Kerry Says He Was Joking About VP Choice

Yahoo! News ^ | 6/4/04 | AP

[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.

[SuziQ]

Yet another flip-flop!

[Oliver Optic]

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.

[Digger]

This guy is not healthy

He's a dem, correct? They all suffer that mental disease.

[freddiedavis]

flip flop

[mombonn]

Don't ever write about me being dour and sober and somber."

Ok, how about "gloomy", "morose" and "boring"?

[mombonn]

He's wearing more makeup than I EVER have!

[highlandbreeze]

Hahahahaha. True.

But seriously, he looks sick. Jaundiced.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

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.

[Condor51]

"Don't ever write about me being
dour and sober and somber."

Uh, Ok......

[Paulus Invictus]

But Lurch had a charming personality...

[gitmo]

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.

[WideGlide]

"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."

[texasflower]

Or perhaps every choice he's made has given an emphatic "No!" as an answer? My thoughts exactly.

I think the same thing.

[JSloth]

You mean "cart before the horseface!"

[tbpiper]

He'll announce as soon as the VP choices quit arguing over who had the shortest straw.

[steveyp]

What

a

loser.

[uncbob]

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

[HungarianGypsy]

That's a cute turtle. The statue on the left is scary though.

[bootless]

Looks like he's got an infection or a sty in his LEFT eye.

"Blew out my flip-flop..."

[cricket]

"You mean "cart before the horseface!" LOL! Why didn't I think of that???

But that is it exactly!