[McGruff]

from NYDailyNews

Sen. John Kerry flatly denied swirling rumors about an extramarital affair yesterday, assuring backers that his campaign was not vulnerable to a sudden sex scandal.

[Peach]

The press is trying to blame this on the GOP. Aaron Brown on CNN hinted as much last night and there was a thread about his reporting last night on FR.

Take time to remind the press via e-mail that Democrats are behind the smear.

1. Chris Lehane, former Clinton staffer, has been shopping this around for weeks according to the Congressional Quarterly.

2. Wesley Clark told 3 reporters last week that Kerry had a bimbo problem. When confronted with that this week, Clark was seen yelling "it was supposed to be off the record."

3. Al Gore wanted Kerry as his running mate in 2000 but it was determined Kerry had too much baggage in the bimbo department.