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 Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:53 pm Post subject: Kerry Campaign Explains Bob Kerrey Mixup (LOLOLOLOL) |
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Kerry Campaign Explains Bob Kerrey Mixup
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-kerry-confusion,0,2159781.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer
August 17, 2004, 5:05 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- John Kerry, Bob Kerrey. It's easy to get confused.
At least that's how the Kerry campaign is explaining claims that Kerry -- the Democratic presidential candidate -- served as vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Oops. Make that Bob Kerrey -- the former Democratic senator from Nebraska who did serve as the panel's vice chairman.
In news releases and postings on Kerry's campaign Web site as recently as last Friday, the Massachusetts senator is touted as the panel's former vice chairman. However, according to the Senate Historical Office, Kerry never had the seniority to hold a leadership position on the committee -- though he was a member from 1993 until 2001.
"John Kerry, Bob Kerrey -- similar names," said Kerry campaign spokesman Michael Meehan, adding that any reference to Kerry as vice chairman was an error.
Republicans were less willing to see the misstatement as an innocent mistake.
"It's difficult to take John Kerry's claims about his intelligence experience seriously when one of his credentials is completely made up," said Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson. "If he had shown up for Intelligence Committee hearings he would notice he wasn't vice chairman."
Kerry's failure to attend three-fourths of the committee's public hearings was criticized by RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie in a memo Tuesday to members of Congress.
The Kerry campaign has not denied he missed meetings but has said the criticism relies on accounts of 65 open hearings and doesn't note that the panel held more than 329 meetings. |
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| Quote: | | "If he had shown up for Intelligence Committee hearings he would notice he wasn't vice chairman." |
LOLOL!!!
Yah, that might not have escaped his notice if he was actually DOING his day job, eh?
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You GottaBeKidding
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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A caller to Sean's show (or maybe it was Sean reporting what he'd gotten from someone, rather than a caller) said that Kerry's attendance at the closed meetings was an even lower percent than his attendance at the open meetings.
Strictly rumor, no documentation. |
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Polaris
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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People,
Of course not. Any records referring to those closed sessions are "Code Word" classified and would have to be sanitized extensively to be released. In short, don't count on it.
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Doc Farmer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Kerry Campaign Explains Bob Kerrey Mixup (LOLOLOLOL) |
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| integritycounts wrote: | Kerry Campaign Explains Bob Kerrey Mixup
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-kerry-confusion,0,2159781.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer
August 17, 2004, 5:05 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- John Kerry, Bob Kerrey. It's easy to get confused.
At least that's how the Kerry campaign is explaining claims that Kerry -- the Democratic presidential candidate -- served as vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Oops. Make that Bob Kerrey -- the former Democratic senator from Nebraska who did serve as the panel's vice chairman.
In news releases and postings on Kerry's campaign Web site as recently as last Friday, the Massachusetts senator is touted as the panel's former vice chairman. However, according to the Senate Historical Office, Kerry never had the seniority to hold a leadership position on the committee -- though he was a member from 1993 until 2001.
"John Kerry, Bob Kerrey -- similar names," said Kerry campaign spokesman Michael Meehan, adding that any reference to Kerry as vice chairman was an error.
Republicans were less willing to see the misstatement as an innocent mistake.
"It's difficult to take John Kerry's claims about his intelligence experience seriously when one of his credentials is completely made up," said Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson. "If he had shown up for Intelligence Committee hearings he would notice he wasn't vice chairman."
Kerry's failure to attend three-fourths of the committee's public hearings was criticized by RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie in a memo Tuesday to members of Congress.
The Kerry campaign has not denied he missed meetings but has said the criticism relies on accounts of 65 open hearings and doesn't note that the panel held more than 329 meetings. |
Sadly, John Kerry's need to be all things to all people have led him to some other unfortunate, but less publicised, claims...
- Former announcer for the Chicago Cubs (Harry Carey)
- Host of "Whose Line Is It Anyway" (Drew Carey)
- Star of "Ace Ventura" and "The Mask" (Jim Carrey)
- Sexy Chanteuse (Mariah Carey)
- Blood-drenched telekinetic psycho b*tch (Carrie)
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stylin19
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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bottom line....John Kerry STILL doesn't know who he is .
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Curt
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And the Presidential race is close. It is insane. Kerry cant run a d@mn campaign. How in the world could he run a country. With the race being as close as it is, it honestly scares the hell out of me. It would be a freaking nightmare. But I honestly hope people can see the consequences if he gets president. God Forbid.
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Beatrice1000
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| stylin19 wrote: | | bottom line....John Kerry STILL doesn't know who he is . |
...maybe we can all help him with that...  |
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