Sen. Kennedy reconfirms strong support for Senator Kerry on Fox.

[wisteria]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237021,00.html

KENNEDY:

Well, I've talked with John. John is going to make his mind up in these very next few weeks, and I have every intention of supporting him.

This process is moving very, very rapidly, as we've seen in the last, really, 48 hours or so, where Evan Bayh has gotten out. Looks like John Edwards is getting in. Barack Obama looks more like he's going to be a candidate. Hillary Clinton has accelerated her, sort of, timeframe.

So it is moving much more rapidly than it ever has before. And I think a candidate, if they're going to be able to stay the course on this, has to get in much more quickly. I think if they're not going to get in quickly, then it's going to be a difficult situation.

But John Kerry — I think of what a difference John Kerry would be if he were president of the United States of America. We'd be a vastly different country. And I think John Kerry — people underestimate him. They underestimated the last time. I think he's a strong candidate. And if...

WALLACE: Let me ask...

KENNEDY: ... if he makes a judgment and decision to get in, I intend to support him.

[babylonsister]

1. Should that read Kennedy in your title? nt

[zulchzulu]

7. Should be Kennedy

Uncle Ted kicked Wallace's ass into next week in the interview. It was great.

[wisteria]

9. Corrected. I must have Kerry on the brain this morning. Thanks. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

2. I could be wrong, but I think your title needs a makeover.

[TAPat]

3. I guess you meant to say Kennedy? nt

[meegbear]

4. I'm glad to hear Kerry has strong support for himself ...

shows confidence.

[babylonsister]

5. So amusing!

:rofl:

[pocoloco]

6. How would he support a flip flopping quitter??

[wisteria]

12. Rove is that you? n/t

[blm]

15. He NEVER flip-flopped and never quit before he needed to. Why pretend he did

and help the corpmedia spin against him?

[paulk]

25. "hooray for our side"

which side is that?

when you repeat right wing talking points, it's a legitimate question.

[wisteria]

10. Ha, ha, honest mistake on my part. But, I think you knew that.. n/t

[meegbear]

13. Of course, but couldn't resist

:hi:

[yurbud]

8. After intense pressure from talk radio, Fox News, and a 527 group, Kerry apologizes for supporting

himself and says his comments were taken out of context.

[wisteria]

11. The post has been corrected. My mistake.n/t

[sallyseven]

14. Really what are you all thinking of?

Is it more important to correct another person's post and not deal with what Kennedy said? Well I saw the interview and I think that Kennedy said what he meant. This world would be better if kerry had won and if he runs I will support him. Unlike some people he has a brains and the talent to do the job. It is easy to sit in front of the computer and make snide remarks about candidates. It is harder to get out and do something constructive. The reason that bush was appointed twice is because of false information about Kerry and Gore. He also had crooked dealings with the vote counters.

[yurbud]

16. my mockery had no deeper meaning that that the original title was funny

[babylonsister]

18. I tried to get the OP's attention before the time expired to make a

correction, otherwise it didn't really make sense.
Having said that, I too will support Kerry if he runs, and I praise people like the OP for posting articles like this, knowing there will be naysayers here that try to besmirch him at every opportunity.

[IndianaGreen]

17. Time for a new generation to take over, and that excludes boomers!

Teddy will support the junior senator from his state, but Kerry will not be President, or even the nominee. The numbers are not there for him!

[wisteria]

19. At this time in 2002 they weren't either. Kerry will take his chances with the public

and not read much into polls at this point. As for a younger generation taking over, I doubt it, besides the large glut of boomer's still out their and the elderly,these two groups are more likely to vote than younger people. I thing it is premature for anyone to assume someone younger will win. Then, that is my opinion, just as your comments are just your opinion also.

[wisteria]

20. The interesting thing about Kennedy's comments are that many others feel the same way.

No one would make a better President.

[StoryTeller]

21. No boomers, huh?

According to the Boomer Initiative (formerly the American Association of Baby Boomers) http://www.babyboomers.com/ the "boom years" are from 1946-1964. So if we exclude boomers, then here are the candidates who are officially "not allowed":

Barack Obama (born in 1961)
Dennis Kucinich (born in 1946)
Hillary Clinton (born in 1947)
Al Gore (born in 1948)
John Edwards (born in 1953)
Tom Vilsack (born in 1950)
Mark Warner (born in 1954)

Oh dear. It seems we've eliminated ALL of the potential Democratic candidates.

NO WAIT! There's only ONE qualified candidate who is NOT a baby boomer. Thank God, we can be spared a boomer president. That man is...

JOHN KERRY (born in 1943). :D

Whew! JK to the rescue. Aren't you relieved?

