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July 17, 2004
Mmmm.. Classy

Via the Poor Man, a story about an anti-Kerry bumper sticker circulating in Louisville, Kentucky. The sticker reads, "Kerry is bin Laden's Man/Bush is Mine."

The chairman of the Jefferson County GOP denies that the party is responsible for the sticker, but confirms that the party is distributing the stickers. Oooookay.

Keep in mind that this is the same Republican party that had its collective panties in a twist last week because Whoppi Goldberg made a dumb joke about Bush's last name being "bush," which it clearly is. Republicans were all over TV calling the event a "hatefest."

Josh Marshall dug deeper into this by placing a call to Jack Richardson, head of the Jefferson County GOP. Richardson made no apologies for the sticker, pointing out that, "it's funny how the truth not only can be amusing but also make a point." Wow, Jack, you're right. That is funny. And clearly the sentiment expressed by this sticker is the truth, right?

Richardson: "I believe that if you look at John Kerry's voting record in the senate, why wouldn't bin Laden prefer Kerry over Bush?"

Okay, let's see... Because Bush's policies have been the best recruiting material bin Laden could have ever asked for? Because Bush has basically made bin Laden's every prophecy about the U.S. come true? Because John Kerry will have a more balanced, more international, less insane policy towards the Middle East that would probably marginalize people like bin Laden, and he will focus resources on tactics that actually have some chance of weakening Al Qaeda's influence instead of creating sympathy for his cause?

I could think of more.

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