Live Thread: Kerry to hold news conference at 2PM EST

10/31/2006 | NRO

[Pete]

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

[CheneyChick]

This is the best Halloween ever.

[FJW3]

To paraphrase John's earlier response:

I was in Vietnam! Republicans are mean and are out to get me. I was in Vietnam!

Republicans should shut up. Tony Snow is a puppet. Rush Limbaugh is fat and was mean to Michael J. Fox. I was in Vietnam!

George Bush lied. So did Dick Cheney. Katrina bad. National Security Estimate bad. I was in Vietnam and Iraq bad.

Republicans are wimps. Afghanistan and Iraq bad.

Good stuff John.

[Carolinamom]

Just found this thread...have been on the Rush thread. Kerry again showed his ...... (fill in the blank.)

[BurbankKarl]

Geez, what a moron. It is clear what he said....no backtracking now. An even bigger faux pas for showing up for Angelides, who is road kill in CA.

[JFC]

When I see what Kerry says, it reminds me of what POT and drugs have done to his life. He needs to step down from being a senator.

[Agent Smith]

Where is JF'nK's 1080?

[dirtboy]

In addition to giving the GOP yet another talking point, Kerry also managed to suck every molecule of oxygen away from Dem spinners the week before the election. Now, instead of being free to bash Bush and the pubbies, they will have to yell for days that Kerry was misquoted, this is mean GOP tactics, etc., etc. - and all their talking points they saved up for the last few days might as well get flushed down the crapper.

[Howlin]

It was the best of both worlds, huh, we got scared ANd we got a treat! :-)

[Peach]

I don't think we CAN over-state just how BAD this thing was. He's toast. Political burnt toast.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Wonder how DU is holding up after this speech?

I'm guessing their spiking the ball on the 10 yard line.

[DCPatriot]

I think we just witnessed one of the great political meltdowns of all time.

I disagree.

One thing for sure...this was no press conference. It was a defiant statement that brought the entire media's focus on the tired charge that this administration is a failure.

He was come out of this unscathed, IMNSHO.

[Dems_R_Losers]

I think Kerry is delusional -- he has no idea how much he is loathed by 90% of current and former military people. He really thinks the whole Swift Boat Vets for Truth thing was a concoction by Karl Rove. He is vain and clueless, and still totally in love with himself.

Now people should understand why the Kerry campaign tried so hard to take down Rove with the Valerie Plame nonsense.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"Carl Cameron is comparing this to a "Wellstone Moment"!"

Oh Baby!

[Man50D]

Maybe he is the Manchurian candidate... but somehow Rove has him working for our side;)

He obviously doesn't have his mommy helping him.

[concerned about politics]

RUSH is replaying Kerry's testimony against his fellow veterans in Nam. "They cut off ears, they cut off....."

[dfwgator]

Happy Kerryween!

[RoseofTexas]

"He jumped a damn Blue Whale"

BAWHAHAHAHAHHAHA...now that will be SEARED, I tell you SEARED in my mind!! BOY, ROVE didn't disappoint after all....OCTOBER SURPRISE Galore!! The MOAB!! ROVE I'm impressed!

[NeoCaveman]

This is the Wellstone moment where fellow dems and the msm try to go on offense and only end up being offensive.

That's what this is, it's the FuneRally

[ken5050]

Immediate fallout...Ford is toast in Tenn..He was a BIG supporter of Kerry early on..I expect that the GOP is cutting commericals now as we speak..

[Frapster]

I read his quote and the explanation - there is no way he can avoid looking like an idiot. He either spoke from the cuff and just got it wrong or is too confused to follow his own speaking points. What he said and what he was 'supposed' to say were so far off that me thinks maybe he said what he was actually thinking.

Thank you John, Christmas in November.