That's it. First smoking in Mass. Now this. I can NO LONGER vote for Kerry

[Renew Deal]

It has been revealed that Edwards drinks lots of Diet Coke. This is outrageous. Kerry should have picked someone else. I can no longer vote for Kerry in good conscience now that I know about this Diet Coke problem. What about you? Will you still vote for Kerry/Edwards?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1969501&mesg_id=1969501

[NMDemDist2]

1. well, if Coke is good enough for Bushie, it should be fine for

my guy

oh wait! Bushie's "coke" doesn't come in cans.... My bad :spank:

[frankly_fedup2]

9. Well, you really would never know . . .

especially when he was actively drinking. He could have just put it in his alcoholic beverage of choice for that extra "kick" he seemed to need during his youthful indiscretions in his late 30's/early 40's.

[Sugarbleus]

31. LOL........... n/t

[qazplm]

2. I dont know

diet soft drinks suck, shows poor judgment! :P

[Scairp]

6. Totally agree

Can't trust a man who won't drink the "real" Coke. Must some character flaw. Nope, no presidential office for this diet soda weenie.:crazy:

[Zen]

13. Yankees suck

n/m

[Scairp]

30. No, you do n/t

:evilfrown:

[Zen]

38. Um, thanks for acting like a typical Yankees fan and getting personal

lol :P

[oasis]

3. Gotta go with the Turd Party candidate, Ralph Nader.

:shrug:

[LoZoccolo]

4. Uh, he himself drinks lots of Diet Coke.

Someone here a long while back around the time that Nader announced said that Nader had someone deliver him a Diet Coke every half hour and got upset when they were late.

[Renew Deal]

5. DAMN. Now what do I do.

:evilgrin:

[Downtown Hound]

18. So that's his problem!

He needs to switch to the Caffeine Free kind! He always looks like he's about to break out in a sweat or start shaking. Too much caffeine and nutra sweet I guess.

[sherrem]

7. Its a metaphor

if he isn't tough enough to drink REAL Coke, he isn't tough enough to lead this country ;-) Wait till the republicans get a hold of this one :P

[newyawker99]

16. Hi sherrem!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Don_G]

8. What's His Other Addictions?

Marshmellow Peeps?

Buttermilk?

Fried Green Tomatoes?

Biscuts and Red-Eye Gravy?

Watermelon?

Heinz Ketchup?

A Cayman Island Bank Account?

Oxycontin?

Absolute Power?

A Paid Vacation 3 Months Out Of The Year?

Taxpayer Funding Of A Political Campaign On Air Force One?

[marlakay]

10. Your silly!!

That's like saying if you don't eat health food you don't really care about the environment! Personally I think all diet drinks are bad but so what! Would you rather have him get fat?? Silly, silly

[serryjw]

11. Does that mean COKE becomes a MAJOR contributor to John/John campaign?

:beer:...use your imagination!

[Hawkeye-X]

12. I drink Diet Coke. It's my favorite drink

and I know they pour shitloads to the RNC. Does that make me a freeper?

I don't think so.

Hawkeye-X

[merh]

14. I prefer Dr. Pepper myself ....

But, I can live with a Diet Coke drinker. (I mean, it is definitely better than Clarence Thomas' fondness for coke.)

[Hippo_Tron]

15. The HORRA!

I'm voting third party this year...

[Generator]

17. Thank the lord! I've been a coke gal since 1984

recently converted to C-2.

Pepsi is for "them".

[RichV]

19. Cheerwine

If Edwards is from NC, shouldn't he be drinking Cheerwine? Damn good stuff out of Salisbury, NC. I can find it here in Atlanta now and then too. Yummmmmmy.

http://www.cheerwine.com/

[jmowreader]

25. Pepsi was founded in New Bern, NC

So he could drink either one.

But he is a child of the South, and Coca-Cola was founded in Atlanta.

[AntiCoup2K4]

27. I see their diet version is also without Nutra-Shit.

Maybe Edwards should be endorsing the local product? And hopefully the attention might encourage them to ditribute it nationally. We need a better selection of diet drinks out there. Not sure whether High Fructose Corn Syrup or Nutra Sweet is worse for the human body, but I try to avoid both.

[FredScuttle]

20. That does it...

my vote is going to Pat Paulsen, the Straight Talking American Government (STAG) Party candidate. I know for a fact that he doesn't drink Diet Coke because, er, he's dead.

[Citizen Daryl]

21. I heard Kerry got some root beer up his nose once ...

... but he insists it was an accident!

[Skittles]

22. I love Diet Coke

nt

[Droopy]

23. Me too

It makes me feel better about voting for Edwards knowing that he is a Diet Coke man.

