Two-year relationship, beginning in the Spring of 2001 (drudge)

[OutlawCorporatePolls]

"The nature and details of a claimed two-year relationship, beginning in the Spring of 2001, between a young woman and Kerry is at the center of serious investigations at several media outlets.

After being approached by a top news producer, the woman fled to Africa, where she remains, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal."

http://www.drudgereport.com

[janx]

1. If this is true,

then Kerry has a REAL problem on his hands, and so do the leaders of the DLC.

[oasis]

59. Years ago, The Washington Times "broke" the story of Clinton's love child

by an african american woman. That right wing fairy tale also had a shelf life of 36 hours.

[cally]

2. I just don't believe Kerry would be THAT stupid

He planned to run for President and he saw what happened to Clinton. Maybe something in his past, but recently. No way.

[lancdem]

I'd like to think that

but who knows?

[stickdog]

54. One word.

Monica.

[aldian159]

3. Correct me if I'm wrong

but didn't Drudge say we caught bin laden sometime in 2002?

Even if he didn't, Drudge is the William Randolph Hearst of this century: You provide the pictures, he'll provide the war.

[lancdem]

4. Oh great

:grr:

This better not be true. I pray it isn't.

[lancdem]

5. Would Lehane have known about this?

[janx]

17. Well yeah, but what was he supposed to do?

Especially if it was this recent?

[lancdem]

18. He's supposed to be the one who shopped this story

around.

[janx]

22. Come to think of it--you're right!

?

This gets stranger and stranger.

[asjr]

6. Several investigations at

various media outlets? Why didn't he list them? A thought just came to me. Is this why Dean is hanging in there? If this has legs we will hear about it undoubtedly. I really hate dirty politics.

[OutlawCorporatePolls]

7. uh oh

...

[janx]

8. He listed the media outlets earlier. Wash Post, AP, Time,

and a couple of others.

[Edwards4President]

56. So media outlets investigating a rumor is proof that the rumor is true?

We've come to a strange point when noting that others are investigating a rumor is treated as substantiation for that very rumor.

I don't know whether to believe any of this, but the methodology stinks to high heaven.

Remember when Clinton's personal life was being shoved in our faces while George H.W. Bush's shenanigans were ignored? When asked why the double standard, the press insisted that the difference was that in Bush's case, both he and his paramour denied any involvement and thus, there was no story, while in Clinton's case, the woman (Gennifer Flowers) came forward with her story.

My, how the worm has turned. As far as I can tell, no woman has come forward to accuse Kerry of anything and, in fact, it appears that at least one woman had to flee the country in order to avoid the avalanche. Yet, despite the silence of all involved in any of this, it looks like the press is going to treat this as fair game.

It's sickening. Kerry doesn't deserve this. No public figure does.

[lancdem]

11. In his earlier "scoop"

Drudge claimed that was why Dean was staying in. But then why did Clark drop out, and why is he endorsing Kerry if he's supposed to be the one who told this to reporters?

[tobius]

16. dirty politics?

dirty if made up. If true and nothing "wrong with it", why keep relationship hidden? keep her around, show up and campaign by his side.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

19. Well they're denying it

Drudge claimed that half a dozen news outlets were investigating the allegations against Mr Kerry, but most of them denied doing so last night.

Leonard Downie, executive editor of The Washington Post, mentioned by Drudge, said: “This is the first we’ve heard that we’re working on a story that we’re not working on.”

A reporter with Time magazine, also cited by Drudge, said the weekly magazine was as puzzled by the story as the rest of the world.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-999812,00.html

[lancdem]

28. Interesting

I hope this is true.

[tobius]

9. Isn't the first step self vetting w/your own campaign? n/t

[Fleshdancer]

10. She fled to Africa??? Isn't that where Theresa is from???

this was ridiculous. Now it's downright absurd.

[asjr]

14. I think she is from Algeria.

[Monument]

15. yes Teresa is from Africa....

...but it's a pretty big place man.

This does seem ludicrous. For a guy who is so hell bent on making a run to the white house, to have been fooling around with some intern in 2001 (!) for TWO (!) years seems utterly out of character!

[Tim_in_HK]

45. Yeah, she's from Madagascar, I think

Dontchaknow, her family is hiding the intern in their basement?

But I love the Africa idea . . . "Hmm, where can we send her? I know! Let's send her to Africa!"

Utterly ridiculous.

[KoKo]

50. She's from Mozambique. n/t

[Tim_in_HK]

57. Right!

Mozambique. That's right. Explains the Portugues speaking. My bad.

[Robb]

12. The "out of Africa" bit kills me

...Drudge wants Repubs to think Kerry had an affair with a black intern. :eyes:

(on edit): Oh, geez. Read this.

[janx]

25. Yep. And notice the writing style--the exclamation marks, etc.

.

[Tinoire]

35. Won't work.. The right-wing sites already have her picture up

to include photos of her and Kerry (G rated ones ok?).

She's as blond as blond can be. Classily dressed. Nothing trampy.

[Fleshdancer]

44. they already have her picture? so they know who she is?

what's your take on all this Tinoire?

[DoNotRefill]

47. Where?

eom

[KoKo]

48. Noah's article in Slate is a MUST READ.......how things are spun.....how

whatever this story is with Kerry, will be spun. Excellent!

[janx]

13. Kerry's supposed to be on Imus tomorrow---

OUT OF AFRICA: KERRY PREPARES RESPONSE TO MEDIA PROBE OF RELATIONSHIP

http://www.drudgereport.com/mattjk5.htm


Man, Drudge is really mapping all of this out.

