John Kerry jokes: "Too bad Sarah Palin Did Not Go Missing"

[SuperTrouper]

:rofl:

Massachusetts Sen. Kerry has joined the fraternity of jokesters using Sarah Palin as a punch line.

Kerry was meeting a group of business and civic leaders in the nation's capital when he decided to play comedian, according to The Boston Herald. He was talking about the disappearance of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, the Alaska governor's Republican peer.

"Too bad," he said, "if a governor had to go missing it couldn't have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/25/bad-sarah-palin-didnt-missing-sen-kerry-jokes/

[flakey_foont]

1. get ready for the outrage

and demands that Kerry apologize

[vaberella]

10. I bet you it's already on Faux Noise, now. n/t

[karynnj]

11. There's nothing to appologize for

the only thing he was saying is that she should have gotten out of the spot light. It is hard to find a Republican who has not said something worse of Senator Kerry.

[flakey_foont]

22. agreed

but we have this double standard, you see............plus Repubs are so incredibly thin-skinned....the slightest little joke puts their knickers in a knot

[wisteria]

48. You are absolutely correct. After the lies and smears directed at Kerry no one should have anything

to say about a comment many Americans would agree with. It appears some of her fans and Palin herself are trying to make her untouchable by creating unnecessary outrage.

[Buzz Clik]

2. We can look forward to Palin taking a bite out of his ass over that comment.

[beachmom]

28. I thought she was too busy scalping night time comedians and local bloggers

to bother with a Senator.

[Buzz Clik]

36. She's a multitasker. Supporting the bridge to nowhere while not supporting it while taking the money

Bitching mightily about Washington insiders creating pork while hiring lobbyist to solicit enormous quantities of said pork.

Yeah, she can handle it.

[bdamomma]

72. of course, she stays on the radar.

[Uzybone]

3. Cue the self serving Palin hysterics within 24 hours

Senator Kerry, please do not apologize.

[SuperTrouper]

8. i agree. No apologies, hopefully Sarah and the GOP realize what a joke she is

and disappears from the national scene forever

[sisters6]

4. that was not cool of Kerry

[Ian David]

9. Yes, it was. Maybe they'd find Palin in the same place as those votes from Ohio.

A Shredder in Texas.

[karynnj]

16. Tell me exactly what this says about Palin that is bad

This is NOT Letterman's joke - this is just saying it would be nice if she took some quiet time. This was before an affair was known to be involved and there was never any concern - on the part of his staff or wife.

[sisters6]

23. I expected Kerrry to have more class. I worked for his

campaign a few years back--and this comment just does not sit right with me.

[karynnj]

29. Kerry has plenty of class, even Obama has made comments that are more negative than this one

This comment was said at a point where the Governor was gone - no one knew where he was - but his wife said she was not concerned and said he had gone somewhere quiet to write something. His staff said they had no concerns and suggested he was walking teh Appalachian Trail. Kerry comment was an informal throw away line to a group of MA political people who had come down to see him.

It says nothing negative about Palin, her family, her career etc.

[ProSense]

32. WTF?

He told a joke, ha-ha, about Palin and you're invoking class?

Give me a friggin break.

[wisteria]

51. What exactly do you find classless about his comment? I thought it was funny and

spot on. I feel the same way. What did you find offensive about the comment? This is Palin we are talking about. A child exploiter, a self promoter and a hypcrite. Frankly, I think he was being polite.

[KingFlorez]

5. She's going to have another fit over nothing

[Ian David]

6. You know, on her snowmachine there with Tyawhd. n/t

[Happyhippychick]

7. "Joking about missing women is a desecration of family values"!

I can hear it now.

[MercutioATC]

12. Why? So he could rape her 14-year-old daughter?

Good old John Kerry. This is such a vicious attack on the mothers of special-needs children everywhere...and special-needs children themselves...and 14-year-old girls...and 14-year-old girls with special-needs siblings...and the special-needs siblings of 14-year-old girls with special-needs siblings...

