Article: Bush Stump Speech Under Constant Revision

SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-30-2004
Dateline: COLUMBUS, Ohio


President Bush speaks to supporters at a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Bush's favorite yarn about Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is gone, along with the joke about unwashed rental cars.

In Bush's fast-changing campaign speeches, old chestnuts are rapidly falling to the ground to make way for new zingers. Departing from long-standing practice, his team is tweaking the stump speech each day _ sometimes, like Friday, several times in one day.

What used to be a repetitive address is now a fast-moving vehicle for driving news ...

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