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Kerry says gaffe will not stop him from running in 2008 9 minutes ago Senator John Kerry has said a gaffe last month widely seen as a slight against US troops in Iraq would not deter him from considering the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Grilled on US television Sunday about his political worth as a presidential hopeful after his verbal blunder, and asked if he had given up hope of a future White House run after losing to President George W. Bush in 2004, Kerry, 62, was adamant. "Not in the least. I'm looking at it in the same way,"...

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry insisted on Sunday his "botched joke" about President Bush's Iraq policy would not undermine a possible White House campaign in 2008. "Not in the least," Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in said when asked if the furor over his comment had caused him to reconsider a 2008 race. "The parlor game of who's up, who's down, today or tomorrow, if I listened to that stuff, I would never have won the nomination." One of the GOP politicians mentioned in a crowded field for the White House, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, said he would not make...

I said nothing when John Kerry ran for president, even though I was once stationed with a person who was on the Coast Guard patrol boat that John Kerry was treated, after one of his so-called combat wounds. This person said that he had received worse paper cuts while filing, than the wound that John Kerry had received. The "punchline" of the sea story was that the "person who was treated" had gone on to run for congress and, at the time, was the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.... Below is the email that I sent to John Kerry. I just...

Kerry's "misunderstood" insult demands parody. "Red Badger" started things off with this zinger: "If you work hard and study hard, you'll do well. If you don't, well, you'll get stuck in a FEMA trailer............" When I read that, I realized that Kerry gave us a setup line for a whole new genre of jokes. The challenge is complete the sentence: "Education...if you make the most of it and 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 ...." Here was my contribution: "......

A West Point Cadet sends this along with the photo below: I'm a cadet at West Point, and tonight at our game against the Air Force Academy, a big sign emerged, and it was shown to the Corps of Cadets, who cheered wildly, and then shown to the Air Force cadets, who also cheered.

If you needed any help in knowing who to vote for next Tuesday, John Kerry has just provided you with the very reason you should vote against the Democrats: Liberal elitist condescending arrogance. In a speech purportedly about education, this man, and that may be an insult to true men, made the statement that if you didn't keep up with your studies and do your homework and get good grades, you will end up in Iraq. Translation: the grunts on the ground were too dumb or lazy to do their studies and finish high school so they joined the military...

Subject: Thank you for your message Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 14:51:34 -0700 From: info@johnkerry.com To: info@johnkerry.com Thank you very much for your comments. 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. This is the finest military that we've ever had. I have fought a lifetime on behalf of veterans. We have the finest young men and women serving us in the United States military that we've ever had, and I’m...

David Ward said his daughter told him that while the picture was meant to be private, her unit is happy their message is getting across. "When they saw and heard what Kerry said, they were just furious and they were sitting around and one thing led to another," he said. The elder Ward said he completely approves of his daughter's message. Kerry is a preening peacock and the best way to respond to him is with humor," he said. Ward said his daughter was particularly incensed by Kerry's comments because her résumé is nothing like the "stuck" soldier the senator...

UPDATE: Reader David Ward writes: Thank you for your great work and especially the coverage of the picture of the soldiers mocking "Jon Carry." My daughter is on the far right in the picture. We spoke to her last night and again this morning. They are quite astounded at the coverage. They were furious at Kerry's remarks and wanted to do something. I guess they did. Yours truly, David Ward

Last night at a political rally in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho, I asked Vice President Cheney to autograph a large print of the now famous "Dear Jon Carry" sign. You can view it at http://www.boundarygop.org/

It only took a day but the DUmmies, after PRAISING John Kerry yesterday, are now turning on Mama T's Boy Toy today as you can see in this THREAD angrily titled, "Kerry gave the Republicans the break they were dreaming about." How does that song go? "What a difference a day makes?" So yesterday's hero is now today's shlump. So let us now watch the DUmmies cast stones on their erstwhile hero in Bolshevik Red while the commentary of your humble correspondent, watching Kerry's fortunes sink deep beneath the political sea, is in the [brackets]: Kerry gave the Republicans...

