Posted on 08/20/2004 1:33:10 AM PDT by ninonitti
John Kerry's August 2004 is beginning to look like Mike Dukakis' August 1988.
Not a good month, in other words. It's probably too much to say that the wheels are coming off Kerry's campaign the way they did off his political mentor's 16 summers ago. He hasn't climbed into a tank yet, but isn't it odd that he reaches out to Mike McCurry almost 16 years to the day that Dukakis brought back a sleazemeister named John Sasso?
Sixteen years ago this month, the nation learned that the Duke was a henpecked wimp who went to bed at night with, as he himself put it, ``Kitty's advice, counsels and urgings ringing in my ears.''
Now we discover from Kerry's ditzy ex-girlfriend that when he used to call her he used an alias - Miguel. And that when they were playing doctor with the shades drawn, he would whisper sweet nothings in her ear. In French.
Sacre bleu!
We've come a long way from John Kerry [related, bio] reporting for duty to Miguel reporting for booty.
And now Sen. John Miguel Kerry throws down the gauntlet to the swift-boat vets. But this may have been a time for Miguel to have recalled the words of Jim Curley: ``Never complain, never explain.''
For 30 years, Miguel has been in a media liplock with the bow-tied bumkissers of Morrissey Boulevard. And this love affair has apparently led him to believe that the rest of the media will roll over for him the way his kissin' cousins always have in Boston. And most of the PC press has until now totally ignored the charges of the swift-boat vets. But how can they now?
You know how every profile of Kerry this year has included the old story about how the late state rep Bill Reinstein passed himself off to the clueless Kerry as another legislator. The anecdote is always cited as an example of how out-of-touch Kerry was, and is.
But it appears that Kerry never absorbed the most important lesson of his tormentor Reinstein's career. Back when Reinstein was mayor of Revere, a scandal erupted over the building of a new high school. Reinstein began writing letter after letter to Garrett Byrne, the DA of Suffolk County and an ally, demanding an investigation.
Finally, after about the third missive, Byrne felt compelled to refer the matter to a grand jury. Reinstein was promptly indicted.
Now Kerry brings up the swift boat vets issue himself. And the lamestream media, like Garrett Byrne before them, may finally be forced to do something they are loath to do - go after somebody on their own team.
Miguel has benefitted from hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free publicity from Michael Moore, Moveon.org, and every brain-dead junkie and slut in Hollywood. The bookstores are full of anti-Bush tomes that are prominently displayed, but good luck trying to even find a copy of ``Unfit for Command.''
Day after day, Miguel's flanks are protected by The New York Times, CBSNBCABCCNN and every pointy-head Ivy League windbag in America, and he's freaking out over a $500,000 TV buy because the contributors are from, gasp, Texas. The Democrats' big-money guy is George Soros. He's from Hungary.
Now, though, all these semi-official organs of the Democratic Party are going to have to at least mention the charges against Kerry. Aren't they?
The media can't ignore the swift-boat vets anymore. Can they?
And Miguel asked for it. He forgot that, as they say in Revere, you should never let your mouth write a check that your rear-end can't cash. Somewhere, the shade of Bill Reinstein must be smiling.
So much for shaking down rich widows' booties for cash. Is this a life-time dream or what? Yep, the wheels are coming off the Kerry campaign and when it crashes it won't be pretty. When it does happen it will be the guy brought it all on himself. Go for it, Liveshot!
Offical tagline change in progress!
Just hope August of 2008 doesn't start to look like 1992!
Most Freepers are reluctant to admit it might be a bit more like August, 1992.
Bush Sr. was a shoo in for a second term - if his war in Iraq had ended better.
It may very well be that Bush Jr's. future depends on a simple fact - how much will a barrel of oil cost in November?
If only this were true. I believe the nation, as a whole, is not learning about the inherent weaknesses of Ketchup Boy. The partisan press' hatred for President Bush is too blinding to allow a fair reflection of Frenchie in their work.
Most candidates by now would be undergoing a probe by the press of their record. Does anyone ever see or hear the press talking about John Kerry's record? Ever? Anyone? Hello?? (crickets chirp, a tumbleweed rolls by...) Guess not.
---But this may have been a time for Miguel to have recalled the words of Jim Curley: ``Never complain, never explain.''---
Political wisdom!
9/11 changed everything, imho. I think GW is in a better position than GHW. But see my comment above for the real problem.
John 'Miguel' Kerry........PING
I was shocked, shocked the Frenchurian Candidate whispered sweet nothings in his girlfriend's ear in.... French! Inspired!
We've come a long way from John Kerry reporting for duty to Miguel reporting for booty
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I like the full version of it the best.
Dukakis didn't have a $200 million surplus OVER H.W. Bush in soft money armaments as Kerry does. Ads are only half the story. The Dems have massive ground troops in 17 states, all funded by tens of millions from Soros, Peter Lewis, Steve Bing, and many others.
Yeah, they hope millions will buy them the White House. They never heard of John Checchi here in California. Spent a fortune to win the Democratic Party primary in 1998 with nothing to show for it.
"Miguel has been in a media liplock with the bow-tied bumkissers of Morrissey Boulevard"
Now that is good writing!!!!
My suspicion is that if an incumbent loses, it is a clear mandate - a mandate for change. If a sitting president fails to win reelection, I don't think it matters if he is running against Abraham Lincoln or Elmer Fudd.
Kerry has the charisma of a mountain goat. But a better cantidate from the dims could wreak havoc... say a Hillary.
Ultimately, America is less about what has happened in the past, but far more about dreams of what the future holds. That's the Ace card the dims have always weilded.
We'll see. But a lot of things might happen, the fat lady ain't sang a note yet!
If Kerry offered people a reason to VOTE for him, you'd be right. Its all about hating Bush. I can't see Kerry holding onto many of those swing voters he covets because he hasn't talked about anything but Vietnam. Unbelievable.
Viet Nam is hardly relevant anymore. But Kerry has grabbed the outsourcing and immigration issues... and issues like that have an immediate effect on people today.
Yes, 9/11 did happen, a couple years ago. But if somebody got laid off this year, they might consider that more important.
I'm only mentioning this because I think the Pubbies really dropped the ball on this issue, and it only takes little things to swing it one way or another.
The venerable Mayor Curley cribbed that phrase from 19th century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Paging Joe Biden!
Yeah me too. Done!
Excellent. One last good laugh before hitting the rack.
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