Amid Natural Splendor in Idaho, a Weary Kerry Gets Away From It All

New York Times ^ | March 19, 2004 | DAVID M. HALBFINGER

[kennedy]

When asked about the mishap a moment later, he said sharply, "I don't fall down," then used an expletive to describe the agent who "knocked me over."

What a f'ing a'hole.

[Puppage]

Oh, the wounded hero getting R&R

Where's the PUKE ALERT?

[kennedy]

He had just sat down for a bite to eat on the crowded patio near the lift line when a waiting skier, John Norris, shouted: "Hey, John! What foreign leaders talked to you?"

Sounds like a Freeper.

[Puppage]

outdoor John

[Piquaboy]

I sure do hope he does not run into a tree.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Give that guy a cigar !

[mrs tiggywinkle]

**Several Democrats and Kerry aides said some of his missteps were a result of exhaustion. They and some of the senator's friends said the vacation could not have come too soon. "He needed it about as badly as anybody could need it," said Sam Grossman, a real estate developer who has skied with Ms. Heinz Kerry here for decades, and with Mr. Kerry for years. "The best thing that can happen is he'll sleep, relax, eat some good food, and then, in a couple of days, he'll be back firing again." **

As President, one cannot 'get away' from all responsibilities for a couple days to regroup. You're *on* all the time. Kerry isn't able to meet that responsibility.

[IYAS9YAS]

"Everyone in this town is anti-Bush," Barrett, a Junior Olympic skier, said between runs. "He's trying to destroy our planet."

I wonder how his mommy got him to the slopes? SUV? Airplane to the area? This little puke is skiing an area that was clearcut a hundred years ago to provide him with his precious slopes. IDIOT.

[Judith Anne]

This is from the NYT, I thought we had to exerpt these...

[Reo]

"When asked about the mishap a moment later, he said sharply, "I don't fall down,""

Except in the polls, John, except in the polls.

[mewzilla]

Weary?! What a wimp! Try running a country at war, you wuss. Jeez, you can't even stand the campaign.

[rhombus]

This article was perplexing. Does the NY Slimes think this helps Kerry. It had the usual Bush-bashing statements (e.g., "attacks", "millions of dollars in negative advertising". However the article also discussed his flip flop image and made jokes about it (e.g., "Should he ski, or snowboard? Or maybe both? He gave no clue where he stood. But that was Wednesday night.").

On a whole after I read this article I thought "what a flaming A-hole this guy is" but then I know I'm biased and proud of it. I don't think this article helps Kerry at all but on the streets of NY, who knows. In fact, even the headline talks about how weary he is... one wonders if he has the stamina to be President (remember this, that issue will be back). How will the the left respond to this rich guy on the slopes who "doesn't fall down" and swears at secret service agents? Or don't they care abou the facts?

[TexasCajun]

Living at Mrs. Ketchup's multi-million dollar ski-villa nearby, socializing with Rich Elite White Folk on almost exclusive White ski slopes.

[agincourt1415]

You know football on the slopes is a lot of fun! "Hey John, go long for the football toward those big trees overthere".

[kennedy]

Nope. We have to excerpt the LA Times.

[RicocheT]

Kerry has the same rapport with his Secret Service guards that Hillary exhibited when she and the sinkmaster were in power. Secret Service are tough guys to take a bullet for the likes of Kerry & Co.

[texasflower]

He just never learns. This is going to be fun.

[areeves79]

[daybreakcoming]

his actions speak of a person who has already run into a tree and doesn't recall it