GOP demanding apology from Kerry-Democrat calls foes 'crooked' and 'lying'

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/main/

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush campaign is demanding an apology from Sen. John Kerry after the presumptive Democratic nominee called his Republican opponents the "most crooked ... lying group of people I've ever seen."

A Kerry spokesman later said the senator wasn't referring to the president but to those behind what he characterized as a GOP attack "machine." snip

But the chairman of the Bush re-election campaign, former Montana Gov. Mark Racicot, isn't buying it. He says Kerry should apologize.

Kerry campaign official David Wade later told reporters that Kerry knew his microphone was on. Wade said Kerry was not calling Bush crooked but was instead referring to Republicans who launched "crooked, deceitful, personal attacks over the last four years."


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[LeftHander]

1. "Truth! You can't handle the truth!"

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[Fargin Ice Hole]

109. Damn straight.

I respect Kerry even more for saying that. And to say it under his breath shows to me how sincere he is... Bravo Mr. kerry!!!

[bowens43]

2. Apologize? Apologize hell!!

He needs to be shouting it from the roof tops!

[Claire Beth]

3. WHAAAAT??!!!! apologize for telling the truth?? n/t

[calimary]

101. Man, you said it. Here's what I sent to Ann Lewis at the DNC:

I read this comment on the internet today:

"Remember, Bush called Adam Clymer a "major league asshole" while smiling and waving to a crowd....and only apologized for the mic being on, not for his words."

I remember another comment - from Harry Truman, in response to someone telling him to "give 'em hell, Harry." He said "I don't give 'em hell. I tell 'em the truth. And they think it's hell."

Or as Jack Nicholson said in "A Few Good Men," "TRUTH? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!"

Kerry MUST NOT APOLOGIZE. He's telling the truth. AND HE NEEDS TO POINT OUT THAT:

1) We've been lied to about WMDs - "WHOPPERS OF MASS DISTRACTION."
2) We've been lied to about all those magic jobs that are mysteriously going to pop up for people in 2004.
3) We've been lied to that we're safer now. MAKING THE WHOLE WORLD HATE US DOES NOT MAKE US SAFER.
4) We've been lied to about his role in 9/11 - what's he trying to hide from investigators, OR the 9/11 families?
5) We've been lied to about his obligation as so-called Commander-in-Chief: "There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2002. Bush hasn't been to ONE funeral. And there have been roughly 550 of them...
6) We've been lied to about his "tour of duty" in the Texas Air National Guard - and what WERE those papers that were tweezered out of his files so there wouldn't be anything damaging in them?
7) We've been lied to about how the tax cuts were gonna help EVERYBODY. Yeah, sure. Well, everybody in the elite upper 1 percent of our country.
8) We've been lied to about "compassionate conservatism." Wanting to put state-sanctioned discrimination into our constitution (read: MARRIAGE DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT - this is what it MUST repeatedly be called)?
9) We've been lied to about his being "a uniter, not a divider," as the country has NEVER been more divided.
10) We've been lied to about his past drug/alcohol episodes. Why does he refuse to discuss them? Especially since Tom DeLay wants to bring up Kerry's alleged "European boarding school" upbringing - I guess that's how far back in time we're now invited to go, 'eh? Bring 'em on!
11) We've been lied to about his "stellar" performance as a CEO. If I were a Harvard higher-up, I'd be VERY upset that the reputation of the Harvard MBA has been trashed by this fraud. THIS is what a Harvard MBA has done for our country?!?!?
12) We're BEING lied to about Kerry's record on cutting funding for the CIA in 1995. The GOP is NOT telling the whole truth about that resolution co-sponsored by REPUBLICAN Arlen Specter, with bipartisan support, that merely called for the intelligence community to start dipping into these secret savings accounts that they'd built up to maybe 900 million dollars for a rainy day.
13) We've been lied to about No Child Left Behind - why did bush then cut the funding for it?
14) We've been lied to about fighting AIDS in Africa - why did bush then cut the funding for it?
15) We've been lied to about all the wonders accomplished by the Department of Homeland Security - why did bush then cut the funding for it (the very idea of such a department being a DEMOCRATIC idea, originally)?
16) We've been lied to about the Valerie Plame affair. If he REALLY wanted to get to the bottom of it, don't you think we would have had perp-walks WAY before now?
17) We've been lied to about "Mission Accomplished."
18) We've been lied to about that lovely Turkey Trot to Baghdad - the platter of turkey and trimmings he held up - EXCLUSIVELY for a photo op - was never meant for human consumption, and certainly not for the troops on hand, who, by the way, were carefully filtered so that only supporters got access to that dining experience. Countless others were locked out and refused entry!
19) We've been lied to about his stewardship on the day of 9/11. He wasted far too much time sitting in that school room reading the goat book after he'd been advised what had happened, NO jets were scrambled after having plenty of warning that enemies were in the air, he proceeded to fly all over the Sunbelt for most of the day, looking for his own "spider hole" to hide in when we REALLY NEEDED strong, steady leadership. Note an earlier email regarding "WHERE is the president?" AND he arranged to have his Bin Laden family buddies and other Saudi operatives flown out of the country in secret, without even being questioned by the FBI, the day after 9/11 - WHILE OUR AIRSPACE WAS CLOSED, NATIONWIDE, and remained closed for most of the rest of the week.
20) SHEESH! We've even been lied to about his being some sort of cowboy. He's afraid of horses, and his "ranch" is a PIG FARM!

