CAMPAIGN DRAMA ROCKS DEMOCRATS -Drudge Alert (Thread II)

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[NYC Republican]

CAMPAIGN DRAMA ROCKS DEMOCRATS - Thread 1

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CAMPAIGN DRAMA ROCKS DEMOCRATS: KERRY FIGHTS OFF MEDIA PROBE OF RECENT ALLEGED INFIDELITY, RIVALS PREDICT RUIN

**World Exclusive** **Must Credit the DRUDGE REPORT**

A frantic behind-the-scenes drama is unfolding around Sen. John Kerry and his quest to lockup the Democratic nomination for president, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal.

Intrigue surrounds a woman who recently fled the country, reportedly at the prodding of Kerry, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

A serious investigation of the woman and the nature of her relationship with Sen. John Kerry has been underway at TIME magazine, ABC NEWS, the WASHINGTON POST, THE HILL and the ASSOCIATED PRESS, where the woman in question once worked.

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A close friend of the woman first approached a reporter late last year claiming fantastic stories -- stories that now threaten to turn the race for the presidency on its head!

In an off-the-record conversation with a dozen reporters earlier this week, General Wesley Clark plainly stated: "Kerry will implode over an intern issue." [Three reporters in attendance confirm Clark made the startling comments.]

The Kerry commotion is why Howard Dean has turned increasingly aggressive against Kerry in recent days, and is the key reason why Dean reversed his decision to drop out of the race after Wisconsin, top campaign sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

[GOP]

Can anyone post a link to the Demorats message board or forum? I would love to read what they are saying.

[NYC Republican]

DRUDGE is on Sean's SHOW!!!

[NYC Republican]

Drudge says there's a tape out there, proof positive!

[NYC Republican]

Clark and Lehane are changing their tunes, saying they quoted a tabloid re: the story, and that it doesn't exist.

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

If it looks like #2 and smells like #2, it's #2

[mlbford2]

I hate to do this to you but can you keep on updating. I'm at work and have no access to radio. thanks, John

[kennedy]

This must frost the already frosty Hillary.

True. She was really ticked off when Bill got caught and almost cost her her presidency.

[Quilla]

The silence by the mainstream is deafening. Get a load of this from CBS, posted twenty minutes ago:

"It's getting very difficult to pretend this is still a race.

Do we have to?

Well, sort of. Some sleuth, somewhere might dig up the ultimate John Kerry scandal. Or Candidate Kerry might soon commit the gaffe of all gaffes. Short of that, we're in the kabuki zone until the rest of the serious field -- that means John Edwards -- concedes."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/12/opinion/meyer/main599977.shtml

[NYC Republican]

...says it's fishy that Dean did an about-turn on dropping out... that it all comes together now.

[NYC Republican]

Sean asks... who benefits from it...

Clark endorsing Kerry makes him look like the good guy...

[cake_crumb]

LOL! I'll watch if Kerry's not gonna be AWOL. And one of the candidates had better have the cajones to mention it, since Kerry's been Morphing to the middle and adding "family values" to the Band of Brothers® schtick

Hope it's Dean...at least the campaign will be FUN again.

[katykelly]

It sounds like the tape is of a reporter doing an interview with the woman in question before she left the country.

[Flyer]

Laugh!

[NYC Republican]

Sean mentioning that ONLY Drudge is covering it... Matt says Hardball will NOT cover it tonight, cause they want to corroborate it first, just like the Monica story. It took 4 days for Monica... this may take a while as well...

[NYC Republican]

Drudge- top reporter, from crdible source, interviewed this lady... Matt doesn't want to smear the innocent. Matt's not afraid to expolore these tough issues...

[NYC Republican]

Matt fully believes the story is authentic... He's concerned that Washington doesn't believe a story is true unless one of the major outlets (I.e. -AP) declares it so...

[NYC Republican]

... for campaigns like Dean to say "we won't touch this" (must be something to it)...

[Beck_isright]

I'm not worried. The "major" media has been scooped. Now they have to react or be left behind.

[katykelly]

Drudge says the woman is still out of the country.

[sweetliberty]

"Anti-Democrat rumors are not stories in themselves must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt before they can be acknowledged to exist."

And even then only reported when a source such as Drudge, or someone considered "right-wing," has blown the lid off so bad that it would be impossible for them to ignore it.