[Edge]

20. Look at your souce...

that explains it all. :eyes:

[trogdor]

21. Check out the new rules.

You may not post any more Drudge-shit. Thank God.

[YouMustBeKiddingMe]

23. And how many Drudge stories have turned out to be lies?

I'm not going to take anything from Drudge seriously.

[Skwmom]

24. According to Drudge there is a tape everyone is trying get

get their hands on. I had to run out and heard it on the radio (I think he was on the O'Reilly show but not sure since I don't tune in often). The comparisons to the Clinton scandal are going to be unending.

[janx]

26. An audio tape?

?

[robsul82]

27. A videotape would be it. Over. Done. He could've gone 14 for 14...

...and it wouldn't matter.

Later.

RJS

[lancdem]

31. Somehow I doubt this tape exists

[Monument]

33. nobody's saying it was RAPE

unless I didn't see what somebody wrote in this thread, nobody is saying it was rape!

[Monument]

34. haha you probably meant Tape, not Rape...i hope it was a typo

[lancdem]

38. Yes, it was a typo

how embarrassing.

[KamaAina]

36. That's "tape", right? With a 't'?

Dr. Freud, please check your messages...

[Fleshdancer]

37. whoa. No rape, just an alleged affair claimed by a lying lunatic: drudge

eom

[janx]

32. Yep. Some kind of horndog video tape would do that.

No doubt about it.

[KoKo]

43. So.........why would there even BE a video? Hmmm? A Plant who was wired

to be with Kerry sounds more like it. Unless Kerry wasn't planning on running for President. If he was there's no way there would be a tape.

Or, he should have been a helluva lot more careful. Even "cellphones" have "eyes" these days...One can't be too careful.

[janx]

52. I don't know...skwmom said there was a tape.

It sounds eerily familiar...

[Skwmom]

29. I don't think he specified.

He said it was hotly sought after (or something along those lines). I had to go into the grocery store so I didn't hear his entire portion of the show.

[janx]

39. Trixie (Lucianne) probably just wants hits for her site...

;-)

[CabalBuster]

58. Kerry was annointed by the media and they don't want to break the story

Remember how many contributions he has received from big media conglomerates already. If the media is sitting on this story it would make sense that they're protecting Kerry, or giving him time to prepare for damage control...something the media never gave Dean.

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[KoKo]

40. OFGS! At the center of News Investigations? They've been sitting on

this story waiting for the appropriate time to break it. You've got to have a very dark laugh at that statement from Drudge. The MEDIA KNOWS IT ALL! ALL THE DIRT. They don't need to INVESTIGATE! SHEESH.

I wonder when they will start reporting on their own affairs and piccadellos. Never....

Even Howie the Whore Kurtz with his Repug Lobbyist Wife is still at WaPOO and on CNN spewing out his Media Pump Ups......disgusting.

[Tim_in_HK]

41. This is so utterly ridiculous

Why would anyone listen to Drudge?

Did Drudge also report that this was a reason that Gore passed on Kerry for VP in 2000? Or was that some other wunderkind posting on DU?

So, let's see . . . Gore passes on Kerry for VP in 2000 for an affair that will take place about 6 months after that election (as Drudge now says this 'affair' started in Spring 2001)?

edit: clarification

[West Coast Democrat]

42. People, it's a VERY BAD news day for the Bush Administration

Drudge will do ANYTHING to distract our attention from the newest AWOL revelations, the attacks in Iraq, the latest unemployment numbers, the new story about the Halliburton whistle-blowers, the latest ABC News/Washington Post polls....you name it.

Rove is TRULY AFRAID of losing the election. They've already begun to attack the frontrunner, whom they expect to run against in November.

[maddezmom]

49. just thinking the same

we are the only folks falling for this slime.

[59millionmorons]

46. First Drudge said it was the reason Gore didnt pick Kerry in 2000

Now he says the affair was in 2001, something is wrong with this story. And by saying Africa is he trying to say she is black. This is starting to sound alot like that Bill Clinton has a black child to a protitute story way back when.

[robsul82]

51. He didn't say it was THE reason...

...he said something like Kerry's rep as a womanizing playboy and that he MIGHT do something like this caused his not being chosen in 2000. BIG difference.

Later.

RJS

[59millionmorons]

53. Your wrong

He put up a piece by Craig Crawford saying these rumors have been around before the 2000 elections. Good Grief

CONRESSIONAL QUARTERLY'S CRAIG CRAWFORD SENDS TO ASSOCIATES IN E-MAIL: 'Drudge item on Kerry intern issue is something Chris Lehane (clark press secy) has shopped around for a long time -- it was one reason the Gore vetters in 2000 shied away from Kerry as a running mate choice -- their conclusion that it wasn't bad enough to disqualify him, except for the fact that they couldn't risk it as they were trying so hard to distance themselves from Clinton's personal failings (note: Lehane worked for Gore at the time -- and briefly advised Kerry during this campaign). The Kerry camp has long expected to deal with this, and have assured party leaders they can handle it.' Crawford reports that Lehane strenuously denies involvement.

[VolcanoJen]

55. I listen to Imus almost every day, yet Drudge seems to think...

... Imus has some kind of "scoop" with an earth-shattering exclusive Kerry interview Friday morning.

Imus has talked about Kerry's Friday appearance all week. Today he had Edwards on, and was plugging Kerry for tomorrow's show.

:eyes:

[yellowcanine]

60. Rumor mongering - read the rules for this forum

8. If you make a factual assertion about a candidate that is not generally accepted to be true, you must provide a link to a reputable source to back up your claim. 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.

Drudge is not a reputable source, hence this discussion violates the rules. Moderator should lock.