Kerry takes cue from McCain run (Mrs. Heinz's 2nd Favorite Hubby Speaks Up)

Boston Globe ^ | November 25, 2002 | Mary Leonard

[PJ-Comix]

Taking a chapter from McCain's book, which showed McCain to be a rascal, Kerry confides to Klein that as the captain of a swift boat in Vietnam, he instigated chicken races between boats and organized water balloon battles.

Oh you rascal you! Next thing you know, John F. Kerry will be leading a panty raid on Mrs. Heinz's closet.

[Rodney King]

Good. Let him be a jackass and lose. That's what McCain did.

[PJ-Comix]

Ross Perot might have had the crazy aunt in the attic but John F. Kerry has the Whacko Wife in the livingroom.

[katze]

Then he comes back to the States, and demonstrates against the war, while our troops were still being killed. Frau Heinz must have one heck of a strong stomach to put up with this guy she bought.

[islander-11]

John F. Kerry has two great nicknames. The first is "Liveshot", a moniker given to him by Howie Carr, a Boston Herald columnist and top-notch conservative radio host. Any time the I-cam crew set up, Kerry would be knocking people over to get in on the action...

His second name is J.F.K. - as in "Just For Kerry", a name supplied by Mass. political hotshot Billy Bulger (yes, Whitey's brother). Sounds about right.

If he is as effective for the country as he has been for my state, we'd all be screwed... Re-elect President Bush!

[elbucko]

Klein writes that Kerry is trying hard to dispel an image that he is pompous and stiff.

Kerry won't be abel to dispel the above image, because he IS pompous and stiff.

[ex-snook]

"That's what McCain did. "

McCain's 'secret' is that he sucked up to Kristol. Anyone who can advance Kristol's neo-con agenda will get good press.

[PJ-Comix]

. Frau Heinz must have one heck of a strong stomach to put up with this guy she bought.

No problem. She keeps him in line with her gold-plated jerk chain.

[My2Cents]

[elbucko]

Any time the I-cam crew set up, Kerry would be knocking people over to get in on the action...

The California Governor, Gray Davis, is know for the same lethal attraction to rolling cameras. The joke with the local press was that the most dangerous place to be in the state was between a rolling camera and Gray Davis.

Does Kerry spend 3hrs. everyday on his hair like Davis?

[Lizavetta]

God help us, it's Herman Munster.

[mountaineer]

He ages well, doesn't he?

[Lizavetta]

Kerry is trying hard to dispel an image that he is pompous and stiff.

And just like Nancy Pelousy, he's going to be workin' hard to dispel the REALITY that he - a man of the working poor, the downtrodden, the minority, the disenfranchised - has millions and millions and millions of dollars.

[Common Tator]

McCain's 'secret' is that he sucked up to Kristol. Anyone who can advance Kristol's neo-con agenda will get good press.

Man you are totally out of it.

Kristol is what the media puts on when they want a Republcian character to make fun of. Kristol is a media play thing. He has no clout.

McCain tried to come off as popular RINO. The media would very much liked to have had the choice between a Lefist Rino and Gore. It would not matter to them who won. They would have prefered Gore but they could have lived with McCain. Kristol has nothing to do with what the media does. He has zero clout. He is a media toy.

Kerry does not understand the media attraction to McCain. If McCain were to become a Democrat he would get less media attention than Jeffords does now. The media is not looking for a Democrat to take the nomination away from a real liberal. The democratic party is looking for an old style liberal to take them back to the good old days. Kerry is clueless.

Their will be a bit of struggle in the Democratic party. On one side will be the true believers.There are more of them than any other faction. Al Gore is positioning himself to be the one true believer. There will be the centrist candiates like Kerry. The most the centrists can hope for is to be booed at the Democratic convention.

Gore has the nomination. What the others are doing is gaining name recognition in hopes of getting to pick up the pieces for 2008.

[Grampa Dave]

But, is he more pompous and stiff than the Goron?

[holyscroller]

I'll bet Mr. Heinz #1 is rolling in his grave at what his fortune is being wasted on. As for McCainiac, no way will he play second fiddle to Heinz #2. He'll either be in the top slot or none at all.

[PJ-Comix]

I'll bet Mr. Heinz #1 is rolling in his grave at what his fortune is being wasted on.

He's probably up in heaven laughing his a** off that Kerry is now stuck with that insane b*tch.

[FryingPan101]

"McCain, from Arizona, pulled off an upset victory in the 2000 New Hampshire primary. He went on to win delegates in seven states by wooing Democrats and Independents."

You mean Kerry, a Democrat, has to "woo" Democrat votes? I guess it's now or never.