Testing, Testing. Shrewd Politics or Kerry Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome?

New York Times ^ | March 13, 2004 | Adam Nagourney

[optimistically_conservative]

Actually, that's a good idea.

Is something like this close enough?

[GailA]

"That doesn't mean he hasn't said it before," she said. "The only difference between us and Republicans is they do it underhandedly."

This must mean that they do their stealing, and lying in full view of the press.

[binger]

[Lady Jag]

Kerry is famously faux Irish, especiallh this Wednesday as he celebrates his beloved St. Patrick's Day, also known as Evacuation Day in Boston.

And the DNC creeps on.

Kerry Ichabod by Science Diet, taken by Binger Gambit.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

a rendition of the pot calling the kettle black?

Careful now. According to the new media darling Omarosa...that's a racial slur. It has the word 'black' in it you know.

You risk...<gasp>...vilification. <shudder>

[summer]

When Senator John Kerry was overheard describing his Republican opponents as "crooked" and "lying" to a voter the other day, his campaign quickly offered two explanations for the unusually harsh words.

I found myself feeling very offended by Kerry's comments here, because such comments seem intended to undermine all the good that our country is trying to do in this on-going international war on terror.

I was very disappointed in Kerry prior to this as well, when he was quoted in other media -- Rolling Stone? -- again using language that would now get him fined by the FCC to the tune of half a million dollars.

And, I don't care what lame excuses his advisors offer. This is just not presidential conduct and does nothing to further any debate.

[NYCVirago]

From this perspective, Mr. Kerry was taking a page from President Josiah Bartlet of "The West Wing." In one episode of the show two years ago, President Bartlet was giving a news interview and, once the interview was over, proceeded to disparage the intelligence of his Republican opponent, as the television camera kept rolling. There was a spate of stories critical of the president, but also, stories questioning the intelligence of Bartlet's opponents.

So now the Kerry campaign is taking cues from a fictional TV show? Sheesh!