Posted on 08/03/2004 4:27:22 PM PDT by BobS
Blocking Dummy
By The Prowler
Published 8/3/2004 12:07:10 AM
LOST FUMBLER
If John Kerry loses Michigan, he will probably blame it on his joke writers, then Woody Hayes and the mighty Ohio State Buckeyes. But he only has himself to blame. He should have used that several-decade gap between his job in Vietnam and his job of running for president boning up on his knowledge of sports. The Prowler has documented several examples thus far, and over weekend Kerry really goofed up.
To get his Ohio rallies up and rolling, Kerry used a set of jokes to open his events. In Bowling Green, his shtick went something like this:
"If you elect me and my running mate, John Edwards, we are going to give you the courageous leadership you need. We'll take the tough positions, the courageous positions, the tough stands. But there's one tough position I will not take: I am not going to choose between the Falcons and the Rockets" -- this is a local reference to the well-known rivalry between Bowling Green University and the University of Toledo.
"I will say this," he added. "There is nothing better than Buckeye football, period!"
Kerry used this set piece several times in Ohio, to great effect, never mind the waffling with the generality of "Buckeye" football. Was he talking Ohio State University specifically? Or just football in the state in general? Only Kerry knows.
But then Kerry dug a huge hole for himself. On Sunday and into Monday, Kerry hit Michigan, where he attempted to use the same Ohio jokes. Clearly, the sports humor has to be taken out of his hands before he really embarrasses himself.
"I just came here from Bowling Green," Kerry told the crowd to subdued applause. "I was smart enough not to pick a choice between the Falcons and the, well, you know, all those other teams out there. I just go for Buckeye football, that's where I'm coming from."
At that point, before all the boos began raining down upon him, Kerry seemed to realize his error. In an attempt to silent the angry crowd of University of Michigan supporters, Kerry said, "But that was while I was in Ohio. I know I'm in the state of Michigan and you got a great big M and a powerhouse of a team." Then his face, presumably, the Botox permitting, turned Big Blue.
CHILI TERESA
Very briefly the Kerry campaign considered sending potential first lady Terry Kerry into New York on Monday to visit the New York Stock Exchange or the Citicorp building, both of which were under increased security due to potential terrorism threats.
"We nixed it when we realized she might actually have to interact with real people in an unstaged event," says a Kerry advance staffer. "It isn't something we're looking to do given the beating we've taken over the convention speech."
The Kerry camp is looking to pull Mrs. Kerry back after a slew of miscues, including what even the campaign now believes was a potentially disastrous convention speech for the woman who wants to be first lady. That was followed by Mrs. Kerry's claim that a cookie recipe submitted under her name to a "first lady bake off" contest organized by a national magazine was sent in by a possible political enemy.
Another under-reported event took place last weekend at the Wendy's in Ohio, where the Kerrys and Edwards "double dated" to celebrate the Edwards' wedding anniversary. Mrs. Kerry was unable to identify a single thing on the menu she was willing to eat, and ended up pointing at a picture of Wendy's chili. After much deliberation, that was what she chose to order.
For months there has been internal debate how best to use Terry Kerry in the campaign, and it now appears that the best way may be no way. "She's more willing to appear as the supportive wife than, say, Hillary was on the campaign trail," says the advance staffer. "But it's a limited upside for us. Unless it's in a real controlled setting, I don't think we want her out there too often."
In the end, First Lady Laura Bush showed up in Manhattan with her daughters and visited the Citicorp building without incident.
INFLATED NUMBERS Controlled environments appear to be the norm for the Kerry camp nowadays. The Kerry campaign likes to tout attendance numbers at its rallies around the country. But those events are increasingly becoming stage-managed rallies, with in-sourced supporters. At recent events in Michigan and Ohio, the Kerry campaign has bused supporters as many as 150 miles to boost attendance. As in so many areas, the campaign is banking on organized labor to bump up the numbers. According to one attendee at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Monday, she was given part of the day off with pay from her union job to attend.
Harken back to the '92 campaign, after Her Rodhamness started making noise about "We're a pair, two for the price of one, I ain't gonna stay home and bake cookies" Bill's polls started to drop and she completely disappeared from view for several months. I suspect she was bound and gagged and tossed into the basement of the Governor's mansion back in AR.
Several months later, in the fall, she reemerged to do shopping center ribbon-cuttings and the like.
Ultimately, I think Hillary knew if she didn't STFU Bill wouldn't be elected, and if he didn't get elected, she wouldn't get to be President.
The Heinz-Kerry's aren't that smart.
