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In reply to the discussion: Why are people still losing their minds over Hillary? [View all]karynnj
(59,504 posts)With Kerry, you are actually quoting the Republicans who distorted a gaffe. Kerry was taking questions and he was asked why he voted against paying for the war. He gave a detailed explanation that he and Biden supported an amendment that paid for the war by rolling back the future tax cuts for the 1% and voted for that. This was a version that Bush said he would veto. He then cast a protest vote against the version that added it to the debt. Within a few minutes, he was asked the same question - and he answered that he had just answered that, but then unfortunately added that "he voted for it before he voted against it".
The media then pretended not to understand what Kerry meant - even though it describes normal Senate actions. However there was a good reason behind it. There was no salvageable explanation of HRC's comment.