Kerry did NOT apologize or admit he made a mistake about the Vietnam protests. He said, "well it was a bit over the top, but I was young." He was 27! If that is your idea of "an apology" no wonder you're voting for Kerry!
MIAMI - Senator John Kerry has distanced himself from contentious statements he made three decades ago after returning from the Vietnam War, saying that his long-ago use of the word "atrocities" to describe his and others' actions was inappropriate and "a little bit excessive."
"If you wanted to ask me, 'Have you ever made mistakes in your life?' sure," Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said on Sunday in an hourlong interview on the NBC News program "Meet the Press."
"I think some of the language that I used was a language that reflected an anger."
The near-apology came after the host, Tim Russert, played videotape of Kerry, in 1971, acknowledging that he had participated in shooting in free-fire zones, burning villages and search-and-destroy missions.
All those actions were "contrary to the laws of warfare" and the Geneva Conventions, he said then. Republicans have seized on those comments, and accusations about war crimes the young Kerry made in testimony before a Senate committee, to try to undercut his war credentials.
"The words were honest," Kerry said Sunday, "but on the other hand, they were a little bit over the top."
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So, Kerry's apology score is ZERO. Nice job, Kerry supporter, you proved that you're a hypocrite. |
