Wait, Now We All Take John Kerry At His Word? (Romney Camp Lying?)

National Review - Campaign Spot ^ | February 4, 2008 | Jim Geraghty

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Monday, February 04, 2008

MITT ROMNEY, JOHN MCCAIN

Wait, Now We All Take John Kerry At His Word?

Team Romney is insulting my intelligence when they call their rival  “half of the proposed McCain-Kerry '04 ticket," as they are today in press releases. (I note another NRO voice, on his radio program on Friday night, approvingly played audio of John Kerry claiming that John McCain approached him about being his running mate, not the other way around.)

First, the McCain stories were one of the first stories covered on the Kerry Spot, and we noted that McCain denied his interest every time it came up. When Kerry started claiming that McCain approached him, others noted that everyone around McCain describes it as Kerry approaching McCain, not the other way around, and Newsweek's account is that Kerry "badly wanted" McCain as his running mate.

Didn't all of us spend a certain amount of time in 2004 making the case to the American public that Senator John "cut off ears, cut off heads... razed villages in fashion reminiscent of 'Jen-jis' Khan" Kerry was not a trustworthy source?

Now that John McCain is the target du jour, we suddenly find John Kerry a man whose word is good enough to settle the issue? Come on.

When Romney's campaign and those who strongly prefer Romney start suggesting that his assertion is enough to settle the issue, they're either ignoring or attempting to undo a significant amount of effort — by conservative journalists, and in some cases, themselves - put into obliterating the credibility of John Kerry not too long ago.

02/04 11:48 AM

 

[sandude]

Welcome to "another n00b for Mitt".

Have you looked at the FreeRepublic poll on who people are going to vote for tomorrow? I wish you Mitt bashers would give us an alternative path to examine. He might not be perfect but he sure is better than McCain or Huckabee.

By the way, your graphic is offensive.

[greyfoxx39]

Personal attack? You must be kidding. YOU were the one repeating the lie even though you now admit your ignorance as to the authenticity of that claim. And you cannot admit that you were caught trying to deceive the people on this forum. Your first action speaks volumes as to your lack of integrity. the second shows you have no humility. And that shows a lack of class. Of course you could rectify your standing by admitting your mistake. But I don't believe you have what it takes to do so.

[elizabetty]

McCain denied his interest every time it came up."

You have got to be kidding me.

McCain DENIED McCain Kennedy was an amnesty bill.

McCain DENIED he voted against the Bush tax cuts because "THEY WOULD BENEFIT RICH PEOPLE"

McCain DENIES HE IS FLAMING LIBERAL WHO HATES CONSERVATIVES.

McCain's denials are not worth a damn thing.

[isrul]

I swear Levin played a sondbite of McCain saying something like he would consider it.

[TigersEye]

McCain lied about it. It’s soooo out of character for him! /s

[GraniteStateConservative]

That says something more about the people who would believe John Kerry’s lies than about McCain. McCain campaigned heavily for Bush in 2004. I shook McCain’s and Bush’s hands at an event in NH, so I know!

[ReignOfError]

I know that McCain did not want to be Kerry’s running mate. How do I know that? Because he was not Kerry’s running mate. The job was his for the asking.

[TigersEye]

McCain Rides to Kerry's Rescue: "John Kerry is Not Weak on Defense" (Today Show alert)

With support like that who needs enemies?

[Capt. Jake]

Is that the same John McCain who called the Swift Boat Veteran’s ads “dishonest and dishonerable?” He really stands up for our side over the left, doesn’t he?

[TheThirdRuffian]

“Romney ran against Kennedy in the most liberal State in the country and won.”

Um, Romney ran against Kennedy . . . and LOST.

(BTW, Romney ran to the LEFT of Kennedy -— rejecting conservatism. Here’s Romney, in his own words:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5FGtR0bHkI

You might want to go spread your manure where people are less informed.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“I wish you Mitt bashers would give us an alternative path to examine.”

Vote for, by write in, if need be, Fred Thompson.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“btw, it is legal to hunt on private land without a license.”

You must not be a hunter. Go shoot a duck, deer, dove, or quail and see how far that gets you.

Romney’s lies and flips/flops are on video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5FGtR0bHkI

[sandude]

Vote for, by write in, if need be, Fred Thompson.

I admire Fred and it's hard to say why his campaign never got off the ground when he had such a ground swell of support before he announced. I think that missing that debate while announcing on Leno was a mistake. Whatever the reason he is now out of the race and a vote for him now amounts to a vote for McCain. I think Mitt is WAY better than McCain. I do understand your feelings but I just can't waste my vote. McCain can't win in November, Mitt can. Hillary needs to be stopped.

[TheThirdRuffian]

LOL. The Mittbots are pathetic.

I would actually respect the Coulter approach “Well, Romney’s a life-long liberal, but he’s been saying the right things for a the last little while strong enough that he’s boxed in a corner, so he PROBABLY won’t go squishy on on and revert to his native liberalism.”

Mittens, try that approach. It’s much more

[Cold Heat]

Sorry, my bad, I meant to infer that he won when he ran for Governor. I forgot to type the words.

As to my point, it remains quite valid. Much more valid then the idea of voting for the liberal so called republican, known as McCain.

I held my nose once before, for Bob Dole, but he was mostly a loyal Republican advocate, albeit one of the country clubbers.

McCain is, has been and remains so, a thorn in the side of the conservative movement and is totally disingenuous.