The Real John Kerry Emerges via Newsweek Article...read his comments about his missing hairbrush

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6414892/site/newsweek/ ^ | 11/05/04 | Newsweek

[SkyPilot]

The exchange was typical enough between them; the two graduates of St. Paul's and Yale had forged a boasting, joshing preppy-jock bond centered on their mutual fondness for hockey, skiing and extreme sports. Speaking in crude, macho shorthand, they could sound, at times, like boarding-school roommates who had just returned from vacation.

Heinz, who is not shy, decided to try a little "reality check" to test Kerry's true spirits.

"You know what, John?" the stepson said. "Nov. 3 is going to be f---ed up. The whole thing is going to be f---ed up."

"What do you mean?" Kerry asked. "Well, look," Heinz said. "John, if you win, you're the president of the United States. That's pretty f---ed up."

Kerry, smiling, nodded tentatively. "Yeah, all right."

"And if you lose," Heinz continued, "I'm not even going to tell you how f---ed up that is."

Kerry's cheeks, perched plump above a toothy grin, sank into an empty expression. "That's it," he said. "That's enough of that."

There were some places you didn't go with Kerry.

Words fail me.

[Remole]

Sounds like one of the great lines in movie history:

"Match me, Sidney."

[newgeezer]

This-guy-might've-been-President ping.

[Avenger]

All your hairbrush are belong to us!

[what's up]

"Sheehan told Kerry that he had to learn to shift to a more conversational style, to vary the pace, to sound more casual in his speech. Otherwise, his speeches all sounded the same and gave the impression that what he was saying was calculated—that he was thinking about what he was saying rather than saying what he felt."

Horrors that a candidate for President would deign to THINK about what he was saying! (This is why they lost.)

[FlyVet]

it is shameful of the MSM not to report these insane facts before the election.

Ain't it great? Yesterday they were piling upon TerAYza about her "problem", something they've known all along, and today they slam the hubby. They must be punishing them for losing. No point in covering up for them any longer. Kind, affectionate Liberals... :)

I wonder what other nasty little tidbits they will reveal about their boy in the next few weeks.

[PajamaTruthMafia]

Kerry was indignant about having his honor questioned, and at the end of the interview, with the camera still rolling, he snapped at Gibson, "Thanks for doing the work of the RNC [the Republican National Committee]."

Imagine if he had been really questioned by the press like Bush was? We would have has a Dean meltdown!

[Ohioan from Florida]

The sleazy hotels are probably at least four stars to the rest of us, maybe even fives.

[petitfour]

But it was his "lucky" hairbrush!!!!! Give him a break!

[CAluvdubya]

if memory serves, Rush told us all, after the kerry nomunation, that the press hated kerry. They knew how arrogant he was. Rush said something like don't look for the MSM to build the guy up. Just tear Bush apart.

[Darnright]

ICK! No, not that common pedestrian model! Only the very best hairbrush in the world must be used on Monsieur's manly locks:

[TC Rider]

What a first-order pussy.

Thank God Republicans are D's.

[BobS]

When Kerry says something similar to "Where's my F-n hairbrush?", you can assume that is what Teresa said for years.

Nice couple.

Bush would have simply asked "Has anyone seen my comb?".

[okie01]

So don't blame Newsweek or the rest of the MSM for "keeping this stuff away from the people."

Your point is well taken. You can't blame these particular reporters for not having blown the whistle on Kerry's character flaws.

But the fact is, anybody in the proximity of the campaign should've been able to observe for themselves (or, at least, sense) that Kerry's was temperamentally unqualified to be President.

As proof, I submit that -- from a distance -- most FReepers had concluded as much from their own observations. The only thing we lacked was physical confirmation of our instincts.

Every reporter on the Kerry beat knew he was a shallow, self-serving asshole. And not all of them were honor-bound to keep that a secret until after the election...

[skikvt]

This is our President. I just can't imagine him getting pissy about a hairbrush. Or that he has ever spent more than 5 seconds brushing his hair. Or that he would ever toss around a prima donna attitude to the people he works with.

But before I ever read that article, I always knew that Kerry was a compete Jackass.....

[prairiebreeze]

Good article, well worth the read. I never knew sKerry got stuck in an elevator.

Prairie

[dfwgator]

I'm convinced, that heaven-forbid if Kerry was elected, he would have easily gone down as the least popular president in history. He would have pissed just about everybody off, even those who voted for him. It would have been an unmitigated disaster, not so much because of his policies, but just because the guy would have alienated everybody. How one runs a campaign says a lot about how they would act as President. This article confirms everything I thought about Kerry. I would have taken Bill Clinton anyday of the week over this guy.

[prairiebreeze]

I've read elsewhere that the f-word was very, very commonplace in the Kerry camp. Routine.

Prairie

[okokie]

well we certainly know TUresa didn't have it...she's never owned a brush. FOR SURE FOR SURE

[petitfour]

"Well, look," Heinz said. "John, if you win, you're the president of the United States. That's pretty f---ed up." Kerry, smiling, nodded tentatively. "Yeah, all right." "And if you lose," Heinz continued, "I'm not even going to tell you how f---ed up that is."

Kerry's cheeks, perched plump above a toothy grin, sank into an empty expression. "That's it," he said. "That's enough of that."

There were some places you didn't go with Kerry.