JOHN and TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

02/18/04 | vanity

[genefromjersey]

Some thoughts on the Kerry Candidacy ...

If your name is TED KENNEDY and you know-because of your conduct at Chappaquiddick-the American people would never accept you as a presidential candidate; but you feel entitled to control of the nation,because it's your "family legacy"...watcha gonna do,Bad Boy ??

What you do is pick out a surrogate: someone you can run for office; someone who will be your puppet; someone whose strings you can pull,and pull,and pull....

It helps that your surrogate is already a Wannabee; that his parents came as close to naming him "JFK" as they dared;that he admired your late brother,to the point of trying to model his military service in Viet Nam on that of JFK in WWII.(Riverine Patrol = PT-109,a generation later !)

As a very powerful Senator,you may have been able to give your surrogate's military career a little "boost" here and there: a little discreet influence to turn a Purple Heart into a Bronze Star; a possible reprimand or court martial into a Silver Star...

A little more influence might yield an early discharge,so your surrogate could "cash in" on the anti-war fever sweeping the country (a fever you contributed to in no small way),and rub elbows with the "right people" - Jane Fonda,the up-and-coming media people,the new members of the Hollywood Left,the self-idolizing academics.

Now your surrogate is in the Senate;and, for 20 years,he performs the way he is supposed to;ie: he does what you tell him to do-and a bit more.

Finally,it's time ! The Clinton machine,while still powerful,is not what it used to be,and most of the candidates are weak. (John Edwards looks useful-gotta get that Southern vote !-and might be retained as a VP candidate-much as Lyndon B. Johnson was retained by the Kennedy machine-way back when.)

Now,at last, it's time for John and Ted's Excellent Adventure !!!

[genefromjersey]

If you are seriously interested in exploring this theme,and are in a position to do so (cartoonist,political strategist,etc.) hit the "private reply" button,and we'll talk.

[NetValue]

John Kerry = Teddy's "Manchurian Candidate"

[NetValue]

Better yet, John Kerry = Ted Kennedy's "Mini-Me".

[Conspiracy Guy]

John Kerry is the Frog on Teddy's forehead. When Ted went to the doctor, the doctor asked, "What the heck is that?" Kerry replied, "Well it started out as a wart on my butt!"

No offense to frogs was intended.

CG

[NetValue]

ROFLMAO. Thanks.

[Conspiracy Guy]

You are most welcome.

CG

[prion]

Nobody is Teddy's puppet. Ted is a legendary dullard, the dud brother. He couldn't pull the strings on a pot roast.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

oh fancy seeing you here CG!

[Conspiracy Guy]

We have to stop meeting like this. People are talking.

CG

[genefromjersey]

Underestimating an opponent as savvy as TK is not an option -unless you are looking forward to a massive victory for Kerry.

[prion]

I can think of a lot of adjectives to describe Ted Kennedy, and "savvy" is nowhere on the list. He is where he is because his name is Kennedy.

[C-Note]

I bet he could pull a cork out of a bottle of Chivas.

C

[Diva Betsy Ross]

lol...

[alisasny]

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