Kerry is getting the fatal Dukakis touch

The Times ^ | September 14, 2004 | Gerard Baker

[Darkwolf377]

"Kerry has "Dukakitis"



Dukooties

[Judith Anne]

Well, my pjs tonight are a soft denim spaghetti strap floor length gown with a split side...shows off my tan. ;-D That and sandals.

Hub likes it, what can I say?

[DietCoke]

he is liable to totally embarrass himself.

We can only hope.

[Prime Choice]

Then again, they may be the opportunity for Mr Kerry to fulfil the Dukakis analogy completely. It was the 1988 debates, and in particular a mind-numbingly passionless answer from the Democrat to a hypothetical question about the rape and murder of his wife, that finished him.

Then this one's in the bag. Last I heard, John Kerry doesn't answer "hypothetical questions." He said so in a softball interview with the New York Times over the weekend. No fooling.

[goldstategop]

I'm more charitable to Dukakis. He wasn't overly bright, but he never apologized for his beliefs. Kerry on the other hand is a truly contemptible human being. What will finish him in the debates, is his lack of core convictions. Heck, as a candidate he can't even answer "hypothetical" questions with ringing certainty. (laughing)

[okiegop]

That's exactly right - Bush is in his zone right now and will be all the way through to the election. You can see it when he's on the stump. Everything seems to flow, whereas you see Kerry looking like he's teaching a bunch of 5th graders remedial math.

I can't wait until the debates - Kerry will be mush afterward. The Dims will be wondering what they were thinking that this guy could actually be president.

[Prime Choice]

Well, my pjs tonight are a soft denim spaghetti strap floor length gown with a split side...shows off my tan.

*tweet* *throwing flag*

Penalty. Intentional teasing. Poster gave description with no photo. 15 post penalty. Still first down.

*tweee-ee-eet!*

[Nateman]

   I thought it was this genuine unretouched picture ( Just ask Dan ) of him firing spitballs that is the one hurting Kerry.

[txrangerette]

Kerry's got much more "splainin" to do than Bush does. LOL!

[Wil H]

The 1988 Dukakis presidential campaign against George H. W. Bush is now universally acknowledged to have been among the most jaw-droppingly inept in modern political history — a byword for political amateurishness;

And who was the campaign Manager that can take credit for this ??

Susan Estrich !

[Mike Fieschko]

There is a thread somewhere here with a quote from Kerry at a stump speech where he got away from the script-- and promptly became genuinely obtuse and incoherent.

From Here We Go Some More:

Judging by Kerry's performance last Thursday in North Carolina, they're not sure anymore. While talking about the economy, health-care policy, Kerry went off speech and began stumbling immediately. Kerry said that he would always tell the public the truth, and if the audience didn't believe him, they could "[g]o to a web site. It can be johnkerry.com or go some other place. Go to truth.com, if there is one, and find out what's really happening," Kerry said.

This is the same article that says Kerry made a pep talk conference call to his Washington staff, then hung up before anyone could ask him questions.

I think the writer meant Tuesday rather than Thursday, because Kerry was in North Carolina Tuesday Sep 7 and not here on the 9th.

BTW, truth.com is a hardware store. Lots of 'tools and cranks'* there?

* Obscure Chad Mitchell Trio reference

[Judith Anne]

Oh, GREAT! ANOTHER guy who thinks love is like football, and flirting is a foul! ;-D

[jnarcus]

Always incisive....nice job good post interesting read

[rebel_yell2]

Trivia 101: Which Democrat rival first brought up the Willie Horton issue against Dukakis?

[fortheDeclaration]

"Trivia 101: Which Democrat rival first brought up the Willie Horton issue against Dukakis?"

Gore!

[ppaul]

[Prime Choice]

Oh, GREAT! ANOTHER guy who thinks love is like football, and flirting is a foul! ;-D

I calls 'em de way I sees 'em, toots. ; )

[aruanan]

Noble skipper claims
Everyone else is lying
Watch him crash and burn

[rebel_yell2]

Give that freeper a prize! Gore was the first to run the Willie Horton ads. You'll never learn that from the MSM.

[ladyinred]

The most striking parallel is the way both candidates let their opponents define them in ways that are not politically helpful.

Oh for goodness sakes! JF'nK defines himself as a Viet Nam vet every chance he gets. Why can't any freaking media tell the truth?