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Recently, I was re-reading one of P.J. O’Rourke’s books, and this happened to be while John Kerry was on Larry King Live. As Kerry was trying to dig his way out of a hole with such vigor that he was about to reach China, I ran across the chapter title, “Commies: Dead but too dumb to lie down.” I looked up at John Francois Kerry, and it was as if the gods of fortuitous timing were with me that evening. The chapter title, most of it anyway, was the perfect description of what has become of John Kerry’s presidential aspirations....

Le choix américain Le MondeL'éditorial du "Monde" 30 Octobre 2004 Oussama Ben Laden vote-t-il George W. Bush ou John F. Kerry ? La machiavélique irruption du chef d'Al-Qaida dans la campagne électorale américaine, à quatre jours du scrutin, fameuse "surprise d'octobre" redoutée par tous les stratèges, a brutalement replacé cette élection dans son véritable contexte : celui du 11-Septembre et de ses suites. John Kerry, le candidat démocrate, estime que la guerre en Irak, en détournant les ressources militaires américaines de la lutte contre Al-Qaida, a empêché la capture de Ben Laden et renforcé la menace terroriste. Le président Bush,...

PERHAPS HIS WATCH WAS ON PARIS TIME?Kerry Says His For-Against Comment Came "Late In The Evening," But It Was Noon In West Virginia…__________________________________________________KERRY "DEAD TIRED" IN MIDDLE OF DAY?  OR JUST ON PARIS TIME? On Today's "Good Morning America," Kerry Defended His "I Actually Did Vote For The $87 Billion Before I Voted Against It" Quote By Saying It Occurred "Late In The Evening When I Was Dead Tired."  KERRY:  "No, it wasn't classic at all.  It just was a very inarticulate way of saying something, and I had one of those inarticulate moments late in the evening when I...

In an effort to galvanize the message Kerry wants to deliver in the time remaining, he convened a powerful roster of journalists and columnists in the New York City apartment of Al Franken last Thursday. The gathering could not properly be called a meeting or a luncheon. It was a trial. The journalists served as prosecuting attorneys, jury and judge. The crowd I joined in Franken’s living room was comprised of: Al Franken and his wife Franni; Rick Hertzberg, senior editor for the New Yorker; David Remnick, editor for the New Yorker; Jim Kelly, managing editor for Time Magazine; Howard...

"Asked whether Mr. Kerry's patrician - some say French - face and wife worth an estimated $550 million hurts his ability to relate to the working class, [New Jersey Building Trades Union President William T.] Mullen replied, 'Yeah, but he's our rich French guy and we got to stick with him.'" (Charles Hurt, “Kerry Tries To Reclaim New Jersey,” The Washington Times, http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040615-111043-7432r.htm,  6/16/04)

Love ya' babe, don't ever change. Nice rack. No really, my fish was this much bigger than Dean's... I don't care that Dean is up by 30 points, I won't go jump in the lake. Pull my finger kid. Bill Clinton taught me this pose. Theresa endorsed me? That's great. I can't believe Theresa changed her endorsement. Hi, I'm with stupid, who's in second place. Having made a gun with thumb and forefinger, the Fister Falls School District, who supplied the auditorium for the debate, immediately suspends John Kerry from all further campaigning in New Hampshire in accordance with...

Senator John Kerry delivered a withering attack Saturday on Howard Dean, trying to frame the presidential campaign in New Hampshire as a two-man race and saying voters here faced a choice between Dr. Dean's "confusion and contradiction" and his own "steady and consistent hand." With a month left until New Hampshire's primary and his standing in most polls in the state a distant second to Dr. Dean, Mr. Kerry assailed him for several of his more controversial statements about Iraq and for being unclear about what should happen to Osama bin Laden.

DES MOINES -- Howard Dean supporters gave John Kerry a peculiar Christmas gift -- flip-flop sandals. Iowans for Dean delivered the "present" to the Massachusetts senator's Iowa campaign headquarters on Wednesday. Both Dean and Kerry are among nine candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. "Sen. Kerry has been flip-flopping on issues throughout his career and campaign, and we thought we could make things a little more comfortable for him," said Dean spokeswoman Sarah Leonard. Kerry has flip-flopped on issues including the war in Iraq, Social Security, intelligence resources and taxes, Leonard said in a news release. A telephone message left...