John Kerry came to town the other day. The Boston Globe reports the following exchange on the plane coming here:
“Kerry also underlined that he would begin trying to broaden his base of voters. At one point on the plane, Kerry said he hoped to woo hockey-mad Michigan voters by lacing up his skates and playing a scrimmage with some members of the Detroit Red Wings before the state’s Feb. 7 caucuses. Yet in states such as Missouri, where the citizenry is less rabid about passing the puck, Kerry acknowledged that he needed to come up with some other way to connect with voters.
“I guess I’ll ride a bucking bronco or a bull or something,” Kerry joked. “I’m game. Whatever they got.”
I guess John has got us confused with Texas. Here’s a tip to all the politicians blowing through St. Louis before the primary – if you want to fit in and make a connection, just tell us what high school you went to. It’s really that simple.
#1 by Sophorist on January 3, 2004 - 6:31 pm
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St. Clair High School (Missouri)
Will you vote for me, Fun?
#2 by Kevin Murphy on February 1, 2004 - 3:34 pm
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I’d vote for you, but not because you fit and made a connection. Not only would I vote for you if you ran as a Democrat, I would vote for you if you ran as Republican.
#3 by Sophorist on February 1, 2004 - 10:28 pm
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Sweet…a few hundred million more votes and I could be President!
Well, maybe not that many, but a lot more…
#4 by charles austin on February 2, 2004 - 7:25 pm
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Yea, there’s no hockey fans in St. Louis. But we shore do like them thare rodeos here in flyover country. Such a nice young man.
#5 by Kevin Murphy on February 3, 2004 - 12:23 pm
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In my yute, I saw John Anderson, then running for President as an independent, at Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium. When he came out on stage, the first thing he said was “Welcome to the Sunday Night Flicks.” That good a good laugh and people were more receptive because he made a connection to us students.
He had good local staff – somebody told him to say that because the student union put on Sunday night movies there and started announcements before the movie with that same phrase.
It’s bad that Kerry himself doesn’t have a clue about Missouri; it’s worse that he isn’t listening to his local staff about local conditions.