John Kerry has been a good surrogate for Barack Obama. Let's see how he does today against
Alf's "dad":
Lieberman is raising his voice and it's only been 2 minutes. I don't think I've ever heard him raise his voice. He said the ad with Paris Hilton is "cute". He says "we're doing something very serious". If that's true, then why are McCain's ads so awfully, hysterically, awesomely humorous?
He just called Obama a "tease". Well, sort of. He said his offshore drilling statements were "a tease". Oh, and he's young. He's a young tease. I like him better already... Obama, not Lieberman.
Kerry said he's an expert on how opponents try to scare the American public, and that these are scare tactics. J Sid has completely contradicted himself, he says, by using smear tactics instead of substance. He used the "R" word: Rove. Of course, Brokaw defended McCain by saying Rove wasn't a hired hand. Kerry countered that it's a Rove protege, if not Rove himself.
Obama has the right judgment, Kerry says, referring to Iraq, Pakistan, Korea, Iran, and Afghanistan, and how Bush has come closer to Obama's policies lately.
Tom Brokaw brought up Wes Clark, because, you know, he's being such a professional. Kerry distanced himself from Clark's POW remarks. Then he changed the subject, bringing it back to issues, like Medicare. Trivial stuff like that. Tom's now on to offshore drilling and hitting Obama on his latest comments and using the "flip flop" words.
Kerry defends Obama by saying he's prepared to break the gridlock if it's the only way to move toward a good energy policy. The difference is, Obama will work for compromise. McCain rejected the proposal flat out, because it would raise taxes on oil companies.
Lieberman says the point is that we have to drill because gas prices are high. And that McCain "sees the crisis". Obama doesn't. He's young and teasey. McCain sees the problem. American oil is what counts. He's decisive and strong and decisive.
But Lieberman flipped on this, says Kerry. Lieberman admitted he did. Suh-nap!Lieberman says McCain is bold and that Obama is wishy washy and risky... but it has nothing to do with his name or skin color. Nothing. At all. Al Gore let him be the first Jewish American to run for v.p. Obama should have the same faith in America that they won't judge him on his race. Excuse me while I bang my fist through the wall.
He won't answer Brokaw on Social Security. McCain's ready to become commander in chief, and we have to resolve partisanship. He's a reformer, reaches across the aisle, see, so he'll fix Social Security. He won't raise taxes, he's a great negotiator like Reagan. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Tom switches to foreign policy without letting Kerry respond.Kerry is answering Lieberman anyway. Obama passed landmark ethics reform, the leading Dem who did that. And as for oil, there are existing offshore leases that are going unused.
On the surge: McCain alleged that the surge created the Awakening. Wrong. But
Tom is arguing with Kerry. Again.
Liberman says Kerry is disrespecting our soldiers. What. A. Tool. Kerry is stating the case for a timetable, with Maliki's support. Lieberman insists the surge worked, Kerry says it helped, but didn't resolve
the all-important political issues in Iraq.
Lists how many ways McCain has been wrong. But he was right about the surge, Lieberman says!!! The surge! The surge!!! McCain has guts!!!! With 4 exclamation points!!!! Lieberman keeps saying Obama would ignore "conditions on the ground"... Kerry didn't jump in. JUMP IN.
Tom asks if Lieberman will be welcome as a Democrat in Congress next year. Kerry says yes, because he'll want to be part of a Democratic majority. Lieberman is proud of not following the party line because McCain's swell.
It's "so important to elect him". He'd go to the Republican convention, not to diss Obama, but because we have to act like Americans... not partisan mudslingers.How ironic.
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