Reply #34: Can't find one in a Google search [View All]

Too much stuff to look through, really.

So, the ball is in your court. Can you find some text in which Kerry convincingly DENIES that he ever considered McCain as a running mate, as you claim he did?

Recall that I didn't say that Kerry ever said "I WANT JOHN MCCAIN AS MY RUNNING MATE!" on television. Of course he's not going to speak as explicitly as that. But he certainly was asked about it in interviews, in the summer of 2004, and gave evasive but non-dismissive replies. Meanwhile, several prominent Democrats, including former Sen. Bob Kerrey and Sen. Bill Nelson, talked about how wonderful it would be to have a "unity government" or "unity ticket" with Kerry and McCain. It was also widely reported that Kerry's own staff were jockeying to put this team together. I've already posted some text in this thread from a news article to that effect, from the Washington Post, and let's stop jiving, it's well-known to many here on this forum.

If the Kerry camp really was NOT involved in any such pursuit, they would have said so very explicitly, and Kerry would have said so as well. So, if you can find something that fits the bill, I'll be glad to say I'm wrong and I apparently hallucinated the whole thing.