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YAHOO CAPTION: Democratic presidential nominee US Sen. John Kerry plays guitar during a rally in Jefferson City, Missouri, as he and running mate John Edwards continue on the two-week, 3,500 mile 'Believe in America' tour across America (AFP/Justin Sullivan)

JOHN KERRY: 'I want to thank George Bush for sending the goons here tonight to excite us to do a little more work'... TERESA HEINZ KERRY: 'They want four more years of hell'...

Sen. John "Bunny Suit" Kerry has a Dukakis-like knack for unfortunate photo opportunities. Did you see the footage of him crossing Lake Michigan on a ferry and imitating know-nothing Democrat activist Leonardo DiCaprio in the "I'm the king of the world" moment from "Titanic"? Fox News Channel newscaster Carl Cameron this morning made a quick observation on whether it was advisable to recreate a scene from the world's most famous doomed ship. Senator, just because you're treading water and starting to sink doesn't mean ... oh, maybe it does.

Dem ticket doesn't wow Marines at Wendy's Saturday, July 31, 2004 7:30 a.m. EST Friday - At a rally before the 3,500-mile campaign bus tour leaves Boston, Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] drapes an arm over Mayor Thomas M. Menino's shoulder as they exchange post-convention compliments. The rift between the two seems mended - at least in front of the cameras. 10:30 a.m. - The tour consists of 10 buses - half for the candidates, their families and aides, and half for media - along with four minivans, a lead car, a vehicle for TV camera crews and a...

The campaign of Sen. John Kerry yesterday accused NASA of leaking a widely circulated photo that shows the candidate wrapped from top to bottom in a baby blue "bunny suit," implying that it was a "dirty trick."     One campaign official told The Washington Times last night: "All I can say is it was not an authorized release."    But the National Aeronautics and Space Administration told Fox News that the Kerry team saw the photos before publication and passed on their release.    A NASA spokesman told the top-rated cable network that the images were given to the Kerry campaign to review before several...

What's next, bungie jumping? Do you really someone in the White House who is going through a midlife crisis? Kerry Backfires Kerry Snow Boarding

Chronicling a campaign day is akin to panning for gold. The shiny nuggets that reporters prize are those rare moments of spontaneity discovered amid the dross of synthetic sound bites and predictable partisan platitudes. That's why the media stars of Wednesday's rollout of the Democratic ticket were the younger children of John and Elizabeth Edwards: Jack, a thumb-sucking, free-spirited, 4-year-old, and Emma Claire, a 6-year-old nervously pretending to be mature for the occasion. Jack and Emma Claire's antics were the one element in the political tableau that not even the most cynical Republican could believe was scripted. Running for president...

Quite a few FReepers have attacked John Kerry for visiting Reagan's coffin and paying his respects to the man. I think this is wrong. If he hadn't paid his respects, the same people would be throwing a fit. John Kerry did not wait in line: Neither did other dignitaries (aka "important people who are not celebrities"). Neither did Arnold Schwarzenegger. Do you think George W. Bush should wait in line? Please. That's pathetic. John Kerry is, by virtue of being the presidential candidate for a major political party, more important than the rest of us. Just like George W. Bush...

Sorry, all. Check out Kerry on his Harley, just for laughs.