I've now gone through 20 "Points of Lies." I could keep on going but there's not enough time in what's left of this day to produce (or to read) a full and comprehensive list. There are JUST TOO MANY LIES.

Kerry's declaration that his opponents are CROOKED and are LIARS is spot-on. He has nothing to apologize for. Unless the climate in our society has changed to the extent that one must now feel compelled to apologize for telling the truth.

I just realized I may have to switch from referring to "republi-CONS" - back to the conventional "republicans."

Because you can't spell "RepubLIcAnS" without "LIARS."

And you can't spell "Whopper" without Dubya.

[coltman]

4. the truth hurts

and the X-gov. of Mont.is a major cog in the "machine'

[hyphenate]

5. Why should he apologize?

He's only telling the truth.

[Drifter]

6. He better not apologize ...

Remember AWOL got a pass on his "Major League Asshole" comment. His apology was a slap in the face. He was sorry that it was broadcast, not that he said it.

I gain new resepect for Kerry after hearing him say that.

Cheers
Drifter

[displacedtexan]

20. Didn't the media claim Bush was a * "regular guy" after his A-hole gaffe?

I seem to recall that they did, in an effort to sell the freak monkey as "just like you and me."

[Jackpine Radical]

7. The more they squeal, the better.

Kerry now has the public focusing on the question of whether the Bushies are liars & crooks. Brilliant.

[lucidmadman]

8. Let'em complain and whine and whine and whine...

...buncha bitter old stooges...
God! I hope the people can see what wimps the Republicans are...
Butterball dope fiends like Rush, greasy little keyhole peepers like Drudge...
...And their candidate! A cross between a chimp, Barney Fife and Alfred E. Newman...
It's morning in America, folks. Let's get it on...
Happy days are here again...

[joeunderdog]

77. Here's a RW op-ed saying Shrub should refuse debates until JFK apologizes.

You can disagree with Bush on any number of issues, including the decision to go to war in Iraq. But no one candidate of the opposition party has to my knowledge ever uttered such a hate-infused polemic against the sitting president. This outburst is one with the MoveOn.org crowd's Bush-as-Hitler ads. It is bizarre. It is disturbing. It is disqualifying. Imagine a rage filled Kerry in the White House. And you thought Nixon had his demons.

At a minimum I hope the president responds by ruling out any debates with this jerk --any debates, period-- until a full apology is issued by Kerry to a full bank of cameras, a detailed and complete apology that includes everyone about whom the public might now think a liar or corrupt because of this recklessness. Seriously, the Democrats need to rethink their choice. Kerry's way off the cliff, and we have just begun to glimpse the inner Kerry: A mean-spirited, arrogant, angst-riden elitist with nothing but contempt for President Bush and the Americans who support him. And he has now given every nut in America more fuel for their inner demons.

more excuse making here...http://www.hughhewitt.com/

Said Kerry,"We're all sorry you guys are such assholes. We feel real bad that your selfish, criminal, money-grubbing approach has put the nation and the world in grave peril."

