Nervous Kerry to Dems: "Go Easy on Rumsfeld"; Repsonse: "Why are you trying to F**K me on this?"

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[crushkerry]

John Kerry burned the midnight oil on the phone with Democrat members of the Senate Armed Services Committee last night. He pleaded with them to go lightly on Donald Rumsfeld when the Secretary of Defense appears before them today at around noon. Rumsfeld is scheduled to answer their questions about allegations of abuse by US soldiers against Iraqi prisoners and the ensuing investigation.

The photos of those alleged cases of abuse have enraged the Arab world. And Democrat bigs on the Armed Services Committee have called for Rumsfled’s head.

But according to our source inside the Kerry campaign, John Kerry badly wants the issue to go away. Kerry fears the longer the issue stays in the news, the greater the likelihood his controversial accusations of war crimes committed by US soldiers in Vietnam – including his own – will become an ancillary issue in the campaign for President. “The 9-11 Commission is already going to discredit Bush in their report. If we push things too far, there is bound to be a backlash,” our source told us. “Tonight’s cable news talk shows were proof. Virtually every one of them ran footage of John Kerry in 1971 trashing his fellow veterans and admitting atrocities.”

Our source told us that the Democrat Senate Caucus had originally planned to “rake Rumsfeld over the coals” at today’s hearing, but that Kerry wanted them to tone it down. Kerry had heated phone conversations with at least two key Democrats on the Armed Services Committee, demanding to know of one, “Why are you trying to f—k me on this?”

No word yet on whether Kerry was successful in persuading his fellow Democrats to go easy on Rumsfeld or not. I guess we’ll just have to stay tuned to the hearings.

[Hibernius Druid]

I understand. Thanks for keeping us posted. Hibernius

[Cold Heat]

The media and Democrats ARE THE ENEMY WITHIN...

The dems would be nothing and ignored if it were not for the media hype of everything they say.

Even FOX contributes to this by trying to be fair and balanced.

What we really need is imbalance.

They need to ignore everything that is partisan crap and report the damn news.

[7thson]

On television recently, I saw where President Bush was in Ohio. He was in an auditorium where it appeared there were hundreds of people there. The noise was tremendous. This was on FNC and the reporter was quick to point out these were party faithfuls. However, I have seen Kerry's appearances and they always appear small. Can any of you confirm me on this?

[ShandaLear]

From a PR stand point, this really does hurt Kerry for many reasons. Mostly because it emphasizes his own remarks about war atrocities and the behavior of soldiers. How does he respond without looking like the turd he was in the 70s? How does he respond and ignore his statements about his own behavior? Women were heavily involved in this. It's not PC to bash women in the military.

Kerry has an issue that is ripe and can do nothing to take advantage of it. In the end, this will be a net win for Bush, Rummy, and the military. They'll rise to the occassion and take care of the problem. In a few weeks, everyone will be carping about something new.

[Ol' Sox]

Yes, I smell Hillary Clinton.

Its hard not to. Put a little Vicks on your upper lip.

[Jimmy Valentine]

"Hillary's knives in the back are coming early"

You're not kidding! John F'ing Kerry is going to look like a T.V. infomercial for Ginsu knives before the Clintons are done with him

Regards,

[johnny7]

Yea... I saw the O'Neill/Kerry debate on the Cavett show. The guy made sedition in America exceptable behavior. His love of spending other peoples money is a way of life for him... just as not spending a dime of his own.

[Cold Heat]

Can any of you confirm me on this?

Consider it Confirmed!

[Liberatio]

oh goody...if John "F-ing" Kerry keeps it up, maybe the FCC should check in on him. All it takes is one slip up on the mic or in front of the camera.

[Mo1]

Kerry had heated phone conversations with at least two key Democrats on the Armed Services Committee, demanding to know of one, “Why are you trying to f—k me on this?”

Would one of them be Hellary??

[chimera]

Don't worry about it. Your reference was clear in that you referred to Mr. Kerry's Vietnam experience. I was just broadening the discussion a bit.

As much "humiliation" as those prisoners experienced, one thing that is likely to be true is that they will get out of it alive. Not true for those who never made it out of the WTC and Pentagon and the hijacked planes. I'd rather be alive to be humiliated than dead and not humiliated.

Again, not to sanction the mistreatment that may have occurred. The rules of engagement in this kind of action are clear. You don't mistreat those whom you have captured and are now out of the fight. Those guilty of doing so should face appropriate disciplinary action.

But I'll tell you and everyone else this. I'm getting awfully tired of the weeping and wailing of the international and domestic press and the opportunistic Rat politicians about these incidents. I'm keeping it in perspective. And those images of people jumping out of burning buildings and planes going in trumps any image of a prisoner on the end of a leash, or Saddam getting a groom job and delousing and teeth exam. They just aren't in the same league. These scum brought this war on themselves by attacking us, and if they suffer a little humiliation as a result then, well, it's hard to feel too much sympathy for them.

[lilypad]

The administration is calling for "winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people" but I think they have to win the hearts and minds of the American people.Until the rats and the liberal media backs off that will not happen. The timing on the war was against Bush, after 9/11 he announced he would go in and snuff out terrorism and the countries that harbored them. Americans stood up and cheered. Flags and stickers were on cars and on front porches. Then came the democratic primaries, off came the flags, stickers and out came the trashing of Bush.

[Reo]

"I think Rumsfeld can take care of himself."

No question. Rummy will "Ollie North" the Congresscritters today.

[SuziQ]

Kerry fears the longer the issue stays in the news, the greater the likelihood his controversial accusations of war crimes committed by US soldiers in Vietnam – including his own – will become an ancillary issue in the campaign for President.

Also, the more people hear about the abuse and realize that it was not 'torture', and was handled months ago, will start asking "Why all the hoopla, now?" and the blowback to the Dems will start.

Frankly, I hope Rumsfeld hands the Dem Senators their heads on platters today!

[EllaMinnow]

Maybe Hillary is becoming horny.

Well, EWWW.
After reading that, I had to go boil my mind's eye.

I'm better now.

[faux_hog]

This is surreal. Something smells off about it. How is it that we have access to this info? In what universe would ANY democrat not be better off with Rummy out? What am I missing about this story?

[TommyDale]

Anyone with a connection in Washington has heard similar stories. Probably the best source for information is from any bartender in D.C.

[Bob]

And our veterans need to understand that.

We do. Believe me, we do. I don't think kerry & company have any idea how bad it really is for them with veterans.

[PISANO]

I doubt that the Committee will go EASY on the SecDef. It is NOT their job. They love to grandstand. Too bad we don't have an official forum to air their mistakes.

That being said I see NO reason why the Republicans do NOT start exposing the atrocities of the Democrat's presumptive nominee, "Effingkerry". Just start QUOTING him for what he says HE DID!! I would point out how disgraceful it would be for the Republicans to try and nominate an IRAQI war protester who happened to be one of the officers in charge of the Abu Gharib prison, in a few years,

[jocko12]

Kerry and the Democraps about to get bit in the BUTT again.GO RUMMY!