Kelly O'Donnell, MSNBC Breaking: Bush is going to personally demand an apology from Kerry

[Human Torch]

They're riding this one for all it's worth. O'Donnell read from prepared remarks that Bush will deliver, saying Kerry's remarks are "shameful" and he owes the families of U.S. soldiers an apologies.

Tucker Carlson just called Kerry's remarks a "gift" to the GOP.

:grr:

[gully]

1. Actually, Bush asking for an apology on a "gaffe" is laughable.

LOL

[meegbear]

2. Oh, this is getting good ...

OK Bush, you want an apology, demand it to his face!

[emulatorloo]

3. What An Ass -- Bush better be careful what he wishes for. . .n/t

[Connie_Corleone]

4. What universe are we living in??

It's as if Kerry never held a press conference today explaining that it was a botched joke about Bush.

[tulsakatz]

5. what did he say?

I'm at work and I must've missed Kerry's remark........

[emulatorloo]

he botched a joke about bush

repug liars claimed he was saying the troops were ignorant.

Kerry blasted their asses back - mp3 here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2527915

[Human Torch]

20. CNN: "GOP, Kerry launch war of words over Iraq comment"

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/kerry.mccain/index.html

According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the senator took the stage to roaring applause before regaling the crowd with one-liners, Bush barbs and tales of surfing at nearby Mission Beach.

He then said: "You know, education -- if you make the most of it, you study hard and you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well.

"If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

A Kerry aide told CNN that the prepared statement, which had been designed to criticize President Bush, "was mangled in delivery."

[tulsakatz]

40. thanks!

I noticed a repug in one of my groups posted something about Kerry but he mostly posts BS so I didn't even read it!

Thanks for the info.....

[oldtime dfl_er]

6. Tweety's response

Something like "is this all the Republicans have in their bag of tricks?" or somesuch. Tweety is actually being the voice of reason, even as he's giving the imbecilic Tucker and a few others a platform.

[tk2kewl]

7. I hope JK slams him on his AWOL ass

:kick: Go Johnny, Go!

[SharonAnn]

8. So Kerry can read the speech as it was intended, which says that

if you don't study and learn then you will get "us stuck in Iraq."

That will make it perfectly clear that Bush is stupid and got "us stuck in Iraq."

[Justitia]

9. And then Bush will apologize to all those families whose kids he lied into their deaths?

Probably not, but I'm going to personally demand it.

Bush is a homicidal maniac.

[atreides1]

28. No Bush is a Sociopath

Homicidal maniacs have standards, they kill their victims up close and personal, Bush has others doing it for him.

Sort of like Himmler!!!!!

[Justitia]

30. Point taken, absolutely correct. -eom

[Pirate Smile]

10. She said they have released "excerpts" from his statement ahead

of time - something they normally only do for the State of the Union and more formal speeches.

[babylonsister]

11. This is all they have; lame at best. And it will give Kerry another

opportunity to come out swinging, and I just about guarantee he will.

[Hissyspit]

12. Can someone point me to where I can find the "gaffe" Kerry is supposed

to have made. I've been looking at all the posts all over DU and I don't know what everyone is talking about.

[Nite Owl]

22. Story is here

http://www.cnn.com/

there is video also.

[Hissyspit]

23. Thanks. n/t

[babylonsister]

25. Try this. It was from a speech he gave yesterday, and he

screwed up a joke about Il Dunce.

What Kerry was supposed to say (Taylor Marsh)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/kerrys-mangl...

Below is what Kerry actually meant to say, which I got straight from the Kerry team, which Kerry uses all the time.

"I can't overstress the importance of a great education. Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy?
You end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq." - Senator John Kerry

[John Gauger]

38. So they have credible proof that he was talking about Bush?

That will certainly help them in fedning off those attacks. Of course, some people want to believe and can't be swayed.

[babylonsister]

43. Yes, I'd say so. He had a couple of lame jokes about * and he

screwed one up. I could understand the outrage if dimson never had a challenge getting his mouth around words, but that's not the case.

And Kerry's comeback remarks were brilliant, brought the whole Iraqi war and this admin's culpability in it back into the headlines.

[NanceGreggs]

13. I'm warning ya, Georgie!!!!!

Don't GO IN THERE -- she's going to BLOW!!!!!

Yet another disastrous mis-step by the GOP. The LAST thing they should be doing right now is INVITING Kerry (and the Dems) to fire back at their incompetence in the conduct of this war, and their shameful treatment of the troops.

The "gift" is going to be under our tree, not theirs.

[babylonsister]

21. Yep, he's about to open another can of worms, and he won't

be able to keep that baby closed.

