When will Kerry make a serious blunder?

[not systems]

[Clark Can WIN]

1. The blunders are there

No on Iraq 1
Yes on Iraq 2
No on funding for the soldiers

It's the spin that will kill him. :-(

[cprise]

2. The press refuses to see them

I think they are deciding now whether they will start using the microscope on Kerry after the nomination.

Is Kerry useful to them? Do they think they can get away with protecting Bush this time?

I think they may try to rescuse their credibility and side with Kerry.

[Crunchy Frog]

9. I doubt it very much.

The media is all bought and paid for by the Republicans and exists to promote their agenda. A Democrat winning the election is not a part of their agenda.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

3. Like the 'Cheesesteak Incident'

I remember that being described as the final nail in Kerry's coffin.

[not systems]

4. What happened...

did he ask for a cheese steak without cheese?

Did he ask for it with Brie?

:evilgrin:

[JaneQPublic]

11. Not brie... Swiss (nt)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

15. Swiss instead of Cheese Wiz. Who could blame him?

or whatever the imitation cheese is they out on it.

[molly]

18. It was MAJOR here on DU!

it was bigger than Vermont becoming the new offshore haven for tax exemptions - it was bigger than Dean's SCREAM - IT WAS HUGE!!!!

:silly:

[wal]

5. kerry / kucinich in '04

I'VE ADMIRED AND RESPECTED JOHN KERRY SINCE THE EARLY 70'S WHEN HE DID GREAT WORK FOR THE VIETNAM VETS, AND THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE.
HE HAD A BIG HAND IN EXPOSING REAGAN/BUSH/NORTH /CONTRA/etc.
HOW MANY POLITICAL COMMENTATORS IN AMERICA WILL TRY TO TEAR HIM DOWN?
THOUSANDS OF THE BASTARDS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR REASON WILL BE?
BECAUSE HE'S AN HONOURABLE MAN, A MAN WITH INTEGRITY AND QUIET DIGNITY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THE MEDIA WHORES IN YOUR COUNTRY WILL NEVER HAVE OR BE.
LOOK AT THE POLITICAL SCUM HE'S UP AGAINST, THEN MAKE UP YOUR MINDS - WHO DO YOU TRUST - JOHN KERRY AND DENNIS KUCINICH, OR GEORGE W.BUSH AND DICK CHENEY.

30 YEARS SERVICE TO AMERICA, AND JOHN'S STILL WORKING!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

6. Welcome to DU, wal

You might want to mellow out on the caps, though, it is considered 'shouting'.

[not systems]

7. I hope your right...

the 1970's and 1980's Kerry was a man I can get behind.

I will not have any problem selecting Kerry if he is the one.

PS: Use less caps it is hard on the eyes and probably a rule violation.

[molly]

19. Welcome!

[Crunchy Frog]

8. None of the above

It will be whenever the corporate media decides to call something he says or does a serious blunder. I feel like they are pretty much orchestrating this entire primary season. They will say Kerry has made a blunder whenever it suits their agenda.

[Atlant]

10. Exactly correct. (NT)

[Stuckinthebush]

12. The question is not phrased correctly...

"When will the media make a serious event out of one of Kerry's blunders?"

Kerry has made some blunders - hell they all have. But, the media has not picked up on them. When they get tired of Kerry, then they will start to find issues to make into big blunders.

[not systems]

17. Sure but when will they flip the switch on him.

Before or after the general election?

[Leilani]

27. As soon as all the other candidates

have dropped out...

& then there will be buyer's remorse among some.

[ShaneGR]

13. He hasn't made on yet, so I say never

He's been careful not to repeat the mistakes that a lot of other campaigns have made.

[THUNDER HANDS]

14. outside of the taken-out-of-context 'South' thing

He's probably not going to make a major gaffe. That's just not how Kerry speaks. He's very controlled and very much in charge of his own thoughts and opinions.

[ibegurpard]

16. When he has the nomination totally wrapped up.

eom

[On the Road]

20. Actually, Kerry ...

could be making major gaffes every day. The only way a consensus develops is when the collective media publicize it, pile on, and question his judgment, character, or sanity. I can't think of a time when Chomsky's idea of "manufacturing consent" has been so clearly vindicated.

Seriously, I think Kerry has avoided a lot of controversial quotes positions. He's definitely a pro, and it has helped him in the primaries. Primary voters seem to value this. Whether the media will still do a Gore or Dean job on him -- even with less material to work with -- remains to be seen.

[not systems]

21. Yep. So far this primary has been shaped by...

selective reporting.

Dean gets second in a state and gets no mention.

I hope Kerry, should he get the nomination, has enough
pull in the power elites to keep the press off his back.

He does speak very carefully, so may not give enough rope
to hold a press lynching like happened to Dean.

[AngryAmish]

22. He will make a mistake

Everybody does. It is how he handles it that will determine the election. Remember everyone said he was out of the race in December? What happened? In my opinion, the campaign helped to hone his message. He got better at campaigning (from what I heard on TV). When the media spotlight is on him, there will be perceived "gaffes" because that is what the media needs. However, he is disciplined and will not say dumb things all the time.

[not systems]

23. kick for the daytimers.

:kick:

[Toucano]

24. 2/9/04 on NPR n/t

[corporatewhore]

25. all ready has when he said he would even consider FMA

[not systems]

26. I agree that was a blunder.

Never sink the right wings level and dignify their bigotry.

[flaminbats]

28. This depends on who he picks as a running mate...

either he will not make a fatal blunder, or he'll destroy his entire campaign.