Posted on 01/31/2007 9:56:47 PM PST by RWR8189
Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic candidate for president, is at it again with another rude gaffe, this one providing an unintended glimpse of the way many contemporary cosmopolitan elites characterize their homeland when abroad.
In the past, Kerry has said that our soldiers were "terrorizing" Iraqi civilians in their homes. He has also warned that uneducated Americans "get stuck in Iraq" -- a supposedly botched joke. Now, he assures an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the United States is a "sort of international pariah."
Kerry, who appeared on stage in Davos this past weekend with former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, also proclaimed, "When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy."
Kerry could learn a few simple rules of etiquette that should guide the "message" of all high American officials when abroad:
Tell the Whole Truth Without Posturing or Spinning
Kerry was clearly directing his criticism at the Bush administration, but the Kyoto Protocol, the international climate treaty, was first rejected by the U.S. in 1997. Ten years ago, President Clinton wisely chose not to refer the treaty to the Senate. Even that was not enough for outraged senators, who went ahead anyway to vote 95-0 to oppose any international agreement on climate control like Kyoto in which China, India and other developing countries would remain exempt. Kerry himself cast one of these votes -- an ironic example of what Kerry now calls "duplicity and hypocrisy."
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Nice try, but McGovern was far worse than Carter and Klinton. Thank God he was not elected.
sKerry's monotone voice is perfect for rap. Call him snoop jonnie jon.
But then theres always the "if we knew then what we know now" spin.
The intelligence on global warming wasn't accurate or we were misled and some scientists lied, would be skerrys take on why he voted against before he would now vote for Kyoto.
Tell the Whole Truth Without Posturing or Spinning
If he were to do this he'd never say anything...not that that is a bad thing.
OTOH Stupid people have the right to make themselves heard.
I agree. McGovern would have made the worst president in American history. He would have even been worse than Carol Moseley Braun, in my opinion. Perhaps if he ran today a dumbed down electorate and a little cheating here and there would take him to the white house.
And Cambodia. It's SEARED in his memory!
"I've run out of words to describe him, now only can say how I feel when I see or hear his name! I want to PUKE!"
ME, TOO! Junky, industrial strength puke!
I would say Kerry's lower than pond scum, but would be unfair to pond scum...
From a distance it looks like, "birds of a feather".
That little description skips over a great number of things. He was essentially America's first liberal.
I was pointing out the prevalence of similar sounding C's and K's among the mix. Granted the M's would have been terrible, but we managed to dodge the bullet with them, and they had the good grace to STFU after losing.
With Karter and Kerry we have very bitter old men who feel (rightly so) that the American voting public rejected them. If they would just look at their records and listen to themselves they would know why.
No question, by his offering up of America as a pariah; Kerry is attempting to distinguish - separate - himself from America the Abominable. Kerry surely imagines himself as heroic; as he insinuates his 'oneness' with his European peers. (If only there were medals for insecurity. . .)
Kerry's condemnation marks him as incapable of any and all decent judgments. His 'heroic' is in truth; a wretched weakness. This man is delusional; imagining himself a 'man in full' when in fact; he could not suffer more emptiness.
(And please. . .neither can we. . .)
I suspect that even the 'Frogs' see a real toad here. And suspect the rest of his peers see at least, the empty suit; the toad left behind.
Lol, very cute post devolve!
Mixed up my graphics today.....
Yes, a combination. The fire will pop Kerry's balloons and then where will they be?
Stuck in mountaintop blizzard in Switzerland eating French cheese?
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