Video: Bush rips Kerry for comments about troops; Update: McCain rips Kerry again
posted at 6:11 pm on October 31, 2006 by Allahpundit
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I thought the nutroots would be having an out-of-body experience after Kerry’s remarks today but it turns out some of them are smarter than that. Dean Barnett e-mails to point us towards this Kos thread, where opinion on Lurch is split. More significant is the verdict of Olbermannesque Bush-hater Jack “Broken Government” Cafferty, who played Brian Fantana to Kerry’s Champ Kind this afternoon by recommending he stop talking for awhile.
Speaking of Olby, with the American Legion and AmVets demanding an apology from Waffles, will he do the smart thing and call for him to retract? Or will he applaud the Senator’s descent into full-blown nutrootsdom? Olbermann Watch has the answer.
You know they were praying for someone in the background here to make a face.
Update: The quote of the day belongs to neither Bush nor Kerry but to an unnamed Congressman.
Update: Kos sounds the rallying cry as only he can.
Update: Tinti has video of Chris Matthews insisting that Kerry didn’t say what he actually said. McCain’s not buying it:
You can’t make this up. His statement, basically, was so demeaning to the men and women who are serving in the military that you will be even more grateful than you are at this moment that George Bush is president of the United States…
You can’t make this up. His statement was that if you get an education and you do well, then you don’t have to go to Iraq, and if you don’t have an education, then you have to go to Iraq. Do you know how demeaning that is to the men and women who are serving so magnificently in the cause of freedom and are fighting and dying in Iraq today? As I said, you can’t make it up.
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Bush gives a kinda mellow smack but mellow is all that’s needed
Defector01 on October 31, 2006 at 6:12 PM
YEAH! How dare he goof up his speechifyin’!
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 6:20 PM
Wow. A response of “Bush is teh stoopid” from the left.
How original.
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 6:29 PM
Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that was no goof up. No more so than when he called our troops murderers, rapists and terrorists. What he said is what he, and many of the Left, truly believe about people in the military.
To claim now, it was some botched joke about the President, is an insult to our intelligence. That’s the kind of insult people never forgive. JF’inK is DONE on the national level. If he had any sense of integrity, any sense of honor, he’d resign.
TheBigOldDog on October 31, 2006 at 6:31 PM
Senator Kerry’s 57 varieties of pathetic.
mymanpotsandpans on October 31, 2006 at 6:33 PM
I’ve met nor heard of any significant number of people right or left, who hate the military. Sure, plenty hate the misuse of the military and the undue influence of and abuse by defense contractors, but you’ll find those who hate our soldiers as about as plentiful as the members of the Westboro Baptist Church.
When/where did Kerry call our troops “murderers, rapists and terrorists”?
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 6:37 PM
This is one of those times that Bush makes me proud that I voted for him.
infidel4life on October 31, 2006 at 6:39 PM
On a HuffPo thread, AP is linked to once and MM twice, as a (badge of honor) wingnut reaction to Kerry’s Dummygate.
One of these ‘here’ is yours AP (and two are MM’s)
Entelechy on October 31, 2006 at 6:40 PM
Absolutely - especially since we were repeatedly told in 2004 (albeit with good reason) that Kerry is so much of a better speaker than Bush.
One could easily believe that Bush could botch a joke with some of his other verbal follies, but it would be near impossible to believe that he has anything less than the utmost respect for our troops.
On the other hand, while we can acknowledge that Kerry is a better speaker than Bush, it’s pretty easy to believe that he would disrespect our troops given his deliberate, calculated remarks in 1971 or his more recent remarks in 2005, and some of his other history in between. It’s much harder to believe that this was some innocent gaffe, particularly after his defiant speech today.
Good smackdown by Bush, not too hard, just right to the point.
thirteen28 on October 31, 2006 at 6:41 PM
Did you hear how Kerry had testified before Congress about troop stupidity?
frankj on October 31, 2006 at 6:42 PM
Well, it is easy, but you miss the point: should only the President be forgiven for speaking poorly?
