In Dean-speak: "Yyyyyyyyyeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh!"
Posted on 10/18/2004 2:38:30 PM PDT by NewMediaFan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - John Kerry has come under renewed criticism for raising the case of Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, during a presidential debate.
Five days after making the comment, Kerry remained at the centre of a media controversy for highlighting Cheney's sexual orientation.
Political talk shows, newspaper commentators and an opinion poll have all kept the gay comment in the public. Democrats have bravely called it a storm in a political teacup and Kerry's campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill has said Cheney's daughter is "fair game".
According to a Washington Post poll, 64 percent of electors believe Kerry made a mistake. An ABC New poll gave a similar result.
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A conservative commentator, Richard Novak, said in the Washington Post said Kerry's "mistake" had shocked focus groups and ordinary voters.
"Democrats at debate watching parties gasped in surprise. Wired focus group members across the country displayed an instant negative reaction. Old Democratic political hands, in disbelief, tried to convey their unhappiness to Kerry."
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Duh..Ya think?
"may have backfired.."?
Understatement of the week.
It was the equivalent of Dukakis' 1988 answer to the question about applying the death penalty to the murderer of his wife.
These guys are the type that will ignore the dog crap on their shoes until someone comments about the smell.
Amazing insight!/sarcasm
I hate to use several days worth of letters to the editor as an example...but from what I've read in the Mpls StarTribune (aka The Red Star), most letter writers say that hullabaloo over this is a smokescreen by Bush and Cheney to cover their anti-gay sentiments.
If these letters could be characterized as being representative of the GLBT (or their supporters) community in the Twin Cities, they're not planning on switiching their votes any day soon.
In Dean-speak: "Yyyyyyyyyeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh!"
I believe many on the left can't stand Kerry for so many reasons. This gives them an "out" (pun untended) to move away from him.
Understatement of the century.
Post debate...his gaff is talked about for five days, he loses ground in the polls but he won the debate.
Maybe it's me but I just don't get the liberal concept of victory.
Post debate...his gaff is talked about for five days, he loses ground in the polls but he won the debate.
Maybe it's me but I just don't get the liberal concept of victory.
Nomination of the most understated headline of the election cycle...may have???
I love it. Schadenfreude....
And in other news today, it was revealed that the Pope is, in fact, Catholic.
great point. I wish your statement would be asked, everytime the spinners try to say he won.
I still wish Mary Cheney would have called a news conference the day after the debate and taken sKerry to task for invasion of privacy. She could have done his campaign in with one news conference. She would have had the sympathy of decent Americans regardless of sexual orientation.
The fact is, no matter how the public feels about sodomy, they think it's not something you discuss on a personal level in public.
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