[IndianaGreen]

24. Boomers are those born during the baby boom that followed WWII

They were all in their teens or early twenties during the Vietnam War. As a generation, they got the best, then they rebelled, then they sold out. They are the former believers of "make love, not war" that now sit in church pews condemning gays for wanting to get married. I realize it is a broad brush I am using here, just as many do the same when they speak ill of Skull & Bones. Yet it the same Skull & Bones that gave us Bush 41 and 43, that also gave us William Sloan Coffin.

[karynnj]

28. Storyteller is correct - Kerry was a war baby - the war ended

in 1945 - so he is not a babyboomer. He was in college during the Kennedy years. He did not rebel. His protesting in the the 1970s was not immature rebellious adolesent protesting. By the time of "make love not war" - starting roughly 1967 (Sgt Pepper) - 1968, he was out of college, in the Navy and engaged to his first wife.

[ginnyinWI]

26. yup, he's no boomer--

He was a WWII baby, like all of the Beatles were. Nice company to keep. :)

Us boomers were born after WWII, not during, BTW.

[karynnj]

27. You are so right, Storyteller

No baby boomers - as one I agree with that. The prior generation was politer and had many old fashioned values - like integrity and honor. We need JK, the non baby boomer!

[StoryTeller]

30. Thanks, Karynnj and GinnyinWI!

As a "gen-X'er" myself, I, too, sometimes feel frustrated with baby boomers. Not because of anything in the 60's, but just because it's hard to live in their shadow. JK's generation is similar in that they are sandwiched between the WWII generation and the boomer generation.

So I had to give JK and his generation their due. It's actually a small generation because of the war and is easily forgotten. But if JK is representative of that group, what treasures they must be. :)

[blm]

22. Wouldn't bother me IF you could produce a new generation leader who'd open the books

to prevent more of the 90s fluff that kept BushInc in power - - but, so far, no one has produced that person.

[LittleClarkie]

29. Should they all enter Carousel and renew?

Let's see if anyone gets that movie reference.

[LittleClarkie]

23. proud to be the fith rec

and kick

[against all enemies]

31. Please stop with the Kerry 2008 talk. It's over. Time to move on.

[Blaukraut]

32. It's over when the primaries are over

and the voters have decided whom they would like as nominee. Until then, all the 'it's over, move on' posts are nothing but wishful thinking by those who don't want Kerry to run again.

[wisteria]

33. Ah, you must support someone else. Why else would you be so

concerned about Kerry enough to post negatively in a pro-kerry thread? It isn't over at all, by the way, but I do agree it is time to move onto 08. 08 is an entirely new run with an experienced and smarter candidate-Kerry. Oh, and FYI, you might to just want to ignore Pro-Kerry posts in the future, because even though you said please, they will not go away. Sorry to disappoint you.

[against all enemies]

34. Give me a break - I don't support Kerry because I want to win the

next Presidential election. I'm glad you like Kerry so much but the rest of the country is completely over him. Even Democrats can't stand the thought of him running, never mind the Independents. You can keep posting pro-kerry posts but don't get upset when people voice their honest opinion about him.

[blm]

35. Bar is now at 60-65 million votes cast for Kerry while BushInc was at their most powerful

and when media was at their most protective of the Bushboy. So - who were all the winners attempting to bravely take on BushInc at that time?

DNC gave up on Sept. 11, 2001. The 2002 and 2004 candidates were on their own. No party infrastructure was built or strengthened during that time, and too many states were allowed to collapse further.

But, hey, let's ignore all that and blame the one guy who actually won his matchups in 2004.

[wisteria]

36. I believe your opinion is not shared by a majority of the public.

Give me a break, I know where the anti- kerry mantra is coming from. He has never been a Washington favorite and he certainly is a problem for the DLC. That is more reason to take a second look at him. He also knows more of the ropes this time around so those pitfalls new bee's fall into will not stop the Senator. I didn't mean to leave you with the impression that you were not allowed to disagree. That was not my point at all. You are free to feel as you will about him and other candidates. What I do question is the idea that he shouldn't even be able to participate in the primaries. I believe circumstances were different in 04 and that people have wised up. I never thought he was a bad candidate in 04, circumstances were what they were. I also never thought our Democratic leadership thought he had a chance at all. If they thought 04 was winnable, then HRC and Villsack would of jumped into that race. With the odds as they were against him, I think he ran a very close, good race. It wasn't perfect, but he told the truth and kept his dignity. He did not sell out his ideals.
So, you are entitled to your thoughts and I am entitled to mine. I just know a little more about the man than you do, and I am willing to put my time and my money into supporting another Kerry run.