New York Times: Junior to Suddenly Become Positive

by: Hopeful

Wed Oct 25, 2006 at 12:04:39 AM EDT

The New York Times is reporting that Candidates in New Jersey Try to Show a Softer Side. What's happened is that Junior has suddenly realized he has followed the failed Forrester 2004 path: lots of negative ads against a Democrat, and not a single reason to vote for the Republican challenger. Kean's campaign is specially notable since it has consisted entirely of smears. He jumped immediately into attacks, even when they had little basis. Indeed, The New York Times and the Star-Ledger debunked the Junior's first smear, the Jersey Journal and Xpatriated Texan debunked Junior's second smear, and the Star-Ledger exposed Kean's partnership with a imprisoned criminal. You might wonder what this leap into the gutter shows about Tom Kean Jr's character, but it's hard to think of the right words. Fortunately, the New York Times consulted with a Hunter College professor, who said:

You know you’re going to be attacked, so attack first, pre-emptively. That’s kind of pathological.

So now what? Well, we know the national Republican party is considering spending millions on negative ads. Meanwhile, Junior will campaign with his father and show one TV ad with his family where he says he will stand up for New Jersey. This is supposed to show he is bipartisan through some "genetic" effect, even though Tom Kean Sr is actually just negative campaigning too:

Tom Kean Sr., the respected former governor and father of the Republican running for senator from New Jersey, again attacked his son's opponent over ethics concerns Tuesday, even as a new poll finds voters weary of all the negative campaigning.

The bottom line is that Tom Kean Jr. sought an office with no motivating idea for his campaign, other than than personal ambition to fulfill his family destiny. His bid is now failing because he has run without any sense of shame or restraint, and of course because his party under George W. Bush has lead this nation into disaster.

Hopeful :: New York Times: Junior to Suddenly Become Positive

By the way, why does the Times headline say "Candidates?" Well, there has to be balancing by saying that Menendez is now running a positive ad. But go watch the ads Senator, Tough, and Put and you will see positive ads that have been running for months. [Saying I opposed the war and my opponent supports it is not a negative ad, in my book.] So this is typical 'balancing' by the New York Times when no balance exists.

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New York Times: Junior to Suddenly Become Positive | 2 comments

Kean Sr. not so perfect for NJ (0.00 / 0)

Congressman Bill Pascrell's critique of Tom Kean's indictment and conviction of Bob Menendez was accurate and honest. If the former governor wanted to run for the U.S. Senate no one was stopping him.
He and his Party chose to make Junior Tom Kean their candidate to shill for the Cheney/Rove/Bush failed policies that have ruined our international standing and looted the treasury since January 21, 2001.
Neither New Jersey nor the nation can afford Junior Tom Kean rubber stamping more of the Cheney/Rove/Bush chicanery.

Restore democracy and the Constitution for which it stands.

by: The Wizard @ Wed Oct 25, 2006 at 12:43:51 PM UTC