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 6:42 PM
When/where did Kerry call our troops “murderers, rapists and terrorists”?
When? April 22, 1971
Where? Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 6:42 PM
I guess you weren’t around or haven’t read about the days not too long ago when returning soldiers were being spat upon in airports, and on the streets, and being called baby killers.
TheBigOldDog on October 31, 2006 at 6:43 PM
On Face the Nation, Kerry accused U.S. troops of “terrorizing kids.”
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 6:43 PM
Kos finally chimes in: “Kerry responded perfectly.”
Yes, instead of simply stating for the record that he misspoke, he lashed out at everyone taking him at his spoken word, accused them of distorting what he said, and faulted everyone except himself for saying something that was dumb on its face.
I imagine Kos would do the same thing. Perfectly.
Seixon on October 31, 2006 at 6:44 PM
Well, it is easy, but you miss the point: should only the President be forgiven for speaking poorly?
Easy? No, try cheap and threadbare.
When was the last time the left forgave the president for speaking poorly?
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 6:45 PM
Amazing when at Yale President Bush had better GPA than Lurch. Now what does that make Lurch? mmmmmm?
Wade on October 31, 2006 at 6:46 PM
Not bad, let the demos implode. By opening up his mouth he’s helping the GOP. Give this guy a megaphone!
I see a new party coming headed by JF’inK called, the Clown party, the party of buffoonery, the party of “what I really meant to was…”
Endorsed by actors who don’t read or understand the candidates positions.
We don’t have the smaharts, eh John Kerry?
Kini on October 31, 2006 at 6:47 PM
“Well, it is easy, but you miss the point: should only the President be forgiven for speaking poorly?”
Last I checked, the only one who was seen as stupid after Bush made a mistake was himself….
Seixon on October 31, 2006 at 6:48 PM
Update: Kery is putting on his mask for Halloween. He’s going as himself. S/b plenty scary, with voice, intonation, pausing & all.
“Now, children, if you don’t study hard, much harder than I ever did (you know the President’s grades were higher than mine in college, not that I ever wanted anyone to know), you’ll end up in Iraq”.
I must have missed it - did you forgive the President?
Entelechy on October 31, 2006 at 6:48 PM
(memo)
TO: John Kerry
Heinz Mansion
Back Bay
Boston, MA
FROM: Angelides Campaign
123 Oblivion Court
LaLaLand, CA
31 October, 2006
Dear John,
Thanks. Thanks an awful lot. If you ever want to kick a puppy on camera with me in the frame, drop me a line.
Is McDonalds hiring in your area?
-signed-
Phil
Puritan1648 on October 31, 2006 at 6:48 PM
Kerry comes across as such an a-hole in public. Is he any different in private?
EF on October 31, 2006 at 6:49 PM
Democratic Party: Botched Joke
antoniojvr on October 31, 2006 at 6:57 PM
Constantine sez:
Of course it is. as Hitchens aptly noted, it’s the joke stupid people laugh at.
Enjoy!
Pablo on October 31, 2006 at 7:01 PM
He responded exactly as someone would if his goal was to convince the nutroots he’s not quite as big a goober as they remember. As for the rest of country, his response demonstrated extreme tone deafness.
frankj on October 31, 2006 at 7:03 PM
Puritan1648,
Spot on! I’m sure Phil is comtemplating his next career move.
Did anyone catch the video with the short glimpse of Phil at the end? His face looks like someone repealled his favorite tax.
Constantine,
First the old ‘Bush Is Stoopid’ schtick, then a complete denial of the facts. Not unexpected - but still surprising when encountered.
And Kerry was not ‘just talking poorly’ - he was blantantly denegrating our troops, just as he has done in the past. Sometimes Bush does talk poorly - he has made me cringe while watching some of his speeches - but the content of his speeches are not in question, only the delivery. Kerry’s content is usually the cause of his problems.