[PatGund]

84. ookay....

Sure. Have Bush refuse debates until Kerry "apologizes" - which will show the world how scared Bush is of any debates. Bad idea from the RW.

As for your "apology", (LAUGH!!!) Reminds me of one of my favourite "Babylon 5" lines.....

[CO Liberal]

93. Hugh Hewitt Is a Few Tacos Short of a Combo Plate

He makes Sean Hannity seem like a great intellectual.

[hyphenate]

81. Oh, please!

Don't insult the chimp, Barney Fife and Alfred E. Neuman!! Compare him to the excrement in the latrine, if you must, but leave the others alone!!! ;)

[lucidmadman]

100. You're right...

...I apologize.
GWB IS more like a poop stain on the underwear of the universe...
:hurts:
:hi:

[CO Liberal]

9. They're Unaccustomed to Hearing The Truth

After all, they haven't heard it since Clinton was in office.

[dbt]

10. Let the Pugs show us the light here!

Let bu$h and The Dick apologize to Adam Clymer for the "big-time asshole" remark of the (alleged) 2000 campaign. Kerry will immediately feel contrite and be moved to follow the example.

:evilgrin:
dbt

[maddezmom]

11. hope they all hold their breath n/t

[atreides1]

12. Perhaps

Perhaps Governor Racicot would care to explain how he was enrolled in a college ROTC program, especially when the college did not have
an ROTC program during the Vietnam War.

So far the lying part is true, or maybe the Republicans are just "wrong".

[sendero]

13. If....

...this is a sample of things to come from Kerry, well then I'll have to raise my respect level for him a bunch.

Could it be, could it maybe perhaps just be - that Kerry "gets it" and is not going to let the lying, crooked Republicans "frame the debate".

The fact is that truth is a complete defense against libel or slander. It would be so easy to prove these rancid fools are in fact crooked liars they won't dare step near a courtroom. And the more they whine on the media the more people realize that "lying crooks" is not an unfair characterization.

They spent 8 years making lies up about Clinton. Get a taste of your own dog food chumps, we don't even have to make it up about you.

[xray s]

14. I like the nuance in this statement

Kerry campaign official David Wade later told reporters that Kerry knew his microphone was on. Wade said Kerry was not calling Bush crooked but was instead referring to Republicans who launched "crooked, deceitful, personal attacks over the last four years."

Wade said they were not calling Bush crooked. A liar, on the other hand...

[Tiberius]

34. good catch!!

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[trotsky]

50. Oooh that is good.

I am really liking Kerry's campaign.

[calimary]

102. Guys - if you do like this, CALL KERRY'S OFFICE - TOLL FREE!

Check my sig line for the number. First thing in the morning, do it! Then, if you have time, call somebody else on the Hill. Your own reps, or anybody else's! Let this sentiment go out as widely as possible! Especially among the republi-CONS - the more they realize so many of us are onto 'em, the more they'll slip up. All the way out of the White House...

Just, PLEASE, DO IT! CALL TOMORROW, FIRST THING! We MUST generate LOTS of noise about this. It's CRITICAL!

[JNelson6563]

15. Kerry should apologize thusly

I am sorry I took so long to stand up and speak the truth about this lying, crooked group of thugs.

:toast:

Julie

[snippy]

16. Kerry should issue an apology.

The apology should say that Kerry is sorry if anyone construed his statement as applying to every single republican in the country and that he was referring to specific incidents such as:

(Insert a list of a dozen or so specific lies and criminal incidents here. This list should include specific lies by Bush, Cheney, Racicot, Gillespie, and others. It also should include specific criminal acts such as revealing Plame's status and the bribery of Congressman Smith.)

Although the list of possible lies and crimes is huge, Keryy should identify only a dozen or two to keep it simple.

[PATRICK]

17. Excellent

Now we can defend the statement by publishing documented examples of lying, crooked politics etc. In the media as long as the issue is hot. I hope with all the documentation a rapid response team is not even necessary.

