Kerry Struggling to Find a Theme, Democrats Fear

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Struggling to Find a Theme, Democrats
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> Campaign 2004 > Kerry
Struggling to Find a Theme, Democrats
Fear 05/02/2004 03:10 AM
NYT: KERRY'S CAMPAIGN IS SEEN AS STALLED BY BUSH TACTICS .. said Stephanie Cutter .. New York Times

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On the 2nd Night, Unity Is the Theme for
the Democrats

On the 2nd Night, Unity Is the Theme for
the Democrats 07/27/2004 11:15 PM
Democrats offered up John Kerry as someone ready to unite a nation divided by the policies of the Bush administration.

Kerry Invoking 'Values' Theme to Frame
Issues

Kerry Invoking 'Values' Theme to Frame
Issues 07/02/2004 11:08 PM
Senator Kerry is adopting a traditionally Republican refrain to give his campaign grounding and context in broad moral terms.

the fear about Kerry

the fear about Kerry 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
I've received literally 30 requests from people I know to contribute to the Kerry campaign. That must mean something good about the campaign's organization. But I remain skeptical about whether the Senator can muster the message. Obvious disclaimer: I know nothing about how elections are won, and I'm sure Kerry's got the very best in the world helping him build the strategy that defeats amazingly powerful politics on the other side. But as I watch Kerry (as opposed, e.g., to MoveOn) define the issues in this campaign, he still feels inside-the-beltway-tone-deaf. One by one we get "new initiatives," Christmas tree lists of things Kerry will do when president, much like Clinton would rattle off lists of gifts in his State of the Union Addresses (for hours and hours and hours). Each new initiative gets a flurry of attention, some praise, some criticism, and then disappears. The result is at best a slight good-idea victory, but more likely a draw. But people, the professional pols say, care about the economy, or their jobs, or taxes, or education. So a campaign must stick to addressing those issues. Maybe. And of course, Clinton won largely because he kept on message (It's the economy, stupid.) But to this know-nothing writer, this election seems different. The Clinton/Gore days felt very different. It was a time when Nader could say that there "was no difference" between Bush and Gore -- and of course, with respect to many issues, there was no real difference apparent. Yet I can't believe anyone is going to get excited about this election by being given a list of policy initiatives. I have views about policies, but I don't keep a checklist to decide who I'm going to vote for. Instead, the passion and anger that bubbled Dean to the top was focused on something much more fundamental: a basic corruption of government. Not corruption in the banana republic sense -- money to politicians. But a corruption of basic integrity. Deception about the war. Obstruction of access to information about influence (e.g., Cheney and the oil companies). Coddling to corporate criminals. (Yea, I know, you'll whine about that, but it sounds so good). And persistent Nixonian attacks on critics. This is the basic, apple-pie message that I would bet would win. That we have gone back on basic American values -- or those values we believe we believe. "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" was not meant to distinguish "Truth and Justice" from the "American Way." And I would think a constant beat reasking the same question -- Who have we become? -- would slowly erode any passion for reelecting this President. Or alternatively, focus on kids. Look at the first three winning entries from the Bush-in-30-seconds ad campaign. These "conservative" policies will have one single consequence: to burden our children. With debt -- as Bush races us to the largest deficits ever. With insecurity -- as another generation of fanatics focuses on just one idea: kill Americans. With corruption of our basic values -- as the two americas reality becomes clearer and clearer. Something like this would have been Dean's message, though he was weakened for other reasons. It would have been close to the clear message Edwards had refined. But it's not yet been the message that has come across from this candidate.

'Change' Is Vital Election Theme for
Bush, Kerry (Los Angeles Times)

'Change' Is Vital Election Theme for
Bush, Kerry (Los Angeles Times) 09/12/2004 05:14 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — After nearly four years in office, President Bush has settled on a surprising new identity for his campaign's stretch run: he is selling himself as the candidate of change.

Kerry Says Democrats to Keep Up
Intensity (AP)

Kerry Says Democrats to Keep Up
Intensity (AP) 07/10/2004 10:22 PM
AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says his selection of John Edwards as his running mate seems to have injected energy into the campaign. Still, he recognizes the dangers of being swept up by the excitement of the moment and growing complacent.