...Don'tcha know?

[SuperTrouper]

13. You betcha!

[zulchzulu]

14. John, now Sarah can have Pity Party 2.0 on this...

Maybe Kerry wants her to come out of her whole for some more laughs.

:popcorn:

[fugop]

15. Good! Bring it on!

Seriously, the more Dems who gin up the outrage from the base over poor Sarah, the more likely she could move into position as the frontrunner in 2012. I used to think she didn't have a shot, but the more she plays the "poor me" card, the more the GOP base gets its back up defending her. They might start thinking they have to nominate her just to show how much they love her. Oh please please PLEASE let that happen!

[CakeGrrl]

17. Hah! On the other hand, I don't want her name getting ANY more attention

It gives her an excuse to mouth off, and the fool MSM would love nothing more than to keep her in the spotlight.

[Rebubula]

18. My only complaint...

....was the delivery.

John Kerry cannot tell a good joke. A good joke should not have the punchline thrown in.

Even Al Gore is funnier than Kerry.

[BeyondGeography]

19. And the sad part about that is I'm sure he's a very funny guy

In a kind of dark, uncoventional kind of way.

[karynnj]

31. Gore is not funnier than Kerry

Kerry in person has a great sense of humor, but as with many people, something funny at the moment said, is not in the retelling. There have even been short bursts of humor at committee hearings.

This was not a joke in the sense of having a punch line. This was an informal gathering where the context is not even known.

[JI7]

65. he wasn't doing stand up

it was made during informal conversations with others.

[AngryAmish]

20. He really is funny

To the lurking Rethugs out there, that is called comedy.

[LiberalFighter]

21. Someone should had shouted back at Kerry, "Who said she hasn't?"

[SuperTrouper]

24. Freepers in meltdown mode over Kerry's joke about St. Sarah

To: RobinMasters
Poor Kerry, a failed VP Candidate who no one gives a damn about. He is SO jealous of Sarah, 10 months after she was introduced to the world, 8 months since the election, and she gets talked about more then Obama. I asked my Mom if she knew who John Kerry was, she said “Never heard of him” and I said “My point exactly.”

posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:51:13 PM by Sarah Barracuda
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To: RobinMasters
Kerry knows the only way for him to get any media attention is to mention Sarah’s name.



5 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:51:44 PM by jennyjenny
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To: RobinMasters
From the guy who successfully begged to go home after 4 months in Vietnam. What a 5-star jerk.



6 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:52:58 PM by cookcounty (He who controls the Language controls the Debate.)
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To: RobinMasters
John F..nnnnn.. Kerry-

““Too bad,’’ Kerry said, “if a governor had to go missing it couldn’t have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin.”

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If John went “missing” no one would notice, he has never done anything constructive anyway.



10 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:54:24 PM by Texas Fossil (Once a Republic, Now a State, Still Texas)
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To: jennyjenny
“Kerry knows the only way for him to get any media attention is to mention Sarah’s name”

If you were married to a cold bottle of catsup wouldn’t you be thinking of Sarah Palin instead?



11 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:55:06 PM by Cyman
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To: RobinMasters
John Kerry should take a short ride on a long bridge with Ted Kennedy

14 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:59:39 PM by bintenn
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To: RobinMasters
WTF.... I thought it was that other a$$hole from Massachusetts that had the brain tumor.

15 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:01:31 PM by Wycowboy
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To: Texas Fossil
If John went “missing” no one would notice, he has never done anything constructive anyway.
I've always thought this when it comes to John Kerry: If he left the planet, who would really notice?


16 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:01:46 PM by beaversmom
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To: Doogle
They are afraid to death of her!


18 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:02:58 PM by odin2008 (Everything in the universe is subject to change.)
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To: RobinMasters
Johh Kerry, low class as always.

21 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:12:03 PM by mcswan
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To: RobinMasters
Gigolos are always so petty, aren’t they John!

