John Kerry: "Too bad" it wasn't Palin who had gone missing

[sabra]

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20090624john_kerry_says_wrong_gov_missing_for_four_days/srvc=home&position=recent

John Kerry jokes wrong gov went missing

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) must have been channeling his inner Letterman Tuesday.

He was telling a group of business and civic leaders in town at his invitation about the “bizarre’’ tale of how South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford had “disappeared for four days’’ and claimed to be hiking along the Appalachian Trail, but no one was really certain of his whereabouts.

“Too bad,’’ Kerry said, “if a governor had to go missing it couldn’t have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin.’’

The Democratic-centric crowd laughed.

Of course, Kerry couldn’t know that 24-hours later the Sanford story would get even stranger when the Republican governor confessed he had actually been in Argentina over Father’s Day weekend – a long, long way from the Appalachian Trail – and with his paramour, no less.

[WI_DEM]

1. Whatever you do, Kerry, don't apologize for that joke.

[jgraz]

3. This is John Kerry we're talking about

He'd already scheduled the apology news conference before he made the joke.

[blm]

13. gee - Repubs complained he DIDN'T apologize because he said he was sorry to those offended after the

joke was twisted to offend them, and that he was NOT sorry for aiming it at Bush and the WH.

[Siwsan]

8. Sort of depends

If she doesn't say anything, perhaps it will be because she thinks it best not to draw any attention to herself, and any situation she may be, or once might have been "involved" in, so to speak.

[dmr]

33. Probably right. I read both parties in Alaska have the goods on the

affair she had with Todd's old business partner.

They say everything comes in threes ....

[peace frog]

14. Way to go, John!

Don't back down now, buddy. We've got your back!

[anigbrowl]

15. He should apologize for blowing the punchline like that. Some people just can't do funny.

[blm]

17. and MOST people don't have an OUNCE of the courage, integrity, and intellect of Kerry.

But then....I don't expect many of you have studied much of your nation's actual historic record of the last 4 decades.

[anigbrowl]

20. Man, who pissed in your wheaties

It's a joke about a joke, not an indictment of his character. Get over yourself.

[pipi_k]

41. I greatly admire John Kerry

Like you said, he's got loads of integrity, courage, and intellect. Ten George Bushes couldn't make a thimbleful of John Kerry...


But he still sucks at telling jokes.

:7

[Laura PourMeADrink]

32. lol... that was his downfall, wasn't it. I am so glad that apologist mentality is

over.

[trueblue2007]

36. Kerry has a sense of humor!!!

I love it.

[roguevalley]

52. Jeez. You have to be smarter than the moment. Can he ever keep

his foot out of his mouth? Think anything you want but don't give a twit like her another hobby horse to ride. JEEZ!

[Dappleganger]

2. *groan*

Dammit, now we have another week of SP drama!

[el_bryanto]

4. yeah that's my thought

I'm really tired of people pretending to feel sorry for Sarah Palin and Republicans calling us mean (particularly after years and years and years of Hillary bashing.

Bryant

[lpbk2713]

19. You can bet all the Faux shows have her booked already.

She won't ever get to act in an official capacity as governor of Alaska with all the showboating
and grandstanding she does. But that might actually be a good thing for the citizens of Alaska.

[Arkana]

5. John, don't do this.

You're good at policy. Your jokes just suck dog balls.

[a kennedy]

6. That's just what I thought, ooops.....there's gonna be a lotta flap

over that comment......

[BuyingThyme]

7. There's not enough popcorn for this.

[liberal N proud]

9. He is just saying what many of us think

:rofl:

[scheming daemons]

11. Which doesn't make any less dumb.....

...why is he HELPING Palin like this?

[liberal N proud]

29. Feeding her just to watch her make an ass out of herself

He doesn't have to worry about his Senate seat and will never run for national office again.

[scheming daemons]

10. And THIS is a perfect example of why this man didn't become President....

Lack of judgement and politically tone-deaf.


