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.

[hoosiermama]

IMO Kerry still hasn't apologized. The statement was place on his web sight. No doubt he did not write it or post it. Someone said it has already been pulled. Wonder if he insisted on that.

He did NOT get on the television, look into the camera, wag his finger and read the statement......

He's not repented. He is only sorry that we were not smart enough to get his superior sense of humor. He has not apologize for what he said.

[shezza]

Look at it again, Sooooz. He said "IBTRYMB!!!"
(In Before The Rove You Magnificent Bastard)

[Suzy Quzy]

thanks.

[Republic]

Now that's the ticket!

A dream ticket.

[Suzy Quzy]

THAT needs to be on EVERY thread til election day!!

[Peach]

Good for Rove. I can tell you this -- this military family has NOT accepted Kerry's "apology".

[maxwellp]

"Then why are the democrats running from him."

Perhaps because they recognize a supreme loser.

[ohioWfan]

Absolutely right. There has been NO apology.

And THIS military Mom knows that her son is a heck of a lot smarter than the traitor from Massachusetts.

I just hope this true scandal keeps rolling. The more spin that goes on the worse Kerry looks.

[Enchante]

John Vichy Kerry: Our troops are stuck in Iraq and I am stuck on stupid!

[CottShop]

Bravo Rove- Kerry not only needs to HONESTLY apologize to the troops fighting now, but he should denounce his decades old maliging of our military who fought in Nam, and apologize to them and their families as well- one other point- saying "I apologize to anyone who may have been offended" is NO Apology at all!! A TRUE apology states "I apologize FOR offending you folks"

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[Cinnamon]

Rove you magnificent bastard you

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

God How i wish they would have used this instead.LOLOLOLOL.

[Nancee]

Habit is right!


Nancee

[Nancee]

So shamefully true!!!


Nancee

[Nancee]

BUMP!!!!


Nancee

[Nancee]

:) :) :)


Nancee

[GOPJ]

Just surfed over to CNN and Wolf was jubilant and giddy over sKerry's apology. Saying that the WH has accepted the apology and that we should move on(paraphrasing)! All the cable news outlets, except FOX with Gibson(IT WAS GREAT!) want us to quickly forgive and FORGET these past 24 hours. They are ready to move on from this story. It's sickening to watch them carry the dirty water for the Ketchup boy!

You're right. It is sickening. These are the same folks who never let go of the smallest Republican mistake. Did you notice that none of the major newspaper did anything with this story? They sure didn't treat Trent that way... or Newt... or any of our guys. When we make a mistake, they're calling for the rope... Sick.

[Vision Thing]

Well, it's been on about a million other threads, so why not this one?!

You need to get this onto all those jumboscreen signs throughout Times Square and the Las Vegas Strip!

[Siena Dreaming]

saying that in the mode of Genghis Khan they raped and pillaged their way across Vietnam

It is SO wonderful to hear someone from the Administration saying this!

[SevenofNine]

OMG ROVEEEEEEE