupid Clinton "I didn't do it and I promise not to do it again" routine or the "We'll fully behind our loyal official in this trying scandal as we boot him out the door."

I do grow wistful though for the days when the Bush administration maintained discipline and didn't leak stuff. Kerry hired Sandy Bergman (and some other Clinton insiders), so you know his administration is going to leak like a broken water main.

Posted by Karl Hallowell at July 24, 2004 10:29 PM


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