A Woman in my office weighed in on Kerry rumor...

[Gringo]

I was telling a co-worker that I doubt that Kerry has a girl behind every tree a la Clinton, when a new girl in the office came up and said "My friend's cousin in Boston worked with Kerry and he totally HIT ON her, and she's only 17! He is so sleazy!"

And yet, something about the way she said it, I was SURE that this girl was LYING, and that she's just another victim off too much Fox/AM radio exposure.

I doubt the rumor, but that was what she said.

For all I know, even if her cousin really did meet Kerry, he probably just gave her a smile, an affectionate wink and a pat on the shoulder. Repugs classify that as "attempted rape" at least when the culprit is a democrat.

[CWebster]

1. Kerry is always looking for affirmation

That he the alpha male.

What else is new?

[aldian159]

2. Yeah

Its OK for Henry Hyde to have an affair "in my youth" (he was 40) but god forbid any democrat look at a woman.

[robsul82]

3. Yep, EVERYBODY'S lying.

:)

Later.

RJS

[Gringo]

5. My point was more about the lengths even everyday rightwingers

will go to smear a democrat.

I won't be shocked if Kerry's had some dalliances, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's kept his nose clean. The way this woman talkes made me think she was lying. It was obvious, just as it is when Bush is talking.

[BurtWorm]

4. Thanks for sharing a rumor you doubt.

That ought to keep this story from lasting any longer than necessary. ;)

[Bombtrack]

6. 2 of Kerry's former girlfriends/flings have given $ to other candidates

But not him. What does THAT tell you? I'm sorry but the guy is just so much bigger of a target for the untrustworthy/untruthful attack than Gore was, and it worked on Gore.

[West Coast Democrat]

7. That Kerry dumped them

duh!!

[yellowcanine]

9. Now that's a good way to decide who to vote for.

Wish I had thought of that. I would say that the fact that you know this says more about those girlfriends than it does about Kerry.

[incapsulated]

10. Yeah, I want all my ex-boyfriends to be President!

I mean, who doesn't?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. And yet his ex-wife supports him..go figure!

[yellowcanine]

8. My co-worker's friend's cousin; that's close enough for me

Nothing like first hand information.

[eileen_d]

11. Next we'll hear "This one time? At band camp? Kerry did xyz..."

:crazy:

[Bucky]

13. What? Kerry eXamined hYs Zipper? That kind of XYZ?

I should hope so.

[Moderator]

14. Locking....

8. If you make a highly questionable and inflammatory factual assertion about a candidate, you must provide a link to a reputable source to back up your claim. Rumor-mongering is not allowed. Allegedly "innocent" questions which are actually an underhanded effort to spread rumors are not allowed. If you really need to know the answer to your question, try Google.




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