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John Kerry faces hand-shaking ban
Reuters ^ | March 29, 2004

Posted on 03/29/2004 8:05:08 PM PST by Shermy

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To: Becki
"Now he has a real authentic excuse for not touching the little people. "

My thoughts exactly. He was fine touching limosine liberals but now that there is a real rather than a fixed election he doesn't want to touch the proles.



41 posted on 03/29/2004 9:38:51 PM PST by TASMANIANRED
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To: LouD
I guess Senator Lard-ass didn't learn anything about skiing from his days of dating

Suzy Chaffee

(while still married to the long-suffering Joan, of course).

42 posted on 03/29/2004 9:43:39 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: Shermy
He just doesn't want to touch the "common" people. After all he is the great John F'n Kerry.
43 posted on 03/29/2004 9:44:18 PM PST by barker (Normal people scare me.)
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To: LouD
LOL!
44 posted on 03/29/2004 9:45:38 PM PST by spunkets
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To: surelyclintonsbaddream
Ping to Post #34!
45 posted on 03/29/2004 9:48:55 PM PST by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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To: LouD
I can almost make out the Volkswagon.

ROFLOL!

46 posted on 03/29/2004 9:49:55 PM PST by smoothsailing (Eagles Up !!!!!)
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To: Richard Kimball
BTW, Kerry is a heck of a lot more fragile than they're letting on. Aside from being a head case, he's got some kind of serious physical ailment.

Really! What makes you think so?

47 posted on 03/29/2004 9:53:47 PM PST by Bellflower
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To: texasbluebell
I guess Senator Lard-ass didn't learn anything about skiing from his days of dating Suzy Chaffee

Meanwhile, I see her taste hasn't improved:

Eco Ski Dancing with Senator Frank Lautenburg - Chairman of the Senate Committee for the Environment

48 posted on 03/29/2004 10:02:04 PM PST by LouD
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49 posted on 03/29/2004 10:06:51 PM PST by LouD (For one brief, shining moment, CameLARD!)
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To: LouD
I guess that John F'n Kerry won't get to shake hands with the rif - raf hoi-poloi.

Seems to me he has the Al Bore thingy.......excessive hand washing and fear of infection.

Remember how our boy Al would take numerous showers a day and had his special soap to wash hands every hour or so.

50 posted on 03/29/2004 10:17:46 PM PST by spokeshave (It is, as it was)
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To: LouD
Hahahahaha!!
51 posted on 03/29/2004 10:21:15 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: longtermmemmory
Yeah, but Kerry was in Viet Nam! What could Bob Dole say to that?
52 posted on 03/29/2004 10:22:06 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: LouD
Hmm, I guess she likes senators. But yes, her taste has not improved.
53 posted on 03/29/2004 10:23:01 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: Richard Kimball
No kidding. All Bob Dole did was ski in the mountains of Italy during the war!
54 posted on 03/29/2004 10:23:55 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: Pegita; Bellflower
I don't claim any inside information, but his coloring doesn't look good to me. He seems almost hypoxic. When he's not made up, he's very dark under his eyes, and again, that's a sign of oxygen deficiency. This could either be because of lung problems or heart problems. He hits the hospital a lot.

We've been making "Why the long face?" jokes about Kerry around here for a while, but Kerry's face really does exceed the norms for Caucasian males. I've been wondering if Kerry has Marfan's syndrome for a while. They keep having him trying to "look" athletic, but it just doesn't work.

Here's a little info on Marfans.

- People with the Marfan syndrome are typically, but not always, very tall or taller than unaffected people in their family, slender and loose jointed. The Marfan syndrome affects the long bones of the skeleton. Therefore the arms, legs, fingers, and toes may be disproportionately long in relation to the rest of the body. A person with the Marfan syndrome often has a long, narrow face, and the roof of the mouth may be arched, causing the teeth to be crowded. Other skeletal abnormalities include a sternum (breastbone) that is either protruding or indented, curvature of the spine (scoliosis), and flat feet.

- Most people with the Marfan syndrome have problems associated with the heart and blood vessels. The valve between the left chambers of the heart is defective and may be large and floppy, resulting in an abnormal valve motion when the heart beats. In some cases, the valve may leak, creating a "heart murmur," which a doctor can hear with a stethoscope. Small leaks may not cause any symptoms, but larger ones may result in shortness of breath, fatigue and palpitations (a very fast or irregular heart rate). Because of faulty connective tissue, the wall of the aorta (the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body) may be weakened and stretch, a process called aortic dilation. Aortic dilation increases the risk that the aorta will tear (dissect) or rupture, causing serious heart problems or sometimes sudden death.

Another indication of Marfans is that the joints tend to be fairly loose and dislocate. What was he in the hospital for this last time, according to his campaign?

Let me reemphasize, I have absolutely no inside info on Kerry. However, his appearance, his frequent hospital visits, the refusal of his campaign staff to release medical information on him, and the almost desperate attempts to make him look athletic just don't add up to a healthy candidate.

55 posted on 03/29/2004 10:49:53 PM PST by Richard Kimball
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To: Richard Kimball
But isn't Marfan's Syndrome a congenital disorder? It's not something he would have caught, at any rate.
56 posted on 03/30/2004 2:40:30 AM PST by NYCVirago
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To: Richard Kimball
Thanks, Richard ... I appreciate your candor. Let me reiterate your statement that you do not have inside information and you are giving us an opinion, but I find your opinion quite educated, nonetheless. Thanks ...
57 posted on 03/30/2004 5:15:03 AM PST by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
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