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11/6/04
Liberal Scorecard, Election 2004
This election cycle has made fools of the liberals again. So many things
they believed and said and predicted have failed to come true, that the
bankruptcy of their cause should be obvious to everyone.
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They
predicted Kerry would cruise to victory on the shoulders of the young voters of
America, who don't answer polls because they don't have "land lines."
Wrong. The percentage of youth voters was stagnant. Lesson:
You can't motivate a slacker.
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They
believed the economy would trump character and security. Wrong.
Moral values and security won out. Lesson: Never underestimate the
importance of a moral center.
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They
believed Bush had overplayed his hand by proposing a Constitutional amendment
defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Wrong. He
motivated people who care about moral issues to come out and vote for him.
Lesson: Never forget that most Americans hold traditional values.
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They
thought they could use a campaign of lies and deceptions to convince the
American people that George W. Bush was guilty of lies and deceptions.
Wrong. They convinced the American people that John Kerry would say or
do anything to get elected. Lesson: Never paint your pot black when you
want to try to make the kettle look blacker than it is.
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They
thought that hypothetical plans that might work would be more attractive than
actual plans with flaws. Wrong. The American people never
believed Bush had had no plans, and they recognize the limits of any plan
(particularly one that's no more than the idea to have a plan). Lesson:
When you don't have any cards, you can't show them, and you can't bluff.
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They
thought they could convince the nation that Bush was responsible for lost jobs
and that the economy is stagnant or in the tank. Wrong. The
people recognized that job losses accelerated after 9-11 and that the economy is
now growing at a substantial rate. Lesson: Perhaps you can fool the
nation once in a generation (1992) into thinking the economy is in bad shape
when it isn't...
I could go on. But I think the point is amply made. CBS, ABC, CNN,
NBC, and The New York Times (and many other big papers) wanted Bush voted
out of office, but despite their efforts to hide the truth or paper it over with
lies and spin, they failed to convince the people who made the difference.
Their delusion that their twisted view of reality is more enlightened than the
views of normal people who have to make their way in the real world led them
down the garden path once more. May that trend continue indefinitely, or
until they begin to accept reality, whichever comes first.
Modified:
11/07/2004
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Bye-Bye, Harriet
Plamegate? NOT
Judge Who?
Bush Knows Miers
Supreme Prognostications
D-Day for Hamas
Ethical Embryocide?
Wake Up, Democrats
Solidarity
Our Favorite Gulag
Liberals' New Clothes
Let There Be Cat
Defending Terri
Euthanize the Courts
Liberal Scorecard Q1 05
Failing History Again
Reform Social Security?
Terror and Geneva
Framing the Debate II
Framing the Debate I
Liberal Scorecard 2004
Doesn't Think Tank
Media's 'October Surprise'
Kerry's Crazy Promises
Dirty Tricks 2004
'Nightline' Lies
Factchecking FactCheck
Unborn Human Rights
Kerry Doctrine
Liberal (Republican) Myths
The New MAD
Truth Will Bury Kerry
New Democrat Math
800 Lbs. of Hooey
Kerry's Non-Defender
Swiftees Free to Speak
Democratic Fish Story
Marriage: No Middle Ground
Connecting the Dots
NY Times Tissue of Lies
Two Americas
Dirty Politics
WMD? Yes!
Liberals Fail 'History'
Liberal Myths of Iraq
Redefining Brutality
Oversimplifying Iraq
The Passion of Jesus
The New Marriage
Gay Marriage
Hypocrisy on Secrecy
Liberal Irresponsibility
Interpreting Intelligence
Yellow Journalism
Anti-Americanism
"Human Right" Support
The New Bigotry
Feminism Bankrupt
Cubs' Moment
Israel's Solution
Syria Beware
CIA Red Herring
Kosovo vs. Iraq
Politics in Academia
Remedy for Terror
Labor Day
Security in Iraq
Socialism=Death
Israel & Palestine
Defining Marriage
Bias and Incompetence
Conservative Reality Check
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