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This smells like a planted story to make Kerry look "sexier" and more attractive to single young female voters, IMHO. In other words, more like their last heartthrob, Slick Willie.

No way. If this were a purposeful leak that Kerry was releasing to get it done early, it would be done after he had locked up the nomination. The race is now in flux. Kerry is only the frontrunner because he's electable, now he's less electable.

Dean knew this was coming, hence his WI or bust comments.

I can't stand it anymore, all these freeper comments about how this is attractive to voters.

That is completely wrong. You all forget that the revelation about clinton was met initially with revulsion. if the media had wished to handle the story with one tenth the indignation they've displayed over the trumped up Bush National Guard story, clinton would have been forced out by the end of the week.

Instead they held their breath and waited for their marching orders...about 4 days elapsed if my memory is accurate,while they were at loose ends, so they muttered about possible impeachment and so on, and THEN the WH triumphantly emerged with plan in hand and delivered it to their press people and the rehabilitation was afoot.

It is dead wrong to say people admire this, but they can be convinced to rationalize, excuse and accept it if enough stories are presented to support that position.

It certainly seemed to kill the whole John-Fonda photo newscycle.

Hanoi John was losing voters by the minute with that one. This scandal is "just sex".