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XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU JULY 29, 2004 20:25:25 ET XXXXX KERRY ON ORANGE ALERT: SKIN TRANSITION ON EVE OF DEBATE Just days before Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry is set to take the stage in a debate opener projected to be seen by 70 million, photos show Kerry dramatically taking on color. Is it the late September Wisconsin sun during debate prep that has turned Kerry's face to rich pumpkin-colored hues? Or has the senator been campaigning in the rust-belt? Kerry advisers defend the sudden deep tan transition, noting how it simply was from a game of flag football...

Please explain to me what this guy's had done to himself. Hired people to work their magic on his face and hair. The freeper women have a better idea of the trickery involved. I've never seen a candidate taking so many beauty treatments. Up above shows a face peel, collagen injections in cheeks, botox and darker hair coloring? How come this clown doesn't get outed for the vain metrosexual he is really is? Only one man in four would vote for him if this happened. Please post any "makeover" photos. Before and after etc.

October 1, 2004 -- JOHN Kerry's carrot-color tan has inspired a new on-the-stump smackdown by Dick Cheney. During a Republican U.S. Senate fundraiser in Washington the other night, Cheney quipped of Kerry, "It's not easy being orange." The line drew predictable chuckles from a crowd that included Senators Bill Frist, Elizabeth Dole...

There is not a woman alive who will not sympathise with the Democrat John Kerry for doing what he did this week. Who among us has not done the same thing? That is, made a stupid, stupid decision regarding our appearance right before a very important event. Senator Kerry, who is trying to win the race for the White House, hit the bottle. The fake tan bottle. Or perhaps the sun bed, nobody is sure. But whatever, the day before the first TV debate with President George Bush, Kerry turned orange. Not a little bit orange. His face is like...

Kerry sees red at orange tan jokes 30/09/2004 - 18:29:24 As George Bush and John Kerry go head-to-head in what is considered the most crucial presidential election in generations, America has turned to another issue – the colour of Senator Kerry’s face. So-called “attack dogs” who pledge their allegiance to Republican Mr Bush posted pictures on the internet this week of an “orange” looking Mr Kerry. Newspapers picked up the story and even Lynne Cheney, the wife of vice-president Dick Cheney, has commented on the shade of the Democratic challenger’s tan. The implication that Mr Kerry has given himself a...

Fox just reported that Kerry had a pre-debate manicure. A manicure? OMG. What a ...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU JULY 29, 2004 20:25:25 ET XXXXX KERRY ON ORANGE ALERT: SKIN TRANSITION ON EVE OF DEBATE Is it the late September Wisconsin sun that has turned Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry's face to rich tan-colored hues? Or has the senator been campaigning in the rust-belt? Kerry advisers defend the sudden deep tan transition, noting how it simply was from a game of flag football last Friday in Bedford, Mass. But the College Democrats who met Kerry were surprised by his rich tan glow -- before the game even began, the HARVARD CRIMSON reports.

There isn't a woman alive who won't sympathise with Democrat John Kerry for doing what he did this week. Who among us has not done the same thing? That is, made a stupid, stupid decision regarding our appearance right before a Very Important Event. Senator Kerry, who is trying to win the race for the White House, hit the bottle. The fake tan bottle. Or maybe the sun bed. No one is sure. But whatever, the day before this morning's all important first TV debate with President George Bush, Senator Kerry turned orange. Not a little bit orange. His face...

DULUTH, Minn. - Something about Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites)'s darker appearance has caught Lynne Cheney's eye.

John Kerry's campaign was seeing red - or was it orange? - over a swipe yesterday by the Republicans over his new suntan. Vice President Dick Cheney, at a town hall-style campaign event in Minnesota, told the audience that student proctors could be seen wearing orange shirts. Lynne Cheney asked her husband what the shirts ``remind you of?'' The veep paused, prompting his wife to say, ``I'll say it: How about John Kerry's suntan?'' The crowd laughed, apparently having seen reports about Kerry's tan. The vice president noted he might have to ``disassociate'' himself from the remark but added it...

