Imus - Tuesday; 6/20 --Kerry on at 7:29 Eastern

From the Imus Newsletter:

At 7:29 am eastern we'll be joined by Senator John Kerry (D) Massachusetts. We're going to see where things stand with the Senator... is he ready to make another bid for the White House in 2008? Does he still have the desire and drive for another grueling campaign? Why would the outcome be different? What about Hillary, is she a threat? Meanwhile, what about the issues of the day...Kerry's amendment to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of the year got put aside by the Senate last week, how long will our troops have to stay the course? What does Kerry think about the President's surprise visit to Iraq? Al-Zarqawi's death? And what would he do if he were in charge? Will also chat with the Senator about Karl Rove being cleared in the CIA leak investigation and the latest offensive in the U.S. cracking down on illegal immigrants.

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I just hope Imus is more lucid and less cranky than the last time Kerry called in.

Seriously, he was REALLY fantastic ... I'm looking forward to hearing more later today

He talked about Iraq, lost votes in Ohio, Guantanamo Bay, immigration, AND 2008 (Biden, Dodd and ... he hasn't decided yet)

He is right that the Republicans convert things to slogans. "Lie and die" is pretty tough.

He mentioned the book he's writing with Teresa. Given the topic, I wonder if Teresa will be with him on Monday. (Also, why does Imus feel the need to ask about their relationship as he does every time?)

Whatever the issue..."I'm on it!"

Paraphrased: Biden was agreeing with me even though he didn't know it!


Kerry is the man.

I think that is smart ...the democrats are unified under one message

He said that Biden says they may soon be at the point of no return. He frames his plan as "getting tough"

Oddly, given the expected Rove et al attacks joined by the lapdog media, it shows more courage to speak the truth as Murtha, Kerry, Feingold etc have done.

Biden said Iraq wasn't going to be a democracy anytime soon. He contradicts himself all the time.

sometimes he weaves back and forth so often that it makes me dizzy. He's clearly a smart guy but he's incredibly unfocused. It may not be fair, but I kind of see him as having no core, nothing that is really him and from his heart. Anyone who would choose to use a very personal speech to define himself that was plagerized from someone else is pretty lacking in integrity, especially as some details weren't true (for him).

I listened to most of the interview while getting ready for work this morning. I must of missed this part and it sounds good.

But essentially JK said that he and Biden aren't all that far off in their approach for Iraq. If you read all of Biden's argument, he ends up agreeing with JK. I liked what he said about Biden (A) Because it unifies the democrats and (B) Says that Biden is NOT the best person to be speaking for the democrats because he obviously isn't representing his position clearly.

LOL!

LOL, typical Biden. Round and round in circles he goes and ends up in the same place. Gee, isn't that called spin?

Lie and die! Lie and die! Lie and die! Lie and die! Lie and die!


Excellent!

Each year, the Bush administration lies will cost 2,500 Americans their lives, limbs and long-term health.

thanks for the alert

blah blah blah

Rationally, it was not possible for Kerry to speak like this then. The general public wasn't ready for this kind of talk. Ex. Dean

Not even that ...it also wasn't the right time for this Iraq policy

People don't want to think that they are so crass as to only think about the money we're spending. "Lie and Die" hits home.

with passion and conviction. Damn, the more I repeat, "Lie and Die" the angrier I become with this Bush administration. He seems to be taking on Rove too with this short and to the point talking point, even if the other "yellow" Dem's are afraid to take on the ridiculous claim of "Cut and Run" baloney right now.

and questioning where they were when the bullets were flying.

Picture this: Karl Rove on a Swift Boat in the middle of a firefight! :rofl:

I seriously doubt he could have very quickly won the respect and faith in his leadership that Kerry did with both of his crews. It's amazing that Kerry did with his second boat because it sounds like they were pretty traumatized by the attack that injured Kerry's predisessor. (The loyalty is utterly amazing. Consider that Del S. chose to call Kerry 30 years later when he was on the verge of suicide. It meant he both wanted help and 30 years later the person he most trusted was a man he knew for probably 2 months. It's certainly against the RW stereotype - Del was basically on the streets, had no connections, nothing and Kerry got actively involved in helping him. There was no way Kerry could have predicted it would have paid off.)

and watched it for the first time last night (got it for only nine bucks used on Amazon). The relationship of that crew to one another is palpable. When they show JK hugging those guys toward the end--you just know it's for real.

It was really interesting to see how each of the surviving five men in that group were changed by the war. Some just tried to drink it away, David found religion, Del got really depressed, and JK got motivated to change the war. Because of his background, his talents and his education, he had tools for making an impact on the war, which I'm sure was personally very theraputic.

edit: News item on AAR this morning: there is a new rash of Vietnam vets seeking help now for PTSD--and they think it is because of what they are seeing on the news from Iraq. It is exactly the same thing all over again.

I probably won't get a chance to watch it until tomorrow night, but I look forward to it!

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Kerry CONTROLLED the entire thing. Imus had a little silliness - insisting Kerry thought he was President and at another point asking if he and Teresa were still ok (This really has gotten old - Kerry simply said fantasticly and mentioned they were writing a book together.

responded to most of his questions immediately, so he didn't have time to add the silly quip! The "I'm on it" response to the Ford question is a perfect example!

in the transcript http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9877442

Rush Limbaugh without the compassion. That is a great, great line. (I told you guys way back in Dec of '04 that Kerry could be a funny guy. It's a dry sort of wit, but funny.)

if you weren't paying attention you missed it. It does suit Hayworth though.

It was great! All Imus could do was chuckle!

JD's another one we are hoping to get rid of in November.
And Kerry is supporting the dem, Mitchell that is running against JD.

Rush Limbaugh without the compassion - I LOVE IT!

BTW - this is what someone named JD looks like


lol.

Thank you John Kerry for making me laugh.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9877442/

to the Carpetbagger, and he says he'll have a post up about 12:30.

Here's what he wrote:

I wish I could tell you how much I love this. I was just thinking about whether the left could come up with a quip-like alternative to "cut and run." Apparently, John Kerry already has. I'm thrilled.

Many, many thanks. I'll have a post on this around 12:30.

other venue, thanks.

I realize he's trying to reach a broader audience, but I can NOT tolerate IMUS, and he's been on that show so often.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Video_Kerry_outraged_at_soldier_kidnappings_0620.html

Not the whole thing, but the "lie and die" part is included

I liked that part and the "I'm on it" supporting Harold Ford Jr. :applause: :hi:

I read the transcripts earlier, but didn't get a chance to hear any of the interview this morning because I don't get MSNBC. From what I've read (and now heard) sounds like Sen. Kerry did a fantastic job once again.

again. I had to listen to most of it from a crackling radio station in my car, but he was excellent.

Also he mentioned that he visited with those 3 Iraqi vets this past weekend.