Timothy S. Carlson on October 31, 2006 at 7:05 PM
Thank you, Slublog. Have you read the transcript? Probably not; otherwise you’d know that anybody who promotes the above statement is full of flaming horseshit. Kerry was advocating for veterans in every possible way, and reporting the same atrocities that others were:
“I would like to talk, representing all those veterans, and say that several months ago in Detroit, we had an investigation at which over 150 honorably discharged and many very highly decorated veterans testified to war crimes committed in Southeast Asia, not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command.”
He and many other veterans were reporting that atrocities were perpetrated on a regular basis. Does that mean all the troops? By that standard everybody who reported the abuses at Abu Gharib are saying all the troops in Iraq are torturers.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 7:06 PM
As soon as Kerry muttered the words,
“…everyone knows I would never say anything bad about our troops…”
the fat lady sang.
fogw on October 31, 2006 at 7:09 PM
Oh, I can forgive the goofs. Getting hundreds of thousands killed in Iraq and wasting billions of taxpayer dollars, not so much.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 7:11 PM
Constantine,
Advocating for vets my ass. The 150 figure has been debunked by others. While he may not have used the words murders, rapists, and terrorists (Although he did say on national TV that our troops were terrorising woman and children) the message was clear
conservativecaveman on October 31, 2006 at 7:13 PM
Again very dubious figures often debunked.
conservativecaveman on October 31, 2006 at 7:15 PM
I guess you haven’t been following events since the first gulf war.
Kini on October 31, 2006 at 7:16 PM
Kerry is a dick. Instead of showing some humility and contritenss for his ham-tongued attempt at slamming the President, he goes on the attack. The first rule of public life: if you make a mistake, make a heart-felt apology and the public will move on. Show defiance and you are dog meat.
Had Kerry shown some regret and even humor at himself for his slam on the troops, this would be old news tomorrow. Instead “angry John” shows up and blames Bush. And the story will go on and on and on. Thanks John. Keep it up.
Mallard T. Drake on October 31, 2006 at 7:17 PM
Thank you, Slublog. Have you read the transcript? Probably not…
Actually, yes I have. A few times. Perhaps you should reconsider your assumptions? And really, “flaming horseshit?” I’ve been civil with you. It’s regrettable you cannot show the same restraint.
Kerry, in his testimony, accused soldiers of war crimes and said in the act of waging war, was guilty of “murdering” Vietnamese. He also, in a remarkable similarity to his current rhetoric, accused the United States of violating the Geneva Conventions, despite the fact that the Vietnamese were engaged in true violations of those accords.
In his testimony regarding the ‘murder’ of Vietnamese troops, he made no distinction between those accused of war crimes and those who were not.
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 7:18 PM
Constantine, damn. Just damn.
He and “many other veterans”? How many of those “veterans” were later shown to never have gone to Vietnam? Quite a few, and most of the ones with the choicest (i.e. most horrible) witnessed actions.
In other words, he used his service to act as credentials to liars who were slandering troops and wearing a uniform they never fought in while worrying about atrocities in places they’d never been.
This is advocating for vets?
gekkobear on October 31, 2006 at 7:19 PM
Yeah, ignore the actual substance of the testimony. Spinning a statement is one thing; everybody does it. But putting words in the guy’s mouth is just bullshit. And please enlighten me as to the “debunked by others”.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 7:21 PM
All snark, no bite.
Citizen Duck on October 31, 2006 at 7:25 PM
From Drudge:
‘A Democratic congressman told ABC News Tuesday, “I guess Kerry wasn’t content blowing 2004, now he wants to blow 2006, too.”‘
ja ja ja ja … morons!
Ropera on October 31, 2006 at 7:32 PM
Connie, Connie, Connie…my ruddy duck….
You can paint it, wax it, buff it, let illegal Mexicans live in it, call it a dog, call it a cat, drive it, drink it or just love it to death…but I’m afraid that it’s just not going to be redefined, repositioned, richocheted or rhubarbed….
Your guy screwed the pooch, bubba….
I can sympathize with your blathering the same ol’ blather…I respect loyalty…I respect consistency…but, he openned his mouth and thereby openned a window to his personal opinions.
…yup…screwed the pooch….
…and spoke for the Democratic Party in the process….
