Kerry put his foot in his mouth again!
Kerry Didn't Read Iraq Report Before Vote -- Aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic candidate John Kerry, whose campaign demanded to know on Wednesday whether President Bush read a key Iraq intelligence assessment, did not read the document himself before voting to give Bush the authority to go to war, aides acknowledged.
I'm beginning to wonder how this man ever won any election. He is a horribly undisciplined candidate.
Nearly everyday he makes a statement that just makes him look foolish.
I'm sure he will make the case that he was not the President-- That is not the point. If he wants to present himself as more qualified than the President, stupid gaffs like this won't sell that message. Demanding to know if the President read something you didn't, is a patently stupid thing to do. It leads to stories like this, where your own attack backfires.
He can get away with it now because the media is focusing on the horse race. Once debate season opens and the word parsing begins, he'll be slaughtered if he keeps this up.
If this Bush campaign were smart they would go back to the waffle attack and add to it that this guy is just not ready for prime time. It is an easy point to make since Kerry keeps making both points for them.
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I'm beginning to wonder if ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Sharp as a Marble | July 14, 2004 9:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm beginning to wonder if he (Kerry) honestly doesn't believe it matters what he says since it's apparently never come back to bite him in the ass.
Or, if he was like me, he'd be saying "Damn, I got away with that one? I can do better. Tomorrow I'm going to say I used to have a gay lover in 'Nam then claim the FMA is needed for national security! That'll be a hoot!"
1. Posted by Sharp as a Marble | July 14, 2004 9:54 PM |
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Posted on July 14, 2004 21:54
2. Posted by Christopher Cross | July 14, 2004 10:51 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
40 states. I'm tellin' ya, 40 states.
2. Posted by Christopher Cross | July 14, 2004 10:51 PM |
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Posted on July 14, 2004 22:51
3. Posted by McGehee | July 15, 2004 12:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Oh yeah Chris? Name the ten states that go for Kerry.
3. Posted by McGehee | July 15, 2004 12:02 AM |
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Posted on July 15, 2004 00:02
4. Posted by Paul | July 15, 2004 6:07 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
hmmm- Well Ya did not ask ME but...
Givens
California
Vermont
Mass.
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maryland
Hawaii
Probably Givens
Delaware
Illinois
Rhode Island
Oregon
Maine
I'm sure there are others I can't think of.
If Kerry has the worst night imaginable he still gets 14ish states.
4. Posted by Paul | July 15, 2004 6:07 AM |
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Posted on July 15, 2004 06:07
5. Posted by McGehee | July 15, 2004 8:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I've seen polls (not recently I admit) that suggest even California is in play. And Gov. McGreedy's taxes have caused Jersey to be a drag on the NYC metro area's economic growth, and NJ voters know it. So I can imagine a much worse night for Kerry than you can, Paul. ;-)
5. Posted by McGehee | July 15, 2004 8:42 AM |
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Posted on July 15, 2004 08:42