Monday, March 15, 2004

Cassandra Hides You call that mean? The good old days We keep hearing that this will be the meanest campaign ever. But will it? There's some stiff competition for that title. Aren't we overlooking the election of 1800, when Thomas Jefferson said of John Adams: "The man is a vile liar, a thief of the first water a whore monger and a pedarast!" Or, what about 1860, when Abraham Lincoln sent squads of thugs to beat up likely Douglas voters? And doesn't this election pale when compared to 1956. That was the year that Adlai Stevenson kidnapped Dwight Eisenhower's grandson David and threatened to sell him to the French if Ike didn't concede the election. Nope, when it comes to truly filthy election tactics, these guys are pikers. Cassandra is brought to you by FoxNews   If it's been on Drudge, it's fact! 11:37:44 PM    comment []

Cassandra Vibrates ESP at the NYT Giving Offense John Kerry denounced "the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen." When asked whom he meant, he said: "I was speaking of the vicious G.O.P. attack machine." But William Safire knows better.   In his column in the N.Y.Times he tells us (repeatedly) that Kerry was actually referring to "tens of millions of American voters,  including even veterans." While Mr. Safire's psychic abilities are legendary, I have to differ with him this time. Mr. Kerry was speaking of grandmothers, widows, orphans and puppy dogs." Cassandra is brought to you by FoxNews   Truth, custom made. 9:10:07 PM    comment []

Cassandra Cringes That Bad, Bad Liberal The President wouldn't lie. In his hardest hitting ad so far, George Bush has denounced John Kerry for voting to kill puppies, expressing hatred for mothers and planning to raise taxes a "million-billion-gazillion dollars." The subject was raised at the White House press briefing. Q: What proof is there behind the charges in the President's new ad? McClellan: I refer you to my previous comment on this. Q: But your previous comment was that you would have an answer at this press conference. McClellan: And I stand by that. Q: Stand by what? McClellan: I stand by my previous comment. Q: Then give us the answer? McClellan: I did give you the answer. Q: What was the answer? McClellan: That I refer you to my previous answer. Cassandra is brought to you by FoxNews   Creativity in journalism. 6:27:02 PM    comment []