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Hmmm. I see, Mr. Kerry.

By The Armorer on July 9, 2004 | | Comments (3)

Ya want the job so badly, that learning about some of the things you are going to have to deal with while on the job, well, "you just don't have the time."

You are trying to make this election about the conduct of the War on Terror, but you don't have time to keep up with it.

Gee, even Mr. Bush manages to work in a world leader and a briefing or two during his stays at the ranch in Crawford.

Okay. I'm supposed to take you seriously as a candidate on that subject now?

I'll give you this - it was refreshing honesty.

From Drudge today, channeling Larry King Live from last night:

KERRY PASSES UP TERROR BRIEFING: 'I JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME' Fri Jul 09 2004 09:23:56 ET

Just hours before attending an all-star celebrity fundraising concert in New York, Dem presidential candidate John Kerry revealed how has been too busy for a real-time national security briefing.

"I just haven't had time," Kerry explained in an interview.

Kerry made the startling comments on CNN's LARRY KING LIVE Thursday night.

KING: News of the day, Tom Ridge warned today about al Qaeda plans of a large-scale attack on the United States. Didn't increase the -- you see any politics in this? What's your reaction?

KERRY: Well, I haven't been briefed yet, Larry. They have offered to brief me. I just haven't had time.

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By Retread on July 10, 2004 1:47 PM
I'm right there with you. Not that I could take Kerry seriously before, but this ought to turn away some of those who were undecided if his earlier comments about foreign relations didn't. So many polls have the election as a close thing but I find it difficult to believe that most Americans can't see that the choice for Bush is clear when terrorism is the issue. Fighting terrorists is the one thing that the federal government can do that no other entity can do. With so many weeks to go to the election it'll be interesting to see how many ways Kerry, and now Edwards, can put his foot in his mouth.
 
By Chris Van Dis on July 12, 2004 8:41 AM
He hasn't had much time to vote in the Senate lately either, but I don't see that as a bad thing.
 
By Bloodthirsty Warmonger on July 12, 2004 8:00 PM
One of the first lessons I learned in the military is that poor leaders are so obsessed with getting power that they don't know what to do when they have it. These are the same people who change their minds every five minutes. Sound familiar? Another red flag is when they have problems with time management. A presidential candidate is supposed to MAKE time to be well-informed on the terrorist threat instead of sitting through a couple of hours of vulgar Bush-bashing at Radio City Music Hall. How many warning signs does the public need?
 
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