September 30, 2004 -- JOHN Kerry is one bronzed candidate - or is that tan-di-date? The Democratic nominee and windsurfing enthusiast says he picked up his brand-new glow at a football game last week in Massachusetts - just in time for tonight's first presidential debate. But can a rain-drenched New Yorker get a Kerry glow in time for the debate? To find out, I tried the friendly folks at Hollywood Tans on 25th Street and Sixth Avenue. "I want to look like John Kerry," I announced. The staff at the front desk laughed. "I saw that photo," said staffer Iris...

All of us pajama pundits are eagerly anticipating the first Presidential Debate of the current electoral season. Will beads of sweat glisten on John Kerry's Botoxicated orange brow? Alas, I have misplaced my crystal ball and my Ouija board is on the fritz so I don't know what will perspire, but I am happy to divulge the expectations of a perceptive subscriber to this website's newsletter: I am waiting for the Cambodian Candidate to put on the Magic Hat given him by the Invisible CIA Guy & thus attired show up & win the debates.Although we have been privileged to...

Oompa Loompa. Traffic Cone. Orange Alert. Is this what the Kerry Campaign wants the voters talking about just before a major debate? There is no way around it anymore. The democrats are just plain stupid. Why on earth would Kerry go out 3 days before a debate and get a spray on Tan? I can imagine his handlers telling him "Ya know Senator, John Kennedy had a great tan in '60. Here, spray this on. Its JFK in a can!" Kerry's fake tan will last as long as his positions on Iraq, about one week.

Just heard a theory about Kerry's "tan" that has the ring of truth to it. Laura Ingraham has suggested that Kerry had a chemical peel on his face -- possibly suggested by TerEZa who it is assumed also suggested his botox. Apparentely, you need to stay out of the sun after a chemical peel, otherwise it will turn the hue currently seen on Kerry's pan. This theory seems to make sense to me, and it also explains why Kerry's staff is saying he got the color by "playing in the sun all day." There's just enough truth in that statment...

'If the tan is something you notice, you've gone too far.' You should never look at someone and say, 'Wow, that man is tan,' says Jessica 'Kayla' Conrad, a former stripper and author of the self help book- 'Dance Naked: The Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Hottie.' And in Mr. Kerry's case, he's going for a specific look. 'It's all about the sex appeal,' she said. 'It lends him a Kennedy-esque, time spent boating quality.'Indeed, with his suddenly tanned skin, Mr. Kerry appears to be trying to tap into the image making power of television-as John F. Kennedy did against...

Why won't you sign the 180? I am not convinced he got his Honorable discharge when he should have. From what I read, Clinton had to help him finaly get it in 2001 after many appeals. We need this question answered and then we can put the fork in his campaign once and for all!

DULUTH, Minn. - Something about Sen. John Kerry's darker appearance has caught Lynne Cheney's eye. During a campaign stop with her husband, a group of volunteers moved into the crowd with microphones for the question-and-answer period. Vice President Dick Cheney told supporters to look for the people with dark orange shirts. When Cheney paused as if searching for the words to describe the shade of orange, Lynne Cheney said, "How about John Kerry's suntan?" The remark drew a big laugh from the crowd and the vice president. Responding to her comments, Kerry campaign spokesman Bill Burton said, "Is Mrs. Cheney...

Former Oompa Bernadette opines: "Then there were the reports — impossible not to believe once you've compared his before and after photos — that Kerry receives Botox treatments to diminish his wrinkles. I thought it was great that his wife admits to using Botox, but women are supposed to be vain. The thought of my next President lying back in the dermatologist's chair to have botulism bacteria injected into his facial muscles so his eyebrows and smile will freeze in place and look taut makes me queasy. In 2000 it was reported that Al Gore had found a new way...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE SEPT 28, 2004 09:23:25 ET XXXXX KERRY ON ORANGE ALERT: SKIN TRANSITION ON EVE OF DEBATE Just days before Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry is set to take the stage in a debate opener projected to be seen by 70 million, photos show the senator dramatically taking on color. Is it the late September Wisconsin sun during debate prep that has turned Kerry's face to rich pumpkin-colored hues? Or has he been campaigning in the rust-belt? Kerry advisers defend the sudden deep tan transition, noting how it simply was from a game of flag football...