:hi:, Nance. And daytime!

[NanceGreggs]

49. It's so amazing watching this Admin et al ...

... in such TOTAL MELTDOWN!

Said to JeffR last night that the BEST way to ensure a Dem landslide at this point would be to hand over all of the TV networks to the GOP, 24/7, because they can't open their mouths without digging themselves into an even bigger hole!

(Yes, I sometimes venture out in the daylight hours. Typing a transcript for a Fed Court judge right now, and pop over to DU on my smoke breaks! Have to be careful not to insert the odd ))x( or :eyes: into the testimony, though!)

[babylonsister]

52. LOL! Good to see ya! nt

[maddezmom]

14. where the hell is his apology or resignation for sending them

to the war in the first place? I have a feeling this may backfire on the chickenhawk AWOL pretzeldent.

[karlrschneider]

Dear Kelly: I respectfully suggest you

kiss my ass.

[BOSSHOG]

15. thanks shrub - Who owes the families an apology ?

their kids died and are dying because you intentionally lied. Bring it on you little drug addled military deserter.

[closeupready]

16. Yes, please, let this happen!

And then whether Kerry responds or not, Pelosi and Hillary and Howard can point and laugh at our CEO, at what a big crybaby he is. :D

[still_one]

17. Kerry already gave his answer

He said IT IS THE PRESIDENT AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FOR THEIR IRAQ POLICY

[Dr Fate]

18. Good. It will allow Kerry more air-time to slam his ass again. n/t

n/t

[still_one]

26. you are absolutely right

the idiots think that they have a case, but Kerry already slammed them, that it is BUSH AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS THAT SHOULD APPOLOGIZE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THE TROOPS IN IRAQ

[BrainRants]

19. Kerry better not back down on this one

Hit the motherfuckers back with both hands and feet and don't stop swinging.

Kids go to Iraq because thay can't afford college under George Bush.
Kids go to Iraq because they can't find jobs under George Bush.
Kids continue to go to Iraq because George Bush doesn;t have a plan to bring them home.

And use the phrase "George Bush and his Republican Party" in every single sentence.

Goddammit John, fight these assholes!

[Dr Fate]

24. His web-text response indicates he will not back-down. Let's hope forthe best.

n/t

[still_one]

32. He will NOT back down anymore

First he has nothing to lose

Second he is calling on bush and company to appologize for their LIES about Iraq, and what THEY HAVE DONE TO THE TROOPS

The frickn' media are trying to create a circus out of this, and a diversion from the real issues, but contrary to what they think, it will instead focus people on exactly what this administration has done TO the troops

[enough already]

46. This isn't what Kerry claims he meant, supposedly n/t

[Justitia]

27. Yes, LET'S KEEP TALKING ABOUT IRAQ, esp the decorated vets!

More proof that Bush is an absolute dumbshit.

Here's our golden opportunity, the door has been kicked wide open.

[fooj]

29. D E S P E R A T I O N...

Little Lord Pissypants is gonna ask for an apology? I say...BRING IT ON you treasonous, rat bastard! :grr:

[wicket]

31. I just called Kerry's office and left a messge that he has NOTHING to apologize for

I encourage other DUers to do the same! Here are some contact numbers from his site:
Washington D.C.
304 Russell Bldg.
Third Floor
Washington D.C. 20510
[phone]

Boston
One Bowdoin Square
Tenth Floor
Boston, MA 02114
[phone]

Springfield
Springfield Federal Building
1550 Main Street
Suite 304
Springfield, MA 01101
[phone]

Fall River
222 Milliken Place
Suite 312
Fall River, Ma 02721
[phone]

http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/cfm/home.cfm

[Finder]

33. "Bring it on!" n/t

[snowbear]

34. Did you listen to McCain just now on CNN?

They aired his comments and McCain was saying how disgusting it was to disgrace our loyal and dedicated troops.

Shame on that old two-faced windbag !!!! He knows what Kerry was trying to say! :mad:

[bluedog]

37. McCain should STFU.......what a fence sitter he is........splat

[Justitia]

39. The only disgrace to our troops is PRO-TORTURE McCain! Scum! -eom

[karynnj]

42. Maybe it's time for Kerry to get Reikoff (sp ?) to comment

that in his group's (IVAW) study - showed that McCain got an "F" for supporting the troops.

[LittleWoman]

This from a guy whose latest talking point

is that a win for the Democratic Party is a win for the terrorists!

