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To: Dan B. who wrote (501017)	11/30/2003 3:46:50 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

After Edwards, Kerry is the best-looking candidate. But he has a more grave look, much more presidential. Edwards it a little too good-looking. Sorry to puncture your lame attempt at an insult. The candidates with the looks problems are Lieberman and Dean. Dean is too stubby. Gephardt has to face the fact no redhead has ever won. gg

To: Dan B. who wrote (501017)	11/30/2003 9:54:19 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769670

Do a search "Kerry tall handsome", you'll find a plethora of journalists describing him this way. Maybe you prefer chimp-looking little guys. gg "This leaves the Kennedyesque candidates with hair, Sens. John Edwards and John Kerry. Edwards, like Gephardt, carries the baggage of being a strong supporter of the Iraq war. In addition, his decidedly moderate voting record, which clashes with his populistic stump rhetoric, reveals a Clinton-like DLC Democrat. The Edwards strong suit is a winning personality, a feel-your-pain sincerity, good looks, and a history of having taken on big economic interests as a trial lawyer. His largest negative (aside from inexperience) is that, if nominated and elected, he would be the third relatively conservative southerner to lead the liberal, northern-based Democratic party in the past quarter-century; it would be another exceedingly uncomfortable fit. On to the enigmatic Sen. Kerry, political man of mystery. Tall, handsome, measured, thoughtful, eloquent on occasion, Kerry gives off conflicting vibes: decorated war hero who dislikes war, yet fudged on Iraq; strong union supporter who nevertheless has periodically deserted labor on free-trade legislation; suave liberal urbanite who counts environmentalism among his foremost issues. The most compelling attribute Kerry offers is gravitas, the presence and weight, especially on national security, to appear presidential -- and to diminish George W. Bush in the process. What he lacks is obvious passion and ideological commitment. He could be another JFK -- or not."