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(Harold)Ford asks Kerry to apologize
Chatanooga Free times Press ^ | November 1, 2006

Posted on 11/01/2006 7:08:19 AM PST by Dane

MEMPHIS — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. issued a statement this morning calling on U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to apologize for comments that Republicans including President Bush contend disparage U.S. troops in Iraq.

“Whatever the intent, Senator Kerry was wrong to say what he said,” Rep. Ford said. “He needs to apologize to our troops.”

But Rep. Ford, who served as an honorary co-chairman of Sen. Kerry’s 2004 failed presidential bid, said that the senator’s “words don’t alter the fact that the stay-the-course strategy pursued by President Bush and supported by Bob Corker isn’t working. We need a new direction in Iraq. I know how hard our troops work, and the sacrifices they make, for our freedoms. They deserve a plan for victory as good as they are, and as senator I intend to see they get one.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: 2006; corker; elections; ford; hanoiwarherokerry; ichabodcrans; kerry; lurch
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To: Dane

I suddenly realize that the Dem October Surprise is to have all of us Republicans laugh ourselves into cornoaries over JFinK's self-inflicted destruction.


21 posted on 11/01/2006 7:12:58 AM PST by Darkwolf377 (Republican, atheist, pro-life)
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To: Dane

Barf, Ford claims that the troops don't have a plan? What a liar.

What an insult to our military.


22 posted on 11/01/2006 7:13:09 AM PST by roses of sharon
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To: BlueAngel
The gift that keeps on giving!!! Hahahahahhahhahha!

The gaffe that keeps on giving!!!

23 posted on 11/01/2006 7:13:39 AM PST by 728b (Never cry over something that can not cry over you.)
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To: All

Also, while channel surfing, rat boy extrordinaire, david gregory, had a long face this morning on MSNBC.


24 posted on 11/01/2006 7:13:52 AM PST by Dane ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" Ronald Reagan, 1987)
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To: Baynative
"Harold Ford is running as a conservative, calling himself a (D) and hoping to siddle up to Harry Reid and work on immediate withdrawal from Iraq and impeach Bush.

I hope Tennessee doesn't fall for this charade"

Nailed it.

I don't think they will, by the way.

25 posted on 11/01/2006 7:14:01 AM PST by Senator Goldwater
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To: Dane

That didn't take long. I wish the Dems would continue to tell Kerry to fight this.
Please Mr. Kerry, don't apologize continue to fight. Remember, Rove payed off your speech writer to put this line in there so the Dems would lose.

Remember the right wing conspiracy is in full effect. Hillary where are you on this issue?


26 posted on 11/01/2006 7:14:08 AM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: Dane
I wish I was a fly on the wall at the DNC. There heads must be spinning faster than Linda Blair's performance in "The Exorcist".

Just wait until Rove (aka TMB) orchestrates the demand for the Dem's leadership to follow Ford's lead and demand a public apology.

27 posted on 11/01/2006 7:14:15 AM PST by JEH_Boston
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To: Dane
Another (D) who is being drawn into the vortex of that sinking ship Sen Kerry ran aground
28 posted on 11/01/2006 7:14:33 AM PST by TeleStraightShooter (The Right To Take Life is NOT a Constitutional "Liberty" protected by the 14th Amendment)
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To: Dane
This flap is clearly causing some harm for the dems - Ford's behavior is circumstantial evidence of that.
29 posted on 11/01/2006 7:14:47 AM PST by HitmanLV ("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
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To: Dane
Next time Kerry says "Bush is the one who owes the apology" W should call a press conference and say

"I realise Senator Kerry is right...I apologize to the armed forces of the United States that they have to endure the likes of John Kerry as a United States Senator."

30 posted on 11/01/2006 7:15:42 AM PST by DainBramage
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To: Dane

This is great. So now Ford's Senate race is all about Kerry. Hope Ford doesn't trip and fall in his haste to run away from Senator Pompous.


31 posted on 11/01/2006 7:15:47 AM PST by 3AngelaD
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To: icwhatudo
HUGE NEWS!!!!!!!!

I would say so. Even CNN is carrying this story.

32 posted on 11/01/2006 7:15:58 AM PST by NautiNurse (John Kerry would call it a faux pas in his native language)
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To: Dane

I just got off the phone of Senator Carper's office.

I asked, politely and professionally, that I am compiling a Delaware Blog post on the elections and wondered if Senator Carper had a statement on John Kerry's statement about the troops.

Was put on hold for a bout two minutes. The staffer got back on and said...yada, yada...it only happened yesterday....yada, yada.....Kerry did say it was a botched joke....yada, yada. "Nobody believes it was a botched joke," I responded because go with me here, they can tell NBC this crap but this humble Blogger will not sit still for it.

But Carper's staffer was nice, he reminded me that Carper was himself a veteran. I reminded the staffer that Carper is running for re-election and while the time is short to compile a response, it seems to me that the Delaware voters want to know-what with the election a week from now-just how Carper feels about it.

Later I'll call Biden's office. The Carper staffer also asked for my Blog name. Which I gladly gave.

Fair and balanced I was and right proud of myself.


33 posted on 11/01/2006 7:16:44 AM PST by Fishtalk (http://patfish.blogspot.com)
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To: icwhatudo
Yeah this is huge news and I figure you will hear more of this from others.

Of course this only took two days.

34 posted on 11/01/2006 7:16:47 AM PST by hawkaw
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To: Dane

So ford is the first to cave to the fear of losing next week. Gosh I love politics today.


35 posted on 11/01/2006 7:17:09 AM PST by tioga
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To: Dane

Let's now see what comes out of Virginia and Missouri. They are tight races, too for the Senate and it could tip the balance. I assume Kerry will have to be criticized in any race that is tight. Will be interesting to watch.


36 posted on 11/01/2006 7:17:12 AM PST by Jack Bull
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To: Dane

Well sir...I think this race may be over.


37 posted on 11/01/2006 7:17:14 AM PST by katieanna
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To: Dane

That CNN poll yesterday that showed Ford down 8 points has nothing to do with Ford's calling for Kerry to apologize, of course.


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38 posted on 11/01/2006 7:17:36 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Dane

http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=5615559

Reported by Janice Broach

Reported by Janice Broach
Ford rally at COGIC church raises IRS questions

Oct 31, 2006 04:42 PM
Church Candidates IRS

Tuesday at Harold Ford Junior Campaign Headquarters, hundreds of people picked up tickets for Wednesday's free rally featuring former President Bill Clinton and Harold Ford Junior. The rally is scheduled to be held at the Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ, which raised eyebrows in some political circles.

A newspaper ad announcing the rally states it is not a church-sponsored event, and a property rental fee was paid to secure the church by Harold Ford Junior for Tennessee. Still, some wondered if an obscure IRS regulation could mean trouble for the church after the rally is held. An IRS law states tax exempt "organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office...Violation of this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes."

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39 posted on 11/01/2006 7:17:43 AM PST by maggief
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To: Dane

Maybe it's just me and I'm being cynical (because I don't trust Ford), but I wonder why he didn't come out right away after Kerry's press conference yesterday - - did he have to take a poll, consult DNC strategists, put together a focus group to determine what he should do before he did it??


40 posted on 11/01/2006 7:18:13 AM PST by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops and their CIC)
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