Posted by
Jonathan on Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:43:31 PM
Yesterday Bush Admistration Tony Snow held a briefing for the White House press corps. Topic "A" was Senator John Kerry's slander of U.S. troops serving in Iraq:
MR. SNOW: Okay, real simple question. Do the following
words malign the troops? "You know, education if you make the most of
it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make the effort to be
smart, you can do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." Those
are the words. That's not the intention. We're sitting here trying to
do mind-reading. We're not playing the "what if" game. Do those words
insult the troops? Apparently, troops believe so.
And again, how hard is this? You say something, it's not what you meant
to say, you apologize. You say, I'm sorry. And instead, he's coming out
and accusing Republicans of dirty tricks. This is helpful advice. We're
trying to help you out. We're throwing you a lifeline, buddy. Just say
you're sorry. It's not hard. (Laughter.) ...
Q Have you thought about sending Senator Kerry a gift basket? (Laughter.)
John Kerry: The gift that keeps on giving.
Update: Larry Schweikert, a history professor at the University of Dayton, writes in today's New York Sun that Kerry has committed "one of the political blunders of the age."