Posted on 10/26/2004 2:26:22 PM PDT by CareyRoberts
Blame it on Arnold Schwarzenegger if you must, but a lot of people are questioning the macho-meter of Democrats in general, and Senator Kerry in particular.
It started back in July when the Democrat-controlled state legislature stalled the vote on a critical budget bill. The partisan foot-dragging prompted Gov. Schwarzenegger to chide the legislators for being girlie-men.
Despite howls of protest, Schwarzenegger refused to apologize. Then he repeated the charge in early August, this time tagging candidate John Kerry with the emasculating moniker.
By the time the Republican Convention rolled around, the California delegates male and female -- had donned pins reading Girlie Men with a red slash through them. In his televised speech before millions, Schwarzenegger couldnt resist repeating the now-famous phrase.
Worse, Kerrys own supporters began to admit the truth of the charge. In his New York Times column, How Kerry Became a Girlie-Man, Frank Rich confessed, Its Mr. Kerrys behavior now, not what he did 35 years ago, that has prevented his manliness from trumping the president. (http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1207620/posts) And Michael Moore began accusing his fellow Democrats for being a bunch of crybabies for complaining how lousy a candidate Kerry is and how he cant win.
It wasnt for lack of trying that Senator Kerry couldnt shake the caricature. Riding high after winning primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, he challenged President Bush to Bring it on. And when he rode that thundering Harley-Davidson onto Jay Lenos set, the black-leather crowd was duly impressed.
Of course, Kerry didnt help things when he admitted he intended to fight a sensitive war on terror. Or that he wanted to bring the terrorist threat down to the level of a mere nuisance.
But its the Teresa factor that really tests Senator Kerrys cojones. As we all know, Teresa Heinz Kerry is worth more than $700 million, which prompted columnist Ann Coulter to deride Kerry as a poodle to rich women.
Lets consider Teresas last name. Some political wives, such as Hillary Rodham Clinton, choose to retain their maiden names. Thats fine.
But Heinz is not Teresas maiden name its her ex-husbands name. By calling herself Teresa Heinz Kerry, Teresa is revealing her loyalty to former Republican Senator John Heinz.
Naomi Wolf had this to say in a recent New York magazine article: Teresa is publicly, subliminally cuckolding Kerry with the power of a dead man. Strong words, indeed.
Most revealing, though, were Senator Kerrys comments during the third presidential debate. Referring to the wives of the two candidates, moderator Bob Schieffer posed this question: What is the most important thing that youve learned from these strong women?
After paying tribute to his now-deceased mother, Senator Kerry had this to say:
And my daughters and my wife are people who just are filled with that sense of whats right, whats wrong.
Feminists believe that women are morally superior to men, so that comment played well with one of Kerrys key constituencies. But what does that say about Mr. Kerrys own moral compass?
And then things fell apart. Kerry admitted:
They also kick me around. They keep me honest. They dont let me get away with anything. I can sometimes take myself too seriously. They surely dont let me do that.
Kick me around? Last I heard, kicking is a form of domestic violence. If a female candidate ever said that, the cops would have shown up at her doorstep with an arrest warrant in hand.
Maybe Mr. Kerry didnt mean that kicking comment literally. But still, is this the voice of a self-confident male who is in marital relationship with equal say and mutual respect? Or is this the whine of a hen-pecked husband?
If elected President, is this a man who will command respect from our allies and adversaries? Will they regard him as a man of his word?
This man John Kerry curtsies and bows to anyone wearing a skirt. And now he aspires to be the next leader of the most powerful nation on earth?
...way to go, Carey. You do good work!
So does anyone know definitively if Arnold is coming to Ohio ? Saw some LA Times piece today where he said he wasn't sure...
Good post.
Carey Roberts
has written several good articles on the feminazi agenda.
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