Karl Rove, on the Sean Hannity show, reveals President Bush was working outside at the ranch over the weekend, both riding his bike and clearing some cedar (brush) ... but did NOT get a spray on tan like John Kerry's for tomorrow night's debate.

"What do those orange shirts remind you of?" Lynne Cheney asks Vice President Cheney in Duluth, MN. "How about John Kerry's sun tan?"

'Orange' you glad you're not this guy?  Sept. 28, 2004... Looking suddenly very orange, John Kerry's new look just prior to the debate is more than a little too.... fake. As in spray tan fake. Not that the presidential candidate will ever admit such an attempt at insta-tanning -- his suddenly gone facial wrinkles earlier this year prompted cries of "BOTOX!", which Kerry denied too.   This is an email-able, copyright-ready cartoon you can use in emails, on blogs, in flyers, on posters... anything that's noncommercial.

Consumer Team Report Mystic Tan (WWLP; June 4, 2002) – Is it possible to get a perfect tan in seconds, without the harmful effects of the sun? This Consumer team report tells us of the results of the 22News Consumer Team test of the "Mystic Tan" technique. Makers of 'Mystic Tan' say it applies a sunless tan safely, quickly, evenly... and in only 28 seconds. But we wanted to see for ourselves. Is it possible to get a UV free tan in seconds? With the push of a button, a fine mist of Aloe Vera, an instant bronzer, and a...

from link Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass, walks along the Charles River to play a game of football on the Esplanade in Boston Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) from link from link (not many clouds, but no many shadows) Looks really cloudy to me when the top 2 photos were taken. I didn't know that you can get a good tan on a cloudy day. So much for the 1 hour bogus tan story from the Kerry campaign. You can see other photos of Kerry playing football at here

If you haven't done it already, FReep this poll! How do you think John Kerry got his tan? Was it... Windsurfing?Football?Spray-on tan?

September 29, 2004 -- John Kerry has suddenly become the man with a tan that even George Hamilton would envy — leading to accusations that something is shady just before the big presidential debate. How the Democratic presidential candidate got his striking new orange glow depends on whom you ask. The Kerry camp reportedly insisted he earned it fair and square — by baking in the sun during a game of flag football last Friday in Bedford, Mass. But a top New York dermatologist — after studying new photos of Kerry — told The Post yesterday that the deep bronze...

Woodsman? Sailor? Trailblazer? Wan no more, John Kerry has emerged with a tan so robust, so luscious that it has some wondering whether the hue originated in a bottle rather than the great outdoors. "Look very pumpkin-fied to me, and hideous," noted one blogger at www.sunless.com, a Web site devoted to the fine art of tanning by chemical means. Mr. Kerry's campaign headquarters had no comment on the phenomenon, perhaps meant to lend Mr. Kerry the hearty appearance that suggested he had been, say, out clearing brush. His possible foray into self-tanning was a topic of curiosity among sunless tanning...

I got a phone call today from an old reporter friend in DC. They are having a great laugh at Kerry turning "tan" on the eve of the debates. The buzz is that Kerry has been obsessed with emulating JFK for so long that he has planned to try to recreate the JKF tan of the famed 1960 debate with Richard Nixon. He said part of the staff is embarasses but no one has the courage to tell Kerry he looks ridiculous. __________________________________________________________________ "The Great Debates marked television's grand entrance into presidential politics. They afforded the first real opportunity for...

AUTUMN GLOW: KERRY TURNING ORANGE; SKIN TRANSITION ON EVE OF DEBATE