Good way to goad the beast and get people's attention. Nice reversal of the GOP snake to get it to bite its own tail.

[Chitown_Dem]

18. Puhlease

This righteous indignation from the GOP is so laughable.

[meti57b]

19. maybe after the bush administration apologizes for lying and stealing.

starting with the 2000 election!!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

21. Would someone make a movie?

GOP spokesperson demandin apology. Cut to Jack Nicholson in 'A Few Good Men' shouting "You can't handle the truth!"

[progressiverealist]

22. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Mommyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!


What a loser. Punch any schoolyard bully in the face and he'll cry and scream.

[rocktivity]

72. test

[llmart]

23. I can only say one thing.....

if the shoe fits..........

[izzie]

24. When they prove Kerry wrong.

They look like crooks and they never tell the truth. Bush is handing millions out the back door to his faith base groups, bus. deals to his bus, friends and has people who were put out of govt. now back running things.

[dennis4868]

25. The repubs....

are the party of outing Valerie Plame as a CIA Agent, lying about WMD, lying about the environment, lying on the latest science report that came out of the WH that 16 nobel prize winners came out against, lying about the effect of tax cuts, lying about going to the UN before going to war, etc...I can go on and on without end.

HEY MEDIA AND REPUBS.....YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

[Vogon_Glory]

26. No Apologies Needed

John Kerry doesn't need to to make any apologies--for telling the truth about the Banana Republicans and their "conservative" movement allies. This bunch of Republicans have no reason whatsoever to be taken at their word and their shameless whoring for corporate special interests gives them no reason to be expected to be treated as upright and honest.

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[Walt Starr]

27. If Kerry apologizes, he loses

He cannot apologize or he looks like a wimp.

He needs to stand up to these thugs and stop their bullying.

STAND STRONG ON YOUR PRINCIPALS, JOHN FORBES KERRY!!!!

[Bridget Burke]

28. Bush: "I am not a crook."

When will we get to hear him say this?

[kodi]

98. i've said for months, that once bush says that he's toast.

just like nixon.

[keithyboy]

29. I thought that the Republicans respected "cowboy speak?"

They can dish it out but they can't take it. Just like the cowards they are.

[bushisanidiot]

30. Don't Apologize for Telling The Truth, Kerry!

AWOL's campaign is playing high school games.. they're trying to do a "gotcha!" game and Kerry needs to stick to his guns and not apologize. It's not like he made those comments during a commercial.

The GOP gets it's panties in a twist waaaaaay too easily.

[KansDem]

31. Kerry needs to apologize...

...for his use of the word "people." }(

"We the People..."

[Kahuna]

32. Let's see. Mark Ratscot, who helped steal the election in '00

wants an apology?!? Hey Mark! Bite me! :puke:

[no_hypocrisy]

33. Sticks-and-stones. Truth is a defense to actions in defamation.

The burden of proof is on the repugs to demonstrate that Kerry's moniquor is without merit or foundation.

Or at the very least, it was opinion, not fact.

[gulfcoastliberal]

35. Racicot Should Apologize

For running Montana into the ground fiscally and otherwise. He destroyed the state's infrastructure and bankrupted its treasury. Sounds familiar, huh?

He's a Major League Asshole. Big time.

[agingdem]

36. Ever heard this one, Repugs?

If the shoe fits...wear it.

[Gingersnapsback]

79. Will Bush be under oath when he testifies?

When he lies, we can make him apologize and impeach him.

[The Stranger]

37. Don't you fucking dare apologize. We will not be silent, we will not

apologize, nor will we retreat one inch.

[fencesitter]

38. Poll on AOL this morning...

says 58% think Kerry should apologize. Why?

[Zomby Woof]

41. because AOL is largely freepers

I used to be with them 6years ago, and they would always delete my anti-GOP comments in my profile, but plenty of anti-Clinton ones remained. An AOL poll is as unscientific as creationism.

[Zomby Woof]

39. fuck those lying pig fuckers

We need that 'bird' icon back.

[soup]

40. CNN just reran the clip

What a great little moment. I hope it can be seen over and over again.

