he Dying Mother Card October 14, 2004 I mean, like, seriously weird, dude. After managing to appear a more or less human being throughout three 90-minute debates, John Kerry played the dying mother card. Asked to name “the most important thing” he’d learned from the “strong women” in his life, he didn’t mention the one he’s married to. Instead, he spoke of visiting his mother in the hospital “a couple years ago.” He told her he was thinking of running for president. Then came the most important thing he’d learned, mind you, from any of the strong women in his...