Posted on 11/06/2006 6:07:22 AM PST by meg88
For the moment, at least, Kerry is simply radioactive among Democrats.
Publicly, some activists were still sticking by him. Mark Gorenberg, his former finance chair for California, told NEWSWEEK he would definitely be with Kerry if he ran in 08.
On the ground in New Hampshire, some activists whod been open to him pre-blunder, were now shutting their doors and turning out the lights. Its not that this gaffe was so bad, says Ann McLane Kuster, a prominent New Hampshire activist, But it plays into all the traits he has that are out of touch, like using intelligence as a way to distinguish himself rather than compassion. The underlying joke wasnt funny.
Not surprisingly, the judgments were a little less diplomatic inside the Beltway. There is not a Democrat in Washington who thinks John Kerry is a viable presidential candidate after last week, says a longtime Democratic strategist (who isnt working for one of Kerrys potential rivals).
The strategist, who spoke freely and at length about Kerry on the condition of anonymity, says the gaffe reminds Democrats that he is politically inept.
'Among the donors and activists who like to win, this memory will last a long time. Remember, his entire candidacy is based on electability. And when thats the basis of your candidacy, and youve already lost once, amateur hour doesnt begin to describe John Kerry."
"And thats without even getting into the personal animus towards the guy.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Now I'm stuck with him as the junior Senator of Mass. for another term.The moonbats around here will re-elect him no matter what.I was hoping Lurch would run for President in 08,give up his Senate seat(of which his term is up in 08)and ride off into the sunset in Mama T's plane(AKA The Flying Squirrel) because he wouldn't get anywhere close to the nomination.
Just like in Vietnam, J-Fink shot himself in the foot...........
I'm starting to think that Kerry is just a Rovian mole in the DNC.
With 30 years in politics, how else can you explain his political stupidity?
Kerry will think the Swift Boat Vets were a walk in the park compared to the angry lynchmob from his own party that will be after him on Wednesday morning.
What a devastating sign.
LOL! Glad to hear you say that...I thought it was just me reading every one of the seemingly endless accounts of Kerry's big blunder. But then, I was on Swift Boats and I despise the A-Hole.
see post 21
Thanks. I heard the crowd went wild. Cheering for the troops. I love it. Shame on kerry.
fantastic pic! Just gives me goof bumps.
One might even say, 'Nookyuler."
Voting in a Democratic presidential primary: another gift that keeps on giving.
In 2004 before the presidential election, a family member who is staunchly democrat was telling me that if we stayed in Iraq my grandchildren would be serving there. (don't agree but anyway) ... I told this person that Bush might not be perfect, but Kerry was a TERRIBLE candidate. He agreed. :-)
Her evilness got concerned about all the impeachment talk, the cut and run talk, and the roll back the tax cut talk. She saw a country that would completely fracture along political lines from the absurd show trial orchestrated by Coyners et al, a Middle East fully in the hands of Iranian control with nukes, and an economy heading south about as fast as her chances in '08. She simply could not afford two years of RAT control of Congress, an outcome that seemed likely. So ... she gave Kerry an offer he couldn't refuse - go out, drop a wooden shoe in the works, and have a soft landing in a cushy ambassadorship, or take a walk in the park.
Hey, spinning these things is fun!
And Hillary grins every time she thinks of the quote.
He is a political mannequin, standing for nothing except the same old liberal set of clothes, which are exceedingly threadbare. It is just so enjoyable to see a man who rose to prominence on the backs of the soldiers he kicked to the ground destroying himself by using another slam on soldiers--even JOKING about them! What's even better is that this genius claims it was a botched joke, but he was too stupid to catch his "mistake" and simply say "Whoops, sorry, what I MEANT to say was..." which would have made this a one-day story,
He is a harmful idiot. It just gives me so much happiness to see him taken down by his lack of charisma combined with his lack of loyalty to the troops, in one silly moment of ignorance of the plight of men he claims to champion.
Especially dangerous when you have neither.
The GOP already has their turkey for Thanksgiving!
You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you dont, you may get lost in Vietnam and think your're in Cambodia during Christmas on a super-secret CIA-evil-Republican mission.
John Kerry, tongue-tied dolt extraordinarie, is quite simply the personification of his own joke. He forgot the Us, indeed. Lets just call it what it is; insulting drivel squared.
Kerrys so-called belated follow-up apology is just yet again more blatant duplicity & prevarication from this weasel to us, unenlightened masses. His choice of a begrudging, unremorseful attempt at an apology just reiterates and perpetuates the original insult.
Speaking of apologies . . . . in my opinion hes still several delinquent apologies short. When will this despicable little man apologize to the Vietnam era veterans that he has repeatedly insulted for the last several decades.
What this stumblebum needs to do is resign his office while he apologies profusely as he fades from view. Perhaps the rich widow will hire this joke of a human being to count the ketchup money.
What many in the media fail to understand is that John Kerry will never ever be elected to any other office except the local dogcatcher position he currently holds.
Suffice it to say that there are other groups of veterans in addition to the outstanding swift boat veterans that will thwart any such repeat attempt by this arrogant, out-of-touch, incompetent buffoon.
Nothing could be more important than to defeat this self-important, condescending fool yet one more time.
one wonders to what degree of the democrat sc$mb%ag heiracy this fellow has dropped to.
Because a majority of Assachusetts (The Bay Gay State) voters are even more stupid.
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