23 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:17:40 PM by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: jennyjenny
How does he get wealthy females to look at him? Kerry is a snobby fop. “where can I get me a huntin license”
Palin has more charisma and common sense in her pinky than moocher Kerry has ever hoped to have in his entire body. Wind surfing elitist with women paying his way.

24 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:17:47 PM by oldironsides
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To: RobinMasters
Palin is a standard bearer for some intellectually very attractive ideas — self reliance, limited government, and respect for god and the country’s basic law, for example.

The only similar thing Kerry can point to is his opposition to a war that, arguably, should never have been fought — or that should have been justified to the population more fully at the time.

However, Kerry’s lies and mis-statements have undercut any moral high ground he may have occupied.

Kerry’s complaint about Palin is a little like that of a lazy person, who is intensely jealous of an industrious neighbor.



26 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:18:59 PM by Tax Government
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To: Doogle
They are scared of her because they know she is going to mop the floor with them.

30 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:33:45 PM by advance_copy (Stand for life or nothing at all)
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To: RobinMasters
It’s not that he hates Palin. He’s just a jerk.
Of course, he hates Palin. All Libs hate those who are morally authentic individuals. The 'people of the lie' not only HATE that; they fear it. . .


35 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:57:03 PM by cricket ('Don't bow for me . . Obama ' (America's 'sorry' President))
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To: Arizona Carolyn
Sanford’s fall does give an opening to NRO two favorite Presidential candidates - Mitt Romney and Mitch Daniels.

A Haley Barbour and Mitch Daniels ticket might be intriguing. Two competent problem solvers.

Mitt Romney is laying low and hoping more scandals to taint his rivals, so he can step into the limelight and save the conservative movement.

Many RNC operatives think the way to improve the brand is to move away from Palin, Rush, Newt, and Cheney. They think Meghan McCain and Jim Huntsman are the future of the GOP.



44 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:33:40 PM by yongin
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To: RobinMasters
Hey Lurch, it’s too bad you came back alive from Vietnam. A lot of good people died because of you, so STFU.

48 posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:15:38 PM by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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[blm]

69. Freeps, Bushies and Clintonites hate Kerry - carrying BCCIs agenda still haunts them and they resent

Kerry for uncovering it.....

[Catshrink]

25. Kerry: DO NOT APOLOGIZE!

Instead tell her to chill, get a sense of humor, go with the flow. If she doesn't learn self-deprecating humor she will never make it on the national stage. Oh. Wait. Nevermind. Get pissed Sarah, get pissed. Rant and rave, stomp around, demand an apology. Go on, do it for the soliders.

[nxylas]

26. I'm not offended, but I think Kerry should quit trying to tell jokes

He just ain't funny.

[Zavulon]

33. I second this.

The man has the comedic touch of Ben Stein.

[emilyg]

35. You're being too kind.

[ProSense]

37. John Kerry is one of the funniest Senators around.

Sorry Palin lovers.

[nxylas]

66. I think even Ben Stein might have baulked at adding "you know, Sarah Palin" at the end of that joke

It might have been mildly amusing without it, but explaining the punchline in that way kills the joke stone dead.

[wisteria]

52. I think he can be very funny.

And, I think he should continue to be himself and not worry about those who want to exploit everything he says.

[beachmom]

27. Saw the headline on Fox News (don't ask why I was stuck watching it).

It went something like this:

Kerry: "Too bad" Palin wasn't the missing governor

Sorry, I 100% agree with that assessment.

[abbeyco]

30. Over at Politico.com, they hysteria has started

There are some hilarious comments defending Sarah and talking about how 'low-rent' John Kerry is for making that remark. My guess is that many had thought it but only he had the balls to say it.

[graywarrior]

34. How can we miss her if she won't go away?

She's ADDICTED to the attention.

[jillan]

38. Hahaha - you gotta love Kerry!!

[Marsala]

39. Thanks a freaking lot, John Kerry

Palin's been riding the WAAAAHHHMBULANCE since Letterman's joke and is trying to prolong it with that silly doctored photo of her kid... and Kerry just gave her MORE fodder for faux outrage. At this rate, we'll never be rid of her.

