My favorite line in an article full of good ones.
Reading this piece, you can practically see where the writer pulls his punches, trying to make it easy for the guy he obviously voted for. Sure, sure, MSM bias and all that. Even so, Kerry's unbelievable lack of self-awareness is shocking. He just DOESN'T GET IT. Like Al Gore, like Mike Dukakis, like Hillary Clinton, the man simply can't see what so many others see--that he's an unlikable person, and that's why people don't like him.
Kerry reminds me of a friend of mine who was one of a few males to attend a previously all girl school. Because he never lacked for female attention during his four years of college, this gentleman formed the idea that he was a stud. Then he hit the real world. Kerry got so much attention and adulation from the Left after he turned from "hero" to anti-war protestor to Senator, that it never dawned on him that he had become a "useless idiot", more of a liability than an asset.
>>Bob Shrum, in a regrettably heady early-evening moment, addressing him as “Mr. President.”
I remember watching the election coverage that night. One Boston TV station (Ch 56 I think) mentioned the mood was getting darker and darker at Kerry HQ and they had to have an emergency meeting as staffers were getting despondent.
The "victory rally" in Copley Sq., Boston, turned to
"tears and bitterness" as the night went on, as detailed
by CNS News:
"supporters of Democratic nominee John Kerry openly wept and consoled each other at the Election Night celebration in Boston's Copley Square...a distraught woman confronted Democratic U.S. Rep. Harold Ford in the lobby of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel and screamed, "Can you tell me why everybody made a mistake?" Ford responded, "Let me talk to the candidate before I make a comment. It's been a long day."
Another woman standing near Ford began to openly weep at the prospect of a Kerry loss.
(snip)
When CNSNews.com asked why he had confidently predicted a Kerry victory just a few hours earlier, (Gray Skies) Davis responded, "I, like many people saw the exit polls, which saw Kerry ahead in every battleground state."
"Part of [winning the White House] is certainly not writing off the South. It's too big a part of America just to concede to the other party and expect to win," Davis said.
Another man shouted to the Republicans "This is why the rest of the world calls us ignorant Americans. You obviously don't read the newspapers or you would not believe as you do."
A woman, unhappy the Republicans were there, screamed, "someone shut up those idiots.'
Brian Henchey, one of the College Republicans marching through the crowd told CNSNews.com that he had "never seen more sad and depressed faces in my life than what I have seen here in Copley Square tonight."
--Here is part of a press release announcing the "victory
party" (he he he!)
The Kerry-Edwards campaign announced that the City of Boston and Mayor Tom Menino will host "Election Night Celebration with John Kerry and John Edwards" in Boston's Copley Square Tuesday evening, November 2nd.
"Boston is home, it's where we started our campaign, it's where John Edwards and I were nominated and it's where we will finish our successful campaign for the White House," said the Democratic nominee for President John Kerry, "Mayor Menino and the city of Boston hosted a world class convention this summer and we appreciate all the hard work they did in hosting our national party convention. We are honored that they will host our victorious election night celebration," Kerry added.
The Night's Festivities
Copley Square will be where the public can watch election returns and will be treated to performances and appearances by special guests and musical entertainers, culminating with John Kerry and John Edwards's victory speeches. Details of the full program will be released in the coming days.
Also you can see where the author is trying to help the Rat party knock some sense into Lurch, thinking maybe calling him out in a pop culture vehicle such as GQ will finally get through to him that he's NOT WANTED.
(Why the long face, John?)
On the other hand, our President is so relaxed cause what you see is what you get, he beams confidence!!