A different account of Drudge's SOB "bombshell"

[rumguy]

From someone who was there. Note: it was not a secret service agent. And it looks like he picked up a vote or two afterwards!

"ABC News Vote 2004: Senator John Kerry:
ABC News Kerry campaign reporter 'Diamond' Ed O'Keefe, who, (not) incidentally, looks hot in his ski gear, files this exclusive report from atop Bald Mountain in Idaho:

As Senator John Kerry carved his Burton snowboard down a green rated Upper College run, another skier interrupted his stride, colliding with the presumptive Democratic nominee at 9,010 feet.

The slope-cade of two Ski Patrollers, several Secret Service agents, two journalists, one camera and one Kerry aide suddenly came to a halt. The Massachusetts Senator lay on the ground, removed his Smith sunglasses, and surveyed the damage.

Assured that the ABC News camera accompanying the entourage had not captured Kerry's fall, the Senator glared at your sloping Noter and assured, 'I don't fall down. That son of a bitch ran into me.'

Alas, the Senator's private vacation in a very public place was filled with interruption. While Kerry took a break on the "Warm Springs" run, a woman stopped to shout, ‘We're from Oklahoma and we love you!’ The Senator's breath-catching moment quickly became an irresistible Christmas card opportunity as the woman gathered her family around the still-sitting Senator.

A duty-bound husband sheepishly said while pointing to his camera, ‘Hey, can we, do you mind?’ Before Kerry could weigh in, the man answered his own question observing, ‘I guess it's kind of your job.’ Fortunately for the Senator, the exchange just may pay off. When asked if he intends to vote for Kerry, the Oklahoman Noted, ‘After seeing him ski? Yeah.’"

[Career Prole]

1. Thanks!

:yourock:

[elperromagico]

2. Harder to paint him as a weak-kneed Massachusetts liberal

when he does things like this.

Bush is scared of horses, for Christ's sake.

[Dogmudgeon]

4. Scared of Horses?

C'mon. GeeDubya is a cowboy, fer cryin' out loud!

I betcha he broke hisself a mess o' broncos in his day, in between clearin' brush on the upper 40 and savin' the Free an' Christian World from varmints like Saddam McLaden!

I mean, he's the War President!

--bkl

[elperromagico]

5. I know! He makes decisions with WAR on his MIND!

[rasputin1952]

13. bush is also afraid of ...

books, newspapers and magazines as well!

:evilgrin:

[blm]

3. Every Dem should know better than to believe the snarky interpretations

that we will always hear first.

[Zynx]

6. Where is the link to this?

I need to send it to a right-winger to prove them wrong.

[rumguy]

7. coming up

[Zynx]

8. When exactly?

[rumguy]

9. link

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html

[Zynx]

10. Thank you.

[Zynx]

Kick

[Zynx]

11. Kick

[Skwmom]

12. From the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/19/politics/campaign/19KERR.html

His next trip down, a reporter and a camera crew were allowed to follow along on skis — just in time to see Mr. Kerry taken out by one of the Secret Service men, who had inadvertently moved into his path, sending him into the snow.

When asked about the mishap a moment later, he said sharply, "I don't fall down," then used an expletive to describe the agent who "knocked me over."

Oh what a liberal paper. NOT.

[JI7]

14. of course, "regular" people like to ski and snowboard also

and i hope kerry keeps doing what he wants, especially on vacation.

[rumguy]

15. kick