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BUSH, KERRY BATTLE OVER 'SUPER BOWL' BRADY AFTER APPEARANCE AT STATE OF UNION
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| 01/21/04
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Posted on 01/21/2004 6:47:59 AM PST by Pikamax
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON JAN 21, 2004 08:02:35 ET XXXXX
BUSH, KERRY BATTLE OVER 'SUPER BOWL' BRADY AFTER APPEARANCE AT STATE OF UNION
Super Bowl-bound New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady has become one of the most sought after political endorsements this election cycle after he agreed to be a guest of President Bush and Laura Bush in her VIP box during the State of the Union speech!
TV images of 25 year-old Brady giving Bush repeated standing ovations -- and cheering during several of the speech's passages -- thrilled White House operatives.
One Bush staffer emailed the DRUDGE REPORT: "It was a Touchdown from Kerry's own 40-yard-line!"
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Not to be outdone, senior Kerry campaign staffers are now attempting to somehow arrange their own photo-op between Kerry and Brady.
Until recently, Kerry had every reason to believe Brady was solidly on his team.
Last Summer Brady even agreed to host a fund-raiser for Kerry in Boston. [He later canceled, claiming a scheduling conflict.]
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While an official from the New England Patriot organization claims Brady went to Washington this week to simply represent the NFL, others close to the star athlete now claim he is supporting Bush in the upcoming presidential election.
"He has switched his preference from [Massachusetts Sen. John] Kerry to Bush," a well-placed source close to Brady said Tuesday night from Boston. "He thinks President Bush has demonstrated leadership, he was proud, no, he was thrilled to go to Washington to be the president's guest and to hear his speech. He's been talking about it for weeks."
On the stump, Dem frontrunner Kerry repeatedly makes references to the New England Patriots. He began his Iowa victory speech with praise for his home team.
"Last Sunday the New England Patriots won, and one week from today, American patriots here in New Hampshire have an opportunity to restore fairness to America and to put the American people back in charge," Kerry explained.
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KEYWORDS: sotu; tombrady
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:48:00 AM PST
by
Pikamax
To: Pikamax
Brady is da man!
To: Pikamax
Kerry is sacked in his own endzone!
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:49:52 AM PST
by
kidd
To: Pikamax
Kerry should consider getting Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) for personal appearances instead. Only problems are:
1. Nobody could tell them apart.
2. Gwynne is dead.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:52:01 AM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(The Pats will kill the winner anyway.)
To: Johnny_Cipher
At least Gwynne will likely vote Democrat.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:52:50 AM PST
by
Ingtar
(Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
To: Pikamax
Kennedy, the Red Sox, Kerry . . . here's to hoping the Pat's keep up the streak of losers that come from the state of Mass.
To: Ingtar
LOL
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:54:21 AM PST
by
jtminton
(2Timothy 4:2)
To: Ingtar
Several times if he was interred in Chicago.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:54:39 AM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(The Pats will kill the winner anyway.)
To: Ingtar
ROTFLMBO
9
posted on
01/21/2004 6:55:45 AM PST
by
kimmie7
("Cleaning with the kids at home is like shoveling during a snowstorm." -- Phyllis Diller)
To: Johnny_Cipher
Kerry should consider getting Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) for personal appearances instead. Only problems are:
1. Nobody could tell them apart.
2. Gwynne is dead. (see item 1)
10
posted on
01/21/2004 6:55:48 AM PST
by
rdax
To: rdax
Heheh. That one took a minute to sink in, but sink in it did.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:58:39 AM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(The Pats will kill the winner anyway.)
To: Pikamax
Like any of the Patriots are from Massachusetts.
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posted on
01/21/2004 6:59:41 AM PST
by
justshutupandtakeit
(America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
To: Pikamax
Well this should come as no surprise. After all, Tom Brady does play a conservative game on the field. And he's often misunderestimated, as his opponents have been discovering the hard way all year.
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posted on
01/21/2004 7:03:02 AM PST
by
SamAdams76
(They said I wasn't right in the head so they put me in a nervous hospital instead of the White House)
To: Pikamax
The true AFC MVP
To: Pikamax
Could someone please tell me where is the "battle"? Laura Bush asked Brady to sit in her section, he did, he seems to like G.W. Now Kerry is trying to get him to do something for him. I don't see a "battle" with that. The title makes it sound like W. is pulling on one arm and Kerry is pulling the other. It might be more of a battle if Bush asked him not to do anything for Kerry, which I doubt will happen.
To: Pikamax
Could someone please tell me where is the "battle"? Laura Bush asked Brady to sit in her section, he did, he seems to like G.W. Now Kerry is trying to get him to do something for him. I don't see a "battle" with that. The title makes it sound like W. is pulling on one arm and Kerry is pulling the other. It might be more of a battle if Bush asked him not to do anything for Kerry, which I doubt will happen.
To: Pikamax
Being from New England doesn't change anything, he's an athlete.
A few years ago I read in Music Magazine that liberals are mostly fans of actors and musicians, and that those on the right are mostly fans of athletes.
Since that time, I've found this to be more and more true every day.
To: ClintonBeGone
Those Pats. They have such an awful record the past 3 years.
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posted on
01/21/2004 7:14:24 AM PST
by
GraniteStateConservative
("Howard Dean is incontrovertible proof that God is on Bush's side in the 2004 election"- Dick Morris)
To: StatesEnemy
The Pats-- A Wicked Good Team
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posted on
01/21/2004 7:15:16 AM PST
by
GraniteStateConservative
("Howard Dean is incontrovertible proof that God is on Bush's side in the 2004 election"- Dick Morris)
To: HEY4QDEMS
I'd say you're right, but I guess it doesn't hurt. Plus, Brady has appeal beyond New England, especially in Michigan.
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posted on
01/21/2004 7:15:46 AM PST
by
Hillary's Folly
(Imagine there's no Hillary. It's easy if you try.)
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