Puritan1648 on October 31, 2006 at 7:33 PM
Kerry digs a deeper hole
TheBigOldDog on October 31, 2006 at 7:33 PM
Slublog, I apologize for the profanity and losing my temper.
There’s a big, big difference between you taking issue with Kerry “not making distinctions” and criticizing the behavior of some troops, vs. claiming that Kerry said our soldiers were “murders, rapists, and terrorists.” These are the kinds of things that become “common knowledge” within an idealogical community, things that people hang many of their beliefs on, not realizing they just aren’t true. I’m sure the same thing happens on the other side of the spectrum.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 7:34 PM
Constinen: There is speaking “poorly” as you put it, or there is speaking Stupid, which as a Mother of a US Marine I feel quite free is stating that Senator Kerry did.
Since Cindy Sheehan and her groups get away with murder literely because of her status, then mine is being used to explain the finer points of not being a speech bigot to you.
PS constantine: since your boy Kerry is so ejumicated, could you explain his lower IQ and grades than the President you just didn’t seem to get the POINT from?
Noelie on October 31, 2006 at 7:38 PM
Eh, the profanity doesn’t bother me much - it was more the accusatory tone that I took issue with. I’ve been known to use profanity myself. I do appreciate the apology.
In the question and answer session of the testimony, in response to a question from Senator George Aiken, Kerry said the following:
There is a lawful distinction between killing in war and murder, and Kerry chose to ignore this distinction to make his answer more dramatic. In doing so, however, he perpetuated a slur against the troops who fought in that war.
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 7:42 PM
Constantine,
Advocating for vets my ass. The 150 figure has been debunked by others. While he may not have used the words murders, rapists, and terrorists (Although he did say on national TV that our troops were terrorising woman and children) the message was clear
Yeah, ignore the actual substance of the testimony. Spinning a statement is one thing; everybody does it. But putting words in the guy’s mouth is just bullshit. And please enlighten me as to the “debunked by others”.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 7:21 PM
conservativecaveman on October 31, 2006 at 7:44 PM
That Was A Slander; That Wasn’t An Apology
TheBigOldDog on October 31, 2006 at 7:45 PM
Fake, but accurate?
Take your dunce cap and sit in the corner.
E L Frederick on October 31, 2006 at 7:49 PM
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sonnyspats1 on October 31, 2006 at 7:50 PM
Never denied that. After the fact, though, it’s just spin, spin, spin. I wonder if your view of this as a Freudian slip is based on the distorted characterization of his Vietnam testimony (which I’ve been discussing with Slublog). And of course, reviewing the umpteen Dubya gaffes helps give context.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 7:52 PM
Constantine, there were NOT 150 soldiers who admitted under oath that they committed war crimes in Vietnam…We had the trial of Lt. Calley for alledgedly being part of the My Lai massacre, but he was pardoned.
That’s it for that war.
As for this war, the misguided idiots who were derelict in their duties at Abu Ghraib have been punished and are doing time for it.
Even so, I still consider what they did to be minor infractions and not “torture.”
If you’re going to make these kinds of blanket accusations of our troops’ conduct in wartime, you’d better come up with some links and some evidence right quick!
As for those “500,000 Iraqi civilian deaths,” that has been debunked, but I don’t remember where or by whom but you can Google as well as I can.
Haven’t we had enough of you Bush-hating, America-hating, military-hating Leftists?!? I know I have.
Jen the Neocon on October 31, 2006 at 7:56 PM
Sooo, what will John Effin Kerry dress up as for Halloween?
Will it be this? Or maybe this? What about this? Or this? I like this one.
So many choices, I wonder how many times he’ll change his mind before commiting..
NTWR on October 31, 2006 at 7:57 PM
Savage has been riffing on the Kerry Freudian Slip topic for two hours now, and boy oh boy is he ever right - Kerry has torpedoed the DemShip.
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 7:59 PM
I’ve heard the President butcher some words but I’ve never heard him make a gaffe that substantially and dramaticly changed the meaning of his statements.
