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Kerry Says He Was Joking About VP Choice
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| 6/4/04
| AP
Posted on 06/04/2004 2:12:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON -
Just kidding.
John Kerry (news - web sites) told a Detroit radio station on Friday he'd name his running mate "in a matter of days," throwing the Washington rumor mill into high gear. Later in the day, he grinned when told that his interview was taken seriously.
"All you have you do is listen to it," Kerry said aboard his campaign plane. "It was plain (that it was a joke). Don't ever write about me being dour and sober and somber."
"There is no announcement imminent," Kerry spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said. "And we won't have more to say on the subject until Senator Kerry makes a decision on who is the best possible running mate."
Democrats say they've been told by the campaign not to expect Kerry's choice until next month.
In an interview with WJR in Detroit, Kerry was asked who he was considering for vice president.
"Yeah, we'll have that done very, very shortly. We've really got most of them in place and we're on the short list and we'll have it done in a matter of days," Kerry replied.
Asked if he would announce the choice on he show, the senator said sarcastically: "Yeah, absolutely. That was my plan, and let me see now, I'll run through the list."
"Senator Kerry was just making a joke after the radio host asked if he'd make his announcement on the radio show," Cutter said.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: flipflop; joking; kerry; veep; vpchoice
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To: NormsRevenge
61
posted on
06/04/2004 3:09:43 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
(Bush in 2004/Because we Must!!! (Bombard))
To: r9etb
Now you've done it ... made me laugh out loud at work.
I have no idea what that thing is (the one on the right), but the facial expressions are a classic match.
To: highlandbreeze
This guy is not healthyHe's a dem, correct? They all suffer that mental disease.
63
posted on
06/04/2004 3:24:40 PM PDT
by
Digger
(a)
To: Republicus2001
To: NormsRevenge
Don't ever write about me being dour and sober and somber." Ok, how about "gloomy", "morose" and "boring"?
65
posted on
06/04/2004 3:26:24 PM PDT
by
mombonn
To: oblomov
He's wearing more makeup than I EVER have!
66
posted on
06/04/2004 3:30:26 PM PDT
by
mombonn
To: Digger
Hahahahaha. True.
But seriously, he looks sick. Jaundiced.
67
posted on
06/04/2004 3:33:29 PM PDT
by
highlandbreeze
(....that others may live.)
To: CIB-173RDABN
At the risk of being redundant, Kerry is not running for President, he is trying to muddy up the election as much as possible, and attempt to engage President Bush into a mud fight. Once he (Kerry) is done, he will back up, and someone else will step in.I have always thought the plan was for the convention to be split and then Hillary would be "drafted." If she didn't win it would give her a good start on 2008.
68
posted on
06/04/2004 3:47:17 PM PDT
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
To: NormsRevenge
"Don't ever write about me being
dour and sober and somber." Uh, Ok......
69
posted on
06/04/2004 3:48:10 PM PDT
by
Condor51
(May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. -- Gen G. Patton Jr)
To: SmithPatterson
But Lurch had a charming personality...
To: alloysteel
Still no pictures of him phlippen the bird at the Viet Nam Memorial, yet....
They're in the same edition as the pictures of him falling off his bike. And running over his Secret Service agent with skis.
71
posted on
06/04/2004 3:53:36 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
To: NormsRevenge
"There is no announcement imminent," Kerry spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said. "And we won't have more to say on the subject until Senator Kerry makes a decision on who is the best possible running mate."
Translation: "Even my 3rd choice, Sharpton, turned me down."
To: So Cal Rocket; thoughtomator
Or perhaps every choice he's made has given an emphatic "No!" as an answer? My thoughts exactly.
I think the same thing.
73
posted on
06/04/2004 4:10:21 PM PDT
by
texasflower
(in the event of the rapture.......the Bush White House will be unmanned)
To: cricket
You mean "cart before the horseface!"
74
posted on
06/04/2004 4:14:29 PM PDT
by
JSloth
To: NormsRevenge
He'll announce as soon as the VP choices quit arguing over who had the shortest straw.
75
posted on
06/04/2004 4:17:00 PM PDT
by
tbpiper
To: NormsRevenge
76
posted on
06/04/2004 4:19:00 PM PDT
by
steveyp
To: JimVT
Presidents OR Presidential candidates SHOULD know better than to "joke" with the media warthogs. They bite.
That just shows ya how pathetic the media is
They see FIRST HAND what DORKS Gore and Kerry were/are and how much more class Bush has yet they still support the scummy democrats
77
posted on
06/04/2004 4:35:00 PM PDT
by
uncbob
To: r9etb
That's a cute turtle. The statue on the left is scary though.
78
posted on
06/04/2004 4:37:41 PM PDT
by
HungarianGypsy
(I'm voting for Kerry AFTER I vote for Bush!)
To: Logic n' Reason
Looks like he's got an infection or a sty in his LEFT eye.
"Blew out my flip-flop..."
79
posted on
06/04/2004 4:40:29 PM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: JSloth
"You mean "cart before the horseface!" LOL! Why didn't I think of that???
But that is it exactly!
80
posted on
06/04/2004 5:00:56 PM PDT
by
cricket
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