AP: Kennedy missteps might not trip her up in the end

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By MICHAEL GORMLEY – 51 minutes ago

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate. News articles nationwide, editorials and endless political blogs called her not ready for prime time, a valley girl for her diction, and worst of all for a Democrat of perfect pedigree, the next Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee who was criticized for displaying flash but little substance.

The print stories, TV news clips and blogs that counted Kennedy's use of "you know" and "um" during a series of interviews the weekend after Christmas took a toll even among a public where those speech patterns are common.

None of it may matter. That's because she's playing to just one voter — the Democratic governor with the power of appointment — who has plenty of reasons to pick President John F. Kennedy's daughter.

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Today's public opinion of Kennedy "strikes me as monumentally irrelevant," said Gerald Benjamin, professor of politics at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Benjamin said that until a few weeks ago, Kennedy was the little girl filmed playing in JFK's Oval Office.

"So a decline in her public reputation isn't measuring anything," he said. "And surely if she were to become the U.S. senator and had two years to perform in a highly visible position, these measures at this juncture would become inconsequential."

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Wait til they find out she drinks French wine!!!!1111!!!!

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1. Ron Fournier.

:think:

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2. You got me.

Any hints? :shrug:

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4. AP's DC bureau chief.

Republican.

Does it mean every AP headline is suspect? No.
Does it mean every AP headline is suspect? Yes.

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5. Ron Fournier is a bushit toadie and

is the head of AP.

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6. Ah. No it's not the most flattering headline is it.

But you know what? I've been scanning Google headlines more or less daily and they're just about all crappy. It looks to me like the AP is trying to break it to us gently that Caroline is going to get it, that is if Clinton gets the SOS job.

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7. And as for those "PPP" polls...

I think I'd put more trust in Enron.

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8. That's why I've been saying..

with all this speculation that we'll see when we see. Not that it isn't fun to read stuff along the way.:)

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9. Yep there's only one voter who matters in this one

and if I'm not mistaken he's already voted. ;)

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3. We're gonna see what

fate has in store for Caroline and for the Senatorial seat in New York.

At least our Gov is above board.

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10. "So a decline in her public reputation isn't measuring anything"

Well, it does measure what the corporate media would like us to think people are thinking about someone they're doing their damndest to swiftboat into oblivion.

Now I wonder why they're shitting their pants about Caroline if she's as clueless as they claim? Don't forget these are the same guys who tried to sell us on America's new sweetheart Sarah.

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11. Kennedy is not fit for that office. I used to back her

but she has not proven she even has the slightest idea of what she wants to do for New Yorkers.

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12. What exactly would you like her to do for New Yorkers?

Vote up another Wall Street bailout like Nadler? Or another war like Maloney? Or just not upset the New York Times?