((((((((((( The Trommetter Times Update: Cool Under Pressure? )))))))))))
April 06, 2004
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"But what may become the enduring exemplar of the Kerry style
was his spontaneous expletive on the ski slopes when...
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<p><a
href="http://www.trommetter.org/log/archives/cat_election04.php";><img
height="56" alt="Topic: Election '04 " title="Topic: Election '04"
src="http://www.trommetter.org/log/archives/topicpolitics.gif";
width="84" align="right" border="0" /></a>"<cite>But what may become
the
enduring exemplar of the Kerry style was his spontaneous expletive on
the ski slopes when his Secret Service guard bumped into him by
accident (while guarding him): 'I don't fall down. The S.O.B. knocked
me over.' To instinctively say that about the man who is sworn to put
himself between Mr. Kerry and a bullet, paints a lasting and
contemptible character portrait. Contrast that with what Ronald Reagan
said shortly after he was shot: 'Honey, I forgot to duck.' It was at
that moment that 60 percent of the American public fell permanently in
love with the Gipper. As Ernest Hemmingway put it in another time, that
is grace under pressure — and Mr. Kerry doesn't have
it.</cite>"—Tony
Blankley
<p align="right">Hat tip to <a
href="http://federalist.com/pub/04-14_Brief.htm"; class="offsite"
title="Federalist No. 04-14: Monday Brief">The Federalist</a></p>
<p>This is something that become more obvious every week of the
campaign. Kerry just doesn't have what it takes to be cool under
pressure.</p>
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