I don’t know what really happened and neither do you or probably anyone else - but certainly she knew and she said nothing. Now - after four days of worldwide reporting on the issue she – uuummm, breaks her silence because she finally figured out that the question doesn’t answer itself. Come on.
Four days is forever under these circumstances. Note that Kerry is the front runner for President of the United States. I wouldn’t buy her excuse for not coming out and denying sooner if my cousin gave it to me - and he is 10. We’re dealing with a grown woman, with a grown woman’s family who made derogatory comments about Kerry then - and now four days later take a 180. All I’m saying is why the four days and why the 180. It seems no one else thinks this in the least bit odd. How odd …
You really think the father would have no reason to think Kerry sleazy unless he had banged his daughter? That’s quite a compliment to Kerry, one you might not realize you’re making.
What?!? While the Drudge Report can be accessed anywhere in the world, that doesn’t mean that everywhere in the world accesses the Drudge Report. Mountain/molehill; pot/kettle; whatever - the story didn’t have legs for 4 days (including the weekend).
Ah, Munch – The Drudge Report isn’t the only source for this story contrary to your post. This story got play in Europe, it got play in the States — I suggest you go do a Google.
Why all the twisting and turning?? Why aren’t these questions legit?
I got the impression that her initial response was, “I’m not going to dignify this with a response.” When she realized, after four days, that that wasn’t going to work (maybe after a call from the Kerry campaign), she changed her mind.
Not odd at all; I could see myself doing the same thing in her circumstances.
Daniel
The previous post by Tigers2B1 abundantly deserves a :rolleyes:.
Is it really that difficult understand why someone would be reluctant to enter the national media spotlight? Especially considering what it has done to the lives of other young women? That she might hope for it blow over, since the accusations were utterly lacking a factual basis, without her having to come forward and face media scutiny and a right-wing hate machine that has a long track record of doing anything it can to destroy the careers and lives of prominent Democrats?
Not to mention the fact that she is presently in Nairobi?
:rolleyes:
In her phone interview with the AP, the young woman in question pleaded for the media to respect her and her parent’s privacy…Why is that so hard for you to understand?
This is purile. She was in Kenya. She sure as hell wasn’t listening to American conservative talk radio. She wasn’t going through checkout lines to grab British or US tabloids. There’s a fair chance she didn’t even have internet access. All this incident shows is that Drudge is a tabloid, talk radio listeners will believe anything, and Bush supporters need their tinfoil beanies adjusted.
How about you “do a google” for me, and show me how someone vacationing in Africa would (a) hear about the story, and (b) take the initiative to contact press about her side of the story. Seems to me that if there was a story, and if it was as brutal as her “friend” claims it was, she’d have jumped at the opportunity to spill her guts.
Okay, now this is weak…
So now, the story has degenerated into ‘some woman you never heard of dated someone in Kerry’s campaign.’
Astonishingly stupid. If this continues, it’s going to end up giving Kerry a coat of Scotchguard against mudslinging throughout this campaign. All he’ll have to do is raise an eyebrow, and make a reference to ‘internship program-related activities.’
Well IF that was her real reason – she wasn’t going to dignify the question — she should have told her parents before they started in on the Kerry name calling. Sorry - doesn’t add up unless you just want it that way –
Um, okay, Tigers2B1, I may regret this, but:
What basis *do * you have to think there’s anything at all to this?
No Munch - because I already know this was also carried by some papers in Africa. And I promise you - if you don’t want to take that 10 seconds out to do the simple search – it will appear here within minutes IF what I’m saying isn’t the case.
Why? Her parents are certainly entitled to their opinion, as is she. And if she didn’t even know about the story, when would she have had the opportunity?
If one of my ex-girlfriends is currently running for office back home in Kansas, my parents are probably going to be contacted before I am. I’d imagine the same would hold in spades for someone currently in friggin’ Nairobi.
Your current position is less than pathetically weak.
I think your definition of logic is the exact opposite of the real definition of logic.
…and you know - some here say she didn’t respond for four days because ‘she didn’t want to diginify the question’ - others like you suggest that she ‘didn’t hear about this because she was on vacation,’ and yet another poster suggested that she didn’t provide a timely response because this fell partly on a weekend. Guys - I just don’t know what else to say.
How about something that resembles a reasonable argument?
Nothing at all would be nice. 
What exactly are you insisting here, Tiger? That they MUST have had an affair because it took four days for her to respond?
No, no, Marley. I think he’s saying that they MUST have had an affair because there are newspapers in Africa.
Well Marley23 - if you’d read my posts you see that I’m not insisting anything. I’m asking questions that should still me out there. - If those questions aren’t legit (and should be ignored here) - please let me in on the reasons why.