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Campaign Nicknames?

by John Cole|  July 8, 20043:14 pm| 17 Comments

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A reader suggests that the only thing Edwards brings to the Kerry campaign is big money trial lawyer connections, and thus wonders if the Kerry/Edwards ticket should be called the “Cash and Kerry” ticket.

Henry Hanks thinks this ticket should be called the “September 10th ticket.”

I prefer to call the “Tax and Sue in 2004.

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  1. 1.

    Marko

    July 8, 2004 at 3:56 pm

    lipstick:pig::edwards:kerry

  2. 2.

    DANEgerus

    July 8, 2004 at 6:00 pm

    John & 2nd Choice John

    Hair’em & Scare’em
    Waffles & Grits
    Bert & Ernie

  3. 3.

    Don C.

    July 8, 2004 at 6:05 pm

    The Hair Bear Bunch

  4. 4.

    scott

    July 8, 2004 at 7:19 pm

    Though not original to me, I liked…

    “The Outhouse campaign”- Two Johns, both full of sh!t. :o)

  5. 5.

    M. Scott Eiland

    July 8, 2004 at 7:26 pm

    Well, since you asked. . .:-)

    Given Kerry’s failed, borderline pathetic pursuit of Senator McCain to be his running mate, his not-so-subtle efforts to associate himself with another JFK from MA, and the inevitable involvement of the Hollywood left in this campaign, the nickname for the newly minted Democratic presidential slate is obvious:

    “Ticket of the Lesser Johns.”

  6. 6.

    Russ

    July 8, 2004 at 8:44 pm

    “Horseface and Pretty Boy” comes to mind, though I really like “Waffles and Grits” as suggested by DANEgerus.

  7. 7.

    willyb

    July 8, 2004 at 11:39 pm

    “Lurch and Lips”

  8. 8.

    HH

    July 9, 2004 at 12:01 am

    NotBush/NotGephardt

  9. 9.

    willyb

    July 9, 2004 at 12:46 am

    “Flip and Flatter”

  10. 10.

    willyb

    July 9, 2004 at 12:48 am

    “Flippin Lurch and Flatterin Lips”

  11. 11.

    willyb

    July 9, 2004 at 1:02 am

    How about just “Flip and Flap”

  12. 12.

    willyb

    July 9, 2004 at 1:08 am

    Or maybe “Weather Vane and Just Plain Vain”

  13. 13.

    Kay

    July 9, 2004 at 5:46 am

    I believe I heard Laura Ingraham (talk radio) call them “Flip Flop and Mop Top”.

    I really like Henry’s the best: “The Sept. 10th ticket”.

  14. 14.

    Drew

    July 11, 2004 at 6:59 pm

    john f’n billionaire-kethup-man kerry and john pretty-boy-ambulance-chaser edwards

  15. 15.

    Drew

    July 11, 2004 at 7:02 pm

    Actually, cash-and-carry is a long spot combined with a short futures position. I sense some irony there but haven’t time to flesh it out just now.

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    July 15, 2004 at 12:40 am

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    July 15, 2004 at 12:41 am

    Kerry’s House of Ketchup #18

    Kerry speaks. Ladies and gentleman, boys, girls, and political spinners of all ages, I present you the 18th edition…

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