Ladies and Gentleman, if this turns out to be true about Kerry

[ShaneGR]

And trust me, I hope it is not. The last thing we need is another Democratic with Marriage infidelity problems.

BUT, if this does turn out to be true....

Say hello to the Democratic Nominee:

[Bombtrack]

1. The Kerry supporters are acting like it should be beneath DUers

to pay attention to this

It's still a mystery both whether it's a true story, AND who got this rolling AND what there motives were

Nobody is going to convince me that the whitehouse would rather face Kerry than Edwards AND if they did leak it , they'd wait until JK won the nomination to break it

[mitchum]

27. Maybe we're not as interested in John Kerry's cock as some others...

seem to be. Hell, what do I mean "seem to be"?

[Dookus]

2. could you start a few more threads on this?

We haven't had enough.

[stickdog]

22. Re-draft Clark! (nt)

[formernaderite]

33. As long as he doesn't endorse Kerry....

...even I might look at him twice.

[Rowdyboy]

3. You've got it

and its an excellent outcome, if it should come to pass.

On edit let me add, I think this entire story is bullshit, total Drudge fabrication, and that John Kerry will be my nominee. However, if I'm wrong, and if JFK2 really is an sex addict that just couldn't resist,....well, its better to find out now than in October.

[ShaneGR]

4. You know, I honestly hope it is not true

If it is, it's very damaging to the party.

[robsul82]

5. "I don't mind, I don't mind..."

"No, I don't mind..."

Later.

RJS

[Julien Sorel]

6. I actually agree with you, to a point.

I both hope it isn't true, and if it is, Edwards will sweep the field -- unless it takes time for the story to develop legs. If that's the case, Kerry could have things locked up by the time the scandal breaks fully, and that would be a disaster. So if there's something to the infidelity stuff, and it can't be silenced, Kerry needs to drop out fast.

[waldenx]

7. the last 2 days

have proved that democrats and people in general care more about politicians than ideology or progress. Its either hating Bush or worshipping Kerry/Clark, we will never evolve.

[Edge]

8. I heard the man was single when all that was going on...

why should it be an issue???

[Rowdyboy]

9. My understanding is that they're saying it was an active affair between

2001-2003, after Kerry married Theresa Heinz-Kerry.

[jab105]

10. If this is true...

we all need to support Edwards right now...the democrats would be sunk if this has legs... (and, I am a Dean supporter)...

[Anwen]

16. I don't understand.

If you are a Dean supporter, why are you saying we need to support Edwards now?? :shrug:

[stickdog]

23. Because, because, because, because ...

because of the electable things he does!

[Anwen]

31. Ah.

:D

[MoonRiver]

11. Only diehard Pukes are going to pay any attention to this.

Americans demonstrated how bored they are with sexual innuendo politics when they elected Clinton TWICE despite non-stop sexual exploit accusations against him. Add to that a bogus 'impeachment' for lying about an affair and well, that spin just won't do the job. But Pukes are very unimaginative. They keep dragging out the same ole same ole stage props and don't notice that everybody is asleep.
:boring:

[Robb]

17. Thank god the diehard Pukes don't own the media.

Oh, wait.

Seriously, this is not good for any of us.

[MoonRiver]

20. They also did when Clinton was pres. Made no difference.

We have to wake-up. The boogey-man is only in our imaginations. Pukes know this and play us like a fiddle. I say we turn it back on them. * has some REAL dirty laundry that's getting a lot of public scrutiny. Focus on His Lowness and not bogus Drudge claims (whether true or not, cause WTF cares).

[stickdog]

24. Yeah, Americans want issues -- not an electable biography.

Oh, wait ...

[movonne]

12. I am wondering which scandal is more important AWOL or infidelity problem?

[Auntie Bush]

13. Depends if you are a Republican or a Democrat.

[K8-EEE]

15. Didn't Hurt Arnie Or Guliani...

The people who are lame enough to make something like this an issue, will vote for GWB no matter what. If you don't like Kerry don't support him -- but don't let details of his personal life as skewed by evil hypocrites make up your mind.

[robsul82]

18. Well...

Arnie was a movie star and everyone wanted to say, "Hyuk, I voted Ahhhhhhnuld the GOVERNATOR!"

Guiliani's scandal WAS bringing him down, bit by bit, then came 9/11. And there ain't no big buildings in Massachusetts that can be knocked down to save Kerry's ass if this story takes off.

Later.

RJS

[tobius]

19. probably AWOL-if true, but AWOL isn't what happened. n/t

[stickdog]

26. Neither. However, one is 30 years ago, and the other is 2 years ago.

More importantly, Kerry's whole electable veneer is based on a selective retelling of his otherwise quite risque (as opposed to risky) biography.

[roguevalley]

14. In a pigs eye. One thing does not mean the other. Edwards still can't

stand up for the foreign policy thing. No matter how
wounded bush might be in that area, we are in a foreign
policy mess. Edwards doesn't inspire me there.

Frankly, he doesn't inspire me at all but good on you
if you like him. Lots of us don't.

[stickdog]

21. Are you sure that the Boy Wonder hasn't taken care of business

down under?

[West Coast Democrat]

25. Oh, Please....Edwards is too good-looking for Drudge not to....

come up with some salacious rumor about him! I mean, come on now!

He's going to attack the frontrunner, no matter who he is.

[rocktivity]

28. Bring it on!

If it's true, then we just retalliate with Bush's not so-squeaky-clean sexual past. I don't think the voters are going to pick a war pig over a war make chauvinist pig this time around.

[SheilaT]

29. Whether or not this story is true,

it's just a hint of what the eventual nominee will have thrown at him. I'm beginning to think I don't want that sort of thing for my favorite candidate, and it's hard to want it for any of the ones I don't care for.

In reality, this story is probably (again, whether true or not) just a ploy to get the Bush AWOL story off the front page. If we can have Kerry's alleged affair dominating the news cycle, pretty soon a lot of potential voters will totally forget that Bush never completed his National Guard service. And won't care.

Meanwhile, Kerry's credibility and (oh, that magic word) electablility are in serious doubt. So in the next primary (Wisconsin, right?) more people will vote for Edwards or for Dean or maybe even for Kucinich. And so it will go, until either Edwards is front runner (or maybe Dean gets back there, it doesn't really matter). And something will happen to knock the new front runner down. The eventual candidate will be so weakened by all this, it will be difficult to mount a strong campaign.

Remember, people are so disgusted with Bush that nearly any Democrat would win in a free, fair, and honest election. But that's not what we're going to have, not by a long shot.

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[molly]

30. I would support Edwards - but it is not true

so - looks like Edwards could be VP?

[GumboYaYa]

32. With all the focus on electability, it may not matter whether it is true or

not. Personally, I don't think candidates should be held to any higher standard in their personal lives than ordinary people, but the Dems seem skiddish this year. Any perceived blemish can be fatal if the media makes a big deal of it.

[yellowcanine]

34. Rumor mongering - this thread should be locked

If you make a factual assertion about a candidate that is not generally accepted to be true, you must provide a link to a reputable source to back up your claim. Allegedly "innocent" questions which are actually an underhanded effort to spread rumors are not allowed. If you really need to know the answer to your question, try Google.

Drudge is not a reputable source. As far as I can tell, he is the source for this story.

[John_H]

35. Which means our chances of beating bush go to 40/60

[JVS]

36. Any source for that stat?