It's That F-ing Dog

So we are to take John Kerry on his word that he has a better plan for the war in Iraq, that he will keep us safer, provide universal health care and make the trains run on time.

However, the dog seems to have eaten yet another piece of homework:

Senator John Kerry's campaign said yesterday that Mr. Kerry did not own a Chinese assault rifle, as he was quoted as saying in Outdoor Life magazine, but a single-bolt-action military rifle, blaming aides who filled out the magazine's questionnaire on his behalf for the error.

Michael Meehan, a spokesman for the campaign, said Mr. Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, owns two guns, a double-barreled 12-gauge shotgun and the rifle, which Mr. Meehan said Mr. Kerry "keeps as a relic" and had never fired. Mr. Meehan said the gun had no make or model markings on it and that Mr. Kerry "got it from a friend years ago," adding that such rifles were first manufactured in Russia more than 100 years ago and were used by the North Koreans and the Vietcong.

Is Kerry's campaign the gang that can't shoot straight? or is Kerry shooting off his mouth for effect? Given that his current campaign message is that "Bush Lied", getting caught in such a stupid lie, seriously undercuts his "Trust me, I'll tell you the truth." meme-of-the-week.

That dog won't hunt, Senator.

UPDATE: Whist struck in traffic, it occured to me that Kerry had no idea which weapons he voted to ban. That does not bode well for a man who supposedly obsesses over detail. (ED-Yes, I know it's utterly pathetic, but someone has to think about this stuff.)

Posted by feste at September 27, 2004 08:03 AM | TrackBack