Posted on 01/11/2008 9:29:47 PM PST by khnyny
On Monday afternoon I had the chance to speak with Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2004. During the interview, which covers a range of topics and which I will be posting later this afternoon, an item of particular interest jumped out at me: According to Sen. Kerry, it was John McCain's staff who approached his campaign about potentially filling the Vice President slot on the Democratic ticket in 2004. Take a listen to and a look at the interchange...
Jonathan Singer: There's a story in The Hill, I think on Tuesday, by Bob Cusack on the front page of the paper talking about how John McCain's people -- John Weaver -- had approached Tom Daschle and a New York Congressman, I don't remember his name, about switching parties. And I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about what your discussions were with him in 2004, how far it went, who approached whom... if there was any "there" there.
John Kerry: I don't know all the details of it. I know that Tom, from a conversation with him, was in conversation with a number of Republicans back then. It doesn't surprise me completely because his people similarly approached me to engage in a discussion about his potentially being on the ticket as Vice President. So his people were active -- let's put it that way.
Singer: Okay. And just to confirm, you said it, but this is something they approached you rather than...
Kerry: Absolutely correct. John Weaver of his shop... [JK aswers phone]
As you might know from reading my posts in the past, I don't usually addend my own thoughts to my interviews. I like to think they speak for themselves. But...
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It is pretty sad. We have the turncoat never met a Democrat socialist Act he didn’t like McCain in a virtual tie with Romney who also loves doing Teddy Kennedy’s Democrat bidding, and we have the social liberal abortion/gay rights activist Rudy Giuliani lurking around waiting for his opening to spring his Democrat policies on us, and now FRed Thompson outs the up and coming Huckabee as pushing his economic and foreign policy positions that are more Democrat than Republican. When do we get a shot at nominating someone from the Republican wing of the Republican party?
GO, FRed, GO!!
If this was McCain’s idea, it should be shouted from the housetops.
But that is only a very big “if,” considering the sources, in addition to the rules of evidence.
Seared into Kerry’s memory /s
I do not support McCain.
Why would kerry wait 4 years to trumpet this fact when he might have made a real difference in his own campaign to become president, rather than issuing it 4 years later as a has been, nobody Senator?
I do not believe one word of it.
So we elect him, THEN he becomes a Democrat to 'end the partisanship'.
ditto to your post
Yup. Didn't he admit to shooting a retreating, wounded VC, in the back? Real man's man there, ole John. Brave to shoot a wounded person in the back while that person was running away. If CNN filmed that in Iraq, the soldier or Marine would be up on war crimes charges by the MSM.
beltway establishment types.
Party is nothing it is only about power.
Trent Lott, the weak senate leader as an R, USED to be a democrat.
BTW, didnt Kerry serve in Viet Nam? I think I heard it somewhere, hmmm, cant remember where and when.<<
Yeah...He spent a Christmas in Cambodia..Hasnt he told ya yet?
Oh, I just think Kerry is too humble to mention his involvement and his purple heart.
(I’m really gonna barf now!)
hope you're not too busy eating mccain's flesh to see the really dirty tactics the left is using on republican candidates.
But I suppose that's OK as long as they're doing it to mccain, romney, huckabee, giuliani...
but, live by the sword and you might just die by it.
surrogates are used for this so deniability is preserved.
even a “did you or a surrogate approach john kerry or his representatives...” would be denied outright.
WhatEVER!!!
Yes, but he doesn't like to talk about it.
That depends on your definition of the word "serve" !!
He seemed very definite. But, then, don't they all?
I think I remember last year when McCain told Hannity in an interview that Kerry approached him, and McCain rejected it.
So one John is lieing, or both. Don’t trust either.
Why in the world would ANYONE believe what either one says?????
BTTT.
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