Saturday, November 13, 2004
Divider: When Bush was campaigning this year he was also the President of the United States. However, that didn't stop him from disparaging one of those states: Massachusetts. We took a look at all of the speeches Bush gave in October and November. Up until the last debate in mid October, he rarely mentioned Massachusetts, but after that, he went all over the country and used "Massachusetts" as a code for something bad (typically about taxation). It's quite remarkable that he did that. Can you imagine the reaction if Kerry did as much Texas bashing as Bush did with Massachusetts? Here is a summary of the speeches where Bush mentioned Massachusetts in a negative way. And yes, we know it's virtually all a standard speech that he was giving time and again. So what? (Note: We excluded those statements where Kerry was identified as "the senator from Massachusetts" - which could be argued is benign.) | October 15, 2004 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin | In 20 years as a senator from Massachusetts, he has built the record of -- a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 15, 2004 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | In 20 years as a senator from Massachusetts, he's built the record of a -- senator from Massachusetts. | | October 16, 2004 | Central Point, Oregon | In 20 years as a senator from Massachusetts, he's built the record of a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 16, 2004 | Sunrise, Florida | In 20 years as Senator from Massachusetts, he's built a record of -- a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 16, 2004 | West Palm Beach, Florida | In 20 years as a Senator from Massachusetts, he's built up a record of -- a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 16, 2004 | Daytona Beach, Florida | In 20 years as a Senator from Massachusetts, he's built a record of -- a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 19, 2004 | St. Petersburg, Florida | In 20 years as a Senator from Massachusetts, he has built a record of -- a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 19, 2004 | New Port Richey, Florida | In 20 years as a Senator from Massachusetts he's built the record of -- a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 19, 2004 | The Villages, Florida | My opponent has his own history on the economy. In 20 years as a senator from Massachusetts, he has built the record of -- a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 20, 2004 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | I'm running against a fellow who's promised $2.2 trillion in programs that cost -- that's how much they cost the government, $2.2 trillion, that's with a "T." That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 20, 2004 | Mason City, Iowa | In 20 years as a Senator from Massachusetts, he has built a record of -- a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 20, 2004 | Rochester, Minnesota | See, I'm running against a fellow who has promised $2.2 trillion worth of new spending. That's a lot. That's with a "T." (Laughter.) That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 21, 2004 | Hershey, Pennsylvania | In 20 years as a senator from Massachusetts, he's built a record -- of a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 22, 2004 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | He promised about $2.2 trillion of new spending. That's with a "T." (Laughter.) That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 23, 2004 | Ft. Myers, Florida | He's promised about $2.2 trillion of new spending. That's with a "T." (Laughter.) That's a lot even for a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 23, 2004 | Lakeland, Florida | ... he's promised about $2.2 trillion in new spending. That's with a "T." (Laughter.) That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 23, 2004 | Melbourne, Florida | He's promised about $2.2 trillion of new federal spending. That's with a "T" -- trillion with a "T." That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 23, 2004 | Jacksonville, Florida | He's promised $2.2 trillion of new federal spending -- that's trillion with a "T." That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 25, 2004 | Davenport, Iowa | He's promised $2.2 trillion of new spending -- that's trillion with a "T." That's a lot even for a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 26, 2004 | Dubuque, Iowa | Listen, he's promised $2.2 trillion in new spending in this campaign -- that's trillion with a "T." (Laughter.) That's a lot, even for a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 26, 2004 | Richland Center, Wisconsin | The fellow I'm running against has proposed $2.2 trillion of new federal spending. That's trillion with a "T." That's a lot -- even for a Senator from Massachusetts, that's a lot. | | October 26, 2004 | Cuba City, Wisconsin | He's promised to spend $2.2 trillion in new money -- spending. That's trillion, with a "T." That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 26, 2004 | Onalaska, Wisconsin | I'm running against a fellow who's promised $2.2 trillion of new federal spending. That's with a "T" That is -- that's a lot even for a Senator from Massachusetts. | | October 27, 2004 | Pontiac, Michigan | He's promised $2.2 trillion of new spending -- that's trillion, with a "T." That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 27, 2004 | Findlay, Ohio | Around the campaign, he's been promising $2.2 trillion in new federal spending -- that's trillion with a "T." That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 27, 2004 | Vienna, Ohio | I also want to remind you, he's promised $2.2 trillion of new federal spending -- that's trillion with a "T." That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 27, 2004 | Lititz, Pennsylvania | During this campaign he's proposed $2.2 trillion of new spending. Now, that is a trillion with a "T." That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 28, 2004 | Yardley, Pennsylvania | He's proposed about $2.2 trillion in new federal spending. That's trillion with a "T." That's a lot. That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 28, 2004 | Dayton, Ohio | During the campaign, he's promised a lot of new spending, $2.2 trillion of new spending. That's trillion with a "T." That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 28, 2004 | Westlake, Ohio | He's also proposed $2.2 trillion in new spending. That's a lot. That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 28, 2004 | Saginaw, Michigan | He said, I'm going to spend $2.2 trillion new money, when you add up all his promises. He doesn't really want to clarify that. That's $2.2 trillion with a "T." That's a lot. That is a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 29, 2004 | Manchester, New Hampshire | No mention of Massachusetts at all. Normally there are two references in the speech to Massachusetts, but Bush's courage failed him while he visited a neighboring state. | | October 29, 2004 | Toledo, Ohio | ... he's proposed $2.2 trillion in new spending -- that is trillion with a "T." That's a lot. That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 30, 2004 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | During this campaign, he's also promised $2.2 trillion in federal spending -- that's trillion with a "T." (Laughter.) That's a lot. Even for a senator from Massachusetts, that's a lot. | | October 30, 2004 | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | He's also promised $2.2 trillion in new spending -- that would be trillion with a "T." (Laughter.) And that's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 30, 2004 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ... he promised $2.2 trillion in new federal spending. Now, that's trillion with a "T." That's a lot. Even for a Senator from Massachusetts, that's a lot. | | October 30, 2004 | Orlando, Florida | He's promised $2.2 trillion of new spending. That is trillion with a "T." That's a lot. That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 31, 2004 | Cincinnati, Ohio | ... he's promised $2.2 trillion in new federal spending -- that's trillion with a "T." That's a lot -- (laughter) -- even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 31, 2004 | Miami, Florida | In this campaign he's also pledged to spend $2.2 trillion new dollars -- that's a lot, that's trillion with a "T." (Laughter.) That is even -- that's a lot for a senator from Massachusetts. I mean, it's --(laughter.) | | October 31, 2004 | Tampa, Florida | He's also promised $2.2 trillion in new federal spending. That's trillion with a "T." That's a lot. That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | October 31, 2004 | Gainesville, Florida | ... he's also promised $2.2 trillion of new spending. That is trillion with a "T." That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | November 1, 2004 | Wilmington, Ohio | ... he's promised about $2.2 trillion in new federal spending. That is trillion with a "T." That's a lot. That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | November 1, 2004 | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | ... you begin to get a sense of his economic plan. That's $2.2 trillion with a "T." That is a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | November 1, 2004 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | He's proposing $2.2 trillion in new federal spending -- that's trillion with a "T." That is a lot. That's a lot even for a senator from Massachusetts. | | November 1, 2004 | Sioux City, Iowa | See, he's promised $2.2 trillion in new federal spending. That is trillion with a "T." That's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. |
posted by Quiddity at 11/13/2004 03:31:00 PM
5 comments
I'm in awe of your work.
Yeah, I agree with Brenda - a really dead senator like Tsongas (or Brooke) would be much better than our current president!
Did everyone notice that Massachusetts, a state long made fun of by the fundies for its support of gay marriage and liberal attitudes, has the lowest divorce rate in the country?
Laurie
Married in Massachusetts, since 1977
(I need to write a blog posting some day about how our marriage, given that we eschew church-going and openly engaged in pre-marital sex, should have been over long ago, according to fundies. But noooo....)
I've never understood the psychology, but the worse the place of origin the greater the pride therein. People from Odessa, TX and Anywhere, AL come to mind.
Maybe we should start talking about bloodthirsty politicians from Texas. After all, the last three Presidents from TX have gotten us into a war ...
The BIG question about this way under-remarked about point?.....
Why didn't Kerry call him out on it?
Dean would have, Wes Clark would have, others too.
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