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Wash Post: Kerry Dressed for an Out-of-This-World Trip
Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, Jul 27, 2004 | Howard Kurtz

Posted on 07/27/2004 6:49:48 PM PDT by Cableguy

BOSTON, July 27 -- The tabloids are painting John F. Kerry as an out-of-this-world figure.

The New York Post's front page Tuesday featured a huge picture of the Democratic presidential nominee-to-be in a blue spacesuit, crawling out of the shuttle Discovery at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Next to the headline ("BOSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM") and a description of Kerry's "ridiculous outfit," Rupert Murdoch's paper ran a smaller shot of Woody Allen dressed as a human sperm from the movie "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask."

The same Kerry photo ran in the Boston Herald, whose front page this week has been devoted to Kerry-bashing, with the story comparing his donning of the "clean suit" to 1988 nominee Michael S. Dukakis's infamous flub of riding around in a tank. (The Herald's banner headline, "TERESA'S TED K TIRADE," spotlighted some remarks that Kerry's wife made in a 1975 book.) The in-your-face pictures landed like a meteor, with cable networks showing them throughout the day.

Kerry spokesman Phil Singer said the candidate was required to wear the suit. "Given the challenges facing our nation today, you'd think these papers could find something better to write about," he said. Campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill, asked by Fox News whether NASA's release of the picture was a dirty trick, said: "Well, what do you think?" No photos were supposed to be taken, she said.

But Kennedy Space Center spokesman Mike Rein said a video was routinely made of Kerry "as we have done for the last 40 years." He said NASA takes such footage because Kerry was in "a very confined and hazardous area" and that the pictures are always made public.

New York Post Editor in Chief Col Allan said he was just having "a bit of fun" before Al Gore, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the convention Monday night. "The candidate as a sperm lasted exactly one edition" on the front page, he said. Asked if he was trying to make Kerry look silly, Allan said: "He needs no help from us."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dorkgate; howardkurtz; kerry; kerrythewrongstuff; nasa; photogate; spermatazoa; thewrongstuff
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Does anyone have a screenshot of the NY Post cover with bubble boy? I can't find it at their site.

21 posted on 07/27/2004 7:08:51 PM PDT by yellowhammer
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To: Cableguy

It's an attempt to win sympathy with women. He's having a rectal abortion performed. Hence the vacant stare.


23 posted on 07/27/2004 7:11:58 PM PDT by Casloy
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To: vishnu6

Touché.


24 posted on 07/27/2004 7:12:01 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all)
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To: don'tbedenied

I don't think "shove it gate" was bad for Kerry. They used publicity over it to cover up the "girlie throw" at the Bosox game. That to me was far more damaging.

You can be rude, or mean, or lots of things as president, and people will accept it. But you can't be a dork.


25 posted on 07/27/2004 7:12:34 PM PDT by I still care (Have you heard about the Democrat cocktail? It's ketchup with a chaser.)
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To: vishnu6
but who would want Benedict Arnold as president?

At the time the British might have.

26 posted on 07/27/2004 7:13:59 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Sandy, is that a top secret document in your pants or are you just happy to see me?)
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To: Cableguy

This is hillarious, yeah Kerry why don't you bitch and moan about it and keep it the central topic for the rest of the week. I'm sure it will do wonders for your post-convention bounce.


27 posted on 07/27/2004 7:19:04 PM PDT by Brett66 (http://www.scifiartposters.com)
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To: ambrose

Drudge has an interesting storyThat Dan Rather wrote for the See BS website that said unflattering things about this incident.


28 posted on 07/27/2004 7:22:47 PM PDT by rewrite
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To: don'tbedenied

Even with the convention, I am shocked Iraq hasn't been getting more coverage.

Finally some breathing room.


29 posted on 07/27/2004 7:24:29 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: ambrose

In Danny Rather's column at the CBS website, he is almost hoping Nader shows up to shake things up tomorrow just to shake the boredom.

If there are lots of bored reporters around, they don't care if it hurts Dems or Repubs...they want something..anything...to get away from the scripted convention. If Nader shows up tomorrow to get booed by Dems....oh happy days. It will get tons of coverage.


30 posted on 07/27/2004 7:27:02 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: Cableguy
The Kerry camp has to be in absolute turmoil over this. There are people not sleeping tonight. Too bad Sandy Berger wasn't there. He could have stolen the photos and sneaked them out in his pants.

Come and sing --- 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

31 posted on 07/27/2004 7:28:49 PM PDT by doug from upland
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To: rwfromkansas

The thing is there hasn't been any real news from Iraq for some time now, I mean poor Reuters was reduced to reporting a garbage man was killed by mortars.


32 posted on 07/27/2004 7:33:41 PM PDT by don'tbedenied
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To: Swanks
W-P is pissed not all papers are lined up for the royal Kerry ass kissing expect of the elite media this week

That is exactly right. The Com-Post is all snippy about some newspaper being "unfair" to Dork-Boy. Actually does my heart good.

33 posted on 07/27/2004 7:34:23 PM PDT by San Jacinto (git her done!)
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To: Cableguy

34 posted on 07/27/2004 7:34:54 PM PDT by Main Street (Stuck in traffic.)
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To: Cableguy
Interesting contrast:


35 posted on 07/27/2004 7:36:19 PM PDT by PatrickHenry (Here since 28 Oct 1999, #26,303, over 191 threads posted, and somehow never suspended.)
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To: rewrite

read it....interesting stuff.


36 posted on 07/27/2004 7:37:25 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (BYPASS FORCED WEB REGISTRATION! **** http://www.bugmenot.com ****)
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To: Main Street

His spokesman said he was "required" to wear the suit.
Huh?
Who "required" him to put on the stupid looking suit and grin like a possum eating sh__?

I didn't know TerAYsa was even there.


37 posted on 07/27/2004 7:40:00 PM PDT by San Jacinto (git her done!)
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To: Cableguy
No photos were supposed to be taken, she said.

"The Senator had no idea that the man with the flashing-light thingie was a photographer. When the man said, "Say cheese!" Senator Kerry thought it was a moose-cheese joke and replied, "The moose bit my sister."


38 posted on 07/27/2004 7:42:55 PM PDT by Nick Danger (Kerry lied, while good men died.)
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To: Cableguy

"Given the challenges facing our nation today, you'd think these papers could find something better to write about,"

Uhh....I seem to recall Kerry saying "We have better hair" when talking about picking the VP slot. What "challenges" was he addressing then?


39 posted on 07/27/2004 7:53:09 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite
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To: Main Street

LOL, Kerry's "moment" is 100 fold WORSE than Dukakis!


40 posted on 07/27/2004 7:54:56 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite
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