Better hair?

[Deuce 1]

WTF were they thinking? Look, I appreciate the unique bloodsport aspect of American campaigning, but this premeditated comment was astoundingly stupid.

The attack on Edwards hasn't even started to get rolling and they serve this up on a platter?

I predict a poster/ad will be forthcoming somewhere down the road once the GOP has pinned some poll-approved weakness in Edward's gravitas which features him agains the backdrop of the polling group weakness with the quote from this past weekend,

"Maybe I don't know (polling approved weakness) but I have better hair than the Vice President!"

Oy.

[lawrocket 3]

It reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 (yeah, the one by Ray Bradbury and not that new "documentary" by MM). There was scene in the book where the women were discussing who they would vote for in the presidential election. One of them quipped that she was voting for one candidate because he was better looking.

Pass the Tylenol...

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[quade 4]

This is what we call "self-depricating humor". They were trying to make a joke, with themselves as the victim, about the attention that some people have placed on their hair.

It's not meant to be taken seriously.

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Noooooo! Say it isn't so!



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This is what we call "self-depricating humor". They were trying to make a joke, with themselves as the victim, about the attention that some people have placed on their hair.

It's not meant to be taken seriously.

Correct. The real shit will hit the fan when Edwards' campaign donors methods are revealed.

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I disagree completely. This is the type of humor that Shakespeare described as "a truth hidden in a jest".

Both Kerry and Edwards, and the Kerry campaign, see connections to the JFK administration/campaign. Again, I am not interested in their politics, just the campaign strategy.

That first televised debate between Nixon and Kennedy cemented the of being "better looking on TV" . I have no doubts the K/E will exploit this, but the vanity of saying "We're prettier" is going to backfire.

They are MUCH more telegenic than Bush/Cheney, but saying so out loud is violating the first rule of a beauty contest.

[AndyMan 7]

I'm 90% sure that was intended as a joke.

Sure was odd to hear, tho...

_Am

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I'm 90% sure that was intended as a joke.

Sure was odd to hear, tho...

_Am

Not when you consider the source.

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I'm 90% sure that was intended as a joke.

Sure was odd to hear, tho...

I'm not disagreeing with that. I think Quade was right when he said it was intended as a joke. I just think it was a grave error coming from the instant GOP argument (Kerry said stuff like this too, in the primary) that Edwards is inexperienced, but very pretty.

I think it is the kind of joke like:
"Hey, Fatty!" "Oh, come-on, I'm just kidding!"
"Hey Pizza face!" "Oh, come-on, I'm just kidding!"
"At least I'm not bald!" "Oh, come-on, I'm just kidding!"

I really do think that political campaigns think they understand people just because they belong to a club.

There's a tendency that Republicans tend to think they know business better, and Democrats think they understand race better, just by registering.

"Of course I understant (subject) I'm a registered (party member).

I think our population has changed more than the fogies who are running the campaigns vaguely know. Politics runs on gift money, from whoever. Any body who gets that much neato stuff for just being a great guy starts to believe their own press.

It's going to be very interesting.

[AndyMan 7]

I have no doubt that Kerry will come to regret the comment.

Either because he actually thinks it matters, or the other side will throw the comment back at him, in a Howard Dean (EeeeeeeeeAaaaaaaaGggggggHhhhhhhhhh!) kinda way!