...He just gave Sarah Palin another week of "martyrdom" in the media.


Every day, Obama looks smarter and smarter - as the rest of the Democratic party looks dumber and dumber.

[blm]

16. Horseshit - you wouldn't have even SEEN a Dem president past Carter if not for Kerry and his work

uncovering more government corruption than any lawmaker in modern history. This nation would be in its second decade of full-on fascism by now.

You really haven't spent one hour examining this nation's actual historic record from the last 4 decades, have you?

Obama wouldn't BE president today if not for Kerry. You'd be stuck talking about why Hillary is president after Obama came so close on Super Tuesday.

[scheming daemons]

22. I didn't say he wasn't a good Senator and helped our agenda...

...just that he sometimes lacks the proper judgement and wisdom to be a President.

[blm]

24. Horseshit - you know nothing about judgment or wisdom if you base it on the occasional joke

Cripe - want to analyze every one of Obama's jokes and judge his wisdom on those?

Want to analyze EVERY action Obama took in the Senate and judge his judgment and wisdom?


I suppose by YOUR analysis YOU and people like you judged Clinton and Bush to have the proper judgment and wisdom based on THEIR jokes? How did THEIR judgment and wisdom work out for the nation?

Kerry's judgment and wisdom is the reason this nation isn't completely fascist the last twenty years. There isn't a lawmaker in DC who has effected this nation's historic record more positively than Kerry has the last 40 years and you want to claim he doesn't have enough?

Newsflash....the Dem NOMINEE was winning in 2008 no matter what and Bush made certain of that by 2006. I suppose if Obama had run in 2004 you would have claimed HE didn't have the judgment or wisdom to be president in 2009. THAT is how shallow and absurd your 'analysis' really is when all is said and done.

[Arkana]

31. Yeah...I was an enthusiastic Obama supporter from the Iowa caucuses on,

but he's still the man who brought us "You're likable enough, Hillary", "Bittergate", and the Nancy Reagan joke he made at the start of his transition.

Now, before I get the flesh gnawed off my bones by angry DUers, I want to make it clear that I think the media hoopla over all those things was bullshit. Everyone knew perfectly well what he meant every time--they just chose to misrepresent it because that made for a better story. But no one can pretend that any politician's sense of timing or judgment is perfect. There will be misfires.

Kerry tends to make them whenever he makes jokes. Obama makes them less than most politicians, but they're still there.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. Re: dem nominee was going to win. Do you think that the Repuke PTB

conceded - not for the obvious reasons (Obama too cool for school) but because they knew for a fact that the bottom was going to fall out on the economy and they had bled everything dry. Like they said - ok biz world, this is it - you've got 8 years to do whatever the hell you want.

the error....they timed it wrong. It was really supposed to collapse after J 20th.

[blm]

42. I say they let it happen on purpose... they stashed away their millions while workers are seeing

wages dropping and benefits disappearing...and that is IF they even have a job....exactly what GOPs have always tried to do in congress.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. I thought he deserved the VP slot - especially after probably

really winning. Takes a lot of class to know you got screwed and not whine about it. I just hope one day someone uncovers what really happened in Fl -- Kerry ahead by 2 the night before the election and losing by 4. 6 pt swing in one night when most voters were in the "made up my mind 2 weeks ago". This is one event in my life that I wish I had some special power to observe what really went down.

[ProSense]

27. Oh please,

we've had enough misplaced outrage over jokes to last several decades. At one point it seemed like some people were going to call for Obama's impeachment over a joke.

Jokes are funny. Laughter is good. Excessive outrage causes stress. Life is too short. Should I go on?

[politicasista]

44. Yep. I guess we need to laugh

Me takes things too seriously sometimes like in post below. :banghead:

[Vektor]

49. I dunno - I'd rather have a pres. with a sense of humor than one without.

I think it's more likely that "this man didn't become president" because of some very dirty Republican trickery in Ohio, and well, everywhere. Smear campaigns and phony "terror alerts" didn't help either.