[glitch]

35. Please God, let him hold his breath. nt

[LynnTheDem]

36. bUSH'S ILLEGAL INVASION is SHAMEFUL.

bUSH'S TORTURE IS SHAMEFUL.

bUSH'S LIES ARE SHAMEFUL.

Period.

[halobeam]

41. Kerry should REPEAT THE CORRECT JOKE ...over and over

and over and over....

[importDavid]

50. I actually like that he botched the joke...

Kerry wouldn't have received 1/10th the media coverage if the joke would have gone off as planned.

You go John!

[w13rd0]

44. Kerry should respond...

...to Bush's personal appeal for an apology with three simple words:

"Go Cheney yourself!"

Such utter bullshit, GOP flailing in desperation, trying to seize on ANYTHING they can to keep their cold clammy hands on power without any accountability. They've called us traitors, terrorist sympathizers, godless heathens, gay loving interracial breeders, just about every nasty invective one can think of... BUT THEY WANT AN APOLOGY????!?!?! FUCK THEM!

Yeah, I've got an ANGER MANAGEMENT PROBLEM, HELL YEAH I DO. They've made me so god damn angry I refuse to play nice any longer. Fuck this shit.

[snowbear]

47. I agree..

CNN is going to be airing Bush's bashing of Kerry when he gets in front of the crowd in Georgia.

Also, John King said that Kerry is actually being asked by numerous high-ranking (he didn't say who) Democrats to stay off the campaign trail until the election is over. I kid you not.. ...King just said that Democrats were livid with Kerry.

I know he made a verbal error --- you know he made a verbal error -- but the GOP plans to jump on this soundbite and twist the hell out of it for the next 7 days straight.

[Old and In the Way]

45. Even better, let's have a debate!

C'mon AWOL, put your earpiece where your mouth is.

[SiouxJ]

48. Kerry should ask Shrub to apologize for running away from Vietnam

that's all.

[wiley]

51. Republicans need something to misframe? This is GOOD news.

Iraq is a disaster. Talk Senator Kerry. Talk about the child molesting Republican House Leadership. Talk about the deficit. Talk about why we are in Iraq. Talk about even the Iraqis wanting us out. Talk about who should apologize for crime after crime.

Because Republicans never pay for all the crimes they commit, yet soldiers get shipped home in boxes for mistakes in judgement and bad leadership.

[_dynamicdems]

53. Fuck Bush and the horse he rode in on (Tucker Carlson)! n/t

[renate]

54. Oh, gosh, I hope that Kerry's office has a video of him saying it correctly

If it's true that it's a joke that's he's made before, and if they can find video of him previously saying "you get us stuck in Iraq," that would be a huge help.

His comeback was AWESOME and very very powerful, but the gaffe itself was unfortunate.

[wisteria]

55. What a childish stunt.

Carlson and O'Donnell need to grow up- we have to wars that need attention.

[SaveElmer]

56. That is a mistake by Bush...

The media will then focus on Kerry and his response...

It will be a forceful denunciation of Bush and the war...and if Democrats follow up, it could boomerang on the Republicans, refocusing on the real issue of Bush's incompetence..

Also, it looks a little silly for the President of the U.S. to make a speech demanding an apology for a verbal gaffe...

Sorta pathetic!

[silverojo]

57. Unfortunately, Tucker's right.

Yes, I know what Kerry meant, and I got it the first time I heard him say it. But you DON'T make stupid jokes that can be misconstrued and easily twisted by the GOP in the week before a critical election! And you DON'T respond with hostility the way he did. He's reacting to this problem the way Bush is handling Iraq--with stubbornness and temper, instead of diplomacy.

Kerry should have said that he apologized for not making it CLEARER that he was referring to Bu$hCo...but that he didn't apologize for making the attack on Bush and his failied policies.

As it is, now there's a huge sh*tstorm distracting from the issues (and it was Kerry who started it, let's face reality), and it's going to give us Dems a bad name.

Kerry needs to stay home, SHUT UP, and let Democrats with a command of the English language do the stumping. Kerry may have a better vocabulary than Bush, but he has no clue how to use it. And he sure has no clue how to make an effective joke.

I just hope to hell his stupid, bungled "joke" won't affect any political races on November 7th. If we've come this far, only to have his big mouth to ruin everything....

[SaveElmer]

60. Exactly the WRONG strategy...

Not only shoudl Kerry not shut up...he needs to speak out aggressively and harshly in response to Bush...

This will force the media to focus on the substance of the response.

[TheDonkey]

58. I hope Kerry personally slaps Bush in the face

Kerry needs to keep with his all out attacks on Bush and not let up.

[tsuki]

59. The pResident of the US asking for an apology. Unbelievable.