On the other hand, she is the gift that keeps on giving. Maybe keeping her in the spotlight is to our advantage.

[ProSense]

40. Kerry is a genius. I think he nailed this one.

Too bad this is Sarah

:rofl:

[OwnedByFerrets]

41. After his comments today on the Health Care issue, I care NOTHING

for John Kerry anymore. He doesn't care for us, fuck him too.:mad:

[ProSense]

42. Hold up, you heard Kerry make comments on health care

today?

[wisteria]

49. You are wrong, check some accurate sources. n/t

[Cha]

50. What did Kerry say today? Because there

were anonymous sources talking crap and there was what Kerry really said..check out ProSense's link for reality.

[blm]

70. HuffPost had to RETRACT what they said about Kerry. Guess you only saw the lie.

One would think DUers would be able to recognize an apparent smear to undermine the TRUE ADVOCATES of public option by now.

Kerry's been the one strongly arguing for the same position Dean is for, and even reading letters from Dean's site into the transcripts of the meeting.

Someone is getting pissed at Kerry for doing this and took conversation out of context to distort his position with a willing blogger expecting the gullible kneejerkers to turn, yet again, on the real advocates for their positions.

[PufPuf23]

43. I would like to see Sarah and Arnold head off "inluv" to Austria

and not come back. Family values be damned by their hormonal rush.

John Kerry is smart and cool and would be a great POTUS.

[Kingofalldems]

44. Guarantee you all of Fox & Friends will be outraged about this

tomorrow.

[ProSense]

47. Anything to distract them from

distorting reality.

Losers.

[Colobo]

45. Go John!

[wisteria]

46. I bet if CNN or Zogby did a poll three fourths of the country would like for her to disapear.

And, what really is funny is that the third that are left are trying real hard to keep her fresh and in the news.

[Kaleva]

53. Kerry inserted his foot into his mouth on this one.

A Senator ought not to wish, even jokingly, that a governor or anyone else for that matter, to go missing.

[ProSense]

54. Is that a new rule?

The joke is funny, but in the scheme of things fairly irrelevant (to all but the RW lame asses). For it to elicit a comment like this borders on absurd.

[Kaleva]

55. self delete

[ProSense]

57. Had second thoughts, huh? n/t

[Kaleva]

60. My comment had nothing to do with the topic on hand.

I made a joke about Kerry's 2004 campaign but then thought that it had nothing to do with what's being discussed here so I deleted it.

[ProSense]

61. No, you deleted it because it revealed your true colors. n/t

[Kaleva]

62. In what way?

[truebrit71]

56. Sorry, I disagree...

...I despise that wolf-killing b*tch....

[Kaleva]

58. Kerry and others may well despise her

and maybe Palin despises many in the Senate but it's one thing to keep an opinion private and another to crack wise in public. The only thing I see coming from Kerry's joke is that it puts Palin in the news again.

[ProSense]

59. That makes no sense! n/t

[sisters6]

71. And I very much disagree with you calling any woman a "b*tch". I am

no fan of her politics but name-calling such as that is wrong.

[saltpoint]

68. Technically so. On the other hand, consider that there are Baptist

ministers in this week's news praying to the Almighty for the death of President Obama.

The tone and content are strikingly different things.

[karynnj]

73. In the context of that moment in the Sanford cse "go moissing"

was not in any way ominous. His staff and wive were unconcerned, speaking of hiking and going somewhere for quiet to write.

[Lilith Velkor]

63. Now that's funny. n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

64. LOL...Falin is just getting thumped from all sides..GOOD! nt

[saltpoint]

67. If anything, Kerry was offering a charitable narrative. Far better that

Palin wander off into the wolf-rich Alaskan wilderness.

That would be a fitting tale.

[SuperTrouper]

75. And the wolves have a bone to pick with Governor Mooselini

[indimuse]

74. oooooh...

:rofl: