Posted on 07/13/2004 6:08:07 PM PDT by NYC Republican
The Kennedys loved to play football in odd places and so, naturally, does their political descendant, Sen. John F. Kerry. It was searingly hot on the airport tarmac in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., last week. Inside an air-conditioned conference room, Kerry and an aide were tossing a football when Sen. John Edwards arrived. In coats and ties, the newly minted running mates performed yet another bonding ritual, a typical blend of bonhomie and competition. Grinning, Kerry winged a pass across the table to Edwards, who caught it with the practiced, spread-fingered ease of the high-school player he once was. "Look at those soft hands!" Kerry exclaimed. "A good receiver." Edwards, grinning, too, passed the ball back, making Kerry reach a bit to make the catch. "I kind of led him a little bit too much," Edwards said, "but you knew he'd get it."
Seated at the conference table for their first joint interview as Democratic ticket mates, the duo continued their cheerful, if still tentative, game, as the new No. 2 adjusted to his "receiver" role. When Edwards was asked for his views on nuclear proliferation, Kerry—with a polite but firm "Do you mind?"—stepped in to answer the question with an air of authority, leaving Edwards to fiddle impatiently with the football until it was his turn. But when the subject turned to values, it was Edwards who was more sure-footed and upbeat. While Kerry focused on rebutting each and every Bush administration accusation on abortion, gun control and taxes, Edwards smoothly alluded to his own milltown, blue-collar, rural roots and evoked the vision of a brighter future for all. "People are desperate to feel optimistic again," he said. "I know what they need. I know what they want ... They want someone who will lift them up again, in a real way, not rhetoric." Kerry couldn't have said it better—and didn't.
In the Sunshine State, the storied battleground of Election 2000 (and certain to be that again this year), the "John-John" ticket was campaigning as the Sunshine Boys, eager to paint the campaign as a Manichaean struggle between their light and the darkness of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, whom Democrats depict as the gloomy, disingenuous avatars of war abroad and economic inequality at home. To the chagrin of some of his aides, Bush took the unusual step of attacking the other guy's veep pick, implying that Edwards was unprepared for the job. Later, Bush accused Edwards of being a closet pessimist, "whether the message is delivered with a smile or a frown." But with some Republicans suggesting that Cheney is a drag on the GOP ticket—the new NEWSWEEK Poll provides ample ammunition for that view—Democrats saw the veep matchup as a Future versus Past winner. "It's a great contrast for us," said Kerry adviser Tad Devine.
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Edwards will parade his cute kids at every opportunity, just as he did to win the NC Senatorial race. This scumbag is no better than an ambulance chaser... Oh wait!, never mind...
Paul, I'm surprised at you,... they don't need the briefings. They are the terrorists.
FMCDH(BITS)
Nice to know that she does own a bra. And, weren't we all shocked to know that her film at Cannes was about a Vietnam vet?
This is just plain ol' creepy!
She's worth $3.2 billion - she could have had someone iron her wrinkled pants for her...
Uh, sorry. I saw the original shots of the two poufs throwing the football to each other. BOTH DROPPED THE BALL.
Another funny clip showed TareeezAA fidgeting, and rearranging her and JK's arms, kinda like she just didn't want to have to touch him. Carl's comment was they acted as though they have never been interviewed together.
They can't even be honest about that! Edwards implied that SKUMBAG SKERRY caught the ball, saying "I knew he'd get to it"!
Thanks
No. She borrowed one of Teddy's.
LOLOL!
Complete Evan Thomas transcript is here.
The Sunshine Boys? If these guys had any more special lighting on them; I would become blind.
His daugher's choice of dress is dreadful. She has no class or taste. What happened to beautiful clothes with some mystery?
Oh my gosh, knobby knees showing. That's really dreadful.
DA-DA-DA-DA! (SNAP-SNAP) DA-DA-DA-DA (SNAP-SNAP)
Their house is a.......
LOL!! I like it!
They have ZERO class... You nailed it
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