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After the Fall
American Spectator ^
| 3/22/2004
| The Prowler
Posted on 03/21/2004 10:22:11 PM PST by Utah Girl
JOCK STRAPPED
It's been less than a month, and already there are rumors inside the Treasury Department that a Secret Service agent working on the detail for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is asking for reassignment.
"It was the shopping thing in Boston last week," says a uniformed service officer. "It has been the talk around the office. The man makes his security detail run errands with him, including when buying a jock strap? It was all photo-op stuff. Two weeks earlier, Senator Kerry would have had an intern do it. Another man would have asked his wife or kids to help him out. But Kerry said he needed to be out in public."
John Kerry made quite a scene traveling around Boston first buying a number of nonfiction, difficult-to-read books with titles that would impress anyone who didn't realize Kerry probably won't actually read them, except for maybe the late Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage. Kerry also picked up his bicycle from the shop, and then picked out the athletic supporter. With his daughter looking on.
Further adding to the tension is Kerry's behavior in Ketchum, Idaho, where while on the slopes snowboarding Kerry made much of his athletic prowess in the hours leading up to his first official foray. Yet once network news cameras were deployed, Kerry and his staff asked that no pictures be taken until after he'd had a "practice run."
The cameramen agreed. At that point, Kerry allowed several cameramen on skis to follow him down the slopes. But a few minutes later, when a Secret Service agent accidentally knocked Kerry down as the agent avoided some other skiers, Kerry threw a fit.
"First, Kerry sat up and took off his sunglasses. He was looking to see where the cameras were and whether his fall got photographed," says a production assistant for one of the network crews. Then when asked about the tumble by a producer for one of the crews, Kerry infamously snapped, "I don't fall down. That son of a bitch ran into me," and pointed at the Secret Service agent.
"It was an extremely uncomfortable scene. Everyone saw it," says the production assistant. "It reminded a few of the older folks of the early Clinton days when he would dress down staff and low level aides when he got mad."
Later, Kerry walked into the ski resort's lounge. Outside, standing on the deck, there had been a smattering of applause. Kerry waived and entered the lounge, apparently thinking he'd get more of the same.
Instead, he heard taunts of "Bush. Bush. Bush." The candidate didn't stay long, and didn't acknowledge the jeers of his opposition. He shouldn't have been surprised ... Idaho is attack-machine Red State territory after all.
THE NEW ISOLATIONISM
Last Tuesday, the Prowler reported that presumed Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's campaign had contacted Spanish prime minister elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in the wake of the Spanish Socialists' victory to express hope that the two men might meet.
Last Thursday Zapatero returned Kerry's phone call. Kerry, however, did not take the call, according to a Kerry adviser in Washington.
What a difference a few days make.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; kerry; sunvalley
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To: Spotsy
I have NO onside knowledge of that sort of thing, which I agree,is NOT credible;however, I have been told by an eye witness, about a weekend Jackie and Bobby Kennedy shared (if you get my drift) in early 1965,in Vermont,at a ski resort, where neither skied on snow.
To: Spotsy
"diaphram"Isn't that what blacksmiths use to blow air on their fires? Why would Jackie need one of those in the middle of the night? Isn't that what upstairs maids are for?
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:04:24 AM PST
by
bayourod
(We can depend on Scary Kerry's imaginary foreign leaders to protect us from terrorists.)
To: bayourod
I don't know if you're attempting to be funny, or just ignorant of a birth control device.
But blacksmiths and others trying to heat up a fire used/use a bellows.
To: U S Army EOD
Forget about the hanky-panky and take a second look at the contraception angle.
1) Unless a woman has more than one uterus, she doesn't need more than one diaphram.
2) Diaphrams are not sold over the counter.
3) If Jackie forgot hers at home, she would have to have had detailed info to give to a doctor to find one to give to the SS
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:09:02 AM PST
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: U S Army EOD
So, where can I find those pictures to compare early Clinton SS to later Clinton SS detail?
: )
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:12:17 AM PST
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: nopardons
I have been told by an eye witness, about a weekend Jackie and Bobby Kennedy shared (if you get my drift) in early 1965,in Vermont,at a ski resort, where neither skied on snow. Was the eyewitness in the room? Just kidding. I can't even remember the intended subject of this thread. Better get back to the news now.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:15:42 AM PST
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: Spotsy
Aparently in Spain or Greece you can get one even late at night if you know where to go or have the right contacts. This was very late at night and apparently some phone calls had already been made.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:22:03 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: Spotsy
The pictures I saw were in Newsweek and Time.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:23:15 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: nopardons
I can her Bobby and Jack talking now. "Jack tell you what I'll do, I can fix you up with Marilyn Monroe if you will set me up for a week end with your wife".
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:26:16 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: Spotsy
The thread is about low life democrats I think.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:27:59 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: Spotsy
She was the chamber maid. Jackie and Bobby had two joining rooms, one was never used,the other looked as though a hurricane had hit it...daily/nightly.
To: U S Army EOD
I can her Bobby and Jack talking now. "Jack tell you what I'll do, I can fix you up with Marilyn Monroe if you will set me up for a week end with your wife". Sad part is, you are probably right on the mark.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:30:12 AM PST
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: Spotsy
And I bet Jackie always walked when Ted offered to drive her home.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:32:35 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: U S Army EOD
The thread is about low life democrats I think. Just one of the many reasons why Kerry and his friends cannot be allowed to retake the White House. Keep the White House wholesome - vote Bush/Cheney '04!!!!
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:33:37 AM PST
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: nopardons
Did Bobby go after the chamber maid also?
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:34:24 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: U S Army EOD
And I bet Jackie always walked when Ted offered to drive her home.
LOL!! It's my bedtime. Good Night US Army EOD!
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:34:40 AM PST
by
Spotsy
(Bush-Cheney '04)
To: Spotsy
CU
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:35:52 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: U S Army EOD
Not that I know of.
The thing is,the chamber maid, was a HUGE and I mean HUGE Kennedy worshiper and this just killed all of that for her. The veil fell from here eyes.
To: nopardons
A lot of us were in a way. Except my crazy uncle who use to tell us all these things about the Kennedy. Come to find out year later, everything he said was true.
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posted on
03/22/2004 12:42:46 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(The last person to die for a mistake in Vietnam, should have been Ho Chi Minh)
To: U S Army EOD
Unlike you,I knew right away, that JFK was a horror. It was the same gut readtion, I had the first time heard Clinton.
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