Democrats Prepare to Put the Spotlight
on Kerry

Democrats Prepare to Put the Spotlight
on Kerry 07/25/2004 02:24 PM
Democrats prepared today to open a national nominating convention in Boston that they said would spotlight Senator John Kerry.

Democrats Nominate Kerry for President
(AP)

Democrats Nominate Kerry for President
(AP) 07/28/2004 11:48 PM
AP - Sen. John Kerry collected the Democratic presidential nomination late Wednesday in a convention held in the city that nurtured his political career for nearly a quarter-century.

Democrats Ask if Cautious Path Is Best
for Kerry

Democrats Ask if Cautious Path Is Best
for Kerry 05/26/2004 10:38 PM
President Bush's political difficulties have prompted a debate among Democrats about whether John Kerry should lie low or be more visible.

Clintons Rally Democrats to Support
Kerry (AP)

Clintons Rally Democrats to Support
Kerry (AP) 07/27/2004 09:16 AM
AP - On a night of nostalgia, Democrats wistful for the White House joyously relived the glory days of Bill Clinton and his mastery of American politics. John Kerry should hope to do so well Thursday night.

"Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay
on Careful Path"

"Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay
on Careful Path" 05/27/2004 03:23 PM

Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay on
Careful Path

Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay on
Careful Path 05/27/2004 01:31 AM
President Bush's political difficulties have prompted a debate among Democrats about whether John Kerry should lie low or be more visible.

Democrats Say Kerry Can Bridge U.S.
Divide (Reuters)

Democrats Say Kerry Can Bridge U.S.
Divide (Reuters) 07/27/2004 11:07 PM
Reuters - Teresa Heinz Kerry led a parade of Democratic veterans and newcomers on Tuesday who praised John Kerry's values and said his leadership could unite a divided America and restore credibility to the White House.

Democrats Ready Upbeat Convention for
Kerry

Democrats Ready Upbeat Convention for
Kerry 07/25/2004 03:53 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 25 2004 7:39PM GMT

Edwards Rallies Democrats Before Kerry
Nomination

Edwards Rallies Democrats Before Kerry
Nomination 07/28/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 29 2004 1:43AM GMT

Democrats Urge Kerry to Turn Up
Intensity of Campaign

Democrats Urge Kerry to Turn Up
Intensity of Campaign 09/04/2004 11:08 PM
Leading Democrats have urged John Kerry's aides to concentrate on challenging President Bush on domestic issues.

Democrats Ready Upbeat Convention for
Kerry (Reuters)

Democrats Ready Upbeat Convention for
Kerry (Reuters) 07/25/2004 04:12 PM
Reuters - A unified Democratic Party on Sunday readied an upbeat, positive coronation for White House hopeful John Kerry on the eve of a national convention held amid unprecedented security -- but without threatened union disruptions.

Kerry Tells Democrats 'America Can Do
Better' (Reuters)

Kerry Tells Democrats 'America Can Do
Better' (Reuters) 07/29/2004 10:22 PM
Reuters - Saying "America can do better," John Kerry took the reins of the Democratic Party on Thursday with a promise to restore U.S. global leadership and ask "hard questions" before taking the country to war.

Democrats Promise Upbeat Convention for
Kerry (Reuters)

Democrats Promise Upbeat Convention for
Kerry (Reuters) 07/25/2004 09:10 PM
Reuters - A unified Democratic Party on Sunday readied an upbeat, positive coronation for White House hopeful John Kerry on the eve of a national convention held amid unprecedented security -- but without threatened union disruptions.

Democrats Assail Bush on Iraq, Laud
Kerry (AP)

Democrats Assail Bush on Iraq, Laud
Kerry (AP) 07/27/2004 11:07 PM
AP - Democrats assailed President Bush's handling of the Iraq war Tuesday night and painted a vivid portrait of John Kerry as a decorated war hero. "He earned his medals the old-fashioned way, by putting his life on the line," Teresa Heinz Kerry told the party's national convention.

