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  • Today's 'Uh-oh, We've Nominated a Turkey' Moment: Kerry blames speechwriters again

    05/06/2004 7:31:33 AM PDT · by Pikamax · 19 replies · 155+ views
    Slate ^ | 05/06/04 | Mickey Kaus
    Today's 'Uh-oh, We've Nominated a Turkey' Moment: From Lawrence Kaplan's TNR account of Kerry's Israel flip-flop comes Kerry's increasingly convoluted explanation for why he mentioned Jimmy Carter and James Baker as potential Mideast envoys, something that upset mainstream Jewish organizations. Turns out it was those overzealous speechwriters again! But there's a peculiar twist at the end: [O]ne of the first things Kerry did at the meeting [with Jewish leaders] was to blame his aides for the mention of Carter and Baker as possible envoys in his December speech--a claim that several participants double-checked as soon as they walked out the door. The names, Kerry...