Kerry Needs a Leash for his Dog

Here's an example of how liberals can't take a joke without flying off the edge and frothing at the mouth.

DULUTH, Minn. - Something about Sen. John Kerry darker appearance has caught Lynne Cheney's eye.

During a campaign stop with her husband, a group of volunteers moved into the crowd with microphones for the question-and-answer period. Vice President Dick Cheney told supporters to look for the people with dark orange shirts.
When Cheney paused as if searching for the words to describe the shade of orange, Lynne Cheney said, "How about John Kerry's suntan?"
The remark drew a big laugh from the crowd and the vice president.
Responding to her comments, Kerry campaign spokesman Bill Burton said, "Is Mrs. Cheney jealous considering how hard it is to get sun in the undisclosed location with her husband Dick? Or is she distracted over how red-in-the-face George Bush should be considering his failed presidency?"

Earlier I pointed out an example of this with a piece on Jay Leno, where he even said, "The interesting thing is, I have found that the Republicans respond much more to jokes about themselves than the Democrats do. Democrats take it very, very seriously. You know, when Al Gore was here in 2000, we said we want to do this bit, and then it was, 'Can we run it past our people?' 'Can we make these changes?' Then the day of the show, 'We're going to pass.' Bush shows up. We had a bit where we're playing Jeopardy, and he's going to look kind of stupid. But then, in the end, the joke's on me. 'Yeah, fine, whatever you want.' It couldn't have been easier."

The same thing applies here Bill Burton. Take a breath, it wasn't even that funny of a joke and it seems to be tossed to her softball-style as well.

Sounds to me, if I may read into this a bit, that Mr. Burton's boss - the esteemed Junior Senator from Massachusetts - must be getting a bit hot under the collar as is sensitive about the remarks. Is this an example of a dysfunctional campaign where you all go home and kick the dog?

So there ya have it, yet another example of the elitist world of John Kerry where he has dogs attack jokes as if those jokes were barbed. The same elitist world that seems to think Kerry must tan before the debates or he may appear to look like a guy from a New England state (oh... wait...).

Good work campaign crew for the Democrats!