Is Kerry using the slogan, "Give 'em hell, Kerry!"?

DeepModem Mom

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Sat Mar-06-04 05:42 PM
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Is Kerry using the slogan, "Give 'em hell, Kerry!"?

If not, could someone with ties to the campaign pass along this idea for signs, banners, etc.? Kerry rhymes with Harry, of course, and the phrase evokes that man of the people Truman, and connects John Kerry, and all Democrats, to him. It also evokes the anti-populist party Truman was running against, with Dewey as the candidate. Truman was before my time, but older voters vote, and maybe some younger voters have studied enough history, to respond to this rallying call.

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hellhathnofury

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Sat Mar-06-04 06:50 PM
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1. Hairi Kerry?

I don't think it fits the Senator from Massachusetts very well.

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DeepModem Mom

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Sat Mar-06-04 07:18 PM
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7. Kerry's been letting loose some fire and brimstone lately....

He wasn't my first choice either, but I'm all for him winning now -- and I think "Give 'em hell" might help counter the elitist image some have of him. Your guy, Dean, of course, gave 'em hell, and gave it to 'em first. I'm a fan, too.

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hellhathnofury

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Sat Mar-06-04 07:22 PM
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8. It'll just make him look silly.

His problem is that he really never gave anyone hell, and well he is somewhat elitist.

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robsul82

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Sat Mar-06-04 06:54 PM
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2. KER and HAR do not rhyme, lol...

If anyone were to use the "Give 'Em Hell!" nickname, it would've been Howard or DK.

Later.

RJS

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hellhathnofury

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Sat Mar-06-04 06:57 PM
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3. Dean actually was already.

Edited on Sat Mar-06-04 07:00 PM by cynicalSOB1

I think I'm going to buy one in honor of this thread.

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littlejoe

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Sat Mar-06-04 07:10 PM
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6. As a man who was raised in Independence, Mo., and whose father

personally knew Harry Truman, and also as someone who was married in the chambers of Truman's district courtroom in Jackson County,Mo., I would like for the Kerry team to come up with something more original.

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Guaranteed

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Sat Mar-06-04 11:30 PM
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9. Some from DU sent me two bumper stickers

with "Give 'em hell, Howard!" a couple of months ago. So, yes, he's been using it.

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Duck90MPH

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Sat Mar-06-04 07:00 PM
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4. Where did "bring it on" come from?

I see Kerry saying that quite often.

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hellhathnofury

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Sat Mar-06-04 07:01 PM
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5. Bush told the insurgents to "bring it on."

Kerry is mocking him.

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