teacher, john said a bad word!
From "White House criticizes Kerry's use of the F-word":
When asked in the interview about the success of rival candidate Howard Dean, whose anti-war message has resounded with supporters, [John] Kerry responded: "When I voted for the war, I voted for what I thought was best for the country. Did I expect Howard Dean to go off to the left and say, 'I'm against everything?' Sure. Did I expect George Bush to f--- it up as badly as he did? I don't think anybody did."
The expletive drew a rebuke from White House, which suggested an apology might be in order.
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The Kerry campaign said the Massachusetts senator had no regrets.
"John Kerry saw combat up close, and he doesn't mince words when it comes to politicians who put ideological recklessness ahead of American troops," said spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter. "I think the American people would rather Card and the rest of the White House staff spend more time on fixing Bush's flawed policy in Iraq than on Sen. Kerry's language."
I still like Dean (and Kucinich) better than Kerry, but this story pleased me very much.
(Also: please, Democrats, get a clue and stop squabbling stupidly amongst yourselves and doing the far right's work for them, like you did during the last presidential election. This is a step in the right direction.)