Will we ever learn? Another bad Kerry photo setup

[Tarheelhombre]

Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) takes a practice snap during Green Bay West High School football practice at the school in Green Bay, Wisconsin August 25, 2004. Senator Kerry made an unscheduled stop at the football practice.

[Stephanie]

1. Ummm, it's a football game.

And who is this "we" you speak of?

[blondeatlast]

2. Senator Kerry can look like one of the guys, still look presidential,

without stupid photo ops like this.

Besides, basketball I can believe, but not football.

[displacedtexan]

3. Are you saying those football players are gay? Shame on you!

Gays/straights/whatever play football. Period.

[blondeatlast]

6. No, I think he's saying this photo looks patently ridiculous.

I think it does.

[cynatnite]

4. So what n/t

[rocktivity]

5. This is what the undecideds see--and why Kerry doesn't have a bigger lead

He needs to bench his national media team.

:headbang:
rocknation

[blondeatlast]

10. This photo messes up on many levels, and it has nothing to

do with "gayness." I'm not even sure how people are reading that into it, but whatever.

He needs to be presented as presidential, but supremely comfortable with average Americans. He should nearly always be standing, that's a given.

Show him clasping hands, in the midst of crowds, etc. What the hell does it show when he poses for a football team? That just makes no sense.

It's middle America time, and this photo looks as stupid as the ones with Bunnypants doing rough ranch work. Yeah, sure.

[ApolloCreedLives]

7. For every bad Kerry photo, there are about 20 bad Bush ones.

This isn't a big deal. If the cons want to fight a photo war they can have one.

[liberalmuse]

8. I'm sure the 'pubs will like it.

They have such filthy minds they're bound to find something wrong with this picture. Isn't it time Americans grew the fuck up?

[Wickerman]

9. We see it every weekend and Monday night

doesn't bother us then; can't imagine why a sports-obsessed nation would mind a shot of a Presidential candidate playing QB?

[JI7]

11. why ? because it's "gay" looking ?

those people who have a problem with that are not voting for Kerry anyways.

and he was having a really good time with the guys there. i'm sure it helped him pick up from future voters and volunteer workers for his campaign in an important swing state. and of course the parents and other family and friends of the players probably would vote for Kerry because of it.

lets not worry about these things too much.

[OnceUponATime]

12. If we Americans are really so shallow

as to base our vote on this picture, then we don't deserve a President Kerry or the respect of other nations.

Personally, I don't ever want to live in such a country. Someone please tell me that I don't.

[TheRovingGourmet]

30. If you weren't wearing such ugly shoes I would take your

opinion much more seriously. :)

[Octafish]

13. Kerry actually made a good play.

I saw a video of this episode on TV. Kerry lateralled to a running back, who fumbled. Kerry scooped up the ball and fell, rolled, and tried to get up. He was "tackled" by a defender. The thing is, he did the right thing.

[JohnKleeb]

24. Never thought of Kerry as a football player type heh

He's the kinda guy I would want on my basketball team. Then again John Kennedy wasn't the football type either and we know all about the famous Kennedy family touch football games.

[JI7]

14. there is nothing wrong with that photo, but there is some WEIRD with this

photo:

[spanone]

17. Don't ya wanna kick his ass?

(bush* that is)

[RedEarth]

23. lol....what a great pic....lol

[no name no slogan]

40. HEY! Where's Unka Dick's right hand?

You're right, something is DEFINATELY wrong with that picture.

[blondeatlast]

15. I guess I'm dense. Just what is "gay-looking" about this photo?

I think it's a stupid photot, but the gay part escapes me completely.

[JohnKleeb]

25. theres nothing gay about it

football hikes look sorta strange but its the way the sport is played.

[TheRovingGourmet]

29. It hasn't been PhotoShopped yet. Give it a few minutes and

it will be more "gay looking." :)

[nyhuskyfan]

42. Then we can Photoshop * on the sidelines in a cheerleader's skirt

Waving his pom-poms all joyously.

[TheRovingGourmet]

43. hahaha North Eastern Ivy League Cheerleader. That is what

a caller to a local talk show called Bush this morning. :)

[tandot]

16. What? Kerry participating in a football practice is bad how???

I don't get your point.

:shrug:

[Rainbowreflect]

18. I think it's a great photo.

[tandot]

20. Kerry is participating in this Nations greatest sport. I think it is great

now...compare it to this one:

[Malva Zebrina]

19. Bush the quarterback

[tandot]

21. Looks like Bush qualified for the Special Olympics

[CatWoman]

22. Chimpy has that "gay Skeletor" thing going

[Catherine Vincent]

41. LOL!

[Zynx]

31. He throws with a very limp wrist.

Hmmmm.....;-)

[Malva Zebrina]

26. Tarheel--better photo of Kerry playing football--cheer up

and he is having fun too!--and he isn't dressed up in a costume, like the pretend athelete Bush surrounded by big macho men. These are high school kids--Kerry gets down to the people

[merh]

27. There is no photo op that could be as bad as the Crawford

Coward's "mission accomplished" photo or the "My Pet Goat" photo op. This is nothing, it a guy thing - football players do this - have you ever seen a game?

Remember - Mission Accomplished was a lie!

My Pet Goat was fear and total disregard for his duties.

Those are bad photo ops.

[zulchzulu]

28. Most people would say "wow, he plays football"

Those that hate Kerry will find some asinine way to use it as some sort of homosexual-based "humor", but most would say he was going to throw a pass down the left field line.

Hopefully it was a good spiral.

[hang a left]

35. Wasn't he a QB in college.

It's a great picture!!!! I love football! My whole family loves football. Sundays during the season are all spent in the family room. Can't wait to show my little guy when he gets home from school.

[Zynx]

32. To me football is weird to begin with.

I've always found that pose to be odd. However, it's perfectly fine though it does kind of look like Kerry is that player's proctologist. ;-)

[West Coast Democrat]

33. Wow! You're right! That's just horrible!

not

[Generator]

34. Let's see which party is it that has a problem with Gays?

That would probably explain someone's response to it.

In other words, CUT THE CRAP.

[LittleWoman]

36. When I gave this post a second look

it hit me--these high school boys played football with the next president of the United States! Sometimes we get so involved that we fail to see the obvious. This picture may appear undignified etc. to some but it does not appear to be a photo op. Kerry and Edwards have gone to a lot of smaller towns around the country and I think this sort of thing with the kids could play (pardon my language) very well for them in these places. If nothing else it shows that Kerry can unbend and have a little fun, unlike the Coward from Crawford who seems to get his jollies chopping up innocent brush on the pig farm.

[bigtree]

37. Tarheel, huh?

watch much football?

[iwantmycountryback]

38. Gimme a frickin break.

He's playing the country's most popular sport with some kids. What is wrong with that? Would you rather have him dress in a baggy flight suit and declare mission accomplished?

[Catherine Vincent]

39. It's a guy thing. Just like slapping themselves on the butt!

I'll never figure that one out!