Blast them.

Run the clip - then one of a gazillion lies - then "PROVE ME WRONG!"

[rocktivity]

42. The GOP kick-started the "attack machine"

by calling Kerry a flip-flopper when Bush is an even BIGGER one. Apologize for THAT first.

:headbang:
rocknation

[0007]

43. Do What!! GOP demanding an apology?? - Give me a break!

Kerry drew attention both because of his military record -- he had served as an officer in the Navy and had been awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star and three Purple hearts -- and with his background, Kerry was a Yale University graduate, with higher than a "C" average.

Now the repukes want to see Kerry's war record, cuz they believe he's lying about this Silver Star, Bronze Star and three Purple hearts. I heard it this morning on Washington Journal from callers calling in the the charge.

The GOP demands Kerry to apologize for calling junior a lying stinking thieving poll cat? Kerry should offer his records at a debate with junior if junior will bring his AWOL record, his community service record, his cocaine arrest record and his abortion record of Robin Lowman. (Oh yeah, his school record also)

Kerry should tell junior You’re a real Son of a Bitch. Fuck you. Fuck
your dad, and Fuck your mom. Fuck your Nazi grandpa and your effeminate giddy father the CIA monster. Fuck your brother Jeb, and Fuck your ugly wife. Fuck your whole family you have Fucked America and now America is saying Fuck you, Kiss my bitter patriotic Ass you Son of a Bitch.

John Kerry you :yourock:

[readmylips]

69. You Made My Day....I Luv It.

Fook all the bushes is just perfect.

I love the free publicity Kerry is getting. Kerry should come on CNN and make joke out of republican sensitivity. The party of willie horton, demo-rats commercials and a$$hole comments.

[TNOE]

44. All Kerry Needs to Say is that

his "constituants" are behind his statement 100% so therefore, he told the truth and he will not apologize. After hearing this last night - now I will not only cast my vote for Kerry as being one against Bush - but will cast my vote wholeheartedly in favor of Kerry. I was THRILLED to hear him say that - ahhh, the truth does hurt the liars - but to the rest of us - it felt great.

[Enraged_Ape]

45. Yet another stupid move on the Republicans' behalf

The more they complain about this, the longer it stays out there. Weren't they paying attention to what they were doing with Clinton?

[gauguin57]

46. keep that tape!

The news outlets had better hold onto this little piece of tape, featuring Kerry proclaiming the truth. Because someday, when this administration is truly examined (hopefully sooner rather than later), we're going to learn about so many abominable instances of "crookedness" and "lying" that we never knew about. We're going to find out that this administration was truly the worst of all time. Flubya will be on the bottom of every historian's "best presidents" list.

And we'll know that Kerry told the truth.

The Goopers know they're in trouble; they can't tout their record, so they point fingers at Kerry and the MoveOn ad, crying foul. Lame-ass bastards!

[Zero Gravitas]

47. It the TRUTH

and every dya more and more people are waking up to the fact that this administration is run by the most crooked bunch of liars ever to infest the White house. And Kerry is wrong about one thing, Former Governor Bush is most certainly a crooked lying bastard.

:nopity:

[BabsSong]

48. A remark by Imus this morning (repukes must be going nutso)

Imus' butt kissing newsman read the story. Imus replied (paraphrasing): So, what about that statement isn't correct?! The little asskisser newsman is still cheering for Bush and got his knickers in a bunch saying "not presidential", etc. but Imus hit him with the Bush "asshole" remark during the 2000 campaign. A lot of white males listen to Imus just like listen to Stern. This has got to worry the hell out of the repukes. Please, Sen. Kerry, stay out of the planes and get more body guards.

[gulfcoastliberal]

49. Glad to hear Imus is still Hammering Bush*

Welcome to DU, Babs! :hi:

Agree with your last sentence - after Wellstone and Carnahan, it is a very worrying trend.

[BigBigBear]

51. Wasn't it Bush

who accused the Democrats of caring more about their special interest campaign contributors than national security, during the Homeland Security debate?

[goclark]

52. If The Shoe Fits, Put It On!

I'm finally warming up to Kerry. He is turning out to be a smart cookie with a lot of guts.

