John Kerry Responding to Republican Distortions, Pathetic Tony Snow Diversions and Distractions

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[Mo1]

Washington – Senator John Kerry issued the following statement in response to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, assorted right wing nut-jobs, and right wing talk show hosts desperately distorting Kerry’s comments about President Bush to divert attention from their disastrous record:

“If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq and not the president who got us stuck there, they're crazy. This is the classic G.O.P. playbook. I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.

I’m not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq. It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.

The people who owe our troops an apology are George W. Bush and Dick Cheney who misled America into war and have given us a Katrina foreign policy that has betrayed our ideals, killed and maimed our soldiers, and widened the terrorist threat instead of defeating it. These Republicans are afraid to debate veterans who live and breathe the concerns of our troops, not the empty slogans of an Administration that sent our brave troops to war without body armor.

Bottom line, these Republicans want to debate straw men because they’re afraid to debate real men. And this time it won’t work because we’re going to stay in their face with the truth and deny them even a sliver of light for their distortions. No Democrat will be bullied by an administration that has a cut and run policy in Afghanistan and a stand still and lose strategy in Iraq.”

[Enchante]

"I'm no fan of Kerry either, but he was in fact referring to Bush, not our soldiers. Kerry's words are being deliberately distorted, and I'm afraid it will backfire on us."

I strongly disagree and I don't see any basis for saying he was referring to President Bush - he was talking to students about their future and why THEY should study hard and avoid military service - have you listened to and reviewed the actual clip? The logic of what Kerry said is simple and clear: (1) study hard here in civilian life, or, (2) you could get "stuck in Iraq"

It's no distortion at all to say that Kerry expressed contempt for all who voluntarily enlisted in the military and got "stuck in Iraq"....

[Chena]

So, basically, you're saying floaters and swimmers come from Massachusetts???

If only they did only come from MA. Unfortunately, there are floaters and swimmers scattered across this great country of ours. You can tell them by the "flip-flops" on their feet.

[Question Liberal Authority]

I disagree, doubled, though I'm sure those who support Kerry will try to spin it that way. He is talking to students, about their future. I'd have to use some pretty twisted logic to think that he was referring to President Bush.

Actually, when I first heard the clip I thought he was specifically referring to George W. Bush. The basic problem is that Kerry lives his life in the sort of echo chamber when any person he knows has such severe Bush Derangement Syndrome that basically any statement uttered by anyone is really a sarcastic dig at Bush.

You could say "Nice Weather", and they'd be like "yeah, thanks to that chickenhawk, Karl Rove's, Secret Weather Controlling Machine built by Halliburton and Diebold using a no-bid contract."

Anyway, Kerry's "joke" is only funny if a person has Bush Derangement Syndrome. And then you aren't supposed to laugh. You're supposed to grunt in sardonic irony. In the 1980's it was the same way. A "comedian" would get on the stage and say something like "Reagan sucks" and the audience would go "yeah! That's right! Reagan DOES suck!" It was the most bizarre and humorless form of "comedy" that has ever existed, and it still exists to this day.

[maine-iac7]

When I heard Rush reading this...

Wish I could afford to join as a listener on Rush's site - guess I'll have to go out in the car and use the radio :o)

[STARWISE]

Whoa ..... bitter, bitter --- JFK -- take another slug

[thelastvirgil]

"You know, education,...."

This over-educated fool can't even structure a sentence properly. Diagram that one for us, Johnny.

[freekitty]

pathetic coward

[Christian4Bush]

Nowhere in this insane rant does he defend his statement. He just defends his right not to be criticized because he served. Just like Murtha, M J Fox, etc. can't be criticized. Rush actually does know these people better than they know themselves.

Good point. And by the way, if military service was so important (as a wedge against those who didn't), then how the bloody hell did an ADMITTED draft dodger and military loather win TWO presidential terms over two REAL military/war heroes? (Bush 41 and Bob Dole)

[visualops]

Are you out of your mind?
He said what he said, no one is "deliberately distorting" his words.

[bannie]

The liberals are counting on ONE THING this election: More stupid people vote than people with an IQ over 60.

That is ALL they have.

[MJemison]

Why does that pic make me think of a sturgeon. . .

[Mo1]

Kerry to hold news conference at 2PM EST
10/31/2006 | NRO

Posted on 10/31/2006 1:29:58 PM EST by Pete

The Corner is reporting that John Kerry will hold a news conference at 2PM to discuss his recent comment

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729287/posts

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

It could be but the onus is on Kerry to clarify his remarks, rather than act like a petulant child who has been caught telling tales out of school.

[tiredoflaundry]

Thanks!

[Chena]

FOX NEWS COVERING THIS STORY NOW

[Mo1]

He is sooooooooooooo Toast!

[Old Professer]

You gotta admit, it's a lot cheper than buying commercial ad space and producing a campaign video.

[Democracy In Iraq]

Yeah. Just call us names like "right wing nut jobs". That'll keep us home on election day.

[imintrouble]

Kerry continues to embarrass himself yet another round of electoral diatribes.

His comment: "It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have."

....is so telling - perhaps he has forgotten his behavior during VietNam against the military returning home.

A liar and a fool.

[rbosque]

Blah blah blah... Shut up Kerry.