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To: Ron who wrote (6691)	2/7/2004 1:03:39 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 20773

Al Sharpton is a shameless egomaniac. Of course he is. But who else runs for President? Clark was a Republican who supported the war until 8 or 9 months ago and thinks that won't matter to Democratic voters. He's largely correct. Dean and Kerry plant sick people and hecklers, respectively, in their audiences to make themselves look good: First it was former Vermont Gov. Howie Dean seemingly planting sick people around him so he could appear to be a healer while on the campaign trail. (Recall that early in the campaign, Dean was often coincidentally close by to aid people who had either fainted or fallen ill at his campaign events.) Now John Kerry's campaign is planting volunteers at his appearances in order to make him appear tougher. At a rally yesterday at which he accepted the endorsement of Maine Gov. John Baldacci, Kerry faced down a heckler in the Portland audience who called out, "Why don't you tell them about your vote on the war and the Patriot Act?" Kerry responded that he would -- but in time. "I never run away from anything, especially George Bush," Kerry said. The candidate seemed to be quick on his feet in the response, and his retort garnered applause. Perhaps his quick thinking was the result of knowing the jibe was coming. According to a Kerry campaign source, the campaign has been looking to plant local volunteers in crowds to mix it up, and to make it appear their man is facing down tough questioning. "This kind of confrontation pushes him up the line in news coverage," says the staffer. "Instead of facing a tough question from a reporter, the news guys have this seeming give and take to report on." spectator.org