His response should be: " If The Shoe Fits, Put it On!"

:bounce:

[rocktivity]

76. Originally posted by Goclark

Kerry('s)...response should be: "If The Shoe Fits, Put it On!"
Shouldn't that be, "If The Shoe Fits, BRING It On"?

;)
rocknation

[CatWoman]

53. I hope Kerry tells them

to suck their apology out of his dick.

[fob]

90. Damn you CatWoman!! I was trying NOT to login to this thread

because I have a lot of work to do and once I login I tend to lose 2-3hrs of time!

But I had to login and post that your apology is one I can support!

Sen Kerry: Thank you all for coming today. I called this press conference to clarify my remarks from the other day. The RNC and other GOP party officials are demanding an apology from me for my "crooked,liars" comment regarding the republican dirty trick smear machine. I resisted at first, but I now realize that to show a spirit of bipartisanship, I will offer Ed Gillespie, the RNC Chairman the first chance to come up here and suck the apology out of my dick.

[SammyWinstonJack]

104. ROFLMAO!

That rocked! :yourock:

[klook]

54. Git fard up

No apology, no way. They are a bunch of crooked liars.

[9215]

55. Nice comeback by Wade. nt

[Robb]

56. Don't you dare apologize, Kerry!

...Because I am officially excited about voting for you now! :thumbsup:

[RandomKoolzip]

57. If Kerry apologizes I'll be VERY disappointed....

Remember, Bush called Adam Clymer a "major league asshole" while smiling and waving to a crowd....and only apologized for the mic being on, not for his words. So fuck him.


THEY started this shit, and they get all panty-bunched when we play by their rules. Fuck them. Had this statement come out of the mouth of Bush or Cheney, would there be any controversy? No.


And, fer crissakes, it's the TRUTH! It's the un-stagemanaged moments like this that make me like Kerry. If he apologizes, I'll be pissed. He has nothing to be sorry for.

[nolabels]

58. So that was an acronym, I often wondered

Most crooked ... lying Group Of People

[klook]

62. A friend of mine says it stands for

Government On Parade.

[yardwork]

59. Time for Kerry to hit them again.

Come out today with another strong statement about their lying, thieving ways. Everytime the Repugs complain, hit them with the truth again.

[klook]

60. Yes--never let up

And next time include the word "thieving."

[lancdem]

61. Kerry ain't going to apologize

How do I know? Because his spokesman said he knew the microphone was on. This was no accident.

[SammyWinstonJack]

105. Exactly!

Kerry wouldn't made the comment where it could be publicly heard, only to have to apologize for it, after the fact.

[kimchi]

63. Kerry should not apologize.

He is speaking for the people, and as a people, I'm damn glad to see it! More, Kerry, MORE!

[Tellurian]

64. Kerry should respond with:

I'll apologize, when you apologize for sending the troops into an unnecessary War; stonewalling the 911 investigation; admitting you were AWOL from the NG and last but not least, stealing the election from Al Gore.

Otherwise, Kiss My Grits!

[MUAD_DIB]

65. No apologies. Period.

Kerry should ram it up their areses from here to the GE.

[Ganja Ninja]

66. Hold your breath while you wait for that apology Bush.

[curse10]

67. 900 BILLION dollars!!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/kerry.comment/index.html


"John Kerry has run a relentlessly negative campaign from the very beginning, and this comment is completely consistent with that," Schmidt said. "He has offered no plan or positive agenda for the country and has based his entire campaign on a series of false and inaccurate attacks." "We have seen that again today when he attacked tax relief for American workers. His campaign-trail promises mean he is going to raise taxes by at least $900 billion."

[nolabels]

82. I sent some positive feed back to CNN

Told them "Your commentary is quite comical, thanks for the entertainment :D"

[nolabels]

94. They seem quite receptive, they sent an E-mail back quickly

I Gave them a link directly to this page

They sent me back this form letter

Thank you for taking the time to submit your comments on the "Top Stories" of the day on CNN.com! It is very important for us to know what our viewers are feeling and we value your response. This is how we are able to consider changes that will appeal to you, our valued viewer.

