Posted on 04/20/2006 3:59:50 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said on Thursday he was seriously thinking about another White House bid in 2008 and will decide before the year is out.
"I will make that decision toward the end of the year, but I'm thinking about it hard," Kerry said in response to a question at the Latin Economic Forum at the United Nations.
"If you can get help me find 60,000 votes in Ohio ...," he joked, referring to the close race in that state on which his 2004 loss to President Bush hinged.
Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, has criticized Bush on a range of issues, particularly the war in Iraq.
On Thursday, he focused on Latin America, saying Bush lost interest in the region after the September 11 attacks.
"Relations between the United States and Latin America today are at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War," Kerry said.
Other Democrats seen as potentially seeking the nomination include U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and Kerry's former running mate, John Edwards.
Yes, I expect it is very hard for Kerry to be thinking.
Trying evaluate Kerry's chances - I'd say better than Gore because Kerry didn't whine as much and better than Hillary because he has lower negatives.
"thinking hard" eh? I thought I smelled sawdust burning....
Oh, please ................ give it up already J F'n K ......
Perhaps his brain will explode.
Run John, run!
Obviously one devastating loss wasn't enough, he needs to have a matching set. :)
Regards, Ivan
Splinters in the windmills of his mind?
I thought I smelled some rancid smoke....
Hillary, Gore or Kerry ....
that's a tough call......
Let's see how they do in the bathing suit competition.
Kerry thinking hard is a contradiction in terms. An oxymoron. Maybe he asked his butler to do some hard thinking about it.
60,000 votes in Ohio, Senator Kerry?
More like 130,000.
did you hear that he served in Viet Nam ?
God help us... this country is becoming more and more liberal every day.
The headline's too easy guys, just too easy.
1. You lost.
2. You will loose next too.
3. Give it up loser.
Shrillery won't like that. He better stay away from Ft Marcy Park.
this may be tacky but was he sitting on the can?
UGH!!!~ Do you MIND?!!!
:D
Don't think too hard Frenchy, you'll get brow wrinkles and will need more Botox.
Or if only someone could get him:
A) Catholic votes (his non-Catholic opponent got that vote).
B) War vet votes (good luck!)
I thought I smelled wood burning.
Hey John: We are still waiting for you to release form 180.
"I ran for President before I didn't run for President!!!"
Not tacky, Sub-Driver, sticky but not tacky.
Don't strain your (pea) brain there, Jean-Fraud Kerri!
Kerry's thinking hard about whether or not to go whining to Ter-AY-za and beg for a larger allowance..... Kerry's thinking hard about whether or not his butler can be his VP candidate..... Kerry's thinking hard about whether he can nail a few models and actresses before the campaign really gets underway....... Kerry's thinking hard about putting a refurbished swift boat on the Potomac so that he can hold media events on it..... Kerry's thinking hard about lots of things, but probably nothing that's of value to our country.
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"Relations between the United States and Latin America today are at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War," Kerry said.
Ya.. good try. As usual he has it all wrong.
"If you can get help me find 60,000 votes in Ohio ...," he joked, referring to the close race in that state on which his 2004 loss to President Bush hinged.
2004, a date seared, SEARED into his memory!
He'll be running for the Presidency after running against it.
Adali...
Historically a candidate who runs twice almost always (including Nixon in 1968) does worse the second time. William Jenning Bryan ran three times and got a smaller percentage of the vote each time. Adali Stevenson got 44% in 1952 and 42% in 1956. I think Dewey did better in 1948 than in 1944.
"""If you can get help me find 60,000 votes in Ohio""
this is an urban legend that refuses to die..Kerry lost by 120,000 votes, not 60,000
How can Kerry be thinking? I thought every Democrat was going to lay down for Hillary and let her take the nomination.
My first response was to think this is a thought crime.
LOL!!
"I would not be just a nothin',
my head all full of stuffin'..."
Is this where I kin git help find me a huntin' license ?
Last time Kerry thought he thought up the "W stands for wrong" campaign slogan, alienating at least 1/26th of the population whose middle initial is W.
He shouldn't think too much...except how the forces of Hillary will "discover" that the Swift Boat Vets weren't that wrong at all.
The reasoning with the 60,000 is that if 60,000 people who voted for Bush instead had voted for Kerry, it subtracts 60,000 from Bush's total and adds 60,000 to Kerry's total. Which makes it a tie, then Kerry gets 1 more vote somewhere else to win the state.
Well since Kerry still hasn't revealed his plans from the last election, he can run on those plans again.
He won three Purple Hearts too, you have to admire the way he doesn't boast about it.
"Yes, I expect it is very hard for Kerry to be thinking."
Yeah, what with that stellar 76% average and all...
He would still be 60,000 votes short. He lost by 120,000 votes.
I thought Kerry was a terrible candidate because of his constant flip-flopping on every issue, but I would actually get some kind of satisfaction from watching him wipe the floor with Hilary in the Democratic Primary Debates. She is such an inept public speaker and so lacking in charisma that I think she has no chance of being nominated regardless of who runs against her. I have a feeling Chucky Schumer might pop up in the primaries and take the nomination. I cannot really think like a Democrat, but this is what my instincts tell me.
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