Yahoo! News - Heinz Kerry Says Why She
Joined Democrats

Yahoo! News - Heinz Kerry Says Why She
Joined Democrats 06/16/2004 05:30 AM
great bit about heinz kerry leaving the republican party .. TERESA: 'I'M CHEEKY, I'M SEXY, WHATEVER' .. TV interview excerpts .. Democrats are sexy? .. This AP story

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Worried Democrats Urge Kerry to Start
Revving Up Campaign

Worried Democrats Urge Kerry to Start
Revving Up Campaign 09/04/2004 07:15 PM
Leading Democrats have urged John Kerry's aides to concentrate on challenging President Bush on domestic issues.

Keynote Theme Park releases da Vinci
theme, plus free one.

Keynote Theme Park releases da Vinci
theme, plus free one. 06/09/2004 08:53 AM
Let everyone know what a genius you are with the look of Leonardo's famous notebooks. Da Vinci comes with three fonts, including one "from-the-hand-of" the master himself and includes 61 of da Vinci's notebook illustrations made transparent so they float on the background. A Photoshop® Action has also been included to turn any image into a sepia illustration, along with sketch textures for the charts. Da Vinci (1024 x 768) is available for purchase and download from KeynoteThemePark.com for $19.95
The Park has also released a new free theme, Titanium Jr. with a resolution of 800 x 600, five photo cutouts and a bit brighter look to it than their standard Titanium 2. Keynote Theme Park have also posted a tutorial on making great-looking, movable fake photo cutouts for any background using Keynote shapes.

Heinz Kerry helps Democrats raise $1M at
Phoenix event - 2004-09-23 - The
Business Journal of Phoenix

Heinz Kerry helps Democrats raise $1M at
Phoenix event - 2004-09-23 - The
Business Journal of Phoenix 09/24/2004 03:06 AM
Heinz Kerry helps Democrats raise $1M at Phoenix event - 2004-09-23 - The Business Journal of Phoenix .. I wouldn't be surprised if [Osama Bin Laden] appeared in the next month .. TERESA PREDICTS OSAMA 'CAPTURE' BEFORE ELECTION

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" Heinz Kerry helps Democrats raise $1M
at Phoenix event - 2004-09-23 - The
Business Journal of Phoenix "

" Heinz Kerry helps Democrats raise $1M
at Phoenix event - 2004-09-23 - The
Business Journal of Phoenix " 09/24/2004 08:07 PM

"What Kerry needs is to make a ballsy
choice of someone with military
experience, someone who may not be a
traditional Democrat but who's known as
a fighter, who can appeal to swing
voters, and who'll give the Democrats
instant credibility."

"What Kerry needs is to make a ballsy
choice of someone with military
experience, someone who may not be a
traditional Democrat but who's known as
a fighter, who can appeal to swing
voters, and who'll give the Democrats
instant credibility." 02/19/2004 08:49 AM

The New York Times > Washington
> Campaign 2004 > Democratic
Strategies: Democrats Urge Kerry to Turn
Up Intensity of Campaign

The New York Times > Washington
> Campaign 2004 > Democratic
Strategies: Democrats Urge Kerry to Turn
Up Intensity of Campaign 09/05/2004 01:29 PM
The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Democratic Strategies: Democrats Urge Kerry to Turn Up Intensity of Campaign .. paints a fearful Dim party today

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Democrats Affiliated with Gephardt and
Kerry Broadcast New Ad Criticizing Dean.
Come On Guys, Don't Do Karl Rove's Work
Hatchet Work for Him. 12/13

Democrats Affiliated with Gephardt and
Kerry Broadcast New Ad Criticizing Dean.
Come On Guys, Don't Do Karl Rove's Work
Hatchet Work for Him. 12/13 12/14/2003 09:03 AM
fear-mongering attack ad .. Robert Gibbs .. Democrats

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Blog for America : When Democrats Attack
Democrats December 13, 2003

Blog for America : When Democrats Attack
Democrats December 13, 2003 12/14/2003 07:56 AM

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Will Someone Please Find John Kerry and
Tell Him There are Valiant Members of
the Black Caucus Trying to Restore
Democracy and One-Person, One-Vote, and
His Help His Needed. Oh, Forget About
It. He Has More Important Things to Do.
Like Save Face. 1/6

