I'd Like To Believe Him, But …
Kerry's post "botched joke" news conference “ Give me five more John Kerry’s,” says Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.). “He’s a fighter, and he puts his money where his mouth is. ” – Roll Call, 5.1.06, as quoted on johnkerry.com ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** IMUS : Did you say you were going back to Washington? KERRY : I’m going to go back to Washington. And I’m going to go back to tackle this, you bet. IMUS : OK. You’re not going to Tennessee for Harold Ford, are you? KERRY : No. IMUS : Good. KERRY : I was not going down there. IMUS : Thank you... (LAUGHTER) -- Imus in the Morning, Nov 1, 2006, as transcribed by MSNBC Say what you will about whether Republicans are making fair hay of Sen. John Kerry's remarks in California last Sunday (no, they are not, and yes, it is good politics), but even the most liberal of liberal die-hard Democrats have to admit this was an avoidable gaffe by a criminally inept campaigner. This...