February 13, 2004
DAMN THOSE REPUBLICAN SCANDALMONGERS!:
The Kerry scandal? (MICHAEL SNEED, February 13, 2004, Chicago Sun-Times)
Sneed is told the real reason former Dem presidential nominee Al Gore did NOT select Kerry as his veepmate was because of allegations of women problems, or marital infidelity involving Kerry's marriage to Heinz, heiress to the Heinz Ketchup fortune, whom he met in 1990.A top source tells Sneed Gore was talking about Kerry's sexual baggage "with a young woman" as recently as late last week!
"Kerry was the favorite to be Gore's veep, but they worried a female problem could erupt, so U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman was selected instead," said the source.
"In addition to Gore backing Howard Dean for president, because he wanted access to the cadre of Dean youth called the "Deanie babies" when he runs for president again and goes up against Hillary Clinton, Gore chose Dean because he feared the Kerry female mess would rear its ugly head," the source added.
Not content with just taking out Howard Dean--by endorsing him--the former veep goes for a two-fer? (Three, if you count his own campaign.) Posted by Orrin Judd at February 13, 2004 02:55 PM
According to NRO and others the Dems and media are pointing the finger at Bush and the GOP for this. And they will probably get away with it.
Posted by: AWW at February 13, 2004 04:03 PMGore is trial ballooning this so he doesn't look like a complete loser.
Posted by: neil at February 13, 2004 06:44 PMOJ:
Off topic, but can you explain this comment from today's National Journal column by Charlie Cook re: the battleground states of this year's election:
New Hampshire, which went for Bush but is
increasingly trending away from the GOP
What gives?
Posted by: AC at February 13, 2004 07:47 PMI'll havbe to ask our Republican governor, two senators, two congressmen, six executive councilors and overwhelming;ly Republican legislature about the trend.
Posted by: oj at February 13, 2004 07:55 PMProbably just someone who wandered into Hanover by accident. That place feels like it exists in a different dimension than New Hampshire: Dimension Vermont
Posted by: Governor Breck at February 13, 2004 07:57 PMAWW - At least in Boston, it's going to work. At work I heard two guys guess that the Kerry rumor must have been leaked by Karl Rove, and on TV tonight they're quoting Ted Kennedy saying that this was a Republican dirty trick that shows Republicans are afraid to address Kerry's record.
Posted by: pj at February 13, 2004 11:22 PMpj - I'm in Boston also so I know what you are talking about. On a related note I have several coworkers who apparently are DU readers. It has been interesting (if not infuriating) to hear them dismiss all evidence that Bush has regarding his guard service (i.e the dental records must be forged, the witnesses are lying, etc) to maintain their firm belief that Bush is the stupidest person to ever breathe.
Posted by: AWW at February 13, 2004 11:52 PMRush says that its the Clintons.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at February 14, 2004 12:00 AMDon't forget that Willie Horton was first brought up by Al Gore back in 1988. Give him another scalp.
Posted by: jim hamlen at February 14, 2004 12:18 AMJim - that's the point. Gore brought up the Horton issue but ask the media/political historians and they all say Bush Sr brought it up to smear Dukakis.
Posted by: AWW at February 14, 2004 09:38 AMAnd it wasn't the GOP or Bush the Elder who did the ad, but a small group headed by a Floyd Brown, who several years ago was doing talk radio here in the Upper Left Washington. He was proud of that ad.
seriously devious thought....
ex-Kerry staffer Lehane gets the hi sign from his old bosses and pushes this story until it breaks with Kerry riding the primary wave and no other dem close to touching him. When additional bimbo eruptions occur in October the Kerry campaign can do a Clinton... "That's old news, lets move on to the real issues like whether GWB was in proper uniform for a ANG drill in Alabama in 1972".
Posted by: Chris b at February 14, 2004 08:24 PM