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02:53 - Silence, you fool
http://timblair.spleenville.com/archives/006788.php
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What is it about John Kerry, that he can't prevent himself from issuing snide and deeply embarrassing comments in front of reporters whenever anyone—or he—falls down?
Alert Kerry-watchers will recall his snowboarding holiday two months ago, in which he explained a fall by telling the cameras that "that son of a bitch"—referring to one of the Secret Service agents charged with defending his life, even though he isn't even the official candidate yet—"knocked me over."
Then there was that incident when he fell off his bike, which was immediately rushed to the emergency room.
No embarrassing comments were immediately forthcoming. But that's just for context. Because today, Bush fell off his bike. (On mile 16 of a 17-mile ride, at that.)
If Drudge is to be believed, Kerry went in front of the cameras, eager to reap the PR windfall somehow, and chortlingly said, "Did the training wheels fall off?"
I hope the Democrats are pleased with themselves: they've selected a candidate with the maturity level of an Indymedia commenter.
This man is a candidate for the highest and most powerful office in the free world. Remember how the 2000 election was supposed to be about "bringing some dignity back to the White House"? If Kerry wins, we're going to get something far worse than a Bubba who can't keep Slick Willy under wraps: we'll get a combination of genteel, nuanced rhetoric and juvenile schoolyard taunts. Presumably to be used alternately upon foreign countries that he likes and dislikes, respectively. (It's the French way.)
If Kerry is interested in winning the Presidency, perhaps his best bet is to keep his fool mouth shut from right this moment until Election Day. Every time he opens it, a foot hurls itself in. Which just makes him look all the more dorky.
I guess I know now why Bush has put so little effort into campaigning, or communicating at all with the American people: he figures that all he has to do is sit back and watch Kerry talk himself right out of a job.
Via Tim Blair.
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Brian Tiemann