The Republican Party has had a good two days thanks to John Kerry’s insulting remark about the intelligence and drive of our military in Iraq on Monday, and his ham-handed inability to apologize for it right away. Kerry gave the GOP a free day to bash him by refusing to directly apologize until Wednesday, and allowed Republicans to connect his ignorant comment (excuse me, botched joke) with a theme of Democratic weakness on national security, and lack of respect for the military. How much of an impact this will have on close Senate and House races is unknown, but it...

WASHINGTON - A group of GIs showed they are smart enough to take on condescending Sen. John Kerry - by deploying a hilariously misspelled sign mocking the failed presidential candidate's comments about their education. "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak," read the sign, which was apparently the brainchild of a group of service members from the Minnesota National Guard. The picture was first revealed yesterday on the blog Web site of Milwaukee talk radio host Charlie Sykes, who said he got it from a listener who had a buddy in the unit. The picture soon...

"Mission Accomplished" vs. "Halp us jon carry - we r stuck hear n irak" (media bias) Compare the coverage in the liberal media of the "Halp us jon carry - we r stuck hear n irak" banner by our troops in Iraq this week vs. the feeding frenzy over the "Mission Accomplished" banner from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln returning from an extended deployment so they could participate in Iraqi Freedom back in March 2003. This morning ONE major newspaper decided to run a picture of the banner along with a cover story... The New York Post, ironically the only...

We've been inundated with media requests about the source of the now-famous "HALP US JON CARRY" banner. (I've already done a live shot on Fox News, and given interviews for John Gibson's show and "Inside Edition," which should air later today.) **UPDATE The MSM catches up. Even CNN is reporting Troops respond to 'Jon Carry' with plea for 'halp'; while CBS is reporting "Minnesota Guard Members Mock Kerry In 'Irak' Photo", The AP has put a story on the wire, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is also catching up: The photo initially was posted on the website of Milwaukee talk radio...

Some weeks ago, Virginia Republican George Allen used a term of dubious etymology (“macaca”) to refer to a member of his opponent’s staff. Although he explained it as a slip of the tongue, it has been used ever since then as apparent evidence of his inherent ethnic insensitivity. In short, it doesn’t matter what he intended to say, it only matters how it came out. If that sounds unfair, it is – but the verbal gaffe has been used by Democrats to demonize Republicans so much lately that it seems deeply ironic that the they should now seek refuge in...

ABC News Agrees With Kerry- Troops Are Dumb Nice headline from ABC- "Your Trusted Source!" ABC News motivates the troops...Click to EnlargeABC News... "Perhaps he had a good point." Notice how ABC agrees that Kerry's slam on the military was just "a joke"?And, how could ABC possibly question that our troops are stupid as Kerry "jokes" when the facts show that Kerry is not just insulting but wrong. ** The Coaltion of the Swilling has another one, too. Here's the latest headline (11:45 AM) from ABC...Click to EnlargeABC still is asking under "Vote 2004", "Does Kerry have a point?"...

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry uttered a liberal Democrat cliché while addressing an audience at Pasadena (Calif.) City College. What he said is a fundamental tenet of liberal Democrats. Kerry informed the audience, "You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq. ..." The idea that those in the military are losers - that they are in the military because they are not talented enough, or smart enough,...

Thursday, November 2, 2006Kerry's Remark: Right either waySEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARDRepublicans evidenced their election desperation by braying about an offhand comment that Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., made at a California college rally."Education" Kerry said "-- if you make the most of it and 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."Was Kerry making fun of the president, or warning students against the pitfalls awaiting the undereducated in general?It doesn't matter. Kerry was right either way.Kerry wasn't saying -- regardless...

Original text from the AP: Kerry warns students not to 'get stuck in Iraq' Updated Tue. Oct. 31 2006 2:58 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House accused Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday of troop-bashing, seizing on a comment the Democrat made to California students that those unable to navigate the country's education system "get stuck in Iraq." "Senator Kerry not only owes an apology to those who are serving, but also to the families of those who've given their lives in this," White House press secretary Tony Snow said. "This is an absolute insult." Kerry, a decorated...