Kerry in media bullseye now

[ArtieBoy]

Whoever is out front is going to get arrows. That's all there is to it. This morning a local radio show played Kerry's "Bring it on; we're coming, you're going, and don't let the door hit you on the way out," line. "That's real presedential," was their comment.

This is small and light, but face it, people: every aspect of our candidate's comments, hair, clothes, and even Dean's socks are going to be "unpresedential" according to the opposition. Let's stop hoping our enemies will like us, put away the flowers and doves, and get down to kicking some ass with no apologies!

[Walt Starr]

1. I think they'll toss fluffy bunnies at him

He's the annointed one, no need to cast arrows until after he's sewn it up.

[blm]

4. And declaring his candidacy dead for months was GOOD for his fundraising?

get real. He was supposed to be GONE by now. He pulled it through because of his steel.

You don't see it because you don't want to. Kerry pulled it through.

[lancdem]

5. No one's anointed, Walt

the voters will decide. If he was anointed, why was his campaign left for dead just a few months ago? If voters choose someone other than Howard Dean, I think it's demeaning and offensive to assume they're pawns of some "establishment." I have no idea if Kerry's the best candidate to face Bush, but I'm tired of the baseless argument that some amorphous "powers that be" want him.

[Walt Starr]

10. Tell me that again if the media starts savaging him this week

I predict:

Nothing but fluffy bunny stories about Kerry (with the occasional negative story that never sticks) until he's sewn it up.

If I'm wrong, they'll savage him this week.

[kaitykaity]

17. I'm with you, Walt.

The media will treat Kerry with kid gloves til
after the convention, then the Rove Machine will
eat him alive.

'Annointed One' is very good.

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[blm]

6. HAHAH...Kerry survived being Scaifed, Segrettied, Atwatered and Roved.

I doubt many can say that.

[lancdem]

7. William Weld, who ran against Kerry for the Senate

says Kerry is very tough, and people make a big mistake in underestimating that. He's been around. He knows what he's in for, I'm sure.

[sandnsea]

8. We pick our battles

This little fleck of sand that got posted ain't a battle. He dismantled Howard Dean and you people still can't figure out how he did it or even that he did it. This is getting to be alot of fun!

[cindyw]

9. Excuse you. We may not be rude, but we are fighters. We have been

here taking shit from Dean supporters for months. And guess what, it wasn't cause our man was the front runner. We have been here because we believe in our candidate and will fight for him to the end.

So back up there and take stock if you think that is not true.

[bushwakker]

14. Kerry can take a punch without loosing his cool

I have to laugh when folks talk about the media playing softball w/ Kerry. Where were you a month ago when he was whipping boy #1? Kerry has perpertually bd realtionss w/ the media. He's heard all the critisismss 1000 times and handled it. You will see. All the personal jibes won't faze him.

[bushwakker]

15. How about a little respect?

No reason to insult people because they support a different candidate.

[blm]

3. He's been handling media slurs for over 30 years.

He is a survivor.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

11. What does Kerry say?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

16. I love that cover

Have to get one.

[ArtieBoy]

12. We've travelled afield

of the point I was making. I'm saying that a week ago it was Dean who's scream was "unpresedential." Now that Kerry has had two wins, it's "don't let the door hit you on the way out" that's unpresedential. I think we keep expecting the media and opposition to play pattycakes with our men. It won't happen. They'll find something.

Also, I'm sure when presidents stopped wearing stovepipe hats and riding in stagecoaches someone said it was unpresdential. Our guys are presenting campaigns for modern times.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

13. Two radio jocks said that -

I'm sure there are plenty of right wing radio hosts making fun of Kerry.