Posted on 11/04/2004 9:34:18 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
In the biggest fight of his charmed life, John Kerry swung between bewilderment and anger when things didn't go his way on the campaign trial.
"I can't believe I'm losing to this idiot," the Massachusetts Democrat sighed to a staffer when President Bush's poll numbers surged in April.
"Why the f--- didn't he take it?" he wondered when Republican Sen. John McCain refused to be his running mate a half-dozen times.
"It's a pack of f---ing lies, what they're saying about me," he shouted at an adviser as a group of Swift boat veterans stepped up attacks on his Vietnam War record while his team refused to let him respond.
Those are some of the behind-the-scenes stories from the year-long race for the White House revealed in a special Newsweek report out today. The magazine says Kerry's courtship of McCain to be his vice presidential candidate was far more intense than the public realized.
It started in August 2003, but kicked into high gear after Kerry nailed the nomination. He even offered to expand the veep's role to control defense and foreign policy. "You're out of your mind," McCain told Kerry. "I don't even know if it's constitutional, and it certainly wouldn't sell."
Kerry seemed stunned that McCain rebuffed him "after what the Bush people did to him," referring to the 2000 GOP presidential primary.
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who's the idjit?
Kerry is a FOOL!
True colors.
The "real" Kerry is exposed....
What? Did the press just sit on all of this stuff until after the election????
J F'n K is worthy of his middle name.
Misunderstimated.
just another glimpse of a soul-less guy...scary...
Check out the arrogant, foul-mouthed, squealing pig.
2) Word up, McCain.
...this is why I hope and pray that President Bush does not, once again, extend a helping hand across the aisle. We already have been down that road before and got our hands stomped on by the Democrats! I'm with Sean Hannity on this issue. Sean feels that the Democrats are going even more to the left and will be even more vicious to this President than ever realized before. He hopes he's wrong, but that's what he feels. I'm inclined to agree.
The philosophical question seems to be:
If you're losing to an idiot...what does that make you?
"I can't believe I'm running against this idiot," the Texas Republican said to a staffer when Kerry won the Democrat Party nomination last spring.
"Why the f--- didn't he take it?" he wondered when Republican Sen. John McCain refused to be his running mate a half-dozen times.
"Why the f--- would anyone vote for a Democratic candidate who really thinks he needs a Republican on his ticket in order to win?" I wondered when stories of these overtures to John McCain were first revealed.
"Dish on campaign trail follies" is the correct title and using it would help prevent duplicates.
Same as when he pretended to not know the microphone was on when he referred to the Pubs as a "the most crooked, dishonest bunch of". So, as by default he would look virtuous.
Nice try.
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