THE KERRY CAMPAIGN distributed THE BUNNY SUIT photos?

[LittleApple81]

On CNN 5 minutes ago: There was a cartoonist and Boortz (eeewww) The cartoonist seemed to be a democrat.. at least he had good counterpoints to Boortz (eeeewwwww eeewwwww I had never seen him, thank God eeewwwww). But they showed the bunny suit again and the CNN talking head (Miles O'Brien?...) said THE KERRY CAMPAIGN DISTRIBUTED THE BUNNY SUIT PHOTOS, that they were not leaked.
Not a good move if you ask me. I don't think it will have a lasting effect if they send horrible pictures of Bush* to counteract it but not wise anyhow if true.

[Bush was AWOL]

1. Why would they do that?

[bossfish]

2. Huh?....

Fine with me, I guess....

[Rose Siding]

3. The article I read said that NASA photogs took the pix

and released them before any campaign advisers saw them. I'll find the link.

[VolcanoJen]

7. Here's Mary Beth Cahill's claim that NASA leaked the photo.

It's a Drudge link... sorry.

http://www.drudgereport.com/dnc7.htm

[Rose Siding]

8. Here's the link. NASA released them

Kerry's campaign says the pictures never were supposed to see the light of day. NASA begs to differ, saying they routinely release images of visiting dignitaries to the public. Two other senators and former Sen. John Glenn, a onetime astronaut, also were in the pictures.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-ussuit283909021jul28,0,7130941.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines

[rocktivity]

13. NASA's story makes sense

The GOP's trying to embarass Kerry with the photos doesn't!



:headbang:
rocknation

[drfemoe]

28. heheh

"My hunch is that the brilliant Republicans who put George Bush in a flight suit to strut around an aircraft carrier won't get very far giving advice to NASA and John Glenn about the kinds of coveralls to wear aboard The Discovery," said Kerry campaign spokesman David Wade.
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[havocmom]

4. Yesterday CNN said Ken Lay stayed in the Lincoln Bedroom while

Clinton was President. They lie. They are proven liars. It will take more than a CNN report to convince me of anything.

[donhakman]

5. me too

[havocmom]

11. Love the graphic! (n/t)

[Walt Starr]

6. Got any corroborating evidence?

CNN has become a less reliable source than Faux News these days.

[LittleApple81]

12. I agree totally. But he said it three times and to BOORTZ... Let me

tell you CNN is really propping up the BushCo administration by any means possible.

[Frodo]

9. Ok, it's a small mistake. But then WHY did they SAY it was a leak?

Didn't Mary Beth Cahill SAY it was a "dirty trick" at the convention last night?

[Trajan]

15. At least we have someone here at DU ...

to keep the Democrats honest ..... right ? ...

Thanks ...

[librechik]

10. I heard the Kerry campaign specifically wanted "no Photos"

and NASA leaked em anyway.

[rocktivity]

17. If the Kerry camp wanted no photos

why did they allow them to be taken to begin with?

:headbang:
rocknation

[Robbien]

14. I like the picture. Not too sure what the problem is.

It would be neat to be able to see the inside of NASA stuff like that.

[StandUpGuy]

16. It really is a sad commentary on American politics.

Pictures of anyone at anytime can be twisted..

Try it....

Video tape yourself for 30 seconds then watch it slow motion. I'm sure you'll be able to capture an unflattering still.

The fact that the Dem's even care about these NASA pics is shocking.

What about all the bozo bush pics.


Who cares?

[nyhuskyfan]

18. Totally agree...

People wear those suits every day at work -- are those people to be laughed at? Or is there a problem with Kerry showing some intellectual curiosity in our space program. If he just put on a suit to pose for a picture, I guess that would be one thing, but my understanding is that it was required for the tour that he went on.

The picture does appeal to voters of Homer Simpson intelligence, I guess ("Look at the man in the funny suit! Hahahaha!").

[GiovanniC]

24. All Of Those People Look Like Sperm

According to Bow-Tie Boy.

[Frodo]

21. Ahhh, I see.

So you think that they've got thirty seconds of him wearing a suit and ties standing at a podium giving stirring speaches, but there is ONE FRAME of him crawling on all fours wearing a silly-looking jump suit?

The reason we care is because races at this level are all about IMAGE. And right at the convention as we are trying to SET that image we now have a posed picture of our candidate crawling around on all fours in a teletubbie costume.

Regardless of how it got out... BEING in that situation is a mistake on the part of some handler.

[StandUpGuy]

27. Ahhh frodo thanks for making my point for me

much more articulately than I could have.

Is this Image race you talk about more important than Substance.

If you spend all day trying to change the Image spin, you will spend the whole campaign doing it.

My point about filming yourself is that on that tape you'll be able to find a still that makes you look pretty evil.

Once the Dem's stop trying to refute this picture guess what will happen.

Bam!! New pictures we need to discredit will emerge.

The SUBSTANCE goes down the toilet along with the image.

[ClassWarrior]

19. CALL CNN's viewer-comment line, 404-827-0234

Work the refs, as Eric Alterman would say. Press 8 to talk to a live operator and let 'em know the facts!

[CatWoman]

20. I'll bet the cartoonist was Mike Luckovich

He was on the radio with Boortz yesterday, and frankly, appeared rather embarrassed as Boortz kept trying to get him to play along with this stupid, retarded debate.

Mike works for the AJC -- he's my favorite cartoonist.

A sample:

[LittleApple81]

23. YEAH! That was him. Thanks catwoman. n/t

[Media_Lies_Daily]

22. Okay....when was the last time you thought CNN was telling the truth....

...about anything?

[LittleApple81]

25. I know, you know. But when they tell BOORTZ...there is a hidden agenda

there... spread this "fact" far and wide to all the repugs...

[Hobarticus]

26. Nothing to see here, move along...

This will be forgotten quickly, folks.