The Classicist: "Kerry and Gore: Two Peas in a Pod?" by Jonathan Martin

Kerry and Gore: Two Peas in a Pod?
September 2, 2004 Let us step back into time. Four years to be exact. Our now-commander-in-chief George W. Bush was in a heated face-off with that democrat we all know and love—Al Gore. It was the night of truth: who would come out victorious in the race for presidency and who would show their face as the underdog. That night passed, and the next morning went by without anyone knowing who had won. An eternity passed, the final word was finally given that our man, Mr. George W. Bush, had defeated the Internet guru by a small margin. That was the end of that. Or was it? Lets go back into the not-so-distant past. No pin-pointed date or event. Just about every time Mr. Gore decides to open his mouth, he graciously reminds all of us Americans that HE won the popular vote and would have won the presidency if only the ballots in Florida were correct and error-proof. It was their fault. The hanging chads were miscounted. The ballots were too difficult to understand. Old people cant see. Jeb Bush ate some of the ballots... The list goes on and on and on. Excuse after excuse after excuse. Great to know that our left-wing friends are such good sports in the game of politics. To Mr. Gore, four years is nothing. The time hasn’t healed the deep scars left from the vast right-wing conspiracy; it has only aggravated them into what we now know as the raging bull of the Democratic Party. He hates Bush, the right, and everything else that has to do with the American Conservative. Now let us come back to the present. In the middle of possibly the most heated election in history, there is a front-runner we all know of. This man is the one and only (and I mean ONE and ONLY) John Kerry. Like his democratic predecessor, Senator Kerry is (1) running for the presidency of the United States of America, (2) running a tight race with his opponent, (3) running against George W. Bush, (4) absolute in his sure victory. One could go on and on. Now, please feel free to disagree with me on this one, but if my senses don’t fail me, and the research I have done proves to be accurate at all, then the outcome of this election (one believes) will prove to be a defeat of John Kerry. With that said, let us focus our attention on a well-known controversy: the swift boat veteran ads. The swift boat ads (or 527’s, named because they are not tied with either political party) have come out with an accusation against entrant John Kerry. The ads directly question and even attack his Vietnam War military record. The ads have had an effect in several polls, most noticeably the veteran’s poll, which Bush jumped ahead by seventeen points after the ads surfaced. Immediately (and to no surprise) The Kerry campaign charged Bush to speak out against the ads, which he did. To make a long a story short, the ads came and went, but the wound remains. Now as abovementioned, one believes that this election may prove defeat for John Kerry. This would be number five (5) in our list of similarities shared by Kerry and Gore. What is number six? Glad you asked. The answer: an excuse for losing. Gore has his excuse: Florida. Lets not forget, however, that he DID win the popular vote. Lets say Kerry loses. What is his excuse? You guessed it: The lies and slandering of those swift-boat ads. These ads may prove to be a blessing in disguise for the pride of the Democratic Party. This may very well be the wall they needed to hide behind (or stand upon) in case of a loss for Senator Kerry. Now we may as well face facts and say that excuses and Democrats go hand in hand: Bill Clinton: “It depends on what your definition of ‘is’, is”. Al Gore: “(abovementioned)”. John Kerry (on why he voted against federal funding for our troops): “I voted for it before I voted against it…this time it was…a complicated matter.” Instead of ripping the heads off of veterans who tell the truth as they see it, John Kerry should consider a different approach. Its not asking much considering he is rather good at flip-flopping. Kerry should embrace these ads. These ads are going to be his excuse for losing to the vast right-wing conspiracy. They are going to be his justification for putting up a good fight until the end, only to look defeat in the face. The swift-boat vet ads are going to save his ego. And, if we have learned anything from Al Gore, the effects will last at least four more years. At Least.
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Kerry and Gore: Two Peas in a Pod?

September 2, 2004

Let us step back into time. Four years to be exact. Our now-commander-in-chief George W. Bush was in a heated face-off with that democrat we all know and love—Al Gore. It was the night of truth: who would come out victorious in the race for presidency and who would show their face as the underdog. That night passed, and the next morning went by without anyone knowing who had won. An eternity passed, the final word was finally given that our man, Mr. George W. Bush, had defeated the Internet guru by a small margin. That was the end of that. Or was it?

Lets go back into the not-so-distant past. No pin-pointed date or event. Just about every time Mr. Gore decides to open his mouth, he graciously reminds all of us Americans that HE won the popular vote and would have won the presidency if only the ballots in Florida were correct and error-proof. It was their fault. The hanging chads were miscounted. The ballots were too difficult to understand. Old people cant see. Jeb Bush ate some of the ballots... The list goes on and on and on. Excuse after excuse after excuse. Great to know that our left-wing friends are such good sports in the game of politics.

To Mr. Gore, four years is nothing. The time hasn’t healed the deep scars left from the vast right-wing conspiracy; it has only aggravated them into what we now know as the raging bull of the Democratic Party. He hates Bush, the right, and everything else that has to do with the American Conservative.

Now let us come back to the present. In the middle of possibly the most heated election in history, there is a front-runner we all know of. This man is the one and only (and I mean ONE and ONLY) John Kerry. Like his democratic predecessor, Senator Kerry is (1) running for the presidency of the United States of America, (2) running a tight race with his opponent, (3) running against George W. Bush, (4) absolute in his sure victory. One could go on and on.

Now, please feel free to disagree with me on this one, but if my senses don’t fail me, and the research I have done proves to be accurate at all, then the outcome of this election (one believes) will prove to be a defeat of John Kerry. With that said, let us focus our attention on a well-known controversy: the swift boat veteran ads.

The swift boat ads (or 527’s, named because they are not tied with either political party) have come out with an accusation against entrant John Kerry. The ads directly question and even attack his Vietnam War military record. The ads have had an effect in several polls, most noticeably the veteran’s poll, which Bush jumped ahead by seventeen points after the ads surfaced. Immediately (and to no surprise) The Kerry campaign charged Bush to speak out against the ads, which he did. To make a long a story short, the ads came and went, but the wound remains.

Now as abovementioned, one believes that this election may prove defeat for John Kerry. This would be number five (5) in our list of similarities shared by Kerry and Gore. What is number six? Glad you asked.

The answer: an excuse for losing.

Gore has his excuse: Florida. Lets not forget, however, that he DID win the popular vote. Lets say Kerry loses. What is his excuse? You guessed it: The lies and slandering of those swift-boat ads. These ads may prove to be a blessing in disguise for the pride of the Democratic Party. This may very well be the wall they needed to hide behind (or stand upon) in case of a loss for Senator Kerry.

Now we may as well face facts and say that excuses and Democrats go hand in hand:

Bill Clinton: “It depends on what your definition of ‘is’, is”.

Al Gore: “(abovementioned)”.

John Kerry (on why he voted against federal funding for our troops): “I voted for it before I voted against it…this time it was…a complicated matter.”

Instead of ripping the heads off of veterans who tell the truth as they see it, John Kerry should consider a different approach. Its not asking much considering he is rather good at flip-flopping. Kerry should embrace these ads. These ads are going to be his excuse for losing to the vast right-wing conspiracy. They are going to be his justification for putting up a good fight until the end, only to look defeat in the face. The swift-boat vet ads are going to save his ego. And, if we have learned anything from Al Gore, the effects will last at least four more years.

At Least.

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