Jimmy Carter
The American Electorate Does Not Reward Apologizers
Candidates and supporters who believe we can win the presidency on a wave of apologies should learn the lessons of history.
Cross-posted at MyDD.
NEW YORK - DemocratJohn Edwards said Tuesday that honesty and openness were essential qualities for a president, and that he was proud to acknowledge his 2002 vote authorizing the invasion of
Iraq was a mistake . . ."If you asked me what I think the most important personal characteristics of the next president are, I would say honesty, openness and decency," he said. "There's not a single voter in America who doesn't understand that their president is human, and their president will sometimes makes mistakes." Yahoo.News
In the September 30, 2004 debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry, the word "mistake" arose 13 times in the context of Iraq, offering Bush ample opportunity to admit that he had made at least one mistake. Kerry admitted to having made significant mistakes while George Bush admitted to none.
BUSH: My opponent says help is on the way, but . . . it's certainly hard to tell it when he voted against the $87-billion supplemental to provide equipment for our troops, and then said he actually did vote for it before he voted against it.
Not what a commander in chief does when you're trying to lead troops.
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As the Patriot Acts: Episode 5
Rabid Fiction by Tara Parks
Episode 5: 16 ½ days After 9/11 and Who in DC Gives a Damn?
(Ann Coulter, dressed in fatigues, is lying on her belly looking through a pair of binoculars in the bushes off of Camp David.)
Ann: Come on…I know you’re bringing Oprah, you asshole grit eater. (Suddenly spots Oprah driving a motorcycle with Gail in the sidecar. Bill and Hillary follow on a Mercedes Benz scooter. All vehicles are designed to survive the rough Camp David terrain. Ahem.) Oh, yeeessss...(Suddenly there is a click by her ear and she freezes. Without looking up, she raises her hands in the air.) I am not a danger to the President! I love Ameri--- (Her body crumples as she is hit over the head with a gun.)
The Nuge: (Pauses to look at his catch):Yeah, well...I ain’t the President, Blondie. But I am gonna be Secretary of Defense, soon as I figure out why everyone left me behind without a FUCKIN’ INVI-TATION TO GO CAMPIN’ AT DAVID’S! FUCK YEAH! (He drags Ann through the leaves by her hair) I got a nice lil’ place for you, doll. (She mumbles) Oh, yeah in-DEED! Heard you talking ‘bout them grits. We’re gonna get you filled up, lil’ darlin'...
(Oprah marches into the Camp David kitchen. Hillary follows. Gail is not far behind, swatting Clinton’s hands away from her ass---Bill’s hands, that is.)
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