If this was, as he claims now, a simple gaffe, blown joke, or whatever, why not simply apologize and correct himself? What purpose does his attack serve? He attacked in the first statment he made and didn’t claim the gaffe until the second, seems to me like someone came up with clever lie in order to cover his ass.
conservativecaveman on October 31, 2006 at 8:03 PM
Anyway. The fact about John Kerry is that his party known as the Democrats have a lifetime achievement in scaring young voters with The Draft. Kerry’s latest Kerryism is perfectly in line with that message: military = bad.
You can run, but you can’t hide.
Niko on October 31, 2006 at 8:03 PM
You tell him Jen!
conservativecaveman on October 31, 2006 at 8:06 PM
…”I don’t think that Kerry meant to insult any servicemen”…O’Reilly…with two of my *favorite* Democratic “strategists”….
Bill’s laying on this whole “above the fray”/”non-partisan culture warrior” act a bit too thickly. He’s doing the work of Kerry damage control….
The “strategists” were playing right off the party handout, even using words like “war hero” in relation to Kerry…a man who awarded himself medals…then threw them away.
Disappointing.
Puritan1648 on October 31, 2006 at 8:09 PM
Yes, that’s true. I have never once heard Bush blame a verbal gaffe he’s made on the Democrats. The very first thing Kerry did was blame his plight on the GOP. Remember this Golden Oldie?
Stupid Secret Service agent.
This is a very important context. Thank you for pointing it out, Constantine.
Pablo on October 31, 2006 at 8:10 PM
Paging Michael Buffer … your presence is requested at HotAir.com.
thirteen28 on October 31, 2006 at 8:12 PM
Then he goes on in the next segment to say he “wishes he could read minds” just after telling us he read Kerry’s.
TheBigOldDog on October 31, 2006 at 8:18 PM
I figured Bill would step in it. That’s why I didn’t tune in tonight.
I know a clip will surface here.
/shinola
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:18 PM
“We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.”
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful. And so are we. They never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country and our people. And neither do we.”
Pretty consistent with his actions, too.
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 8:19 PM
If the way I answered a question could make the Dow fluxuate or cause someone somewhere to push a button. hell I’d be like that kid on the movie Overboard da dada da dada. While I admit sometimes I get a little squemish listening to George Bushes A NOUN CI A TION. So mabey he missed a couple classes or whatever.ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. We see ya Mr. President.
sonnyspats1 on October 31, 2006 at 8:20 PM
Constantine has inadvertently come the closest to explaining Kerry’s monumental gaffe.
I believe it truly is a botched joke. Unfortunately (for the dems), Senator Golddigger dropped a Freudian slip in the middle of that joke. Kind of like the Vegas weatherman did over MLK weekend, and the St. Louis radio guy that got fired after “accidentally” slurring Condi Rice. On the bright side, Hillary has one less primary opponent to qorry about.
Kid from Brooklyn on October 31, 2006 at 8:21 PM
Assume for a moment that Kerry really was trying to make a “stupid” joke about the president. Is that really better? Is it something to be proud of that a former presidential candidate is basically resorting to flinging 2nd grade insults at the President of the U.S.?
In either case, Kerry comes across as a complete moron.
DaveS on October 31, 2006 at 8:22 PM
You’re trying too hard.
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:23 PM
I’ve heard the President butcher some words but I’ve never heard him make a gaffe that substantially and dramaticly changed the meaning of his statements.
This just makes my point. When these comments are placed in context with the speeches they are taken from only a complete idiot doesn’t understand the point he is making.
conservativecaveman on October 31, 2006 at 8:25 PM
Constantine, take a powder!
You’ve moved from accusing our troops of committing war crimes in Vietnam and Iraq to Bushisms?
This is substantive argument about policy and ideology?
(Believe it or not, the American people know what President Bush means; he has a connection with the silent majority of the American people (who are not so silent now that we have the web!).)
There’s only one word for you sheeple on the Left: Pathetic.
Oh, yeah…you Dimocrats are gonna win big next week. Uh-huh.
Jen the Neocon on October 31, 2006 at 8:26 PM
Here’s the transcript, for those interested.
