posted on June 2, 2004 06:06:04 PM new
Kerry likened to 'Lurch'
by ex-N.Y. Times editor
Howell Raines says 'pompous' John has 'Addams Family' face, no clear message
While talk-show hosts across America have for some time likened presidential candidate John Kerry to television's comedic monsters Herman Munster and Lurch from the "Addams Family," the comparison is now being drawn by Howell Raines, the former editor of the New York Times.
In a commentary published in today's Guardian newspaper in Britain, Raines writes:
"The TV camera is an X-ray for picking up attitudinal truths, and Kerry's lantern jaw and 'Addams Family' face somehow reinforce the message that this guy has passed from ponderous to pompous and is so accustomed to privilege that he doesn't have to worry about looking goofy. It's as if Lurch had gone to Choate."
While Raines says he believes Kerry can win the presidency in November, he feels less sure of that now than he did in the primaries, with new doubts creeping in about the Democrat's ability to connect with voters.
"I personally find him easier to talk to than Al Gore," writes Raines, "but there's no denying that he's ponderous. And he's pompous in a way that Gore is not. With Gore, you feel that if he could choose, he would have been born poor and cool. Kerry radiates the feeling that he is entitled to his sense of entitlement. Probably that comes from spending too much time with Teddy Kennedy, but it's a problem."
Raines concludes by comparing President Bush to a well-known Disney character as he strategizes the need for Kerry to proffer a clear message voters can understand.
"Surely someone in Kerry's campaign can figure out a way for him to say, 'Here's my plan for getting us out of Iraq and defeating terrorism,' and 'Here's my plan for making sure you're not sick and poor in your old age.' And then make him say it over and over again, no matter what question is asked of him. Kerry has to face the fact that even though the incumbent looks like Goofy when he smirks, he's going to win unless Kerry comes up with something to say. To stay 'on message,' you have to have one."
"The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why — with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him." —Jay Leno
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. -- John F. Kennedy
"The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why — with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him." —Jay Leno
posted on June 2, 2004 08:37:52 PM new
You'd like to see that scene. Unfortunately for you, Bush can't pronounce any of those words and doesn't know what they mean, so it's a fantasy doomed never to come true.
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We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. -- John F. Kennedy
posted on June 2, 2004 08:52:41 PM newit's a fantasy doomed never to come true. for Kerry to reach the White House.
"The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why — with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him." —Jay Leno
posted on June 2, 2004 11:47:40 PM new
I live in Michigan and heard this on Canadian radio.
President Bush was going to an elementary school to visit with the kids. When it became time to take questions, Bush called on Billy. Billy asked Bush three questions.
1. Why did the US invade Iraq without the UN approval?
2. What ever happened to weapons of mass destruction?
3. Did you give up looking for Omasa bin Ladin?
All of the sudden the bell rang and it was time for recess. When recess was over, Bush continued with questions and called on Tommy.
Tommy said I have 5 questions for you President Bush. Bush smiles and say, go ahead Tommy. Tommy asks....
1. Why did the US invade Iraq without the UN approval?
2. What ever happened to weapons of mass destruction?
3. Did you give up looking for Omasa bin Ladin?
4 Why did the bell ring 20 minutes early for recess?
5. Where is Billy?
True Americans do not exclude anybody. They recognize that everyone should have the same rights. Bigotry, intolerance and hatred are cancers of the mind.
posted on June 3, 2004 04:22:26 AM new
It would appear that most of Bush's loyal followers have yet to mentally graduate grade school. This kind of thread would entertain my 5-year-old granddaughter.
posted on June 3, 2004 11:45:45 AM new I live in Michigan and heard this on Canadian radio.
OLD joke copied after Hillary Clinton
"The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why — with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him." —Jay Leno
