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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- I do not know what you thought when you heard that Sen. John Francois Kerry was overheard in a scrum of Chicago blue collar workers referring to unnamed politicians as "crooked" and "lying." I thought he was referring to the Clintons. What is more, I thought he was being complimentary. The Clintons have, indeed, been very artful in all their transgressions. Even when they get caught, they wriggle out of it, save for the time that Bill got impeached, and found in contempt of court, and lost his license to practice law. Actually, Bill has never really...

John Kerry says Republicans are “the most crooked ... lying group” he’s ever seen. Old Longface may be onto something; as their king, Kerry is undeniably qualified to recognize crooked liars. So far, the Democratic presidential nominee refuses to apologize for this nasty outburst. Good on him, I say. Kerry clearly believes the GOP is crooked and deceitful, and he stands by that belief. This may be the one and only time Kerry hasn’t switched positions on an issue, so let’s appreciate it for the rarity it is. Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe mustered up enough brainpower to say...

<p>Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat, said Sunday that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry was right when he branded Republicans as "the most crooked, you know, lying group I have ever seen."</p> <p>Calling Mr. Kerry's comment "quite descriptive of reality," Mrs. Clinton told an audience at Boston's Kennedy Center that the senator from Massachusetts had been targeted by the same "vast right-wing conspiracy" that impeached her husband, Newsmax.com reports.</p>

Hillary Clinton yesterday backed Sen. John F. Kerry's branding of Republicans as crooked liars, calling it ``quite descriptive of reality,'' even as she again vowed to turn down the vice presidency. The New York senator said Kerry is now in the crosshairs of the sane ``vast, right-wing conspiracy'' that came after her husband, and urged Kerry to ``counterpunch.'' ``That is a signal that John Kerry [related, bio] is sending, that `if you dish it out I'm going to dish it right back.' That's important because that is the way that you convey the strength to take on this particular network...

WASHINGTON Presumably unaware of the presence of a live microphone, Senator John Kerry, campaigning last week in Chicago, let loose with his opinion of Republicans opposing him as "the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen."My first reaction — like that of millions of parents and schoolteachers around the country — was to wince at a prominent politician's use of "you know," a halting interjection that has been cluttering the speech of teenagers for years.Only later, as the rest of the Kerry condemnation sunk in, did I wonder: Was it wise for a candidate for president to characterize...

There are few things as revealing as public figures being caught in moments when they do not know they are being overheard. Four years ago at a campaign event, when George W. Bush was caught calling a New York Times reporter a "major-league a--hole," it made every major network newscast that night. That's fine. Unguarded, unscripted moments are so rare on the campaign trail that episodes like that attract understandable attention, especially if they're a little salty. So, four years later, where were the lead stories the day that candidate John Kerry blasted his opposition as "the most crooked, lying...

Please take a moment to copy this message and visit each major "News" website to email them demanding to know why they are covering up for the Kerry camp. To the Editors, Publishers and Reporters of ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, PBS, FOX, The New York Times and The Washington Post, The "News" Departments of all major "News" organizations owe an explanation to the American People. Journalists claim to protect the people's "right to know". Based on that line of reasoning, "Journalists" claim an enormous amount of privileges for themselves from US Society. Those "Journalists" now must explain their transparent cheerleading...

When Senator John Kerry was overheard describing his Republican opponents as "crooked" and "lying" to a voter the other day, his campaign quickly offered two explanations for the unusually harsh words. One was that Mr. Kerry did not realize he was wearing a live microphone. The other was that he said what he meant and he meant what he said. Whatever the case, there was little question that explaining an offhanded remark picked up by a microphone was hardly a new challenge for Mr. Kerry, the all-but-certain Democratic challenger to Mr. Bush. Throughout the race, Mr. Kerry has been in...

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Bob in Atlanta I'm glad you waited, sir, welcome to the EIB Network. Hi. CALLER: Hey, Rush, mega dittos, man. I'm calling you from Atlanta. RUSH: Yeah. CALLER: Let me tell you what I think, I think that most of the campaign and most of the stump speeches are kind of like a Kabuki play or roadrunner cartoon where everything absolutely is scripted and anything that is said carries with it a kind of deniability. They can always say, "it's just politics", but this comment was a window into John Kerry's soul where it's not just politics....

