Well, what *did* he mean by it, then?
Probably the same thing he would have meant if someone had given him a pair of boxing gloves or an athletic cup. It was a joke. And, quite frankly, not that bad. It's the same with Bush's off-the-cuff "dictatorship" remark I mentioned in a previous post.
There are so many serious and substantive issues to discuss and debate. I don't think we have to try to create them out of silly little comments.
"Probably the same thing he would have meant if someone had given him a pair of boxing gloves or an athletic cup. It was a joke."
Yes, on the surface it was a joke. But the underlying subconscious implication (especially in the case of 'off-the-cuff' remarks) is that even for just a second, he thought about it for real.
And of course if a Republican had said it, the Dems and their allies in the Media would have been all over it as a physical threat to sKerry.
Whatever it takes, this man must never become president. And it was an entirely inappropriate remark, not a silly little comment. Not the same as Bush's dictator remark, this was said with a gun in his hands. The double standard should stop, but it won't.
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"It's not so harmless if it encourages one of his supporters to act on it.
I have a very low tolerance for jokes about shooting the president no matter how harmless the intent.
Remember how Hinckley shot Reagan because he thought it would impress Jodie Foster? Who's to say that Kerry's thoughtless remark won't plant the same idea in some unhinged supporter? Remember too how the 'rats have cultivated an atmosphere of extreme hatred for the president..."
31 posted on 09/07/2004 8:43:02 AM PDT by 5by5
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"Saying that you want to be able to take a firearm to your debate with him could easily be construed as a threat.
It is also an inducement to others of like mind or on your "side" to signal your desire that they too should use a gun in a debate with President Bush.
Kerry is guilty of a Federal crime - he should be arrested, charged, and tried.
This is not a joke.
There are thousands of deranged, deluded, or ideologically motivated potential assasins out there.
Many would love to please the Democratic nominee, and he now has laughingly motivated them to harm the President.
This is NO joke.
It is very serious."
69 posted on 09/07/2004 9:53:45 AM PDT by Jonathan
Just some thoughts about Kerry's very stupid remark! And, just think what would have happened to Bush if he said this!!!