[Zack Nguyen]

Probably from the American media, who seem barely to recognise Kerry's principal defect – his boring self-righteousness – perhaps because it's also theirs.

That's the problem of a significant number of American voters too (hello baby boomers.) These voters won't notice that Kerry is dangerously self-absorbed and couldn't possibly possess the vision necessary to run a country at war. But these voters won't care in the least, because they want someone "compassionate" and "intelligent" in the Oval Office - someone "like me."

And that scares me. I mean, even money says Kerry wins. I pray for Bush, and in all honesty I pray for a Bush win. But frankly I'm preparing myself emotionally now for a Kerry victory. Sorry if this drags people down.

[sandbar]

>Conversely, if you're a 14-point buck and get shot in the >toe this autumn, you'll know who to sue

You need to have a DO NOT DRINK WHILE READING THIS ARTICLE alert, JEEZ!!

I love Mark Steyn.

[expatpat]

"When I talked about the heart and soul, I'm talking about the artistic expression. I'm talking about sort of the, I mean, I believe in the arts. I think that there's a great expression in it, and there's always this struggle. You know, does life imitate art or art imitate life? Which comes first? It's a little of both.

Surely this is from Saturday Night Live or the Onion?

[GretchenM]

This is one of his best yet.

[CFC__VRWC]

He was in Wisconsin the other day, pretending to be a regular guy, and was asked what kind of hunting he preferred. "I'd have to say deer," said the senator. "I go out with my trusty 12-gauge double-barrel, crawl around on my stomach... That's hunting."

How much do you want to bet that sometime in October, a Kerry photo op will feature him crawling around on the ground in brand new camoflage clothing, clutching a $50,000 hand-built French shotgun? A real "man of the people."

[Ruth A.]

Bump for later

[GeronL]

if you're a 14-point buck and get shot in the toe this autumn, you'll know who to sue

HAHAHAHAHA

[goldstategop]

I believe John F*ckin' will produce a masterpiece of confusion to make America believe he's equal parts Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton while in reality falling short in combining the virtues of both. It would take a man of sublime gifts to pull it off and we all know Kerry is sorely tasked in the department of being all things to all people with elan and grace. I can't wait til Thursday night - the suspense's already well nigh unbearable. ;-)

[finnigan2]

"If I were a mad scientist hired by Bush svengali Karl Rove to construct the most unelectable Democratic presidential candidate possible, I'd start with a load of big-government one-size-fits-all dependency-culture domestic policies. Next I'd throw in a consistent two-decade voting-record aversion to American military power. Then make him the kind of fellow whose stump speeches are always butt-numbingly ponderous and go on way too long because someone told him that if you intone a platitude slowly and sonorously enough it sounds like the Kennedy inaugural address.
He'd probably be a senator because, in a business that attracts pompous blowhards, senators are the crème de la crème. A senator from Massachusetts, because that's as near as you can get to running Jacques Chirac while still meeting the citizenship eligibility requirements. He'd have to be an aristocratic Massachusetts senator, because there don't seem to be any other kinds, but he wouldn't be glamorously high-class, like Jack and Camelot, just aloof and condescending and affected. And every time he tries to talk a little guy talk, a little hunting or baseball, it doesn't come out quite right. And he's so nuanced he's running not only as America's most famous war hero but also as America's most famous anti-war protester."

- While many of you seemed to have gotten caught up in Kerry's deer hunting lies ,in terms of content, it is strictly a side issue. The most succinct, satiric, funny, truthful and best damn portrait of Kerry in the entire article appears in the two paragraphs above. Stein not only launches torpedoes, he follows up with broadsides. It is a devastating character sketch.

[facedown]

bttt

[Rummyfan]

If I were a mad scientist hired by Bush svengali Karl Rove to construct the most unelectable Democratic presidential candidate possible, I'd start with a load of big-government one-size-fits-all dependency-culture domestic policies. Next I'd throw in a consistent two-decade voting-record aversion to American military power. Then make him the kind of fellow whose stump speeches are always butt-numbingly ponderous and go on way too long because someone told him that if you intone a platitude slowly and sonorously enough it sounds like the Kennedy inaugural address.

He'd probably be a senator because, in a business that attracts pompous blowhards, senators are the crème de la crème. A senator from Massachusetts, because that's as near as you can get to running Jacques Chirac while still meeting the citizenship eligibility requirements. He'd have to be an aristocratic Massachusetts senator, because there don't seem to be any other kinds, but he wouldn't be glamorously high-class, like Jack and Camelot, just aloof and condescending and affected. And every time he tries to talk a little guy talk, a little hunting or baseball, it doesn't come out quite right. And he's so nuanced he's running not only as America's most famous war hero but also as America's most famous anti-war protester.

And this is exactly who they have nominated! Bring on this bloviating blowhard! Thanks Pokey.

[Taliesan]

I swear, Steyn is the best. This:

someone told him that if you intone a platitude slowly and sonorously enough it sounds like the Kennedy inaugural address.

nails Kerry better than anybody ever has. You can see JK thinking kennedykennedy right in his dolorous eyes.

And this:

Conversely, if you're a 14-point buck and get shot in the toe this autumn, you'll know who to sue.

is as funny as I can endure, indoors.

[showme_the_Glory]

crawl around on my stomach...

The LORD God said to the serpent, " Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life;

[Akira]

Did he actually say he hunts deer with a 12 gauge?

Does he hunt dove with a .30-06?

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[Timocrat]

"When I talked about the heart and soul, I'm talking about the artistic expression. I'm talking about sort of the, I mean, I believe in the arts. I think that there's a great expression in it, and there's always this struggle. You know, does life imitate art or art imitate life? Which comes first? It's a little of both. "I do think we have a responsibility, as leaders, to stand up. I think there were people at that concert we had in New York who stepped over the line. I've said that. They don't speak for me. They speak for themselves. I will stand up and struggle, as others have, to try to get that right balance between violence and sex and things."

OK. No more jibes about Bushs' facility with the English language. At least you can guess what Bush is talking about. This is just plain nonsense.

[knighthawk]

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