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Yeah, he just said that he was sorry for a bad joke. The fact remains that he insulted the intelligence of the troops and refuses to take back his words.

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He's sorry about a botched joke. That's it folks!

Sen. John Kerry: "...I left out one word. I left out the word, us. They got us stuck, and instead of that I said, they got stuck, and their taking advantage of it--and here's what's wrong..."

Imus: "Well, why don't you apologize for the misunderstanding?"

Sen. John Kerry: "Well, I did. I said, it was a botched joke of course I'm sorry about a botched joke, you think I love botched jokes? I mean you know, it's pretty stupid.

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