i could be wrong but he personally hasnt said anything about it being about the president, he has said that he wasnt sorry for what he saidOriginally Posted by Durka Prince
i love the spin doctors.....
when i first heard the speech i knew he was talking about the presidency not the troops...it's the bloody right wing media spin doctors (granted i know there is left wing spin doctors too) that made this a big issue...
i hate politics....
COMMUNISM FTW!
I doo hop he runz fur presdent agin so I kin vote fur hem. Ha Ha
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry has apologized for a "poorly stated joke," which the Massachusetts senator said was aimed at the president but was widely perceived as a slam on U.S. troops.
"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended," Kerry said in a statement Wednesday.
"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 [was] never intended to refer to any troop," he said.
In the statement, the four-term senator continued to assert that the GOP was using the gaffe to distract voters from its own shortcomings.
"It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy," he said. "I don't want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops."
President Bush and other Republicans had been calling on Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to apologize to U.S. troops for telling college students in California Monday that if they didn't get an education, they would end up "stuck in Iraq." (Watch Kerry's falling star -- 1:53)
The president denounced Kerry's remarks as "insulting" and "shameful" to U.S. service members. But Kerry insisted that his comment was actually a "botched" joke aimed at Bush, and he accused the White House and Republicans of trying to "distort" what he said for political advantage in next week's midterm elections.
One Republican who blasted Kerry's remarks -- House Majority Leader John Boehner -- found himself the target of Democratic calls for an apology Wednesday after comments he made defending Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. (Full story)
"Let's not blame what's happening in Iraq on Rumsfeld," he said.
"The fact is, the generals on the ground are in charge, and he works closely with them and the president," Boehner replied.
Both Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid interpreted that exchange as an attempt to blame U.S. generals for failings in Iraq, and they quickly demanded an apology.
In response, Boehner's spokesman, Kevin Madden, said the Democrats' criticism was "an obvious and weak attempt" to deflect criticism from Kerry.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry has apologized for a "poorly stated joke," which the Massachusetts senator said was aimed at the president but was widely perceived as a slam on U.S. troops.
"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended," Kerry said in a statement Wednesday.
"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 [was] never intended to refer to any troop," he said.
In the statement, the four-term senator continued to assert that the GOP was using the gaffe to distract voters from its own shortcomings.
"It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy," he said. "I don't want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops."
President Bush and other Republicans had been calling on Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to apologize to U.S. troops for telling college students in California Monday that if they didn't get an education, they would end up "stuck in Iraq." (Watch Kerry's falling star -- 1:53
The president denounced Kerry's remarks as "insulting" and "shameful" to U.S. service members. But Kerry insisted that his comment was actually a "botched" joke aimed at Bush, and he accused the White House and Republicans of trying to "distort" what he said for political advantage in next week's midterm elections.
One Republican who blasted Kerry's remarks -- House Majority Leader John Boehner -- found himself the target of Democratic calls for an apology Wednesday after comments he made defending Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. (Full story)
"Let's not blame what's happening in Iraq on Rumsfeld," he said.
"The fact is, the generals on the ground are in charge, and he works closely with them and the president," Boehner replied.
Both Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid interpreted that exchange as an attempt to blame U.S. generals for failings in Iraq, and they quickly demanded an apology.
In response, Boehner's spokesman, Kevin Madden, said the Democrats' criticism was "an obvious and weak attempt" to deflect criticism from Kerry.
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I don't really see this as an apology. He never states that he is sorry for what he said. He only states that he is sorry that we interpreted it the wrong way. It looks like he isn't taking responsibility for saying something, but rather it is our fault. That's kind of a cop out. If you are going to apologize for something, actually apologize for it and don't give us this kind of crap.WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry has apologized for a "poorly stated joke," which the Massachusetts senator said was aimed at the president but was widely perceived as a slam on U.S. troops.
"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended," Kerry said in a statement Wednesday.
"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 [was] never intended to refer to any troop," he said.
In the statement, the four-term senator continued to assert that the GOP was using the gaffe to distract voters from its own shortcomings.
"It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy," he said. "I don't want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops."
President Bush and other Republicans had been calling on Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to apologize to U.S. troops for telling college students in California Monday that if they didn't get an education, they would end up "stuck in Iraq." (Watch Kerry's falling star -- 1:53
The president denounced Kerry's remarks as "insulting" and "shameful" to U.S. service members. But Kerry insisted that his comment was actually a "botched" joke aimed at Bush, and he accused the White House and Republicans of trying to "distort" what he said for political advantage in next week's midterm elections.
One Republican who blasted Kerry's remarks -- House Majority Leader John Boehner -- found himself the target of Democratic calls for an apology Wednesday after comments he made defending Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. (Full story)
"Let's not blame what's happening in Iraq on Rumsfeld," he said.
"The fact is, the generals on the ground are in charge, and he works closely with them and the president," Boehner replied.
Both Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid interpreted that exchange as an attempt to blame U.S. generals for failings in Iraq, and they quickly demanded an apology.
In response, Boehner's spokesman, Kevin Madden, said the Democrats' criticism was "an obvious and weak attempt" to deflect criticism from Kerry.
What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.
What Kerry had written on his paper was: "you study hard, do your work, or else you get us stuck in Iraq". He was talking about our president, not our troops. He just left out the word "us". Do you honestly believe he would say something degrading like that on purpose? It was a slip of the tounge - NOTHING MORE - and if you think he meant to imply that our troops are stupid, I question YOUR IQ....
If that is the case, which I think would be reasonable, he should have simply said, "I misspoke, I apologize for that." He would have actually been claiming some responsibility for his actions. Either way, whatever he actually did (whether it was a simple screw up or completely intentional), he put himself in between a rock and a hard place. He is screwed any way you look at it.
What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.
Freudian Slip (n.) - A verbal mistake that is thought to reveal an unconscious belief, thought, or emotion.
Then like Sniper said, he should've said, "oops, sorry folks that came out wrong.....let me try that again..."
But he didn't.....until conviniently a few DAYS later.
Wrong! He wrote an apology letter to all those he may have offended.
Yea he said at first he wasn't going to, but then he decided he would. flip flopper, LOL.
Thats what he was saying yesterday, that he refused to apologize, But I was glad to see he stepped up and did it.
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