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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cogito who wrote (52805)	11/2/2006 9:47:24 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

If it was a botched joke why didn't he apologize right away? Why did he say he wouldn't apologioze to anyone? What staffer came up with the idea to call it a botched joke ???

To: Cogito who wrote (52805)	11/2/2006 10:03:46 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I think it's about as important as "You say potato, I say potatoe." Remember that? Dan Quayle was ridiculed relentlessly for it. George Bush was ridiculed for choking on a cracker or something, Gerald Ford for stumbling. Let's put it this way. Kerry is predisposed to be dislikeable, starting when he shot off his mouth in 1972. I believe he is completely unsuited to be a Senator, let alone President, and this is based not on his terrible jokes but on his penchant for saying things that make no sense. For example, remember when he was talking about "going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the — of — of — of — historical customs, religious customs, whether you like it or not. Iraqis should be doing that." He not only accused American soldiers of terrorizing children, he said Iraqis should be doing that [i.e. terrorizing children, etc.] We simply cannot afford to have a man who cannot hold his tongue in high office like that. I appreciate your willingness to debate issues in a civilized manner.