Due to the volume of emails we receive, we do not personally reply to emails sent through this section. However, we pride ourselves in making the opinions of our viewers known to CNN senior management and producers. Your comments will be part of the Viewer Response Report provided to our news division on the next business day.

Thanks again for your feedback!

CNN

http://www.cnn.com

They say they receive lots of volume, does that mean a few of the DUers are secretly corresponding with them :D

[Mari333]

68. CALL KERRY AND TELL HIM NOT TO APOLOGIZE

THE BUSH ADMIN ARE CROOKS AND LIARS

KERRYS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS
617 363 1551

[michael_j_martin]

80. Call with the right number

That number is out of service.

You can write Kerry a letter at http://www.johnkerry.com/contact/contact.php?sendto=1

and you can find all the correct phone numbers at
http://www.johnkerry.com/contact/

[calimary]

92. Try his office in DC - TOLL FREE

And while you're at it, call a few other people and tell them the same thing - both Democrats AND republi-CONS. Actually, maybe I should resume spelling it "republicans." Because you can't spell the word "LIARS" without "RepubLIcAnS."

[bearfan454]

70. The one finger salute will suffice here.

I give it to bush every time I go to the VA. They have a big pic of him at the entrance and I always give him the one finger salute on the way in and on the way out. He deserves it.

[tabasco]

71. Poor wittle repuglicans ... poor wittle babies !!

Repugs are a bunch of wimps, crybabies, and chickenhawks.

[Gingersnapsback]

73. That is a bad phone number today...

Is there another number or did we burn out the phone system?

[klook]

74. Contact info from www.johnkerry.com--

John Kerry for President, Inc.
901 15th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
202-712-3000
202-712-3001 (fax)

[SOS]

75. Clinton should demand

an apology for eight years of vicious Republican attacks.
Think he'll get one?

[dawn]

78. How presumptuous of them! You can't "demand" an apology from someone.

It really shows the mind-set of the people currently running this country. You can't demand that someone apologize to you. They either do, or don't. End of story.

I liked what Kerry said because it's the truth! I like it that he is not backing down. He has a spine!

[GoldenOldie]

87. What a gift for Kerry and the Dems

Kept hearing the replay of Kerry's remarks about the crooked liar's followed by the righteous indignation of the Neocons and the media whores that this proves that Kerry is not Presidential material because of his this personal attack against the President????

I know I'm getting old and a little forgetful, but in no way shape or manner did I hear Kerry mention: The President, George W. Bush, Cheney, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Powell, Rice, etc., etc., etc., either by name or position. He could have been angry with the Unions, his plumber, his bankers, any group or organization. Yet in true form of the Neocons they will attempt to use this against Kerry, "un-Presidential". They used this similar tactic on Dean "angry little man".

What if Kerry's media advisors used this against Bush by replaying Kerry's remarks about crooked liars and then Bush's thugs request for an apology.....with the final bit of Kerry asking (he did not identify the crooks and liars) just who did Georgie think should personally receive this apology. If this is continually replayed over and over again in it's true content it makes the Neocons look like idiots and those undecided voters will pay more attention to the attacks of the Neocons. hey are more apt to .

[PatGund]

83. Why??

Why should Kerry apologize for telling the truth? The critics in question, (and pretty much this entire administration), are some of the most crooked, (not to mention hypocritical) batch of liars we've ever been inflicted with.

No way in hell should Kerry apologize for telling the truth.

[PATRICK]

85. Specifically the "lying"

is likely in Kerry's mind the outright distortion of Senate votes to which he can add an uncritical media that purposely takes GOP ploys on face value and never investigates the truth or the lie if it involves Republicans. So the candidate who did less than open mike Bush-Cheney calling a reporter an asshole(I don't remember an apology)cannot legitimately characterize a lying attack with an innocent adjective "most"?

Let's debate "most". The historical comparison using real documentation would be stimulating. "Lying" as a forbidden word is pantywaist censorship at its most disingenuous. As long as the sporting news political reporting is going to bend over and let lying continue why be dismayed at a little critique?

