Posted on 09/30/2004 5:29:21 PM PDT by Libloather
Kerry sees red at orange tan jokes
30/09/2004 - 18:29:24
As George Bush and John Kerry go head-to-head in what is considered the most crucial presidential election in generations, America has turned to another issue – the colour of Senator Kerry’s face.
So-called “attack dogs” who pledge their allegiance to Republican Mr Bush posted pictures on the internet this week of an “orange” looking Mr Kerry.
Newspapers picked up the story and even Lynne Cheney, the wife of vice-president Dick Cheney, has commented on the shade of the Democratic challenger’s tan.
The implication that Mr Kerry has given himself a fake tan follows earlier claims that he had botox treatment to remove wrinkles on his forehead.
Both the claims of botox injections and self-tanning started with photographs published on the right-leaning news website The Drudge Report.
During a campaign stop in Minnesota yesterday, Mrs Cheney joined in the ridiculing of Mr Kerry.
As a group of volunteers moved into a crowd with microphones for a question-and-answer period, the vice-president told supporters to look for the people with dark orange shirts.
When Cheney paused as if searching to describe the shade of orange, his wife said: “How about John Kerry’s suntan?”
Kerry campaign officials responded with exasperation.
“We’d be happy to debate the colour wheel all day long, but folks would just as soon see a debate on the important issues that are facing our nation,” said a spokesman.
Mr Kerry, from Massachusetts, and Mr Bush have kept relatively low profiles in recent days.
Both men have been in intensive practice sessions for their first live televised campaign debate, which takes place early tomorrow.
Mr Bush found time for a tour of hurricane-hit parts of Florida, a key election state.
He hugged a woman as she dried her eyes and shared her story of the storms.
“You were hit pretty hard?” Mr Bush asked one couple as he met people in Stuart, 100 miles north of Miami.
The White House arranged for a large pack of local and national reporters to capture the scene.
Florida, where the President’s brother Jeb is governor, is the state that decided the 2000 election.
Latest polls show Mr Bush leading going into the TV debate in Florida.
A second debate will be held on October 8 at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, and a third is scheduled for October 13 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
A vice-presidential debate between Mr Cheney and Senator John Edwards is on October 5 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
The election is on November 2.
On this side of the pond, someone can get a SUNBURN in one day. A complete tan takes some time.
If being more like Europe means a deep, dark, ahem, ORANGE tan - overnight, fegetaboutit...
Drudge is 'right-leaning'??
Sorry, but John Kerry is not that good looking.
What is needed is to use enhancing filter (like Tiffen(TM)) for cameras (and eyes) when looking at kerry. He will look not orange but deep red, like overripened tomato.
A fake tan and a manicure for the debates. Someone needs to tell Kerry his goal is to get the women's vote not to be one.
Reporting the truth will get you demonized like that.
I can assure you that getting a natural tan in Ireland is extremely difficult. Windburn, yes, sunburn, no.
MY EYES! THEY BURN!!
Now that I know Lurch is really "Ernie", is Edwards "Burt"?
What an idiot, getting that fake tan just before a national debate for President. Shows exactly the decisiions he would make as president.
The orange look can also come from a variety of anti-depression medicines.
Especially since the actual picture was from a left leaning WI paper. AP and Reuters declined to publish any pics of the Orange Man.
We'll elect him Miss Congeniality.
Leni (Bahama Mama)
Dubya has to be a strong person---I'd be up there giggling the whole time.
It's harvest time! It's harvest time!
Jeeez. What happened to the Irish sense of humor?
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