Posted on 09/29/2004 8:00:45 AM PDT by finnman69
GMA
John Kerry was apparently on Good Morning America and The Note snippets this baffling exchange:
DIANE SAWYER: Was the war in Iraq worth it?
JOHN KERRY: We should not have gone to war knowing the information that we know today.
DS: So it was not worth it.
JK: We should not — it depends on the outcome ultimately — and that depends on the leadership. And we need better leadership to get the job done successfully, but I would not have gone to war knowing that there was no imminent threat — there were no weapons of mass destruction — there was no connection of Al Qaeda — to Saddam Hussein! The president misled the American people — plain and simple. Bottom line.
DS: So if it turns out okay, it was worth it?
JK: No.
DS: But right now it wasn't?p>
JK: It was a mistake to do what he did, but we have to succeed now that we've done what he's — I mean look — we have to succeed. But was it worth — as you asked the question — $200 billion and taking the focus off of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda? That's the question. The test of the presidency was whether or not you should have gone to war to get rid of him. I think, had the inspectors continued, had we done other things — there were plenty of ways to keep the pressure on Saddam Hussein.
DS: But no way to get rid of him.
JK: Oh, sure there were. Oh, yes there were. Absolutely.
DS: So you're saying that today, even if Saddam Hussein were in power today it would be a better thing — you would prefer that . . .
JK: No, I would not prefer that. And Diane — don't twist here. Notice how Kerry loses his cool and accuses the questioner of twisting; Is this guy thin-skinned or what?
In tomorrow's debate, Kerry will benefit from lowered expectations because his image among voters is something of a caricature right now. But he still has to do better than he did on GMA. You can bet President Bush has a list of zingers that he will deploy if Kerry gives him an opening.
I wonder if Kerry loses the election if his beloved wife Ms. Heinz Kerry will remain with him?
I hope we get to see the different facial twisting by Mama.
They call him the Flipper for a reason!
That about sums it up. People see right through him.
The only thing I can figure out is there were three people in the room with the initials JK debating.
I think I just figured out the Dems new strategy. They are trying to make us feel sorry for Kerry. They are going after the PITY vote. Why else would they dye him orange and then have him flippity-flop on GMC?
I think it is starting to work. I am having the first pangs of feeling sorry for this guy. He is such a loser.
It sounds like he's not even remotely ready for tomarrow night. If he gives this kind of answer, he'll look like a fool...
Thanks for the post, the transcript is so revealing of Kerry's confused state of mind. Did you watch the exchange? I'm curious, what color was he today?
Well, lets hope. If NJ goes for W, Kerry doesn't have a prayer.
At this rate I fully expect the following:
Interviewer: "So, you think the Iraq War was worth it?"
Kerry: "Yes, well, no. Is that clear?!"
Kerry can't be helped.
The Yaaaawn Tax & Kerry campaign has decided to throw dice on Iraq and hope for more dead soldiers. Witness the desperation that is left of this sinking Garbage Scow. If Yaaawn asks the people if they are better off than 4 years ago, he is terrified of the answer. If the people vote their pocketbook he is toast. Most voters know their after tax income is as good as it has been.
In his obsession to bash the President, the challenger decided he had to insult the very leader that an independent Iraq chose to run their country in the interim. Alawi was not the leader we would have preferred but was the Prime Minister they chose freely. How unstatesmanlike can you be?? This the guy who says he is the superior diplomat? In what way, by insulting and degrading all our allies sacrifices??
He has pretty much torpedoed the worst economy since the Great Depression line. It is really hard to sell that line when it is the fastest growing economy in the world. All of his midget buddies in Europe would die to have our 3.5-4% growth rate or 5.4% unemployment. Now this is not the 30-35% growth that Iraq is expected to have this year but it is still the envy of the world. This in spite of GW inheriting a recession when he took office!
The economy has never been so robust as it has over the past 12 months thanks to the steady leadership of George W Bush. Being in the housing industry over the past 15 years the average housing starts has been around 1.4 million starts nationwide. During the BJ and the Witch’s years they went to an unheard 1.6 million. They have been pegged at 2 million over the past 12 months which is the Dodge Hemi of the economy. The combination of low interest rates, tax-cuts and more jobs than any other time in history has made home ownership grow at unheard of rates. This is why they have been forced to crying about every car bomb or kidnaping in Iraq.
Now Yaaawn comes down to the biggest 90 minutes in his disgraceful history. After President Bush places his Tony Lamas where the tanning booth doesn’t shine, Cambridge will be the only Battleground left. He knows that the Rat Party is not kind to it’s losers, ask Albore if you can get into his rubber room and unmask his muzzle. He has to convince women that apologizing to terrorists and serving them subpoenas is going to make them safer?? He has to convince America that leaving Iraq is a better idea than finishing the job. Finally, he has to convince America that they want him & Dingbat in their homes over the next 4-8 years. That would bankrupt Sominex!
Otherwise, he and his Party are all losers (is this line filled with redundancy?). This would make 6 elections in a row that they have gotten blown-out since Newt Gingrich’s Contract With America. They had the White House for 2 elections but only received 42 and 48% of the vote while losing Congress? If he doesn’t win on Thursday he and his party will be 0-6 and as relevant as Gorbachev and Carter. So Yaaaawn the Demosaur has to pull the wagon full of screaming kids through the tar pits knowing the sabers are out of their scabbards. There’s still a spot left for one more failed Party on the ash heap.
Pray for W and Our Troops
This is so bad, it's hard to believe. Maybe tomorrow he'll have the same thing for breakfast. Maybe it's a reaction to agent orange.
He has to straddle. Half of his base wants to win the war in Iraq; the other half wants us to get out immediately (or never to have gone in in the first place).
So, in every interview he has to say "well, we didn't go about it the right way" an d "no, knowing what we know now, we should not have gone in."
See? He says two different things in every interview. He will do that tomorrow night, too. Guaranteed. And it will finish him off.
don't know
Are you still posting this statement despite the fact that it was debunked by the very sources you are citing? Perhaps a reliance on cut-and-paste makes one lazy.
Weird. I didn't dream that scenario but it flashed through my mind just last night. I don't know why. I just had this image of Kerry getting angry and freaking out at the debate, pretty much exactly the way you layed it out.
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