[HuckleB]

24. Well, I hope someone shows him this.

We wouldn't want him ballooning on the campaign trail, would we?

Artificial Sweeteners May Damage Diet Efforts

Sugar Substitutes May Distort the Body's Natural Calorie Counter
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/89/100381.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_1n_03

[AntiCoup2K4]

26. Switch to Diet Rite, Edwards!

It doesn't have any Rumsfeld produced chemical weapons (Nutra Sweet)in it

[Guaranteed]

28. Diet Coke is actually really bad for you.

Worse than regular Coke. Aspartame cause all kinds of health problems, and it's courtesy of Don Rumsfeld.

[Beaker]

39. i hate the taste of food with aspartame...

my wife does too- we refuse to eat/drink any "diet" crap products. and unlike most of the people i see at the grocery store, we aren't overweight...go figure.

[OnionPatch]

29. What chemicals he puts in his body is his business

However, I've heard some awful things about coke concerning the death of a union member in South America. http://www.laborrights.org/press/coke012802.htm
I won't drink it for that reason. But then, I'm a boycott kinda person. There are so many unscrupulous corporations out there though, that I'm almost to the point where I can only consume what comes from my own garden.

[Nevernose]

32. He USED to drink Diet Pepsi -- FLIP-FLOPPER!!!

In addition to being a Massacusetts liberal -- the most liberal senator in the senate, in fact -- he switches his diet cola products. What more proof do you need of Kerry's flip-flopping?

I ask you this: If elected, what comes next? Diet root beer? Sugar-free ginger ale? Based upon this Diet Coke evidence, a Kerry win in November will clearly lead to the destruction of the American way of life.

I will be voting for GW, whose body is a temple, and would never consume anything harmful such as illegal drugs or massive amounts of alcohol.

[Renew Deal]

34. lol

I didn't see that coming. :)

[vetwife]

33. Agreed Bleachers.....That Diet Coke is a Killer ..why I drink Reg coke

Can't vote for a man that drinks coke. Much rather vote for that honest christian man who lies and has a vp who swears at senators on the senate floor. LOLOL

Is this is? Is this all that can come up with on Edwards, he has good hair, looks good and drinks Diet Coke? Man they are desperate !

[taxidriver]

35. you know, someone actually started a "i wont vote for Kerry" thread b/c of

MAss. banning smoking.

[Tweed]

36. I'm fairly certain that this thread mocks that other thread

Just a guess...

[Yavin4]

37. What About The Children?

How do you tell your child that Edwards drinks Diet Coke? How do you explain that to a child?

[pinniped]

40. Outrage!

Doesn't he know Coke is suspected of being a contributing factor in the formation of kidney stones?

That said, I'm still casting my ballot for team K/E.

[Beaker]

41. i HATE the taste of ALL "Diet" sodas-

When it first came out they used to tout how the taste of aspartame was 'virtually indistinguishable' from the taste of sugar.

bull-fucking-shit.

i can't stand the taste of anything that contains that...crap.

[emulatorloo]

42. try caffeine-free diet coke - you may be surprised

I was - it does not taste bad at all.

ps caffeine-free diet pepsi is still nasty tasting

[galadrium]

43. Expain the "smoking in Mass" comment

[West Coast Democrat]

44. My brother drinks about 2 gallons per day

I guess some people really like it. I can't stand it.

[Paragon]

45. Edwards is SO in bed with the NutraSweet lobby.

I vote Nader. :silly:

[jokerman93]

46. Oh Sh*t!

This revelation could kill us.

[Iris]

47. I clicked on the Waffles on RatTerrier's post and look what I found:

It's a poll for Bush supporters to say what part of Bush's compassionate conservative agenda is most important. Check out the last one!!!

Which part of President Bush's compassionate conservative agenda is most important to you?
- Fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic   (26.9%)
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- Encouraging faith-based initiatives   (29.3%)
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- Promoting independence & an ownership society   (34.1%)
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- Reviving civic involvement & volunteer initiatives   (9.8%)

[Iris]

48. If YOU want to vote in the Compassionate Conservative poll, here's a link!

http://www.georgewbush.com/Compassion/


just scroll to the bottom of the page.


They'll ask you if you want to get email from the Bush/Cheney re-election campaign, but it's not mandatory!

[Manix]

49. ....No real 'muricans would drink that gay, liberal crap.

[WoodrowFan]

50. Nectar of the Gods

I'm indulging RIGHT NOW in some Diet Coke! They'll take it from me when they pry it from my cold, dead, still slightly twitchy fingers!