Still waiting, Jacques!
Posted on 02/28/2007 11:26:19 AM PST by BMC1
Not that Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was out for revenge or anything. But he sure did seem to enjoy at least a wee measure of satisfaction in making mega GOP donor Sam Fox squirm during Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to consider Fox's nomination to be ambassador to Belgium.
Fox, a Bush "Ranger" whose generosity has likely helped him on his way to the Land of Beer and Chocolate, contributed $50,000 to help fund the infamous 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a "527" group that ran ads aimed at smearing Kerry's Vietnam record. So it was no surprise that Kerry, of all the senators on the committee, had a particularly keen interest in questioning the nominee about his participation in American civics.
Kerry walked in at the tail end of the hearing, which was being chaired by 2008 contender Sen. Barack Obama(D-Ill.). Kerry explained that he didn't intend "to play some kind of 'gotcha' game," but he wanted to know as he looked into the eyes of a man who helped sink his presidential quest: How did the nominee feel about the level of "personal destruction" in politics these days?
Fox replied that he was "very concerned" that politics have become too "mean and destructive," especially with the participation of independent 527 groups. He subtly alluded to the Swift Boat campaign against Kerry and not-so-subtly tried to redirect Kerry's line of questioning by saying (with a straight face) to Kerry, "Senator, you're a hero," adding that no 527 group "can take that away from you."
Why then, given Fox's dim views of 527s, did he give such a large chunk of money to help Swift Boat Kerry? Kerry asked.
Fox explained that he and his wife both donate generously to GOP political causes. "When we're asked,
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What a brown-nosing suck-up.
He should have told Kerry that he would be happy to answer but only after Kerry had signed his SF-180 first.
I bought 20 of the "Unfit for Command" books by John E. O'Neill and passed them around for three months before the election!!!!!....Good Investment? You Bet!!!!....
It certainly was a good investment. I'm so thrilled I don't have to listen to Kerry droll on about anything.
Glad to see that my donation to the swift boat vets is still paying dividends. :-) Report for this you rat b*stard.
His life has spiraled down so far he and his idiot wife wrote a book on the environment.
He is so desperate for recognition.
Gee...
I WONDER if John Effing Kerry will show up at Rolling Thunder and the Run for the Wall, May, 27th....???
I will.
Still waiting, Jacques!
Belgium is perfect for him.
"I'm not a screamer."
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Yes you are, you twerp!
It's sad really that Kerry would make himself look this pathetic by trying to franticly pin down someone to blame when the only one he has to blame is himself.
I just wish Fox had shown more courage.
". . . he and his idiot wife wrote a book on the environment."
How timely and original the Kerry's are.
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