February 14, 2004
GLEE CLUB, 4-H, AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT:
Pic of 'JFK' sex storm girl (BRIAN FLYNN, 2/14/04, The Sun)
THIS is the girl at the centre of a sex scandal that threatens Democratic front-runner John Kerry’s run for the White House.Presidential hopeful Kerry, dubbed the new JFK, has denied claims he had a two-year fling with brunette Alex Polier. Alex, 27, was a cross-country runner and in the world affairs club at her Philadelphia school.
One source said: “She was attractive, intelligent and one of the leaders in her year.”
She went on to graduate from Columbia University, New York, and met Kerry, 60, as she began a career as a freelance journalist.
Here's the least we can ask of our fifty and sixty year old leaders: when your sex scandal breaks, how about having a partner old enough that news services aren't reduced to using yearbook pictures to identify them, huh?
MORE:
JOHN RIPS INTERN RUMORS (DEBORAH ORIN, February 14, 2004, NY post)
Democratic front-runner John Kerry yesterday said allegations of a relationship with a young woman are "untrue" and told his supporters not to worry about anything in his past."I just deny it categorically. It's rumor. It's untrue. Period," Kerry told reporters traveling with his campaign.
After denying the report, Kerry added: "And that's the last time I intend to."
Dream on.
N.B. The double entendre in the headline though is exquisite.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 14, 2004 09:07 AMIf the main media gives Kerry a pass on this then he may not have to say any more on it. Then the only ones pushing the story will be the "conservative web logs" who will be branded as tin-foil hat Kerry haters.
Posted by: AWW at February 14, 2004 09:41 AMIt's not a hat, but a safety device.
Posted by: oj at February 14, 2004 09:47 AMThe media show restraint? Please. I don't care whether it's a Dem, Rep, Whig, Socialist, or Martian, sex and politics sells newspapers and gets big TV ratings. We haven't even seen the beginning of this story, let alone the last of it.
Posted by: Mike at February 14, 2004 10:21 AMOh to be one of the beautiful people. Just run off to Nairobi with your exotic fiance to get away from the press. I read somewhere she's a rich man's daughter too. You have to give something for being consistent.
Posted by: erp at February 14, 2004 10:38 AM
Unworthy, erp. She's a victim, one way or the other.
Anyhow, we now have what yesterday it said here we didn't have: a firm denial from Kerry.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at February 14, 2004 04:10 PMAnd he denied it without wagging his index finger at the questioner. Kerry's a quick study.
Posted by: jefferson park at February 16, 2004 11:22 AM