John Kerry thinks he’s got it wrapped up. Thinks he’s headed for a Super Tuesday bonanza. And sure, Edwards might be holding a losing hand.
Not so fast, Senator. The Felber campaign is alive and well, and we’re gonna surprise a lot of people when the polls close tonight. Let’s take a look at how I stack up against our so-called frontrunner:
The Record
This has got to be Kerry’s weakest point, and my strongest. There’s a reason why so few congressmen get elected to the highest office in the land - they’ve got voting records. See, bills are huge, unwieldy things, packed with porky, irrelevant amendments that congressmen might disagree with but have to vote on anyway to serve the greater good.
Idiots. As a result of having a voting record, Kerry can easily be painted as too liberal, too conservative, too warlike, too pacifistic, soft on crime, hard on victims, whatever. Bush can point to Clinton budget and lambast Kerry for voting to cripple the military, or he can point to one of his own budgets and take Kerry to task for voting to quadruple the deficit.
Me, I don’t have a congressional voting record. Neither does Bush.
Advantage: Felber
Personal History
Much has been made of Kerry’s “war hero” status, and I can’t take that away from him. I haven’t actually served in the military. I’ve been in surprisingly few bar fights, too. In fact, except for a mugging in 1986 and getting into a fight with David Loxman in the seventh grade, my life has been fairly unmarked by violence.
But that’s a positive. I managed to lead five improv groups, several casts, and many, many staffs and classes without once going to war. Sure, there were times when I became angry at a rival comedy troupe or became annoyed at a particularly loud class next door to mine, but I found a peaceful means of resolution. For instance, there was a time when it seemed that a a few well-placed grenades and a little napalm would have cemented ImprovBoston’s comedic advantage over The Angry Tuxedos, but I didn’t do it. I chose peace.
Advantage: Tie
Policy
Kerry’s saying he’s going to roll back the tax cuts - I’m not. Kerry’s saying we have to work through the UN in international conflicts - I’m not. Kerry has articulated a detailed economic plan - I haven’t. Kerry’s come out in favor of civil unions and against gay marriage - I haven’t.
On issue after issue, Kerry has boxed himself into a corner while I’ve managed to leave myself room to maneuver. Both Kerry and Bush say that they’re not going to let polls dictate their policies, that they are instead men of principle.
And that’s where I’ve got them. I too am a man of principle, but letting the polls determine what I believe is my strongest guiding principle. So when you vote for me, you can rest assured that I’ll always stand by my firm conviction that you should tell me what to do.
Advantage: Felber
Conclusion: If we can get the message out, Super Tuesday will be the day when the Kerry campaign finally has to acknowledge that I’m not going away. If not, I’m still not going away. Felber ‘04 - He’s Got No Place Else To Be.





14 comments
David Loxman
March 2, 2004 at 3:02 pm
1I can still take you, you weenie.
Phishtar
March 2, 2004 at 3:30 pm
2Shockingly, you are not on my ballot. Neither is Edwards, alas. So the only way I can protest the giant steamroller that is the Kerry campaign is to vote for Howard “already out of the race” Dean or a total wingnut. Super Tuesday my ass.
Alex
March 2, 2004 at 4:03 pm
3You’re worried about Adam not being on YOUR ballot?
Adam and I live something less 100 yards apart from each other, which means that we vote at the same polling place. He wasn’t on my ballot, which mean that he wasn’t on HIS ballot.
But that’s not the biggest problem.
The biggest problem is that there was no one from his campaign around the polling place passing out flyers or buttons or anything. I mean, if I couldda gotten a button or something, I might have remembered to vote for him. But there wasn’t anyone there.
Where’s the organization, Adam? Where have all of our contributions gone?
Dee
March 2, 2004 at 6:05 pm
4I can see the commercial now….
Adam, stripped to the waist, the rain pouring down, Louis Gossett, Jr. barking orders at him, finally asking “Why don’t you just QUIT!”
And our Adam, rifle in both hands over his head, “I got nowhere else to go!!!!”
Yum.
Ken, Just Ken...
March 2, 2004 at 9:11 pm
5Another plus in Adam’s campaign is that Adam hasn’t lost one state to any of the other candidates.
You can’t lose if you’re not on the ballot.
tess
March 2, 2004 at 9:11 pm
6whoops, i didn’t even get a chance to vote today so i neither voted for adam or for kerry, nor did i vote for those nifty propositions that would cement california in debt forever thanks to gov. shriverbanger trying to make himself into a puffy big man in politics!
i hate california.
Murray
March 2, 2004 at 9:33 pm
7You did at least qualify for the PA ballot, didn’t you?
No Dean, no Edwards.
The least I can do is put your name on a piece of paper and jam it into the machine some where. That would give the old ladies of the election board, who are always eating lunch when I come, some thing to do.
Jerry
March 3, 2004 at 4:49 am
8I don’t see why I would vote for you. I mean, mugging someone in ‘86 is kinda wimpy. We already have a president who does whole countries!
Kim
March 3, 2004 at 9:55 am
9Thanks, Jerry! I’d been under the impression Adam was the muggee. Now I have much more confidence that he could in fact survive American politics.
Katie
March 3, 2004 at 1:34 pm
10Jerry,
yeah, but you gotta remember that when the potential victim says, “Oh yeah? You and whose Army?” Gerogie (unfortunately) has a slightly more powerful response…. especially from the insulated safety of the Oval office…..
I would MUCH prefer Adam as my commander and chief.
tatonka
March 3, 2004 at 3:36 pm
11Hey! Adam was ON my ballot! Right there where is said : “Write in - ”
Cool. So you got one vote here in California fer sure.
And thanks to all the borrow and spend republicans here in Arnieland, everybody’s kids are paying for our problems today.
adam
March 5, 2004 at 12:37 pm
12Kim -
True, I was indeed the “mugee.” It wasn’t an extremely violent mugging, and it was a little embarrassing for all involved, really. I was a poor student at the time, and my friend and I had only about 20 bucks between us. Our three assailants were clearly disappointed, and I actually felt like apologizing.
Murray
March 5, 2004 at 5:38 pm
13Adam
God, are you a liberal or what?
Steve Burstein
April 22, 2004 at 9:53 pm
14Adam Felber was thinking about blowing up the Angry Tuxedos? I guess it’s a good thing I got kicked out of that group.