I wouldn't have thought he would return to the topic of Swiftboats, either. But.....
Kerry: I'm prepared to kick Swift Boat's ass
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Published: Thursday September 14, 2006
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) doesn't believe that Hillary Clinton has the inside track on the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and says he would vigorously defend himself against new attacks by the Swift Boat team, according to an interview with The Examiner.
"I’m prepared to kick their ass from one end of America to the other," said Kerry, in a strong hint that he intends to run for president once again. In response to wide talk of Sen. Clinton (D-NY) being the favorite for the Democrats in 2008, Kerry says, "I don’t buy it. ... I don’t care what the dominant, conventional wisdom is today; it will not be the dominant, conventional wisdom in a year."
Excerpts of the interview and article, available here, follow:
# Kerry says the only reason he didn’t compete in more states in 2004 was that he ran out of money. He says this was also the reason he did not adequately respond to a series of devastating TV ads by Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth, a group that questioned Kerry’s service in Vietnam and criticized his later opposition to the war.
"I’m prepared to kick their ass from one end of America to the other," he declares. "I am so confident of my abilities to address that and to demolish it and to even turn it into a positive."
Kerry’s tough talk triggers laughter from John O’Neill, a fellow Vietnam veteran who helped found Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth and wrote a blistering 2004 book on Kerry, Unfit for Command.
"Well, he’s got eight times as much time to prepare for us as he spent in Vietnam," says O’Neill, referring to Kerry’s short tour of duty.
If he could kick their arses, wouldn't he have done that in '04? BTW, has Kerry signed Form 180 yet, as he promised, releasing his full military record?
I've kept John O'Neil's book "Unfit for Leadership," just in case this arrogant meatball actually wins the nomination again in '08.
"I'm prepared to kick their ass from one end of America to the other" said Kerry, in a strong hint that he intends to run for president once again."
One problem for him though. His current Senate term ends in 08. Has anyone ever run for President and Senate at the same time? If Deval Patrick(think African-American Mike Dukakis)does not win the Dem.primary or if he wins the primary and loses(hopefully)the general election,I would not be surprised if he ran against Kerry.Also Kerry isn't that popular with local politicians.He seems to forget what state he is Senator for until re-election time.
Hah, kick their ass will he? He can't even kick a ball. What a doofus.