It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you start hanging out with Jennifer Lopez and Bill Clinton, you can't expect to remain an everyday person.
John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.
People don't find the personal lives of people with much, much more power than any celebrity would have - don't find their personal lives interesting.
In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview.
Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled that, because it was getting pretty crazy. I mean, a celebrity which he really did not welcome. And I can't blame him.
Kerry is an adult - he thinks things through. He learns from the present as well as the past. To George Bush, thinking things through is for sissies.
A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal.
Whether it's Jack Kennedy or Bill Clinton or others, the personal lives do come into play, and people do judge you for that.
No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line. End of story.
The thing with Kerry is that all of this is a natural progression, her troubles. It's a cycle.