A Statement from John Kerry

A Statement from John Kerry ^ | November 1, 2006 4:24 PM | John Kerry

[jessduntno]

A Statement from John Kerry

As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop.

I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended.

It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy. I don’t want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops.

Posted by John Kerry on November 1, 2006 4:24 PM | Link Filed under: 2006 Election: Fighting Back, The War in Iraq Tags: John Kerry, All tags

[jessduntno]

Still can't make a simple apology like a man.......

[Gordongekko909]

That's not an apology. It's a lie. He wants us to believe that he didn't say what he clearly said.

[BMC1]

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.

[SittinYonder]

I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted

He uses a passive verb, but the accusation is that if you thought he was talking about the troops then it's YOUR fault. Not his.

[madison10]

Too late...

Can't he make an "apology" without blaming someone else (Bush, The Republicans, RNC, American Legion) for his mistake. Dang it, John, just say that you're a dufus and that you're sorry for saying something so blastedly stupid. Then the whole issue, might be (I hope not), done.

[3AngelaD]

Someone should go over to DU and post this. They haven't heard yet and they're all hungry for some wussie-baloney sandwiches.

[kaehurowing]

Moron.

[Bringbackthedraft]

I'm sure his writers could have done better.

[jasoncann]

Thats a fake apology, "I'm sorry that you are offended"... Well he needs to stuff it.

[sine_nomine]

No, he cannot. He is a kept man and an awkward liar.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Kerry Still can't take Responsibility.. He Still has to blame Everyone but Himself!

[Bommer]

Insults the troops in person! Apologizes in an blog! What a pussy!

[The Blitherer]

"...blah blah blah Bush's failed policy blah blah misunderstood blah blah blah iraq a failure blah..."

[Pete]

John Kerry was against apologizing before he apologized.

Out to lunch alert.

[CaliPhant]

The Damage has already been done. He should go away. Hopefully for the GOP he won't...

[angkor]

"I was in Vietnam. Sorry if you're offended. You misinterpreted me. The Republicans suck. I'll continue the fight to get a good snowboard run in Idaho."

Lt. Kerry, out.

[Uncledave]

What happened to "I Apologize to No One!"

[Bon mots]

RESIGN!

[WBL 1952]

That is the same thing Pelosi's office said when I called and complained about Kerry's statements. Her aid said he was "Sorry I misinterpreted what Kerry said".

These inherited or married wealth liberals are unbelievably egotistical.

[austinaero]

Me thinks it has gotten a little hot in the Democratic kitchen the last couple of days.

I was trying to think of a good t-shirt to go with the champagne we are going to have when the Dems lose big next week.....

I like "Unedjumicated Infidel"..... so far, that's my favorite.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Well, that's one career down the drain. Wonder if he will have the honor to resign like he demanded of Trent Lott.

[msnimje]

He is too friggin stupid to know how to make an apology.

[ilovew]

In other words: I'm sorry that you're too stupid to understand what I was saying.

[shield]

Still can't make a simple apology like a man.......

He's NOT a man!!!

[Brilliant]

"As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform..."

I said before that Kerry's apology was written by a staffer, but after seeing the bolded portion of the statement above, I stand corrected. There is no question that Kerry wrote that.

[RockinRight]

Should we give him a shovel to help him bury himself?

[elhombrelibre]

He was against apologizing to anyone before he issued this statement.

[Shermy]

"Blame the listener" strategy.

[milwguy]

Keep talking Lurch............You are such a poor excuse for an American, let alone a US Senator. He has been taken to the woodshed by his fellow Dems, and his wife probably made him write this apology. Like a kid caught doing something wrong, he denies and denies till he finally has to apologize, and everyone knows he is not sincere. Dispicable

[BMC1]

I noticed the only democrats telling Kerry to apologize are the ones running for office. They are a day late and a dollar short.

Where is Durbin, Kennedy, Reid and Pelosi et al out there telling Kerry he should apologize?

Just proof they agree with Kerry.

There is something else I would like to point out. Anyone who votes for a Democrat is taking a terrorist in the voting booth with them. They have the same talking points and mindset.

[Pete]

Insults the troops in person! Apologizes in an blog! What a pussy!

Very good point. If he doesn't hold a presser and say this out loud, he looks like a big coward.

[Txsleuth]

When he was beating his chest and saying he would apologize to NO ONE...he called the MSM to be there.

Now, that he is supposedly apologizing (within a campaign speech)...he is hiding?????

[weegee]

"As a hero for the North Vietnamese Army, I'd just like to say..."

[Hoodat]

I will not apologize before I will apologize . . .

[Gordongekko909]

He din't apologize. Read closely, look for any aplogy-related words like "I'm sorry" or "I apologize," and then look at what they refer to. See if he wrote those words in reference to having said what he said.

He didn't. He "apologized" for other people "misinterpreting" what he said. As far as I can tell, he still stands by his words, and wants us to believe that he didn't mean what he actually said.

[gov_bean_ counter]

"Blame the listener" strategy.

Thus violating the first rule of Communication 101.

[prov1813man]

"I refused to apologize before I apologized"

Just keeps on giving. Somebody please use this quote.

[N. Theknow]

So, Kerry considers our soldiers being in Iraq as part of some big, nuanced joke.

[Red Steel]

He sure does downplay his "apology."

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Blame too many of Theresa's gin soaked raisins.

[P-40]

my poorly stated joke at a rally

If it was so poorly stated why did he not catch the mistake as soon as he uttered it? If you said n*gg*r instead of 'black person' would it take days to figure it out?

[Fred]

Still living in the NAM!! days. Note to Kerry, PLEASE run for president in 2008

[The_Reader_David]

Quite. A statement in this tone, but with the phrase 'might reasonably be interpreted as depricating those in uniform' replacing 'were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform', issued in place of the rant he gave yesterday, would have been just and appropriate.

[Cementjungle]

I personally apologize to any service member

I think he ought to hop on his private jet and go to Baghdad and personally apologize to the troops. Maybe he can buy them a beer or something and really get to know them. :-)

[Bonaparte]

"... my poorly stated joke..."

Jokes have a punchline, mr. kerry, and you forgot to bring one. And please don't try to tell us this "joke" was about President Bush, because he studied at least as hard as you did at Yale and then earned himself an MBA at Harvard and then passed ANG flight school. And (oh, yeah) he then went on to become Governor of Texas and President of the United States. George Bush doesn't look like he's "stuck," but you sure do, mr. kerry -- stuck on stupid with egg all over your face. Maybe you should have "studied harder."

[Gator113]

kerry was NOT a combat veteran.

He was and remains a paper-cut coward.

He was a traitor to us then and he is a traitor to our Troops today.

[frankensnake]

It wouldn't have legs if it didn't represent how he and his ilk really feel about the military. He should just stop talking now and go away... and please, stay away.

[theDentist]

You can post a reply, but it's being reviewed first.

[ASA Vet]

A "Combat Veteran"

[Sister_T]

Lame.

Still won't take responsibility for his insulting words.