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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This has GOT to hit the Thompson, Romney campaigns etc. for SC.
McCain has got to be stopped.
Wow! And many Republicans still want crazy John McCain in the White House?
I agree. I stumbled across this while in the midst of doing a google search. I had to do a double-take! I can’t remember ever hearing about this in the MSM. These are Kerry’s own statements in an interview, and not a peep in the media.
I had heard the first but never about a statue. Does anyone have a picture? It would be most interesting to see it.
The only reason he does not change his party affiliation is because he knows he will NOT be a senator from arizona long afterwards.
meaning, anyone who thinks like you do probably needs someone to take care of him.
just for clarifcation.
BUMP
Exactly. Everything about Kerry is about portraying things differently than they way they actually happened.
Why wouldn’t he lie about it rather than admit that he’d approached McCain only to have McCain turn him down?
I’m no fan of McCain’s, but I’d give him more credibility than this. With his strong support of the war and of the military, why would he want to change parties?
Here’s another link on this story from the NY Sun:
http://www.nysunpolitics.com/blog/2007/04/john-kerry-mccains-people.html
McCain has denied this. If Kerry is lying, wouldn’t be a first, he should attack Kerry hardcore.
He did? NO FREAKIN' WAY! Seriously?
Disagree totally. McCain has been my senior senator for almost 3 terms. He is as liberal as hillary or B. Hussein Obama on almost everything and therefore has the least chance of winning agaist Hillary or Obama.
To paraphrase Harry Truman: 'run as a liberal against a liberal and the liberal will win every damned time'.
There was much rumour about the possibility of McCain getting the VP slot with Kerry and if I remember rightly McCain squashed it by appearing with GWB at an event at a military base and giving GWB his support for re-election.
I agree he may not be most people at this website definition of a conservative Republican but at the end of the day he is a Republican
I think it was shortly after what you mention that he appeared with GWB giving him full support for GWB’s re-election campaign, there were several other events where the 2 appeared together after this.
Good point. He campaigned with GWB in close states in 2000 and 2004.
McCain told some big lies recently. Thus, I do not believe either. Since McCain is a liberal, out only for himself, and not much different from Kerry, it has the ring of truth.
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