Posted on 04/12/2005 11:09:33 AM PDT by timtoews5292004
ohn Kerry, the haughty, French-looking Massachusetts Democrat, who by the way served in Vietnam*, showed up yesterday at a Boston event, where he was "using crutches as he recovers from knee surgery," reports the Associated Press. He was also using emotional crutches as he recovers from last year's election:
"Last year too many people were denied their right to vote, too many who tried to vote were intimidated," the Massachusetts senator said at an event sponsored by the state League of Women Voters. . . .
Kerry also cited examples Sunday of how people were duped into not voting.
"Leaflets are handed out saying Democrats vote on Wednesday, Republicans vote on Tuesday. People are told in telephone calls that if you've ever had a parking ticket, you're not allowed to vote," he said.
Where did Kerry come up with that idea about leaflets saying "Democrats on Wednesday"? Probably from this story, which appeared a week before the election:
With the knowledge that the minority vote will be crucial in the upcoming presidential election, Republican Party officials are urging blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities to make their presence felt at the polls on Wednesday, Nov. 3. . . .
"You can't walk through a black neighborhood here in Miami without seeing our 'Don't Forget Big Wednesday!' message up on a billboard, tacked to a phone booth, or taped to a bus shelter," Monreal added. "The Republican Party has spared no expense in this endeavor."
Before Kerry embarrasses himself further, someone ought to take him aside and explain to him that the Onion is a satirical publication--as is ScrappleFace.com, which came up with the idea first.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...
Oh no! That's too funny.
Hehehe ... the WSJ has now picked up on this story
Naah... the "Democrats vote on Wednesday" bit has been around for years... long before PC's... and much, much earlier than Scrappleface or the Onion.
Now that is good news!
Democrats are so far divorced from reality that satirizing them is almost impossible. Therefore it stands to reason that they would have a hard time recognizing satire, which leads to the situation we are discussing here.
Wow! And Harvard turned out this scion of the upper crust?
I can send him "Pat the Bunny" if he needs remedial reading.
Exactly...I even had it as my tagline for awhile during the election..
No, Yale did.
But the point is that Kerry quoted this as if it happened in THIS election, when the only evidence of that was the Onion gag.
John Kerry doesn't understand satire and humor and therefore didn't recognize it.
And being dumb as a box of rocks with the personality of a paper plate doesn't help either.
I'm also glad that this dolt did not win the White House..
The Onion should provide a clear disclaimer saying that their news is not news but innocent humor. That way idiots such as Mr. F'in Kerry won't get confused. Can you believe this butt plug got more votes than Reagan?
At this point, I want clueless Kerry to keep thinking he has a chance at the nomination again. The more he "reports for duty" the more people will see him as dumber than a box of dootie. Hey, did you hear he was in Vietnam? Bwhahahaha!
ROFLMAO!!!
No way! It's a great trap for those who don't do any research, but just regurgitate what they read. I remember the Chinese got nailed by The Onion a while back over an article that parodied Congress wanting to renovate the Capitol as if they were a baseball team complaining about their stadium.
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