_Am

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STERLING, Ill., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- May the best candidate win, but
when it comes to the best presidential hair, George W. Bush has America's
vote, according to Wahl Clipper Corporation's 2004 Grooming Survey and First
Ever "Index" on men's grooming habits.
Despite John Kerry's recent claim that the Kerry-Edwards ticket has the
best hair, Wahl's survey found that the majority of Americans overwhelmingly
voted for Bush's hair over Kerry's (Bush -- 51 percent; Kerry -- 30 percent;
neither -- 10 percent; don't know -- 9 percent.)
"Wahl isn't choosing sides politically, but when it comes to what we know
best -- hair -- we're interested in what Americans think is a fitting
hairstyle for their president," said Pat Anello, Director of Marketing for
Wahl Clipper. "Whether you're running for president or running a busy
schedule, Wahl has innovative, quality products that make grooming easy."
The truth behind these and other hairy facts have been tabulated to form
Wahl's first annual Grooming Index, designed to benchmark the grooming
behavior and habits of American men (age 18 and over).
The survey, conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, is based on
telephone surveys of 1,009 adults, 18 and over (including 512 men) conducted
between May 6-9, 2004 with a margin of error among all adults plus or minus
three (3) percent (and a margin of error plus or minus four percent among
men).

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Heres a pic of that winning hair, enjoy.

blues

jerry

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Heres a pic of that winning hair, enjoy.

blues

jerry

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STERLING, Ill., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- May the best candidate win, but when it comes to the best presidential hair, George W. Bush has America's vote, according to Wahl Clipper Corporation's 2004 Grooming Survey and First Ever "Index" on men's grooming habits.

Gross . . .

Oh wait, I used to be in the PR business.

Here's how it works (at least at the Disney Company).

A guy, some marketing weasle, is in charge of what is called "Publicity". Among other things, his department takes things that happen, inside and outside of the Company and tries to connect them so they have a "news hook". If nothing inside the Company actually exists -- he makes one up.

Then, with the hook fully baited, somebody on the staff writes a press release and distributes it. PRNewswire is a company that takes press releases from LOTS of different companies and mashes them all together in a daily feed of press releases to newspapers, radio and television stations.

Some newspapers, radio and television stations are so, um, desperate to have stuff to publish (Really! They have inches to fill and real reporting is expensive!) they take the press releases and just run them. PRNewswire also has a daily satellite feed for video news releases. Same idea -- just with video.

This is how a huge portion of publicity works and believe it or not -- it -does- work.

Don't believe me? Heh, heh . . . that's the idea . . . you're not supposed to know.

Now, go back with that knowledge and re-read the article.

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Of course it's a promotional move to make news. That was pretty obvious considering the timing. How does Opinion Research Corp. fit into the picture? They seem to be legitimate based on their website. (I know, I know, but they state they have been in business since 1938).

[quade 4]

I don't think the polling company makes a difference either way.

Wahl could/should/would have (I assume) ran with the story either way. It doesn't really matter who thinks who has the better hair as long as they have something to hang the story on.

Think about it -- for them it's a win-win either way so why not?

I could tell you about a lot of things the Disney Company has hung storys on -- again, it really doesn't matter as long as it "works".

Lemme see . . a really stupid example . . .

How about "Lucky the Hero Dog"? An assitance animal (blind/deaf? I don't remember) that called 911 during some emergency and saved his master. We brought the dog to Disneyland (what are you going to do next?) and hooked up one of the Park's participant companies, Alpo. We made a huge (6 foot) tall congratulations "cake" out of Alpo dog food and had the dog pose with Goofy and Pluto.

Hardly cost anything and got both Disneyland and Alpo some "free" press.

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It's not meant to be taken seriously.

Kind of like when Bush said he was the master of low expectations. Didn't stop the liberal sheep from jumping on that one though, did it?

Forty-two

[Ron 10]

Really fucking stupid comment...But what do you expect from Kerry?

It's clear he plans on running on APPERANCE only.

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[chuteless 1]

Perhaps Kerry/Edwards think all the bald people will vote for them.

I still say Kerry has as much Charisma as well burnt toast.

Bill Cole

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I understand what you are saying. What I don't quite understand is the role of Opinion Research Corp. Are they actually doing research, which they claim they are or do they actually poll with a slanted question?

[quade 4]

Oh, I have no doubt that they're a real polling company that has no interest in the outcome either way. As long as they get their check from Wahl for doing the poll -- why should they care? For them it's also a win-win no matter what the outcome.

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