Slate did not like Kerry on the Daily Show

[question everything]

http://slate.msn.com/id/2105618/

(snip)

Kerry's charisma was less than zero: It was negative. He was a charm vacuum, forced to actually borrow mojo from audience members. He was a dessicated husk, a tin man who really didn't have a heart. His lack of vibrancy, his utter dearth of sex appeal made Al Gore look like Charo.

(snip)

Kerry seemed unclear on the concept that he was there precisely to poke fun at the recirculated sound bites of the talking-head circuit, that this was his chance to take terms like "liberal" and "flip-flop" and split them wide open. All he had to do was shoulder his rocket launcher (he's good at that, right?) and take aim at the received wisdom that has kept the focus of this campaign exactly where the Bush camp wants it to be: on who did what in a war we lost 30 years ago, rather than what to do next in the war we're losing right now. Instead, Kerry ignored every opening Stewart gave him, preferring to dust off rhetoric that's become familiar even to casual followers of his campaign: "You don't go to war because you want to. You go to war because you have to." That was a good line at the convention, but baby, the convention was a month ago! This is Jon Stewart, the king of politically savvy late-night television. You need new A-list material. Get someone on it.

[Karenina]

1. Slate can go

stick some slate up its ass.

[geek tragedy]

2. What does Kerry think he's doing, running for President?

It is the moral obligation of politicians to entertain jaded, bored, self-absorbed journalists.

[prolesunited]

6. No, you've got it wrong

Politicians, especially presidents, should be the one you would most like to have a beer with down at the corner bar.

[trof]

I kinda thought they were on our side?

No?

[liberal N proud]

3. TFB - I thought it was great. Repeat tonight at 7:00 EST

I would watch it again if I didn't have a meeting with a bunch of RW's that I know.
I should blow it off, but then that would make me look like them.

[Jim Sagle]

4. Chickenshit bullshit. Kerry RAWWWWWWWWWKEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!

[Scorpious_Maximus]

5. Don't be surprised

They also give clowns like Christopher Hitchens space in the column.


Know your enemy, Know your sources.

[iwantmycountryback]

7. Many people who were watching this show probably

hadn't seen much of Kerry before. It's good for him to get out his message. And he was energetic enough considering he's been campaigning non-stop since the convention. It was good for him to not seriously adress the bullshit flip-flop thing as I think he said about that that the American people would rather have an intelligent debate.

[blondeatlast]

8. I read Salon. Slate is neither as innovative nor as entertaining. nt

[K8-EEE]

9. If We Wanted A Clown We'd Stick With Bush

I liked him. I like Kerry's serious, thoughtful attitude. I just like HIM!

[Catfight]

12. Exactly, I'm tired of having a government ran like Entertainment Tonight

episodes. This is the greatest country in the world, we should have a great leader who isn't a puppet. I'm not interested in how likable Kerry is, I'm interested in the fact he can moves this country in the right direction instead of down the shitter. Democracy can and will work if we get Bush out of office because he just wants to end democracy and run a dictatorship. He said so himself!

[question everything]

26. We wondered whether Bush was ever on any show

that would not take him seriously.

[flpoljunkie]

10. The only writer worth reading on Slate is Fred Kaplan. Ignore the rest.

They are largely out to get Kerry.

[demgrrrll]

11. Doesn't the hacktacular Mickey Kaus write for Slate too? I don't care

what they think. Kerry isn't running for prom queen.

[flpoljunkie]

17. Yes, Mickey Kaus writes for Slate. Ignore him for sure! He's a jerk.

[bobbyboucher]

13. Not what I saw.

But nothing ever is.

[oasis]

14. Kerry was easy going and personable. He showed a keen grasp of the issues.

:wtf: is Slate talking about?

[NWHarkness]

15. Slate: the editorial voice of MicroSoft

What more do you need to know?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

16. Slate thinks AWOL is humorous and charming and their magazine sucks

.

[krkaufman]

18. He was presidential.

I don't *WANT* a giggling, joking jackass as president. I want a respectable, dignified, honorable candidate.

He communicated with Stewart, joked a bit, laughed, got some great sound bites in*, and walked away without any gaffes. What the heck was he supposed to do, come in and start telling jokes and playing guitar -- and make a total ass out of himself, acting like a needy jerkoff?!?

Sorry, Slate, but I think voters are ready for a *serious* candidate. We've had enough of the "charming" village idiot.

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* I especially liked his backing up John Edwards, saying Edwards was going to "win big in November." And his sound bite of "inventing our way out" of our energy dependence is just magnificent; I only wish he'd underscore that we won't likely wean ourselves off the oil teet with faux-Texas oilmen running the country.

[spanone]

19. They didn't see the same show I did. Thought Kerry was great.

So Go Opinions.

[Cha]

20. I didn't see Kerry on Stewart's..but I'm getting

tired of basing the President of the United States on appearences.

Substance, baby, substance!

And speaking of a "dessicated husk"..that's what bush's policies are ..and that's what I want to talk about.

[Insomnicole]

21. The repeat's on now!

7:08 EST -- Kerry should be up in a few minutes. Check it out if you didn't see it before.

[mzmolly]

22. Stick to movie reviews Dana! Perhaps Ms. Stevens was looking for

theatrics?

Afterall she is used to reviewing movies like ... Troy.

http://www.gothamist.com/interview/archives/2004/06/25/liz_penn_writertv_critic.php

Anyone who would mention Al Gore's sex appeal (in such an article) while she compares him to her fantasy about a highschool principal, :eyes: doesn't deserve to be taken seriously folks ...

Grow up Dana, Kerry's job was not to "turn you on"

[Gothmog]

23. Senator Kerry was great on the TDS

I was very impressed with how well he did on the show. It was one of the best Daily Shows ever. Senator Kerry handled himself well and showed that he had a sense of humor. Compared to the horrible performance by Bush on MTP back in January, this was a home run.

[PretzelWarrior]

24. fuck slate. anything to do with Microsoft can go to hell

I hate those muthafuckin' bastards who dare to nitpick the Dem candidates for the past 3 election cycles.

Hey Dana, you bitch, FUCK OFF

[Simeon Salus]

25. It's clear Surfergirl won't be giving Kerry an Oval Office hummer,

but IMHO she's being pretty hard on the old Senator simply for appearing stiff on cable tv. John Kerry IS stiff, reserved, cautious. Just what you'd respect from an honest polititian who's survived Massachusetts politics for 30 years. What does Surfergirl expect? Colin Farrell?

I very much enjoyed watching John with Jon. Surfergirl makes a few valid critiques about Kerry's performance, but are we really hiring a president because of his sex appeal? Should that even be part of the mix? Do I even want to know that Surfergirl would do Al Gore?

It's just bullsh*t. Trees. Trivia to steal your attention. Sharks.

Move along sir. Nothing to see here.

Another reason not to read Slate anymore.

[buycitgo]

27. hate to say it, but Olberman wasn't much nicer

he and that grinning doofazoid Craig Crawford were almost entirely negative about the appearance, particularly regarding the flipfloppostion ads Kerry served up with his answer to Stewart's question

too bad Steward didnt' go after Gillespie even THAT hard tonight