Posted on 10/15/2004 4:29:22 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
You'd normally think that The Today Show would have buried Kerry's lesbian debate jab in the same deep-sixed vault reserved for Swift Boat allegations, Kerry campaign's threats to Sinclair broadcasting and the mystery surrounding Kerry's military discharge.
But, surprise! Calling it the issue of "the L-word," the controvery led Today this morning. The opening credit showed Kerry, sotto voce, making his statement during the debate, and after a brief news summary that mentioned the matter, it was on to Katie's interview of Mary Matalin and Kerry rep and former Clinton press sec Dee Dee Myers.
As an aside, Katie's megalomania reached new sartorial heights this morning, as she sported a blouse/sweater with a huge, glitzy K splashed across it. What's next: bring on the bling-bling?
In any case, Couric first questioned Matalin, and the basic theme was "what was wrong with raising Mary Cheney's lesbianism given that Dick Cheney has mentioned it and it is not a secret?" Frankly I didn't think Matalin marshalled the best arguments, but did make the case that Mary Cheney has not been a public figure and that Kerry's statement was outrageous and over-the-line.
Turning to Myers, Katie made a surprisingly pointed remark: "some have said that Kerry's statement was not a magnanimous gesture but a calculated political move intended to undermine Pres. Bush's culturally conservative base."
Forced into a corner, Myers admitted: "frankly, I don't think this was Kerry's best moment. It was awkward, and has been a distraction from the campaign's ability to talk about the real issues."
Dee Dee then launched into a laundry list of Kerry campaign talking points on issues foreign and domestic, and claimed the Bush campaign is seeking to exploit the L-word issue to distract from the fact that W lost the debates.
But clearly Kerry is feeling the heat. A candidate knows he's in trouble when even his own spokesman rips him, even if done with velvety gloves.
Exactamundo! He could have mentioned Governor McGreavey for cryin' out loud. But no, he mentions the one person who is associated with the Repub ticket to make the point. It's disgusting. And Mrs. Edwards just made it worse with her comments about Mrs. Cheney having "issues" with her daughter's sexual preference. I don't know what made me more angry - Kerry or Mrs. Edwards. They both went over the line.
That's a bit too machiavellian view of things for me. I can't believe the Kerry campaign was pleased to have Katie question Kerry's motives or have Dee Dee criticize him.
OTOH, I can imagine a scenario where if Hillary wanted to do some damage to Kerry, that she (or Bill) advised Kerry to mention Mary Cheney. They ARE that machiavellian.
Sorry, but I cannot agree. The science on this seems to be all over the place - there surely is no one generally accepted explanation. I very well remember my own (heterosexual) awakening. One day in early puberty I looked at a girl, and something suddenly clicked. I can't believe that most homosexuals feel those same attractions to the opposite sex, but for some strange reason choose to ignore them and go the other way. I'm assuming you're also heterosexual. Did you choose to be that way? I certainly doubt it. Why would homosexuals - other than in a limited number of cases - be different? As for mastering the sex drive, I don't see your point. It doesn't do anything to explain why the drive involved is a homosexual one.
Ha, I was wondering the same thing.
"John?"
"Yeah."
"It's Hillary. Great job taking a shot at Cheney's daughter. Keep up the good work. Hey, and while you're at it, the next time health care comes up, why don't you say something like 'the costs are skyrocketing. For example, I'm sure we all know that as a younger woman, Laura Bush drove a car that was involved in a fatal accident. We can only imagine how much it would cost today to have attempted to treat the victim.'"
"Gee, thanks for the great idea, Hillary, I'll be sure to use it."
"Terrific, John. And I'll be sure to invite you to my inauguration ball in 2009."
speaking of russert:
I have obtained an exclusive video of him dancing at the Anti Bush party....
http://www.funlol.com/funpages/chubby-kid-dance.html
LOL. Thanks for sending. Are we sure that's Russert? Looks like it could be his thinner, better-looking brother ;-)
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Just logging in haven't read through everything, but I couldn't believe they led the show off with it! Quite a few surprising things---her question to Matlin was accustory, while of course Dee Dee got the setup, but still I was surprised. Later on Katie actually defended Oreilly a little as well. But I had to mute the singing with Rod Stewart twice. You can tell that Katie self-deprecating remarks about her voice, which she never hesitates to showcase, aren't genuine. Just coy humility! Katie thinks she really has a good voice. Album coming up perhaps? A la Kathie Lee? (yikes!)
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