Kerry campaign hit by scandal rumours

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: EDIT - It still his first term; it just seems like he's been in Washington longer.

His first Senate campaign was in 1998 (In 1997 he was still winning big-ticket jury verdicts). Senators have a term of 6 years.

*consults abacus*

Something tells me the math indicates he's only in his first term.

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Grojlach: For those interested, some more info on Edwards. Apparently he made a living out of channeling the thoughts of fetuses. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/31/po...97e13e&ei=5070

Thanks for the article, Groj. He was one helluva trial lawyer. I'd love to get to that level of practice (and mayhap I could at least have a chance if I wasn't embroiled in a "big firm" which Edwards was not -- oh, well, life is full of tradeoffs).

[InjaYew]

1. Unless Kerry is some sort of deviant baby spanker and covert dog botherer, then his sex life is a non-issue.

2. Jay Leno has been making fun of Kerry's looks a lot. IMO, the human CHIN outta step away from making fun of anybody's looks. I only accidently caught a couple of 'em lately since I don't watch Leno *especially* after he heavily supported Schwarzenegger (who I despise as a "human being") for governor. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Ronn_Bman]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: quote: Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: EDIT - It's still his first term; it just seems like he's been in Washington longer.

His first Senate campaign was in 1998 (In 1997 he was still winning big-ticket jury verdicts). Senators have a term of 6 years.

*consults abacus*

Something tells me the math indicates he's only in his first term. [/QUOTE]I thought I said that.

[Timber Loftis]

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: I thought I said that.

And I'm not allowed to agree? Okay. *makes note to never agree with Ronn again*

[Ronn_Bman]

Please agree with me all you like, I was just agreeing with your agreement while pointing out I was right first. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Grojlach]

Well, so who didn't see this one coming...

KERRY "INTERN SCANDAL" FALLS APART.
As was quickly apparent to us last week, it turns out the whole John Kerry "intern scandal" was a just combination of fiction and fantasy. The "exclusive" story from from Drudge Report was almost immediately called into doubt by us as Drudge re-wrote and re-posted the key facts of his exclusive five times during the first day he broke the story. Unlike last week, we now know a lot of specific details today. The woman never worked for Kerry or his campaign, never dated Kerry, never had any personal relationship with Kerry. It turns out that -- a few years ago -- she had dated Kerry's longtime campaign finance director. Somehow -- in the mind of Matt Drudge -- that became confused with dating or having sex with Kerry himself. Drudge blames the confusion on the woman. Her "flippant remarks and flirtatious manner ... fueled the intrigue," explained Drudge on Monday. It also turns out the woman didn't "flee to Africa" when reporters started inquiring about "the affair." It seems her fiancé's family lives in Kenya and the couple were on a planned visit with the guy's parents. The woman Monday broke her silence: "For the last several days I have seen Internet and tabloid rumors relating to me and Senator John Kerry. Because these stories were false, I assumed the media would ignore them. It seems that efforts to peddle these lies continue, so I feel compelled to address them. I have never had a relationship with Senator Kerry, and the rumors in the press are completely false. Whoever is spreading these rumors and allegations does not know me, but should know the pain they have caused me and my family." Her parents also issued a statement that seems to discount the previous comments attributed to them last week by a foreign newspaper: "We have spoken to our daughter and the allegations that have been made regarding her are completely false and unsubstantiated ... We appreciate the way Senator Kerry has handled the situation, and intend on voting for him for President of the United States." A bunch of folks flamed us when we noted all the holes in the Drudge story last week -- but even Drudge now acknowledges (well, in his own unrepentant way of blaming others) that the story was false.

Source: Politics1.com

[ 02-19-2004, 06:09 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

[Grojlach]

And while I couldn't really find any Drudge report rectifications (I'll keep looking for it, should be amusing - or perhaps this is his indirect way of "apologising", I wouldn't be surprised ), Matt Drudge has changed his story now somewhat:

http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/...03_mattjk7.htm

WOMAN DATED CAMPAIGN FINANCE CHIEF; JOKED ABOUT FLING **Exclusive** A woman at the center of John Kerry intrigue dated longtime Kerry Finance Director Peter Maroney, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. When pressed by media outlets in recent week, the Kerry campaign confirmed the relationship, according to top sources. Alex Polier on Monday denied "Internet and tabloid rumors relating to me and Senator John Kerry." Rumors swirling around Polier ignited a behind-the-scenes campaign drama. As first reported in this space, a serious investigation of the woman and the nature of her relationship with Sen. John Kerry has been underway at TIME magazine, ABC NEWS, the WASHINGTON POST, THE HILL and the ASSOCIATED PRESS, where the woman in question once worked. TIME magazine's Tim Burger and ABC NEWS have developed intriguing elements to the case, sources reveal. She would joke that she was dating the next president of the United States, says a source. Polier's flippant remarks and flirtatious manner, according to friends, fueled the intrigue. In an off-the-record conversation with a dozen reporters earlier this week, General Wesley Clark plainly stated: "Kerry will implode over an intern issue." [Three reporters in attendance confirm Clark made the startling comments. "This guy is going to blow up. Have you seen the NATIONAL ENQUIRER story" [on Kerry's womanizing]. The Kerry commotion is the key reason why Dean reversed his decision to drop out of the race after Wisconsin, campaign sources said. Developing...

[ 02-19-2004, 06:14 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]