Rove: Insulting Military Is a Kerry 'Habit'

ABC News ^ | November 1, 2006 | Ann Compton

[Dane]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2006 — Karl Rove, President Bush's top advisor, talked to ABC News' Ann Compton about the remarks Sen. John Kerry says were a botched joke about the president, and about Bush's future.

Here is a transcript of the conversation:

COMPTON: Senator John Kerry has made a statement about Iraq. Do you take him at his word that he was talking about the president and not the troops?

ROVE: I take him at his word when he insulted America's fighting forces. This is a habit that he's had over the years. He did it when he came back from Vietnam and there's no way that an individual looking at what he said, which is available on the Internet. Go on and look at yourself. Any American can. This guy was insulting America's troops by suggesting that if you were stupid you went to Iraq.

COMPTON: But he says it was a botched joke about the president?

ROVE: Then he ought to apologize for those Americans fighting on our behalf who thought it was an insult on them. I saw a number of them on the television this morning and it was very clear they took it as a personal insult. He ought to apologize to them and he cannot bring himself to do so this. This is his sort of like his elitist attitude about this. When he came back from Vietnam he slandered his comrades in arms from Vietnam in saying that in the mode of Genghis Khan they raped and pillaged their way across Vietnam. Now, he's suggesting only stupid people are willing to volunteer to fight in our military and go into harm's way in Iraq.

[Bonaparte]

The Magnificent Bastard nails it again!

[big'ol_freeper]

"Rove, you magnificent bastard, I salute you!"

[big'ol_freeper]

Ping

[PureTrouble]

Rove has it right, now all he needs to do is expand that pretext.

Commercial with quotes from Murtha, Kerry, Kennedy, and any other democrat who has disparaged the military forces.

Someone on FR said it earlier in another thread so I am not the origionator.

Then put an ending ... Something to the effect, If the Democrats don't respect the military members, Do you really want them in charge of the military budget?

Vote republican....

This idea can be messaged even more.

[jennyjenny]

No,I'm troubled by it also. I have no idea why he should get a pass simple because it was meant to slam the presidejnt. If that is the case, he owes the president an apology. Then,he needs to lose his job.

[DrewsDad]

To Republican Leaders, National Security is Critical!!!

To Democrat Leaders, It's All Just a JOKE

[RDTF]

ping - just what I wanted to hear!

[rippingmyhairout]

Ann Compton is a liberal slut.

[Bonaparte]

"If that is the case, he owes the president an apology."

Indeed. He would owe the President an apology. How can kerry call the President stupid, when they both got the exact same grade point average at Yale?

[TankerKC]

That's an insult to gutless b*tches everywhere ;)

BWAHAHAHA!

[Bonaparte]

Uh, me make effort to be smart... uh, me no get stuck in apology.. me study hard how to say apology right so not apology...

[TigersEye]

COMPTON: But he says it was a botched joke about the president?

It's real simple. All sKerry had to do was tell the joke correctly and reveal how it was about the Pres. and not the troops. He didn't because he can't because it wasn't.

[Bonaparte]

...uh, me apologize for you hearing me wrong... hehe, uh, yeah that be smart... then I go back to calling you stupid... uh, yeah, that what I do...

[TigersEye]

"COMPTON: Is this George W. Bush's last campaign and yours?

(The way I wish Rove answered...)

"ROVE: George Bush hasn't been legally elected once yet so I'm advising him that he could run for two more terms."

[AmishDude]

Karl Rove is certainly a something something. If only I could remember...

[AmishDude]

LOL!

[perfect_rovian_storm]

[Jay777]

Kerry's Non-Apology Rejected By Pro-Military Group Move America Forward.

[sam_paine]

You knew that one was coming.

[ohioWfan]

IIRC, Bush's was actually higher.

Then there's that Harvard MBA......