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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (384304)	4/2/2003 3:00:10 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

Why would you call Kerry "handsome" and other poiliticians "adorable" when you swear that you're a male that makes his wife "swoon". Are you a male? You post like a female who wants everyone to think that you are male...

To: American Spirit who wrote (384304)	4/2/2003 3:26:55 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Drudge got mud on his face and ruined his credibility making up that story. AS, would you please quit responding to people when they bait you on this issue. It is driving me crazy, as is your comment that Drudge "ruined his credibility" with this story. It is a pissant story and my guess is that Drudge posted it to see if he could get a reaction. Bingo, the story continues to have legs. A more serious concern for Kerry should be the perception, particularly amongst the media, that he is overly concerned about the management of his image. This story struck a chord because it ties into that perception. The reality is that Drudge got half the story right. Hair today, gone tomorrow 12/05/2002 12:00 AM stltoday.com. LET THE RECORD show: The first mud of the 2004 presidential campaign officially was slung last Monday, 701 days before the election. No sooner had Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts announced that he would explore seeking the Democratic nomination than Internet muckraker Matt Drudge reported that Mr. Kerry spends $150 to get his hair cut. Mr. Drudge backed off his story slightly Tuesday, reporting that Mr. Kerry actually was getting a cut rate (so to speak) of $75 from Washington hairbender Isabel Goetz. This resulted in a gender-equality backlash, inasmuch as Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., spends $150 to get her hair cut by the same Ms. Goetz. Equality in haircut prices is one of the lesser-known, but still rankling, issues for some feminists who also resent having to pay more at the dry cleaner for fewer total square inches of fabric. At least with hair one can make the argument for higher prices based on total hair mass and stylistic rigor. And so we're off and running. Mr. Kerry has thoughtful positions on many issues, but on Day One of his campaign, it was his fabulous head of hair that made headlines. Can Democrats support a man who spends $75 for a haircut? Can feminists support a man who gets a break that women don't? Let the record further show that President George W. Bush spends $30 every two weeks to have his hair cut by Zahira Zahir, an Afghani immigrant, who also cut the presidential hair of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. She comes to his place, rather than having him visit her salon . . . ((ITAL)in the Watergate complex! Democratic mudslingers, take note.