July 28, 2004

Kerry's House of Ketchup #21

Kerry speaks.

This is another special edition of your favorite condiment connection, Kerry's House of Ketchup.

Is it just me or are the convention webloggers just offering mildly interesting pictures and "what I did today" stories? So far, not so good when David Weinberger considered covering the convention via C-SPAN instead of the Fleet Center.

John Kerry: kinda pro-war--it depends on what time of day it is. Democratic delegates: strongly anti-war 24/7. Here's even more proof.

Here's a scary quote from defense analyst Loren Thompson:

If you look at the people around Kerry. what you see is the Clinton national security team.

In Newsweek, Bill Weld ran a tough race against John Kerry in 1996. He thinks Kerry's strategy will be to straddle a host of issues. Time outdoes that with a good, intimate photo essay.

Kerry got another endorsement. Along with the Communists, the Socialists are backing him. Plus, the original "Two Americas" speech was delivered before the Socialist Workers Party Convention. [via PrestoPundit]

Speaking of "Two Americas," we can't forget John Edwards. He's speaking tonight. I wonder if he'll try to defend his record as a trial lawyer from the blistering critique of John Stossel?

We have a Dukakis sighting.

On a sad note to you pro-Bush Natalie Portman fans. She's backing Kerry.

Jonathan Last comments on Bill Richardson's introduction of Jimmy Carter:

By way of introduction, Bill Richardson says that President Carter gave us "a strong America." Hmmm. Now I'm just asking, but will John Kerry's "stronger America" be like Jimmy Carter's "strong America," only more so? Don't say you weren't warned.

Now, on to the links (and I don't mean you should pull out your driver):

• There's lots of love for Barack Obama [here, here and here]. I have three words for them: Harold Ford, Jr.

• Kyle Sing caught Obama in a lie.
  

• Orrin Judd has more on Kerry's abortion problem.
  

• Kerry's Vietnam movie: real or fake? Captain Ed ponders.
  

• Daniel Drezner jabs Kerry's lack of management experience. He then offers some polling data on how the public perceives the leadership qualities of the two candidates.
  

• A GOP-made Kerry video on his Iraq flip-flops might be helpful to him.
  

• And Kerry's still clueless about terrorism.
  

• Dispite Bill Clinton's claim that the Kerry would run a postive campaign, the California Yankee finds that Kerry ran a negative ad way back in September 2003.
  

• Jeff Jarvis thinks Kerry's rushing to turn the Sept. 11 Commission's suggestions into a political plaything. And I thought Kerry was a member of the "world's greatest deliberative body."

• Rita at Res Ipsa Loquitur looks the goings on at a Leftist women's gathering.
  

• David Frum points out an example of Kerry's arrogance. John Edwards must just love playing second fiddle. Oh, the price that must be paid for power.
  

• You can be sure Kerry Edwards made sure none of these Democrats spoke before the convention.
  

• The Big Trunk makes a literary connection between John Kerry and Henry James. It's not flattering.
  

• Mama T?
  

• The Family Circle bake-off between the candidates' wives is a fraud. Teresa Heinz Kerry says her pumpkin spice cookie recipe isn't her's and she doesn't even like them.
  

• Low Culture examines body language.
  

• Robert at the Llama Butchers is quite sure Kerry shouldn't have a career as a sports analyst.
  

• Like AlGore, the Washington Post wants to replay of 2000.
  

• Here's too much fun with that weird Kerry photo. [via Allah]
  

• Should Kerry lose in November, he will have a job entertaining kids. [Note the ketchup bottle.]
  

• And have you seen these two in the same place at the same time?
  

• There's a rumor that Kerry might show up early to the convention.
  

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[Thanks go to the John F. Kerry Media Relations Center for the Sen. Zoop's "voice." Cheap gimmick not endorsed by Glenn Reynolds.]