(CBS/AP) Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry rejected Republican demands that he apologize for calling his GOP critics "the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen." A group of GOP leaders in the House and Senate called on Kerry to stop negative campaigning even as Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., said they see the Massachusetts senator as "Ted Kennedy on a South Beach diet." "I have no intention whatsoever of apologizing for my remarks," Kerry said during a Thursday news conference on the Senate side of the Capitol. "I think the Republicans need to start talking about the real issues...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says he does not intend to apologize for describing his critics in the Republican Party as ``the most crooked ... lying group I've ever seen.'' At the Capitol for meetings Thursday with congressional Democrats, Republican lawmakers called on the Massachusetts senator to stop what they said was name-calling and negative campaigning. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., said Republicans think of Kerry as ``Ted Kennedy on a South Beach diet,'' a reference to the other Democratic senator from the Bay State. Kerry refused to apologize and said he wouldn't sit still while the ``Republican...

<p>WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry yesterday refused to apologize for calling his Republican opponents "crooked" and "lying," while the GOP ripped him for taking the low road.</p> <p>Kerry was under fire after he was caught on an open microphone on Wednesday telling a few supporters that Republican critics were "the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen."</p>

Senator John Kerry on Thursday fought off Republican attacks over his harsh off-the-cuff comments about his critics and refused to apologize for describing Republicans as "crooked" and "lying." "I haven't said anything that's incorrect about them, and they've said lots of things that are incorrect," Mr. Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, told reporters, citing Republicans' attacks on his voting record, President Bush's new advertisements against him and tactics used in earlier campaigns. "There is a Republican attack squad that specializes in trying to destroy people and be negative," he said. The dispute over Mr. Kerry's description of Republicans as...

Kerry Previews His General Election Attacks On the day that Senator Kerry emerged as the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, President Bush called to congratulate him. That goodwill gesture has been met by attacks and false statements. John Kerry yesterday, on President Bush: "Let me tell you, we've just begun to fight," Kerry said. "We're going to keep pounding. These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen. It's scary." Note to Senator Kerry: We don't think you're a crook, but we do think that raising taxes and refusing to acknowledge that the war on terror is actually...

John Kerry's remarks yesterday, unintentionally picked up by a microphone, that the Bush Campaign is "the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen," was hardly surprising. Indeed, Kerry has shown a growing tendency to behave as though any attack on him is wholly unwarranted. Last Friday Reuters reported on the "royal genes" theory of the presidency, the idea that the candidate with the bluest blood in his veins is most likely to win the election. Whatever the validity of the theory, can anyone doubt that the Massachusetts Senator isn't a genuine royal? Kerry's thin-skinned refinement comes into play...

The news media are lying. Everyone's print versions are reporting "group I've ever seen" or "group of people". Kerry's actual quote: These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group OF MUTHERS and...", Check the audio for yourself!

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When microphones in 2000 picked up Republican candidate George W. Bush telling running mate Dick Cheney that he thought New York Times reporter Adam Clymer was “a major league asshole,” the personal remark led that night’s newscasts on ABC, CBS and NBC with all three condemning Bush’s tone. Dan Rather blasted Bush for his “meanness and nastiness.” But on Wednesday night of this week, after Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry was caught charging that, of those in the Bush administration, “these guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group that I’ve ever seen,” a very serious and personal allegation,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Thursday rejected demands that he apologize for calling his critics in the Republican Party "the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen." As Republican congressional leaders criticized Kerry's proposals and called for him to stop name-calling and negative campaigning, Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., said they see Kerry as "Ted Kennedy on a South Beach diet." Kerry, just a handful of delegates shy of the number needed to win the Democratic nomination, returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet privately with House and Senate Democrats, including one-time rival John...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) returned to Congress on Thursday for a series of party unity meetings and slammed a "Republican attack squad" that he said specializes in destroying foes. Kerry, facing a flood of Republican criticism for characterizing his critics in the other party on Wednesday as a "crooked, lying group," refused to apologize and amplified his charges. "There is a Republican attack squad that specializes in trying to destroy people and be negative," Kerry told reporters after having lunch in the Capitol with his Senate Democratic colleagues. "I think the president...