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How is stating physical appearance a personal attack? Every newspaper in the United States runs editorial cartoons that overblow the candidates' most minor physical negatives. Bill Clinton, a man who seems to have no problem with the ladies, if often depicted as a slow-eyed, red-nosed overweight man (in other words, Boris Yeltsin), but saying Kucinich looks like Gollum is an attack? Have you SEEN him?
Raise your hand if you haven't heard George Bush looks like a monkey. Do the same if you haven't seen his lack of proper speech/grammar mocked. We WILL mock our leaders. Physical appearance and ability to communicate ARE considerations for a strong leader, whether you like it or not. When's the last time you saw "Braveheart" starring Danny DeVito or "Gladiator" with George Wendt in the title role? As a people, we expect our leaders to reflect our society, and our society IS obsessed with looks, just as it is with political correctness and flagwavery. George Washington's PICTURE is on the dollar bill, not his policies.
And how exactly am I buying into "spin"? Kerry, while I may agree with some of his policies, was associated with Communist-involved organizations in 1971. Dean has completely lost it in the past week. People *do* dislike lawyers and politicians. People *don't* like Joe Lieberman.
I'm not buying into the spin, you're creating more spin! I'm talking cold reality!
I'm not even gonna touch the assertion that Bill Clinton did everything wrong. Partisan much?
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