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| Rendell: Osama bin Laden wants Bush re-elected |
| 2004-10-31 |
| A new videotape message from terror mastermind Osama bin Laden was meant to help President Bush win re-election, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Sunday. "It's obvious to me that bin Laden is trying to help George Bush, because George Bush is the best recruiter that al-Qaida has," Rendell told "Fox News Sunday. "George Bush is so disliked in the Arab world that we're creating terrorists every single day — more terrorists than we can even come close to killing," the Democrat said. "You've got to be kidding, Ed," replied Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee, who chairs the Bush-Cheney campaign in Arkansas and appeared on "Fox News Sunday" with Rendell. "Seriously, I don't think anyone in America cares or knows who Osama bin Laden is for for president." The Bush campaign called Rendell's comments "disgusting." "For John Kerry's surrogates to suggest that Osama bin Laden supports President Bush's reelection is disgusting," Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt said in a statement. This just demonstrates once again that for John Kerry, the war on terror is about political opportunity, not victory." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Didn't Rendell get the memo from Cronkite that it was a joke? Those of us in "flyover Pennsylvania" (I'm in NW PA) brought down Rendell's phone bank over blocking the military votes. Even my union member, Kerry supporting neighbor is PO'd at Rendell. Democrat or Republican you don't mess with Pennsylvania troops. Rendell better hope for a Kerry Administration appointment because he's in for a hell of fight to get re-elected. |
| Posted by: Urako 2004-10-31 11:50:54 PM |
| #8 I.S.L.A.M = International Society of Liars And Murderers |
| Posted by: Allah 2004-10-31 10:51:02 PM |
| #7 Its a meme in the making. Media has decided Kerry is going to lose, and the reason is going to be Osama. Both morning news programs said this straight-faced here in Oz. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-10-31 10:37:23 PM |
| #6 ! 4 MORE YEARS ! |
| Posted by: Spineshank 2004-10-31 9:59:57 PM |
| #5 Osama tryin to help Bush? Not hardly. Go ahead - make a terrorist's day - vote for Kerry. |
| Posted by: Hank 2004-10-31 9:50:02 PM |
| #4 This is so stupid. Why would OBL want Bush (who put Al-q pretty much on the ropes and OBL looking over own back all the time) over Kerry who would return us to pre-9/11 times and surrender to the terrorists? And don't tell me Kerry wouldn't do it. He did it before with the North Vietmanese. Guy is a born traitor. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-31 9:10:53 PM |
| #3 Embarassment is right: the sonofabitch is MY governor! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-10-31 8:45:20 PM |
| #2 God Ed Rendell is an embarassment to everyone. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-31 8:37:18 PM |
| #1 Never thought I'd say it, but guess that means I've got at least one thing in common with bin Loser. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-10-31 8:16:27 PM |