Will Someone Please Find John Kerry and
Tell Him There are Valiant Members of
the Black Caucus Trying to Restore
Democracy and One-Person, One-Vote, and
His Help His Needed. Oh, Forget About
It. He Has More Important Things to Do.
Like Save Face. 1/6 01/06/2005 07:50 PM

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Geek Conferences: Nothing to Fear but
Fear Itself

Geek Conferences: Nothing to Fear but
Fear Itself 02/16/2004 05:37 AM
Is the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference elitist? This question seems to be stirring up the blogosphere, and causing lots of good people who I read and like to throw verbal bricks at each other. I thought that as someone who is clearly not a member of the blogging elite, I might have a useful perspective to offer. Is the conference elitist? Of course it is - and no, it isn't. Both are true. It is elitist in the sense that it requires interest, knowing that the conference is going to happen, and being able to come up with the large amounts of time and money to attend. This rules out a very large proportion of the world. However, if someone is motivated and willing to rough it, it is possible to attend the conference for a lot less money than the standard cost of the conference and swanky hotel. In my case I found cheap late night flights on Southwest, stayed in a very cheap hostel (though not as cheap as the hacker loft crash pad), and got a free pass to the conference by writing and asking Tim O'Reilly nicely for one -- I saw other free passes being given away via the Wiki. So the money doesn't have to be the huge barrier it seems like at first, but attending does require a bit of luck and or chutzpah, geographical proximity, and being willing to stay in considerably less than stellar accommodations. The conference can also feel elitist because so many of the people who attend know each other. Many of them have long-standing professional, technical and personal ties (and ongoing feuds). If, like me, you are somewhat reticent by nature, you don't have ties to lots of people at the conference, and you don't have any particular product or idea to promote, it can be easy to feel intimidated or like an outsider surrounded by insiders. For instance, one day of the conference I ran into Dan Gillmor, Doc Searls, Micah Sifry and Scott Rosenberg at a cafe next door to the conference. I read 3 out of 4 of them regularly, I respect their work a lot, and I would have enjoyed sitting at their lunch table and listening to them talk. Did they invite me to join them for lunch? Of course not, no more than I would invite a random stranger I saw...

Struggling Supermarkets

Struggling Supermarkets 02/17/2004 03:44 PM
A Washington Post article illustrates the challenges facing grocery chains today.

Struggling SCO Hopes for Win in Court

Struggling SCO Hopes for Win in Court 01/03/2005 08:25 AM
Almost two years after it sued IBM, The SCO Group will begin this year hoping for a reversal of fortune. The company faces a decline in demand for its Unix server software and a drying up of its intellectual property revenue.

Struggling schools get advisers

Struggling schools get advisers 06/15/2004 08:25 AM
In a shake-up of inspections, schools with problems are going to have mentoring from experienced heads.

AMD Plans IPO for Struggling Memory Unit

AMD Plans IPO for Struggling Memory Unit 04/13/2005 10:56 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Wednesday said its struggling memory chip business had filed for a $600 million initial public offering, a move cheered by investors who saw the unit as distracting from the company's primary focus on making PC processors.

Spammers Struggling, Moving Overseas

Spammers Struggling, Moving Overseas 12/15/2003 02:27 AM
Yet another in a long line of "spammer profiles." This one focuses on two grandparents who spam for a living - but claim that times are tough for spammers, and they may have to declare bankruptcy. I'm sure we all pity them and the "free speech rights" go on and on about. The article does a good job pointing out how spammers are quite different than direct mail companies - no matter what the spammers claim. It also points out, however, that spammers are all setting up shop overseas, where it will be even more difficult to track them down once the US law legalizing most spam goes into effect. I'm still wondering why no one is demanding that, if we must pass such a terrible law, why don't we have some clear review point, six months from the law going into effect that will show how much more spam is being received? If it shown (as most of us suspect) that the law does nothing to stop spam (and may even help increase it), then shouldn't a Plan B be lined up?

Olympic telecoms struggling towards
line?

Olympic telecoms struggling towards
line? 06/02/2004 03:55 AM
Europe in Brief Athens infrastructure doubts

Some Cities Struggling to Keep Pension
Promises

Some Cities Struggling to Keep Pension
Promises 05/04/2004 10:35 PM
Many cities that offered their workers large retirement pensions find that their pension funds cannot support the payouts.
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