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:27 PM
Vietnam veteran Steve Pitkin claims that John Kerry pressured him to lie in 1971 when he claimed U.S. soldiers engaged in atrocities during the Vietnam War.
See the story here:
Maxx on October 31, 2006 at 8:29 PM
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful. And so are we. They never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country and our people. And neither do we.”
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 8:19 PM
Link
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:33 PM
Dang. Hit the wrong button somewhere.
:/
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:34 PM
You know you are lyingm Con-thing.
As a matter of fact, John Kerry is being sued right now for uttering the very “murderers, rapists and torturists” (not terrorists) line that you have been so intent on denying that he ever said it here.
It ain’t spin, honey, the sonofabitch stated it under oath.
Some of us have been waiting for the deposition for over 30 years.
Somehow I don’t think that the Conperson here is going to bother reading the entire link, although it would add to that education that Kerry says he favors so highly.
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The Machine on October 31, 2006 at 8:34 PM
Thanks for the link, Ugly.
Why don’t we quote the whole paragraph:
What’s the deal, Lefties? Do you want your President to promote an energy that discourages consumption? Doesn’t the market price pretty much do that?
I love to stay home. OK by me!
There’s just no pleasing you Dems–you move the goal posts so that you can carp and complain about everything Bush does, claiming that Democrats can do everything better once they’re back in power and yet all the electorate ever hears is “We have a plan…” without ever hearing what those plans are.
Kerry has yet to reveal the “plan for Iraq” that he claimed to have in 2004.
Jen the Neocon on October 31, 2006 at 8:37 PM
Kerry is being sued as we type for uttering those famous words under oath: “Murderers, Rapists and Torturers” (not Terrorists).
Somehow I don’t think that our Con-person is going to click and read the link though, might add to that education that Kerry so favors.
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The Machine on October 31, 2006 at 8:37 PM
–John F. Kerry
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110007639
Showing that he still has no observance for the UCMJ all these years later.
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The Machine on October 31, 2006 at 8:42 PM
Yer welcome
I would have, but I figured someone else would be better qualified to comment. I’m not educated enough :)
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:44 PM
New video just in:
Kerry Smart
TheBigOldDog on October 31, 2006 at 8:48 PM
Nice to see the Kerry “karisma” comes shining through again.
Insults to our troops aside, this is a tough pickle to get out of… tough enough that we may not see Lurch in the 2008 race.
GenFX on October 31, 2006 at 8:49 PM
BTW - What is wrong with the phrase ‘plenty smart’?
Ugly on October 31, 2006 at 8:56 PM
Short list of incredibly bad taste quotes from John F. Kerry:
“I personally didn’t see personal atrocities in the sense I saw somebody cut a head off or something like that. However, I did take part in free-fire zones, I did take part in harassment and interdiction fire, I did take part in search-and-destroy missions.”
“I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to the contrary are completely erroneous. ”
“I know something about aircraft carriers for real.”
“I look forward to standing up and holding George Bush accountable for pushing seniors off of Medicare into HMOs.”
“I think there has been an exaggeration of the terrorist threat.”
“I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.”
“I’m an internationalist. I’d like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations.”
“I’m fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there’s a lot of poetry in it. There’s a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you’d better listen to it pretty carefully, ’cause it’s important.”
“More parents are teaching their children about embarrassment, about lying, about humiliation, about family hurt, and about public responsibility, than before we heard the name Monica Lewinsky.”
“President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn’t be upset if I could earn the right to be the second.”
“I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force if necessary to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.”
“Saying there are weapons of mass destruction in iraq doesn’t make it so.”
“We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they’re a nuisance.”
“What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States.”
–John F. Kerry
Narcissist.
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The Machine on October 31, 2006 at 9:02 PM
It’s not as if liberal Democrats disparaging the military is anything new. Quite the contrary. And it certainly isn’t anything new for John Kerry, no matter how much some people might want to pretend otherwise. Being anti-American is what first put him on the national stage, and you can count on someone with as few marketable skills as he has–besides marrying rich widows–to go with what he knows.
