Althouse: "Apparently, [John Kerry] still believes it’s 1984, and the only photographers are from the Globe..."

August 9, 2014

"Apparently, [John Kerry] still believes it’s 1984, and the only photographers are from the Globe..."

"... and if they take another embarrassing shot, he can just call Mr. Winship or Mrs. Winship and get it killed. Now, embarrassing photos go around the world when the Globe is Photoshopping tomorrow’s halo above Liveshot’s exquisitely coiffed mane."

22 comments:

J Lee said...: Heinz must be in bad economic shape if that's the only form of peddle transportation the Secretary of State could afford to buy -- having been in politics for 40-plus years one way or another, he certainly knows what the attributes of a good photo op are, and should know what creates a bad one (especially at a time when the Secretary of State isn't looking all that powerful in dealing with world leaders).; 8/9/14, 7:56 AM
Bobber Fleck said...: John Kerry gives the other one-percenters a bad name.

Speaking of other one-percenters: Hillary appreciates John Kerry for making her look good in her accomplishment-free stint as Secretary of State.; 8/9/14, 8:10 AM
Dan from Madison said...: Compare and contrast this to Bush cycling on his mountain bike.; 8/9/14, 8:28 AM
Martha said...: Yesterday the Daily Mail had a photo of Hillary and Bill taken on the first day of their summer vacation on the beach in the Hamptons. Hillary wore a shapeless blue muumuu and slippers.--less attractive than Kerry on a pink bike.

Being in the public eye and being photographed when you think you are relaxing and decompressing is enough to make sane and balanced people to eschew pursuing a public life.; 8/9/14, 8:29 AM
Martha said...: The photo of Hillary in muumuu:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717957/The-Clintons-slumming-Power-couple-downsize-summer-home-pay-100-00-18m-Hamptons-property-dead-broke-gaffe.html; 8/9/14, 8:31 AM
Hagar said...: It is amazing, but Mr. Obama's crew is also about the most inept retail politicians I can remember of a Democrat administration.; 8/9/14, 8:49 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: My God! This man is only four heartbeats away from the presidency and he's riding that deathcycle without a helmet?; 8/9/14, 9:34 AM
George M. Spencer said...: A tired old man a woman's bicycle.; 8/9/14, 9:43 AM
Kelly said...: I give him points for not wearing a helmet.; 8/9/14, 9:49 AM
CWJ said...: Helmet? What! Cover up his hair? You don't understand his priorities.; 8/9/14, 9:55 AM
Achilles said...: The ground would bounce off his hair.; 8/9/14, 9:58 AM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...: The bicycle shot actually makes me like Kerry more (or despise him less). There should be a point in the life of a man when you stop caring how every little fucking thing makes you look. That doesn't mean the habitual wearing of sweatpants to Wal-Mart, but if I want to ride a bicycle and the only available one is a pink girls bike, then I'm riding it. I would draw the line at any kind of partnership with John Edwards, though.; 8/9/14, 10:20 AM
Hagar said...: One major trouble with John Kerry is that he does not know where or when to draw lines.

Hence his testimony before Congress 40 years ago.; 8/9/14, 10:27 AM
exhelodrvr1 said...: Him and Obama make a great pair, don't they?; 8/9/14, 10:27 AM
Big Mike said...: He's a dork. He has always been a dork. And he does what dorks do.; 8/9/14, 11:12 AM
Sunslut7 said...: Time to put the bottle of ketchup back into the refrigerator.; 8/9/14, 11:50 AM
Scott said...: I love Howie Carr..; 8/9/14, 12:50 PM
Anonymous said...: Has anyone stopped to think, that right before that picture was taken, a ten year old girl was crying to her mother, "That awful looking man just took my bicycle!"; 8/9/14, 1:13 PM
traditionalguy said...: Cut him some slack. Maybe there w only two bikes left: one a pink girlie one and one a black manly one. So the gentleman Kerry unselfishly let a butch dyke take her choice.; 8/9/14, 1:14 PM
MDIJim said...: Scott, I cannot listen to Howie Carr for more than five minutes. He follows Limbaugh here in ME and it is a jarring transition. Still, he is a welcome corrective to the Globe's hideous sucking-up to liberal politicians. You would think they'd be embarrassed to be the newspaper of record for a state where half the legislature is either in jail or on their way to jail or under indictment or should be indicted, and yet, somehow, the Globe, with all of its patronizing columnists, has failed to notice.; 8/9/14, 3:17 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: Never be well known.

Imagine if total strangers were trying to take your picture all the time. Horrible.; 8/9/14, 4:49 PM
furious_a said...: All that picture lacks is the handle-bar basket with the plastic flower on it.; 8/9/14, 7:30 PM