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A single moment is sometime all it takes to ruin a campaign. Ted Kennedy's Roger Mudd moment. Mike Dukakis in the tank. John Kerry voting for the $87 billion before he voted against it.
Candidate for Virginia governor and "sportsman" Tim Kaine roughing it at $400-a-night resorts and challenging his opponents to some competitive hiking and canoeing.
Tim Kaine, straight from the horse's mouth:
“Having a sportsmen’s organization is a way of saying, ‘Hey look, Kaine is one of us,’” he told reporters as he stood in front of a row of shotgun-toting supporters. Kaine, a longtime canoeing and fishing enthusiast, also mentioned that he occasionally takes his two sons shooting while visiting the Greenbrier and Homestead resorts.
These are the places Kaine is talking about:
A junior suite at the Homestead during a fall weekend will set you back $365. I wasn't able to find a menu of the Greenbrier's sumptuous offerings on its web site, but the Maitre D' might look askance at you should you forget your collared shirt at breakfast. Ah, the outdoor life.
And it doesn't end there. As can be expected, Commonwealth Conservative is all over it:
“I’d put myself up against anyone who serves in public office in terms of being an outdoorsman,” Kaine said. “You want to try to canoe me into the ground? You want to have a shooting contest? You want to go hiking? You want to go out and be a survivor?”
Is this Democrat for "You wanna take this outside, punk? You wanna go?" I'm sure you felt the temperature dropping a few degrees from the chill that's making its way down my spine.
If only Kaine knew what he were talking about when it comes to guns. But it doesn't help matters when you pledge to abolish a gun show loophole and your sham sportsmen's coalition is hawking a Knight muzzle-loading 12-gauge for $250 at a gun show with no background checks.
There's a campaign-ending moment in there somewhere. Decide which one in this handy-dandy Ruffini PollTM
Which of these Tim Kaine statements will prove most embarassing in the fall campaign?
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» Tim Kaine's $87 Billion Moment from Commonwealth Conservative
Patrick Ruffini has a great post, lampooning the absurdity of Tim Kaine's "Sportsmen" rollout that I mentioned earlier today:
A single moment is sometime all it takes to ruin a campaign. Ted Kennedy's Roger Mudd moment. Mike Dukakis in the tank. Joh... [Read More]
Tracked on August 29, 2005 09:13 PM
» Exciting! from netcynic.com
This is going to be the first time I ever use the “trackback.” I hope I do it correctly.
Anyway, Patrick Ruffini (whose 2008 Wire is indispensible) has a poll running on his blog about which statement on “sporting” by VA G... [Read More]
Tracked on August 30, 2005 05:25 PM
August 29, 2005 07:13 PM#1: DL writes:
Don't resorts of that nature tie the flies on your leader for you? Also, anyone who would attempt to use a muzzleloader (gun show loopholes) in committing a crime, never fired one. Though improved, they are notorious for being undependable, though deadly, IF they go off!
August 29, 2005 08:33 PM#2: DZ writes:
If Virginia had an election for Official State Dipshit, Kaine would no doube win in a walk.
August 29, 2005 08:34 PM#3: DZ writes:
If Virginia had an election for Official State Doofus, Kaine would no doubt win in a walk.
August 30, 2005 01:23 AM#4: Arch writes:
Don't be mean, Patrick. Tim Kaine will have no trouble losing on his own without you taking potshots at him from the sidelines. Elevate thyself!
August 30, 2005 11:00 AM#5: John Sloan writes:
Kaine is out there. I'd love to meet some of these folks at a gun show and see "what they know."
On the other hand Kilgore aint do'in much better, showing up in a sportmen video wearing white pants and loafers with a Real Tree shirt. It was hard to watch actually. Not to mention the fact that Kilgore's Sportsman representative apparently doesnt even own a gun and has NEVER been hunting. Oh...and he drives a GASP...VOLVO.
So basically both sides have forsaken the hunters. Just my take. I'm not happy :)
August 30, 2005 11:08 PM#6: jp writes:
Thank you Patrick. I dont think even now the reality that 1.5 million people will not have a job for at least the next 2 months has set in. This is the greatest disaster to hit the US for decades. By the way, President Bush might want to call back the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama troops from Iraq so that they can assist their families. Pass it on.
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