US campaign begins to get dirty (WP says that if we had photos we wouldn't run them)

BBC ^ | 2/15/04 | Paul Reynolds

[Diddle E. Squat]

"All we have at the moment is that the woman's parents, who are republicans, don't like Senator Kerry."

But they just endorsed Kerry. Methinks this W. Post staff apologist is a liar.

[Diddle E. Squat]

"Wouldn't" you idiot

[Ingtar]

They had less when they hit Bush with questions about adultery in the 2000 campaign.

[Shermy]

"We've been down this road many, many times before. We are extremely reluctant to follow this kind of thing up unless there is a really, really compelling public interest. We don't feel there is any reason to until it reaches a threshold.

OK. Washington Post is leaking to the BBC. Who's leaking to the Telegraph? Time Mag?

Parents are "republicans?" Even if dems I thought their pro-Kerry statement odd.

[OXENinFLA]

ping.............

[G.Mason]

"In any case, nobody would be too shocked if Kerry lied about an affair. Even if someone came to us with photographs we still wouldn't run it. Lying to Don Imus [the radio host to whom Kerry gave his initial denial] is not a federal offence."

Is it me, or is that a "huge feather" pillow being placed squarely under Kerry's rump, to protect him from a fall?

[KantianBurke]

Sorry. No sympathy for Dubya on this one. When he signed CFR he made sure that the Washington Post and the NY Times would have impunity to do such things.

[observer5]

""We've been down this road many, many times before. We are extremely reluctant to follow this kind of thing up unless there is a really, really compelling public interest. We don't feel there is any reason to until it reaches a threshold."

What a joke. These guys have no shame!

[Shermy]

We don't feel there is any reason to until it reaches a threshold."

They're trying to create a threshhold via other means - namely Drudge and the English press.

[axel f]

What was their proof of the cocaine story? That got a lot of copy.

[PetroniusMaximus]

***"We've been down this road many, many times before. We are extremely reluctant to follow this kind of thing up unless there is a really, really compelling public interest. We don't feel there is any reason to until it reaches a threshold.***

Potential Commander and Chief cheating on his wife...

no really compelling public interest there...

[Jack Black]

I think this story is dead. The girl said no. Kerry said no. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't but it's none of anyone else's business ('cept Mrs. Heinz of course). I don't think it is a valuable thing to waste time on.

Neither is the Bush AWOL B.S., but as moma said: two wrongs don't make a right.

[TommyDale]

I think people are missing something -- who says that Alex Polier is the only one?

[Ruth A.]

Senator Kerry himself said initially: "There is nothing to report" and then when that was challenged as a Clinton style non-denial, he stated clearly enough: "I just deny it categorically. It's untrue."

One would think that looking straight into a camera lens, wagging fnger and saying he did not have sex with that woman was a pretty categorical denial, too.

[axel f]

I would agree with you, but Kerry has denied it. If he lied about that then I think it's our business. Otherwise I'm with you.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

"We've been down this road many, many times before. We are extremely reluctant to follow this kind of thing up unless there is a really, really compelling public interest. We don't feel there is any reason to until it reaches a threshold."

"We're going to handle it the same way we did with clinton's felony pardon by carter, clinton's cocaine use, algore's dropping out of 2 colleges, hillary's flunking the bar exam twice and taking money from terrorists." /sarcasm

[GailA]

IF her parents were republicans then why are they voting for hanoi john?

[raloxk]

this has nothing to do with CFR

[raloxk]

i bet they arent GOP. they say that to increase the crediblity of the denial and the fact they are voting for Kerry.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Bingo!

To: c-b 1
Keep your eyes glued to a female staffer of Kerry's to the senate finance committee, instead of Alex Polier.
108 posted on 02/14/2004 12:44:13 AM CST by Julliardsux