The fact that he dares crack a joke once in a while and actually act like a human being had nothing to do with it. All presidents, including Obama have made gaffes - not that Kerry made a gaffe here. He's just saying out loud what we are ALL feeling.

He's far from politically tone deaf and lacking in judgment. Quite the opposite in fact. If he were as you describe him, he'd have ended his career by pulling a Sanford or a Delay a long time ago.

[Echo In Light]

50. He wasn't "elected" because 04 was stolen, just as Bush/Gore was

[hugo_from_TN]

53. Plus the inability to tell a joke.

He had to explain who the Governor of Alaska was.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Don't back off, John.

We're with you on that.

[Cleita]

18. That's funny. Keep the jokes coming. Maybe they will finally

shame Palin into going away for good.

[anonymous171]

21. I see Kerry has been practicing his delivery.

:thumbsup:

[miyazaki]

23. Oh! Bitchslap! n/t

[ContinentalOp]

25. Jesus Christ, his delivery.

It hurts. Please stop John.

“Too bad,’’ Kerry said, “if a governor had to go missing it couldn’t have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin.’’

FFS, somebody get this man a writer.

[ProSense]

26. Excellent,

would have ended her career.

Sandford's is over


:rofl:






edited typo

[Cha]

40. Bunch of ugly hypocrites there.

carrie prejean and gary sinese..shakes head.

[underpants]

28. mmm any mention of Sarah makes me want to go "Hiking the Appalachian Trail"

:P

[EFerrari]

30. LOL! You GO, John Kerry!

:rofl:

[Balbus]

34. Ah, he fucking blew it.

That would've been funny as hell if told the right way.

[politicasista]

37. Another decent...

Kerry thread ruined by a flame war.

Guess it's ok to attack him and praise Obama and other Dems. Go figure.

[Fire1]

39. My sentiments exactly, John. n/t

[Stephanie]

43. Cue the Sarah's a Victim of the Mean Liberal Jokesters tape

She'll be whining to the media in a few minutes that Kerry wanted her lost in the woods. Poor Sarah!

[LaurenG]

45. That was my first thought. And as someone said above - Kerry must not apologize. nt

[Bucky]

46. Thanks for giving Fox something besides Sanford to cover, Senator

Jeeze Louise, Kerry's just got the worst timing for this humor. No doubt, when you decompress the conversation that led up to this joke, it'll seem more harmless, but part of being a public figure includes learning how to avoid saying things that can be so easily spun against you.

[960]

47. This shit is the reason why he's not president right now.

I don't care how funny you think it is. His gaffes cost US the election.
And Biden is supposedly a gaffe-mobile.

[Echo In Light]

51. Dead wrong. Stolen election. Period.

[Vektor]

48. Hahaha! Awesomely funny as usual. I love JK.

And he's right. Palin needs to just go away.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

54. Great joke, bad delivery

We know who the guv of Alaska is, John......

[DFW]

55. One fundamental difference

Palin can't see Argentina from her porch, so she has no clue what continent it is on.
She probably thinks it's the capital of New Mexico, or something.

Her lover would be in Russia.

Not that she knows on which continents she would find Russia............

[wpelb]

56. There was a better, funnier punchline out there

Sen. Kerry blew it. If he had made the joke about Dick Cheney, whom everyone (except a few hardcore Republicans) hates, it would have been funny, and wouldn't have resulted in anyone demanding an apology. Of course, Cheney isn't a governor, but Kerry could have substituted "Republican" in and gotten the laugh.

His mid-sentence flip-flop on the $87 billion probably as much as anything he said got Pres. Bush, who wasn't all that popular at the time, re-elected in '04. Yes, I know that politicians are in a fishbowl, and virtually anything they say can be taken out of context, but those who have been around as long as Sen. Kerry has should be in the habit of making sure that what they're saying isn't going to provide fodder for their political enemies.

Perhaps if Sen. Kerry had more competition in Massachusetts when he ran for re-election he'd be kept on his toes.