Cheney botches Kerry joke, calls him Kennedy

[sabra]

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/11/cheney_botches_.html

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Here's the vice president in Hayden, Idaho before a friendly audience yesterday.

CHENEY: And just this week he took another swipe at the U.S. military. Here's what he said, word for word: "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

AUDIENCE: Booo!

CHENEY: Of course, Senator Kennedy -- Kennedy, I'm sorry -- Senator Kerry -- (laughter and applause) -- come on, now. I've got to get through this speech. (Laughter.) Senator Kerry said he was just making a joke, and he botched it up. I guess we didn't get the nuance. He was for the joke before he was against it. (Laughter and applause.)

[Solly Mack]

1. that was intentional

[cspanlovr]

2. He misspoke....off with his head!

[gfnrob]

3. Cheney is living in the past. He should go get drunk and hunt.

[bif]

4. Gee, you're so damn funny, Dick

You ought to do standup.

[Dora]

5. And didn't Lynne Cheney just recently use this joke too?

I think I saw a clip here.

[Turbineguy]

6. Oh Cheney!

you are so-oh-oh funny!

[WI_DEM]

7. which is worse? a little gaffe making a joke? or shooting an old guy in the face?

I wonder.

[johnnie]

8. Why are these people still running against Kerry?

Do any of them realize that the election was over 2 years ago and they "won"? It cracks me up how much the pukes live in the past. When are they going to come out with the Gary Hart jokes?

[INdemo]

9. Why can't the botched story die

or reference to it..Repukes love to bash Kerry because they fear him.

[sabra]

11. it's all they have.... major desperation. Some one noted that

freakrepulic LBN was all about Kerry. :crazy:

[DeeDeeNY]

13. Didn't Freepers ridicule Muslims who got upset over a cartoon?

And yet now suddenly a botched joke is causing these idiots to be outraged.

[ginnyinWI]

10. enjoy it while you may, Shooter.

The Dem's are coming, and it won't be so much fun after January.

[whistle]

12. I heard that speech, Cheney did not correct himself, there was no trigger

...spotting by Cheney. I heard this: "Of course, Senator Kennedy said he was just making a joke, and he botched it up. I guess we didn't get the nuance. He was for the joke before he was against it."

There was no applause and no laughter either. The news reports have been edited.

[sqarebis]

14. Ah ha - fucking ha!

Go shoot someone in the face while you're drunk you moron.

[Hugin]

15. *ahem* Where's the apology...

DICK!

[CabalPowered]

16. The news here is.. Cheney is in IDAHO

days before the election. We have a good chance at the governor's mansion and in the first district. Polls have both races tied. :toast:

http://www.bradyforidaho.org/

http://www.grantforcongress.com/

[olshak]

17. I DEMAND AN APOLOGY...

...ok, even I can't say that with a straight face! :-)