The thing is, I’m willing to bet that Kerry’s statement–whatever he intended to say–isn’t going to change any of our opinions of him. I already knew he was a pompous American-hating liberal asshole, and he will be whatever gaffes he does or doesn’t make.
Speaking as one of the troops, I can assure any doubters that we know exactly how most liberals think of us, and the feeling (contempt) is mutual. I welcome any and all current and former servicemembers to tell me I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure you won’t.
ReubenJCogburn on October 31, 2006 at 9:03 PM
That is one good video there, TheBigOldDog.
Machine throw you big dog biscuit.
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The Machine on October 31, 2006 at 9:05 PM
ReubenJCogburn, this old vet will agree with you.
*salute*
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The Machine on October 31, 2006 at 9:07 PM
I never thought Kerry was smart. I never understood the claims that Kerry was bright and Bush was an idiot.
Bush earned higher grades from Harvard than Kerry did, and his comparative aptitude-IQ scores revealed that he was slightly above Kerry, and in the superior range.
How can lefties buy into the faux blue blood persona of Kerry, a dolt, a boring, monotone, irritating speaker, and a two faced liar and trouble maker?
Beats me.
As Chuck Norris’ character in the movie “Invasion USA” said to the bad guy, John “gigolo” Kerry, “If I wanted your opinion, I’d beat it out of you!”
The fact that Kerry is elected to the Senate indicates that the voters who elected him have very poor choice, and are not very smart.
William
William2006 on October 31, 2006 at 9:12 PM
Well, I am no fan of Jean Francois Kerry…
He represents what I despise in men and in liberals.
He married money–several times.
He got elected to a cushy all-expense-paid-lifetime-warranty job.
He is two-faced.
He can’t be trusted.
He is “nuanced”
etc,
etc.
HOWEVER, I believe his comment is not what it seems to be…I truly think he meant to slam Bush, not the troops on this one. Curiously, he is so “nuanced and complex” that he can’t make a simple joke. He just messed up his words. Which isn’t surprising given his performance in college.
So, does that let him off the hook? Mkay..NO.
Why?
Jean Francois Kerry voted many times for the war in Iraq.
Jean Francois Kerry rattled the “War in Iraq” sabre when Pres. Clintern (intentional misspelling…think about it, heh) was in office.
So, Kerry is all for the war when he doesn’t have to pay the political price. But when pay day comes…he jumps the fence. Disgusting.
Also, Jean Francois Kerry’s record on smearing the military speaks for itself. Even if this joke went awry, his past conduct and words are more than enough to demonstrate his disdain for better men and women.
He always was a has-been. The only reason Lurch is even on our TV’s is because of the mosquito infested state of MA… (I hiked the Appalachian Trail and it goes thru MA and let me tell you, the sqeeters are as thick as the liberals in that state, only less annoying and much less bloodsucking).
Montana on October 31, 2006 at 9:24 PM
Kerry doesn’t have to work at this. He screws up, and he has the media and bottom feeders like Kos to carry his water for him. He can sail on, looking faux-presidential…still waving his “war hero” credentials for all to see.
…and I apologize to halibut and catfish the world over for the “bottom feeders” remark…the comparison puts them in a bad light.
Puritan1648 on October 31, 2006 at 9:38 PM
Geez, of all the posts to delete… I wished everybody Happy Halloween. What’s up, AP?
Constantine on October 31, 2006 at 9:41 PM
Hmmm…I purchased some Halloween candy, and didn’t have many kids stop by this evening.
Now I have a bowl full of candy.
Happy Halloween, indeed.
Slublog on October 31, 2006 at 9:43 PM
I think I have made the first observation that on the main YouTube video of this thing, it took 7 hours for the first person to say that Kerry meant Bush.
VinceP1974 on October 31, 2006 at 9:44 PM
…well, Connie…you’re too well know.
They’re x-raying your post for pins. It’s a hard, hard world we live in, can’t be too careful….
Puritan1648 on October 31, 2006 at 9:46 PM
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