First campaign ends in defeat

By 1972, John F. Kerry was a national figure, but without roots in one place he could call home. For a young man with congressional ambitions, that was a handicap, one he would quickly compound.

His ambition tempered only by political naivete, Kerry tried on congressional districts like suits off the rack. In less than two months in early 1972, the antiwar leader called three different districts in Massachusetts home. To this day, he bears the brand of opportunist from that brazen district-hopping, which he acknowledges as part of his political "baggage."

In early February, Kerry's wife, Julia, bought a house in Worcester, where Kerry intended to take on Harold D. Donohue, a longtime Democratic incumbent, in a central Massachusetts district. They never moved in. Instead, the couple rented an apartment in Lowell late in March after learning that Representative F. Bradford Morse would be named undersecretary Snip

Resentment poured from many of the other nine candidates, whom Kerry would leave in the dust of a freewheeling Democratic primary.

In the wait-your-turn political culture of Lowell and nearby Lawrence, Kerry was a carpetbagger trying to cherrypick a seat in Congress.

In the general election campaign, Kerry was lashed relentlessly by The Sun, which questioned his patriotism, his loyalty to the district, and his financial backers. He blew a huge lead and lost to the Republican nominee, Paul W. Cronin, a former state representative who had served on Morse's staff.

Suddenly, the fast track to political glory vanished beneath the feet of the war hero turned war protester. There would be no official soapbox in the nation's capital, not any time soon at least. Kerry's first campaign for elected office had failed. And he was unemployed.

It's interesting to note that many of the behavior patterns Kerry exhibited as a youthful candidate, can still be found in the older candidate today. A psychiatrist would have a field day picking apart all the excuses, lies, embellishments, manipulations, etc. of John Kerry, then and now.

I particularly found his conspiracy theory on The Sun's holding the headline so they could report his brother's arrest on primary day. Kerry had obviously forgotten or didn't realize that the paper was an afternoon paper and didn't have the deadlines like most other newspapers. Just today, he had another problem with the time of day. When asked by Diane Sawyer about his comment on his vote on the $87 billion, he fluffed it off as having been said at a late night rally, and after a sleepless primary night. Problem was, the event he made the comment at was at noon, not at night. Oops! Caught in another lie.

And, I also liked how he was considered an insurgent & carpetbagger by the folks in the districts he moved to and tried to run for office in. No wonder he has the support of the insurgents in Iraq.

This article described to me, a John Kerry who hasn't changed one iota from his days as a 20-something. He's still the opportunist, still the liar, still the immature brat who'll do anything to get his way. I really think he tossed his first wife away because he realized she wasn't rich enough for him to pursue his lifelong goal of the White House. Sure she had millions, but that wasn't enough for Kerry's tastes or plans. Why should you have to share your wife's millions with two small kids when you can have it all to your self by marrying a rich widow whose kids are practically grown. For John, Teresa was the mother figure who could shower him with love, attention, money and toys.

John Kerry- some selected, informative links...
various FR links | 01-21-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy
Posted on 01/21/2004 1:59:29 PM PST by backhoe
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John Kerry's Watergate
Insight on the News ^ | Sept 16, 2003 | John Pike
Posted on 01/25/2004 1:19:08 PM PST by Hon
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