Posted on 07/25/2004 6:59:18 AM PDT by RayChuang88
July 25, 2004 -- BOSTON
So far, John Kerry has been an onlooker at his own convention.
Every day last week, the already- dark mood of his hometown grew surlier, as the extent of the convention's massive disruptions of daily life became ever more apparent. But the man who would lead the Free World essentially went MIA.
He spent several days in serene splendor at the $10-million oceanfront mansion on Nantucket that his second wife inherited from her first husband. The senator windsurfed by day and hobnobbed with the Beautiful People by night, pedaling his $8,000 Serotta bicycle into the village for dinner at one or another of the island's fancy restaurants.
Meanwhile, in the sweltering city, the heavy lifting of actually averting total chaos was left to two local pols — Boston's Democratic Mayor Thomas Menino and GOP Gov. Mitt Romney.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Just getting everyone prepared for Hillarycare II.
Yeah, Kerry had one tour of duty in which he performed so miserably that his commanders gave him three purple hearts just to have some grounds to expedite his exit. On his second tour of duty, he fought for the other side, primarily as an enemy propagandist. He engineered the victory of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam over the greatest fighting force that the world had ever seen. His tactic: demoralizing enemy propaganda.
Naturally. That's their favorite trick.
Boston small business owners are taking a bath over this convention. People can't get into the city to patronize their establishments. They say every eleven riders on the T will be searched. They even wanted the T (subway), to offer free rides to RATS all week. This would have cost $18 mill, and nobody wanted to ante up. TerAYSA? So that little freebie didn't come off, along with Kerry's idea that the Pops play a free concert on the Esplanade to 'thank the city and everyone'. Unbelievable. There are a lot of hard feelings over the RATS
convention, and that's putting it mildly.
And it's always a good plan to tick off the media that is trying mightily to help your campaign...hometown ticked, media ticked...
Is that why he has the long face?
Here's some rumored fundraising events that the Dems plan to conduct here in Boston:
Bill Clinton with set up a "Kiss the Slick Willy" booth.
Hillary Clinton will auction off a midnight "Vince Foster" suicide / murder reenactment on the Boston Common.
Al Gore will visit the Myogyo Ji Buddist Temple of Greater Boston, participants are asked to bring a large brown bag with handles or empty suitcase.
Ted Kennedy will give rides across the Zakim Bridge ala Chappaquiddick (July 18,1969).
Barney Frank will give a "guided" tour of the Back Bay.
Jimmy Carter will go rabbit hunter on the Charles.
Rob Lowe will photgraph two females, one of legal age the other not at a hotel of their choice.
John Edwards will conduct a midnight seance at the Granary Burial Grouds & conjure up spirits (not to mention votes & future clients).
The most sought after ticket will be the Copley Hotel tour by John Kerry. He'll visit the washroom where his grandfather blew his brains out on November 21, 1921.
Enjoy!
Yeah, but every so often it'll flip-flop to the other direction.
Pregnant women have to make arrangements with other hospitals? Good grief!
GeeWhiz! This from the guy who said "the little people need someone to speak for them"? He ought to go to WalMart and get an $89.95 Huffy so he can be a real man of the (little) people.
One for each side?
Can you imagine if the Republicans had people cancel their cancer treatments and told pregnant women to choose another hospital out of town to deliver their babies!!! The liberal news would be all over it! You know, "Those Evil Republicans"!!!!
Can anybody tell me how it's possible to justify the price of an $8,000 bike??
I've had a $79 girls bike (I'm short!) for the past 5 years, and it runs great! (It's also metallic pink. I figured nobody'd want to steal a cheap, pink bike!)
If those pregnant women have problems in Boston, the Rats will perform abortions themselves, free of charge, as long as it doesn't interfere with trips to Hooters.
Great to see the Post picking up Howie. I'd love to see his show go national. He's the funniest talk show host that I know.
"He thinks he's acting presidential," said one Democrat at the State House. "But the reality is, he's been ducking and everybody knows it. This is just reinforcing the impression that he's not an executive, he's a legislator. The only decision he ever has to make is what wine to order with dinner."
Pretty harsh coming from a Dem.
Southie wasn't good enough for the Dems. Gee, wonder why?
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