Parade of the Waffle King

After insisting that he would never apologize and that he had nothing for, John Kerry has apparently issued an apology to the troops he insulted by calling them lazy and stupid. Sort of.

In a written statement Kerry said

"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended," he said in a written statement.

"As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: My poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and [was] never intended to refer to any troop," he said.

So it is somehow still not his fault. He admits he told the joke poorly, but the fault still lies with those who only responded to the words they heard they spoken and not to the words he was allegedly supposed to say.

I personally don't buy the bungled joke line. Kerry was not speaking like a man telling a joke. Deadpan comedian Steven Wright is more animated when telling a joke.

This apology is a BS excuse wrapped in spin. It's very Democratic. It's not good enough.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 11:43 AM | No Comments | Add Comment