Tell me about this. I didn't pop in when that one came up:)
http://sc.essortment.com/watergatescande_rays.htm
"Then she began to call other reporters, sometimes in the middle of the night. John Mitchell knew of his wifes shenanigans, and at first defended her, accusing the press of exploiting a nave Southern girl. Soon Nixon was on his case, however, and John reportedly went so far as to lock Martha in a closet to keep her from phoning the press."
But there is a difference. This one has the money and her husband is a hanger-on.
Everything about Kerry-everything about Edwards-everything about the democrats, is staged by unwilling slaves of the goons representing organized labor. THe only thing uniting democrats is fear, intimidation and cowardice.
Few democrats have ever been so suicidal as to cast a vote for the candidate they truly prefer.
Yes, true. But, I bet she'll be a bigger problem for him in the long run than Martha was for John.
There can be no doubt that Kerry's campaign staff must be wanting Queen Teresa to do a STFU for the next 3 months, but the Ketchup Gigolo is scared to death to say anything to his imperious dominatrix.
If only we could get the media to start calling her "Queen Teresa" - they'd be finished! A majority of Americans will not go for a "First Lady" who is even more obnoxious and much flakier than Hillary. Once again (as with Hillary), it's not a question of being merely a 'strong' woman, it's a matter of being obnoxious, overbearing, and condescending (these traits would not endear male political figures to the public, either). Most people don't appreciate being talked to as though they were 2 year olds!!!!!
I've seen two great quotes this evening. The first is:
"If John Kerry died in a plane crash, Teresa would marry Hillary."
btw, Teresa is the one who (during the primaries) was passing out "Asses of Evil" campaign buttons depicting several administration figures (Ashcroft, Cheney, of course), and now SHE is the one calling for a return of civility in politics???? While she tells a reporter to "shove it" and tells a campaign crowd that a Bush/Cheney win would be "Four more years of hell." Hypocrisy
does not begin to describe these people.....
The other great quote is from the article linked below, and perfectly captures what many have been saying about how Teresa speaks with condescension and contempt for her audience, as though she is accustomed to never being questioned or contradicted -- John F. Kerry is probably too busy being grateful for his billion dollar slush fund, as are all others in her orbit who are all too subservient to dare to challenge her blathering nonsense.
RE: her convention speech:
" [Teresa] steered well clear of anything warm and personal and instead gave one of those speeches only the truly mega-loaded can give - when you've been rolling in it so long nobody's able to tell you you're a flaky windbag no
matter how long you go on or nutty you get."
- Alec Russell -
www.telegraph.co.uk
That dumbass doesn't know that an awful lot of Buckeyes can't stand Ohio State.
I don't. Is there a joke I'm missing...?
And about 40% of union members vote GOP except public unions, because they are forced to join unions to get a job.
They are only at those rallys to make up for the lack of general support and look good for the cameras.
See?
Actually this is the 2nd event at a Wendy's. The 1st was last week when they went to a Wendy's to buy food and threw it out later before buying an expensive catered meal from some place with shrimp and other "upper-class" food.
See? They are not us.
This says it all! Who, in his right mind, would want to have Courtney Love-Heinz-Kerry in the same vicinity?
I saw local Fox and local NBC coverage of Kerry in Grand Rapids. It was amazing to see a large percentage of attendees wearing union t-shirts. I was wondering how many were "on the clock" while the love fest was going on and on and on.
It would be interesting, considering that Kerry has come out of one, with Edwards.
I have a t-shirt idea that would be great for freeping Kerry rallies - that loopy photo of Queen Teresa with the words "SHOVE IT!" repeated in at least 5 different languages. Perhaps there would also be room for her "4 more years of HELL" and "Asses of Evil" phrases, too. Maybe someone could get rich selling these - I freely give away this brilliant idea.
They were ALL "on the clock", being on a day trip and getting paid for it and likely some bar and playing pool later and free food are the benefits.
OK, let's expand on your idea. English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Arabic! If you can put "Putas del Fuegos" on the back underneath the Russian Cyrillic, it might be a hit for a conversation-starter!
A big bump of absolute agreement>
I don't think Theraaazah will allow herself to be treated as crazy auntie in the attic. Let them try, I'd love to see her lose it on the stage, have Kerry put his hands on her to calm her and have her spill through her teeth "GET your ~hands~ off me"!....hahah that would be priceless.
That's what I'm waiting for - she's going to totally lose it in public one of these days, if I'm not mistaken - not just another dumb remark but a total public meltdown. That would be soooo entertaining.
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