The Daily Howler already has identified a parrot meme(David Brooks copying from an unidentified source) about Kerry's clothes that this current piffle has obscured. Can we get back to Kerry's clothes and not deviate from the script? This red meat diversion only solidifies Dem votes and gets the others wondering or pouting.

Lies? Do they want a list? Easier to find than WMD's, believe me.

[Mari333]

86. HERES THE RIGHT NUMBER NOW TO CALL KERRY

617 367 1551

Kerrys Campaign headquarters..
Tell Kerry NO APOLOGIES

[monobrau]

88. Apologise? You'd better turn it up.

To apologise for telling the truth would be tantamount to treason.
It is the patriotic duty of any citizen with a brain cell left to turn out the gang of thugs and liars infecting this country.

[0007]

89. Kerry just said, "no fucking way"

[MurrayDelph]

91. I think he should apologize thusly

"Ladies, and gentlemen, I have been called upon by my opponents to apologize for calling them 'crooks and liars.' I would like to go
on the record as being willing to apologize at such time that this characterization is no longer true."


It reminds me of the Groucho Marks joke:
Groucho: Sir, I resent your implication.
man: Do you deny it?
Groucho: No, I just resent it!

MurrayDelph
Looking forward to being America again

(edited to add Groucho reference)

[pacifictiger]

95. I don't think

Kerry will apologize - I suspect he knows a lot more than he lets on. This article is lengthy but extremely interesting, documenting Bush's shady involvement with Harken Energy - about halfway through it mentions investigations by Senator Kerry into BCCI, which was involved in financing Harken. It also mentions that George Soros owned Harken stock before Bush got involved - maybe thats why he's so interested in funding his defeat - perhaps he knows firsthand about the incompetence and shady dealings. http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0210/S00178.htm

[dryan]

96. Kerry SHOULD Not Apologize

Kerry should not apologize.

[BabsSong]

97. At an afternoon press conf., Kerry said he will NOT apologize

and then basically reitterated that they were crooks and liars and gave the example of the attacks on McCain and on Max Cleland. Said he wasn't going to let them to that to him.

[bagnana]

99. let them go on complaining of being called crooked liars

Reminds me of that Shakespeare play (Much Ado?) where the character kept complaining and wanted it put on record that he was "an ass". Hey, if the shoe fits. . .

[Art_from_Ark]

103. The character was Dogberry

who, in Much Ado About Nothing, uttered the immortal words "But masters, remember that I am an ass; though it not be written down, yet forget not that I am an ass".

Updated version for the GOP: "Our fellow Americans, remember that we are crooks and liars; though the media whores have not put it in print, never forget that we are crooks and liars!"

[progressivebydesign]

106. Then John McCain can demand an apology for South Carolina!

Why is that never brought up? The savage attacks against him?

[AlFrankenFan]

107. LOL I saw Kerry's comments on Crossfire

Of course Kerry knew his microphone was on. It was to make a point. Keep holdin' out, Kerry! Don't give in to them!

[lolly]

108. Could this be the first admission

Somebody in the open political arena has finally said publically, loudly, clearly, and unequivocably that the emperor has no clothes.

Will the rest of the body politic now have the guts to come forward and state the obvious?

[Jack Rabbit]

110. There is nothing for which Kerry should apologize

This is the most crooked administration in US history and Bush is nothing if he is not a liar.

[rfkrocks]

111. GOP should apologize to the families of our dead troops in Iraq!

There is no end to their hate and like the song says "we're not gonna take it-ANYMORE" Bush out the door in 04!

[SideshowScott]

112. Kerry SHOULD apologize........

When the Republicans Apologize for...
Watergate
The Al Gore Internet Lie
Calling Max Cleland unamerican
Ann Coulter
Saying they are the party of Lincoin ( HA! )
The Willie Horton smear and lie
The WMD lie
The Newt Gringrich list on how to describe Democrats
Jessie Helms saying Clinton would not be safe when he visited North Carolina
Stealing the election
Draining the surplus
Letting corporate crime go rampant
Spending $120 million taxpayer dollars to find ANYTHING to get Clinton on yet dragging their feet to find out what happened on 9/11
and many many more........I know you guys have a list as well
The more I hear Kerry talk the more i like the guy