Posted on 09/28/2004 6:55:47 AM PDT by presidio9
When it comes to presidential debates, it seems size does matter.
John Kerry, a 6-foot-4-inch Democrat, poked fun on Monday at George W. Bush, the 5-foot-11-inch Republican president for reportedly insisting that podiums be set far apart to offset his opponent's five-inch height advantage.
The Massachusetts senator told a town hall meeting in Spring Green -- where he is rehearsing -- that voters should not be afraid of changing commanders in chief in the midst of war with Iraq and the battle against terror.
"You know when your horse is headed down toward the waterfalls or when your horse is drowning, it's a good time to change horses in midstream," Kerry said.
After a pause, he added: "May I also suggest that we need a taller horse? We could get through deeper waters that way."
Bush and Kerry face each other for the first time on Thursday in Coral Gables, Florida, where they will debate foreign policy and homeland security. Two more will be held next month before Americans vote on November 2.
The two camps have negotiated an elaborate 32-page set of rules, including whether they sit or stand, how much they can move around, and precisely how long they have to answer questions.
Hey Kerry, why the long face?
A tall orange horse?
He is big! A big pr%#k.
frog_jerk_2004: "Hey Kerry, why the long face?"
What a PERFECT response to a lame horse!
Instead of reporting for duty he'll open the debate with Youuuu RRaannngggg.
I remember during the debates of late 2000 when the Gorebot left his podium, strode over to where GW was speaking to the crowd in order to physically intimidate him. GW stopped speaking, looked around and saw Gore standing there, then simply turned his back to Gore and continued speaking. All the Gorebot could do was slink back to his podium.
Dissed, pissed, easily dismissed.
Wow, Kerry's actually said something that is indesputable and he cannot flip flop on...
..That's real progress.....for him.
This jerk is alientating men everyday. First he makes fun of balding men, now shorter men????
How dumb is this guy????
I can't believe Kerry is really 6'4". I have to admit that I actually met him a year and a half ago, and politely shook his hand. I am 6'1" and maybe he was hunched over but it seemed we were eye to eye.
Of course, you supposedly shrink as you age as your spine compresses, so maybe they haven't measured him lately.
Now, Bill O'Reilly looked like a giant next to Mike Wallace as they were walking down the street.
The Kerry team also wanted the temps set in the mid 60's 'cause Tall Horse is big on perspiration. The Bush folks declined.
"You know when your horse is headed down toward the waterfalls or when your horse is drowning, it's a good time to change horses in midstream," Kerry said. It makes a lot of sense to evaluate the second horse pretty careful before you try to change to it. Particularly if it's LAME....or dead in the water.
(What genius decided to link Kerry to the 'horse' image? That's so dumb it's got to be the man himself's idea...)
Be careful. I hear the sun can cause some nasty burns this time of year in Wisconsin.
OK. Kerry's taller and thinks he has better hair. And that's all he's got.
"I'm a tall horse, and I'm reporting for Howdy-Doody."
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