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| From the "No Horse Too Dead To Beat" Dept | |||
| 2004-07-29 | |||
| The Kerry campaign event at the Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Center (outside the Space Center itself) was planned as a private event with all attendees hand picked by the Kerry campaign. According to NASA sources Sen. Bill Nelson suggested on the spur of the moment that Kerry and his entourage ought to go onto the Space Center itself and look at the inside of space shuttle orbiter. NASA tends to take a Senator's requests seriously and they did their best to oblige. Originally Kerry's visit was to be confined to the KSC visitor's center. This new request was not part of the original planned visit. In order to visit the inside of a shuttle orbiter in the Orbiter Processing Facility, you need to wear a bunny suit. Everyone does. NASA sources reveal that NASA KSC gave the Kerry campaign people about 30 CDs, which were to be distributed to local media by the Kerry people. The photos in question were on these CDs. Local reporters were seen with with these CDs later in the afternoon. As such, assuming that the reporters got the CDs from the Kerry campaign, the Kerry people distributed the photographs themselves! There was no "leak". Kerry's staff asked the NASA Public Affairs Office (PAO) for photos - and NASA provided them. Since the photos were made with government resources, they were eventually posted on the KSC website - after the Kerry campign had copies. Also, given that they were produced by the government these images can be obtained via FOIA request. Alas, the Kerry people see conspiracies everywhere and immediately pointed a finger at NASA suggesting that the photos had been "leaked" - for what purpose they don't say - but clearly they imply some sinister intent on NASA's part.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 DF - Lol! Great pic link - thx! SH - Um, this one? |
| Posted by: .com 2004-07-29 8:58:04 PM |
| #6 Does Barbara Eden have a comment? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-29 8:53:42 PM |
| #5 The probability that I will vote for Kerry is equivalent to the probability the North American continent will strike Antartica by the end of the year. I did, however, find the Kerry 'bunny suit' pictures to be very cute. He was laughing. It appeared he was having a good time. Nothing really political about it for me. He needs to horsewhip his staff, they've made a mountain out of a molehill and have continued to provide evidence that the whole bunch of 'em are humorless, crabby lackeys. He's going to lose the election based on the babbling of those morose syco....uh...on the other hand...uh...nevermind... (oh...man...Dragon Fly...I'm still laughing...good pic!) |
| Posted by: Quana 2004-07-29 8:06:56 PM |
| #4 with all attendees hand picked by the Kerry campaign. Typical. Only KerryClones allowed! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-07-29 2:54:03 PM |
| #3 Kerry's team has made real mistakes all through this campaign. A few weeks ago Kerry shows up in St Louis and his handlers refuse to allow an interview with KMOX radio (50,000 watt clear channel news giant) explaining to the KMOX reporter that they are only talking to TV and the print media. What kind of advance team would show up in town and not know the major news radio station in town? The answer: a team run by northeast liberals who couldn't point to Missouri on a map. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2004-07-29 2:28:34 PM |
| #2 WWD.C do? (What would .com do?): Post a picture! |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-29 12:38:41 PM |
| #1 Jeez, I was down there last week. For some reason, we couldn't get this tour. Oh, well, like Edward's said, there really are two Americas. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-29 12:30:05 PM |
