Senator Kerry To Travel To Iraq [Barf Alert]

AP via CBS4Boston ^ | Dec 12, 2006

[jdm]

(AP) WASHINGTON Sen. John Kerry, whose botched joke about U.S. troops in Iraq dealt a blow to his presidential ambitions, will travel to Iraq this weekend to meet with soldiers, political leaders and military officials.

"I've talked to plenty of guys who've come back from Iraq, who are there now, who understand exactly what happened," Kerry said of his joke in a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. "They laugh at it."

The Iraq stop will be part of a nine-day Mideast trip that includes stops in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Israel.

A week before the midterm elections, Kerry told a group of California students that individuals who don't study hard and do their homework would likely "get stuck in Iraq." He said he meant to say "get us stuck in Iraq," but the botched joke intended to criticize President Bush forced the senator to apologize and then lay low for the remaining days of the campaign.

The Massachusetts senator, who was widely criticized for the quip, said he'd be happy to apologize to any soldiers he encounters in Iraq who don't understand what happened.

"For anybody who misunderstood (the joke) or got only the White House presentation of it, I'd apologize, obviously," he said.

Kerry will spend the latter part of his trip with a potential presidential rival and fellow member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, considered the Republican front-runner in the 2008 race, also plans a trip to Iraq.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Who, but a terrorist, would want to see this traitor.

[cmsgop]

This should be good....

[Chi-townChief]

Another "tour of duty" for Ketchup Boy almost as long as the first one.

[Howlin]

He's touring the Middle East in his position of chairman of the Small Business Administration Committee (snicker)?

[Izzy Dunne]

he'd be happy to apologize to any soldiers he encounters in Iraq who don't understand what happened.

You ignorant putz.

You boneheaded schmuck.

You pompous twit!

Apparently the only people offended did not "understand what happened".

[PhilDragoo]

[ExTexasRedhead]

Who, may I ask, deemed John McCain a front runner? Is there a RINO front runner contest?

[Exit148]

He dares? He sure doesn't get it, does he.

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO!

[zarf]

Politicians are the most shameless f**king whores on this planet. If this asswi*e had an ounce of humanity, he would duck, cover and get lost.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

He did not study hard and get good grades. Now he gets stuck in Iraq. How fitting.

[potlatch]

Hope the Troops show their appreciation!

[RedRover]

Is there a RINO front runner contest?

How about a new slogan: Ri-NO in 08.

[AUsome Joy]

"For anybody who misunderstood (the joke) or got only the White House presentation of it, I'd apologize, obviously."

What about those who understood what happened and saw the speech? Is he going to apologize to them? He doesn't know the meaning of "apologize".

[geo40xyz]

Lets start a lottery on 'How many War Medals' will john kerry file for when he returns from Iraq!

I guess two:
1. Being forced to eat GI food.
2. Wind burn

[dead]

[jdm]

LOL!

[jdm]

Oh, man, that is baaaaaaaaaaaaaad!

[antiunion person]

"I've talked to plenty of guys who've come back from Iraq, who are there now, who understand exactly what happened," Kerry said of his joke in a telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. "They laugh at it."

F***ing Liar. But aren't all politicians. Reminds me of an old joke. When do you know politicians are lying?? When their mouths are moving.

[Gideon Reader]

He just wants to update his hat collection.
Unless,.....he is planning on acting like Jen-Jiss Kahn.
Or Gar-Bage Kahn.

Oh well. This trip will be seared, SEARED in his memory.
If he gets a case of the runs from the water, you can bet he will put in for another effen Heart.

[WhirlwindAttack]

I hope he gets a boot to the head.

[Dog Gone]

What kind of a "joke" was it, when he got lower grades than Bush did?

This pompous ass thinks he can lie his way out of insult by calling it a joke which wouldn't be funny, even if remotely based in truth.

He's a damn liar, has no sense of humor, and jokes are over his head. I'm sure he'll demand gourmet food delivered to his hotel room, just like he did on the campaign trail after pretending to eat at a Wendy's or to get "one of them huntin' licenses."

What an absolute fraud.

[Arizona Carolyn]

A straw poll posted here this week at McCain near or at the bottom.

[ErnBatavia]

The dumb f*ck still doesn't get it does he?

[SuziQ]

Oh, this will be fun to watch!

[canadianally]

Perhaps Kerry should take Reyes on a fact-finding mission. Maybe they can find some Shia al Qaeda to interview?

[Arizona Carolyn]

Guess he didn't see the banner in Iraq mocking him after his idiot remarks.

[elhombrelibre]

PR trip; he knows he's sunk and has one last hope. That is, a successful PR trip with the troops.

[Revolting cat!]

Dude, the Ketchup Boy is running! We'd better hope he beats Her Thighness in the primaries, or it Hello Fourth Reich once again!

[pinkpanther111]

ROFLMAO!!!!

[dighton]

The Massachusetts senator, who was widely criticized for the quip, said he'd be happy to apologize to any soldiers he encounters in Iraq who don't understand what happened.

Thickest skull on earth.

Maybe they do, and maybe you’re lying.

[pinkpanther111]

I agree. I call him the liar of liars. Every word out of his mouth is a LIE.

[Billthedrill]

It's actually a secret trip. President Nixon is sending him.

[GretchenM]

Senator Kerry To Travel To Iraq [Barf Alert]

Does this mean our soldiers have to take valuable time out of their work days to protect him?

[exit82]

Pity the poor troops that have to do the photo ops with him!

He'll probably seek out a Reserve group from Mass. Maybe they show the secret middle finger message in the photos(ala the soldier with Hillary on T-Day a few years ago).

I hope he gets an earful! Troops should turn their back to him wherever possible.

If he's there on Christmas, maybe he'll have a flashback of being in Cambodia.

Or he can give them advice on how to get medals with no flesh wounds? I'd love for some guy to ask him if the the three Purple Heart rule is still in effect.

[antiunion person]

Someone is going to be offended by this BUT......

I hope sKerry's plane is hijacked going to Iraq by a bunch of rag heads and I hope a bunch of "dumb" GIs stand up and rescue his ass. He may, just may, have a different attitude towards the heroes in the military.

But, this is just wishful thinking.

[dhs12345]

Corollary: marry a grouchy, rich, bi@#$ and you'll be set for life.

[GretchenM]

He just makes 'em up out of whole cloth.

"What can I say? I'm a dork! I am stuck being a dork and I don't know how to get out of it."

[dighton]

Every word out of his mouth is a LIE.

“Teresa, darling, how can you even think my love for you is about the money?”

[maxwellp]

I just hope military commanders don't make our soldiers, Marines, etc. show up to greet this creep.

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

He won't go any further than Jim Baker did! Never outside the "Green" area!

Then he will come back telling how he had to dodge bullets, bombs, etc!

[OldFriend]

Seems there is a traitors R us group tho.

[Doctor Raoul]

Only question is, "How many Purple Hearts will he claim?"

[abishai]

And just like Cambodia, it is the Christmas season.

[Doctor Raoul]

Hope the first troop he meets says, "Welcome to Cambodia Santa..."

[Vinny]

ROFL

[MikeA]

Nice of Kerry to want to spend time with all those slackers and morons who were D and F students in school and couldn't get "real jobs," according to him.