Ok maybe or maybe not you have heard about the Kerry 'spray on' tan for the debates.
Here is the picture that has been around a while. Apparently the Kerry campaign says he got the tan in a one hour football game, which is in itself rather laughable, but reports were he was orange to start the game. I don't have any links for it as its a 'non issue'
Here is Kerry in his orange glow.
Ok its pretty bad in that photo, I'm sure it will be touched up for the debate to make him nice and John Kennedy like. Its silly but its not an issue I know.
Now yesterday Mrs. Cheney made a little joke about it.
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DULUTH, Minn. - Something about Sen. John Kerry's darker appearance has caught Lynne Cheney's eye.
During a campaign stop with her husband, a group of volunteers moved into the crowd with microphones for the question-and-answer period. Vice President Dick Cheney told supporters to look for the people with dark orange shirts.
When Cheney paused as if searching for the words to describe the shade of orange, Lynne Cheney said, "How about John Kerry's suntan?"
The remark drew a big laugh from the crowd and the vice president.
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Ok ha ha, funny. Again not a big deal, its far less insulting then any of Kerry’s jokes when he did the TV show circuit. But again its not an issue.
But now for the Kerry campaign 'response' to Mrs. Cheney's biting attack......
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Responding to her comments, Kerry campaign spokesman Bill Burton said, "Is Mrs. Cheney jealous considering how hard it is to get sun in the undisclosed location with her husband Dick? Or is she distracted over how red-in-the-face George Bush should be considering his failed presidency?"
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I can feel the bitterness and any voters would too. Mrs. Cheney made a funny, its the Vice presidents wife, no one really should CARE. The Kerry campaign attacks it as if she said something about Kerry shooting a wounded unarmed man in Vietnam. Its like trying to swat a fly with a sledge hammer. It not only missed the target but makes you look really stupid in the process.
I'm just wondering who is running this campaign? Its the kind of response I'd expect from a tfper's first trip to the politics board, not what a polished and professional campaign would come out with. Something like this required no response, or at worst something very light hearted.
It almost makes me wonder if the now 2 year rumor about the Clintons sinking ANY democrat candidate in order to give Hilary a shot in 2008 might well be true, (among other reasons).
Does anyone think Kerry so far has run a good campaign?