Friday, April 23, 2004
Kerry interview butt of GOP jokes
"Sen. John Kerry's interview Sunday on "Meet the Press" has become a source of ridicule among some Republicans this week, especially.. he's received endorsements from foreign leaders when dining in New York."
"House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican, said he enjoyed it so much he taped it, put it in his archives and used it to kick off his weekly briefing with reporters."
"I don't know where John Kerry eats, or what restaurants he attends in New York City," Mr. DeLay said. "But I tell you, at the Taste of Texas restaurant.... the only foreign leader you meet there is called filet mignon."
"I mean, you can go to New York City and you can be in a restaurant and you can meet a foreign leader," Mr. Kerry said. "There are plenty of places to meet people without traveling abroad."
"I just want to make sure Senator Kerry understands that just because you go into an International House of Pancakes does not mean you are meeting with foreign leaders — unless of course you are referring to their Belgian waffles, stuffed French toast or German pancakes," said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Republican.
"But at least he would feel comfortable, since IHOP flips pancakes as often as he flips on issues."
"Mr. Kerry became the brunt of jokes on late-night talk shows, and the Republican National Committee pilloried him as "the International Man of Mystery."
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"Sen. John Kerry's interview Sunday on "Meet the Press" has become a source of ridicule among some Republicans this week, especially.. he's received endorsements from foreign leaders when dining in New York."
"House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican, said he enjoyed it so much he taped it, put it in his archives and used it to kick off his weekly briefing with reporters."
"I don't know where John Kerry eats, or what restaurants he attends in New York City," Mr. DeLay said. "But I tell you, at the Taste of Texas restaurant.... the only foreign leader you meet there is called filet mignon."
"I mean, you can go to New York City and you can be in a restaurant and you can meet a foreign leader," Mr. Kerry said. "There are plenty of places to meet people without traveling abroad."
"I just want to make sure Senator Kerry understands that just because you go into an International House of Pancakes does not mean you are meeting with foreign leaders — unless of course you are referring to their Belgian waffles, stuffed French toast or German pancakes," said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Republican.
"But at least he would feel comfortable, since IHOP flips pancakes as often as he flips on issues."
"Mr. Kerry became the brunt of jokes on late-night talk shows, and the Republican National Committee pilloried him as "the International Man of Mystery."
Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics
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"John Kerry ... had shoulder surgery recently, he's a tough guy, he had no anesthesia for the operation, he just listened to one of his speeches."
