What Are The Motivations Of Those Flogging The Kerry "Intern" Story?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I hate to do this poll because by asking the question I am perpetuating this unsubstantiated allegation...

[Guaranteed]

1. Is anyone on DU doing this?

Who's doing this? I don't see it. No one here is getting down on him for it, whether he did it or not.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Just Read The Posts...

You can see the latent glee in many of them....


I would rather have a "millstone wrapped around my neck and be cast into the sea" then to help Bushco....


Weakening our nominee only aids Bushco....

[seventhson]

7. Not if we get a BETTER candidate than Kerry out of this mess

It helps US.

It helps Democrats to get this out in the open.

If it is true Kerry needs to admit it and fold up his tent and go home. We do NOT need this.

If it is NOT true then I support him fighting it with facts and not lame denials or claims that his personal business is not relevent.

A Man or woman who lies to their spouse is UNFIT to be trusted by ANYONE.

Especially when he trots Theresa out at every opportunity.

[Guaranteed]

14. We should be THANKFUL this didn't come out AFTER the nomination

JESUS Christ- that would have been the end. Maybe Drudge did us a favor?

[Mobius]

3. Im a gossip monger

I admit it. What are most of us doing here, but passing gossip in many forms?

[patricia92243]

4. Educate public so they will know who they are voting for in primaries

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. You Mean The Kerry Has Cancer Meme Didn't Work...

NT

[patricia92243]

8. Cancer, Botox, Bimbos, pictures with uside down flag - learned all this in

DU - Don't know what all else is out there.

[seventhson]

6. You Missed the Obvious: If True we are Pissed off at Kerry for being a...

self-immolating and flaming loser idiot and liar.

I believe that this supports my position and belief that Kerry is a liar and a self-serving and deceitful man unworthy of our trust or of the job of President.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. If He's A Loser What Does That Say About The Candidate Whose Ass He KIcked

In Thirteen Primaries?

[w13rd0]

10. Well, having a coalition of drones willing...

...to throw themselves on their swords tends to help. Ask Gephardt, what position do you think he was offered? Top or bottom?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. DUNO-I'm not a Gephardt Man...

I am Anybody But Bush .....

[w13rd0]

15. You should be more selective...

...if Bush's poll numbers plummet further, we might be able to run a corpse to beat Bush, doesn't mean we should.

[seventhson]

16. A victim of the Corrupt DLC and PNAC Corporate Fascists

nuff said

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Maybe He Was A Victim Of His Own Incompetence...

NT

[quaker bill]

11. You forgot the option:

They are concerned democrats who would like to see the party avoid nominating this sure loser.

But then again, no one opposed to Kerry could have such honest motives, correct?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. You Used The Socatic Method To Answer Your Own Question -:)

Could someone who is flogging an unsubstantiated story that John Kerry violated his marital vows by having sex with a twenty something intern in his charge have honest motives?

I think the answer is in the question....


<kisses>


Brian (ABB Baby)

[patricia92243]

18. Right on! I want Democrats to win - unlike some people that care only.....

about THEIR candidate and if he could win the nomination.


I've got a feeling the mods will lock this thread before too long.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. I'll Bet You Thought Your Cancer Meme Would Ruin Kerry...

Don't worry Kerry has the right stuff...

Ask those guys who were with him under fire in the Mekong Delta while some fellas were skiing and other fellas were hiding in the National Guard...

As Orwell said "gentle people sleep well at night because brave men are willing to do violence on their behalf."

[SheilaT]

19. Those who already support Kerry

won't give a rat's ass about this story, even if it is true. Everyone else, the die hard supporters of other candidates, all the Republicans out there who could have been persuaded to vote for Kerry in the GE, will be quite frightened by this story.

I think the immediate motive for this is to get the Bush AWOL story off the front pages. The secondary motive is to weaken Kerry. It doesn't matter, really, if he's so weakened he doesn't get the nomination, or gets the nomination anyway, but this (and doubtless other "scandals") continue to dog him.

I'm no Kerry fan, but this disturbs me enormously, because it's not so much directed at this specific man, but whoever the front runner would have been at this time would have had some mud thrown at him. And if Kerry as nominee has to constantly answer charges like this, rather than focus (as he should) on issues, on the economy, the illegal, war, and so on, then Bush gets to run around the country looking Presidential, saving us from terrorists, and capturing Osama in a victorious surge to re-election.

[Zech Marquis]

20. if this is indeed so BIG...

why NO coverage in the NYT, CNN, Yahoo, BBc, La Times, or anywhere relevant/ :shrug:

simple answer: this is another internet rumor being dressed up like a major scandal. And sadly, some of the people hyping this are here in DU--and acting like kids waking up on Christmas morning. I expect this kind of nonsense from freepers and high school students.

[Moderator]

22. Locking.....

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