Posted on 06/26/2004 11:50:11 AM PDT by wagglebee
Campaigning in California on Wednesday, Sen. John Kerry acknowledged that ex-president Bill Clinton's book tour was overshadowing his presidential campaign, telling a crowd in San Jose:
"I’m told we’ve got about 2,000 people out here. All the rest of the Democrats are at the Clinton book signings."
While the remarks were supposedly delivered in jest, Kerry campaign officials have been wincing all week as the ex-president inadvertently reminds America of what happened the last time Democrats ran the White House: Sex scandals at home and unchecked terrorism abroad. Clinton didn't help matters Thursday night, when he gushed about the prospect of his wife Hillary becoming president, while noting that it won't happen in the foreseeable future if Kerry wins.
"If that happens for our side, there won't be another presidential race for eight years," he lamented to CNN's Larry King.
To be sure, Mr. Clinton made sure to say nice things about Kerry during the interview.
"I know John Kerry well and I believe he'd be a good president. I think he has a lot of good qualities -- not just because he agrees with me, but psychologically he's well suited to be president."
But compare that to the superlatives the ex-president used about his wife.
"I think that I personally have ever known anybody more able than her. . . . If she wanted to present herself and if she got elected, she would be magnificent. Therefore for my country, I would love it. Because she's really able."
What about those promises he made to campaign for Kerry?
Last night Clinton warned that he doesn't wasn't to overdo it, telling King, "I think there's a certain amount that's appropriate and a certain amount where it might even be counterproductive."
No wonder Sen. Kerry is "joking" that Clinton's help isn't particularly helpful.
Maybe that should tell you something Jacques, nobody actually likes you all that much.
Bubba: but psychologically he's well suited to be president."
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
Huh?
Kerry?
Senator John Kerry?
The war hero?
What is he running for?
Reelection?
I had no idea that his term was up this year?!
Sorry to hear about that.
Oh well, back to Michael Moore and Bill Clinton.
Best to you, Senator Kerry!
It's his only way of getting back into power, flying Air Force One, hosting lavish State dinners, instead of lurking in the shadows and having no one pay attention to him.
One wonders how environmentally friendly that jet is. I guess the "family" owns it, as well as that SUV.
To paraphrase Ross Perot, "That sucking sound you hear is Kerry's campaign."
No doubt about that.
I think this reason to be an invalid one.
Perhaps his list of crone pardons was much longer that what we saw in 2001.
Yep! Either that or he is getting revenge that the `rats didn`t beg and bow enough to Hitlery to run. I hope she does run in 2008. By then her horns should have grown long enough to be visble.
That would mean that Kerry and his campaign sucks!
No lurch. You are the one who is hurting your campaign.
But he keeps insisting on being the focal point of his campaign! ; )
And its probably a lot easier to pick up women when you live in the White House, not like being in a Manhatten bar and trying to lure them back to Chappaqua.
He should tap Monica for vp so he can cash in on the book hype and at the same time have his own knob polisher for the campaign.
Baloney! How are you doing?
Doin' great. And, you?
...Clintons, not Clintons' book...
Kerry's too dumb to understand the Clinton book is doing Kerry a favor. The more Kerry IS seen on TV, etc., the more his favorability rating sinks.
But, what do the Clintons have planned for the fall? When is their movie due out?????
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