Posted on 09/30/2005 9:35:30 PM PDT by indcons
Inside the Bubble, a documentary that promises to reveal how the Kerry campaign lost the 2004 election, has restored a bit of campaign-season buzz to Washington. The Drudge Report called the film a "devastating behind-the-scenes look." Lloyd Grove promised despair among Kerry loyalists and snickering from Hillary's followers as the doc revealed the Massachusetts senator, who still hopes to run in 2008, as boobish and flailing. Democrats e-mailed preview clips and weighed how much exposing the underbelly of a Democratic campaign would hurt the party. Defensive quotes from Kerry staffers about the film suggested they had something to hide.
Titillating possibilities flitted through my head: grainy footage of John Kerry flip-flopping late at night in his hotel room. Strategist Bob Shrum controlling the candidate's every move from behind a glowing orb. Modern campaigns are so freeze-dried and antiseptic that one longs for unscripted moments, even after the fact. Plus, the film arrives as Democrats are still mulling the lessons of their loss. Should leaders of the party be cautious and calibrated to appeal to moderates and independents—or should they roar and stomp in an attempt to rally the base and captivate voters with authenticity?
Unfortunately, Inside the Bubble, which premiered at the New York Television Festival Thursday, doesn't do much to answer those questions. The movie overpromises the way sham politicians do. There are some amusing and entertaining moments, but there is little in it to explain why Kerry lost—no inside scoop from his senior advisers or much insight into the man himself. The strategists who may have botched the effort are either not seen or pass through in a blink. Instead, we spend a lot of time with secondary and tertiary players.
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BAWHAHAHAHAHAHA, watched the trailer LOL
could you explain the picture briefly?
Do you think Hillary was pissed at Kerry or the President?
Carhart and Walls should have sued him for defamation of a trademark
Yep, forever one of life's great mysteries I guess. LOL!
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What a treat that link was. Nothing like reliving the moonbats' escapades!!!!!! lol thanks.
That was when Kerry claimed he could levitate like David Blaine.
Kerry was messing around with a soccer ball on a campaign stop last year and -- as with his hunting, cycling, football and baseball photos -- came across as Geek Athlete of the Year.
Did you see those football pics?? LOL
lol had never seen that one. My faves were the ones where he looks as if he is drinking beer and is drunk
How about hunting in Ohio and then having the butler carrying the dead birds!
Say what we like about liberal media bias, the press photogs, or maybe just their cameras, hated John Francois like nothing I've ever seen.
Sometimes when I see pictures like this, I despair for our country.
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