What was his outrage over this?
Posted on 12/09/2005 6:19:39 AM PST by Sub-Driver
John Kerry Blames Rush Limbaugh for Iraq Blooper
Failed presidential candidate John Kerry blamed top conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh Friday morning for the uproar over his claim that U.S. troops were terrorizing Iraqi women and children.
"You know, the only people who are trying to make anything out of that, to be honest with you, are Rush Limbaugh and a few people on the right," Kerry told radio host Don Imus.
On Sunday Kerry told CBS's "Face the Nation" that there was "no reason ... that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the - of - the historical customs, religious customs - Iraqis should be doing that."
Asked if he meant to say that American soldiers were guilty of terrorism, Kerry claimed: "Obviously not."
What he meant to say, he insisted, was: "After three years, Iraqis ought to be capable of searching a home ... It's inexplicable that when the biggest killers in Iraq are suicide bombers and IEDs, improvised explosive devices, that we're still on the front lines going into homes and going out in the dead of night. And it scares people."
The one-time top Democrat said that he'd like to see U.S. troops redeployed "in a way that accomplishes the goal but does it without needlessly putting troops at risk and incurring greater difficulties in feeding the insurgency."
Citing a year-old Washington Post report that claimed Iraqis resented home searches by U.S. troops, Kerry said his "terrorizing" comment was meant to be constructive.
"That resentment hurts our soldiers," he told Imus. "I'm trying to help our soldiers. We all are."
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"It's Rush Limbaugh's fault that he misspoke"
Just like it's the spoon's fault that Rosie is fat!.
Oddly there was more than one talk show host who had Kerry's comments that day before Rush including Laura I.'s show. Of course they were on this db way before the talk shows got them.
Rush played a recording (I think it was on Wednesday) of Kerry's "spokesman" calling him a "donut eating draft-dodger".
Liberals always resort to personal attacks rather than debate the substance of an issue -- or admit that what they said was wrong!
Oh, did you know that John Kerry served in Vietnam?
If that happens, I sure hope he and Kennedy are at the front of the pack leading the charge...and there are no bars or small bridges around.
And if that's true, why was John Kerry in full make-up, newly botoxed, and on MSNBC at the crack of dawn with Don Imus, doing damage control?
It doesn't matter when his term expires. Those dolts in MA will elect him and Teddy 'till the cows come home!
LOL!
LOL, exactly. :)
Exactly.
A few people, huh? What's the definition of a few in Kerry's mind?
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I asked my doctor to make me asinellectually mighty as John Kerry and he said it was impossible. It seems that the process requires cutting out 5 pounds of brain and the average human brain is only about 3 pounds. In other words, even with all our brains gone, we would have 2 pounds more brain power than Kerry.
What was his outrage over this?
Here's a novel idea. Why don't you skip Imus and any other MSM outlet and take your explanation and clarification directly to the US troops in Iraq that are most affected by your words?
Dream on frenchie you traitorus quisling.
That's what he said, but now he says he didn't mean to say our troops are terrorists ("obviously"), but that the Iraqis should be doing this.
Therefore, we can conclude two things from Kerry's statements:
1) American soldiers can terrorize without being terrorists (huh?)
2) He thinks Iraqi soldiers should be terrorizing women and children in their homes
Kerry is a mental case, for certain.
Kerry steps on his foreskin one more time...he should give up the 2004 campaign and settle for being a wealthy poodle.
wha...wha...wha...
Rush wasn't suppose to tell on me...
Those words were only for the audience I was talking to at the moment...
not fair...
" It's amazing this "intellectual elite" cannot see what a pathetic fool he publicly makes of himself."
- All this remark proves, once again, is that Kerry is a second rate intellect who cannot even express himself without realizing the possible political consequences of what he is saying.
While Bush has been criticized for his slow, often halting manner of speech, what he is really doing is weighing the impact that a poorly chosen word or phrase could have if taken out of context or twisted by his critics. This often makes for a dull event and explains why his written speeches are so much more eloquent than his off the cuff remarks.
Kerry, on the other hand, seems more intent on keeping the bull flowing smoothly without regard to what is actually coming out of his mouth.
JF'nK is obviously a victim of Cambodian Christmas flash-backs at this time of year...oh, that's right, he lied about being in Cambodia at Christmas...never mind.
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