jgraz's Journal - BREAKING: Kerry "not aware" of 2004 presidential campaign

September 25th 2007, 4:28 pm

Kerry: I was not aware that a campaign had occurred

Following allegations that he was involved in a 2004 campaign for president, John Kerry issued a statement today clarifying his obscure role in the incident.

"In 37 years of public appearances I have never had a dialog end this way. In fact, this is the first time I've had one of my dialogs end in any way. I believe I could have handled the situation, but again I do not know what nominations or other exchanges transpired prior to voters barging into the polls. I was not aware that a campaign had occurred until I was called on to congratulate President Bush on his re-election. I regret enormously that a good healthy introspective monologue was interrupted by my inadvertent candidacy."

Kerry also noted that he spent much of 2004 standing on stages or inside auditoriums, apparently referring to the well-known phenomenon in which a person on stage is unable to see or hear events happening right in front of them.

John Kerry reacts to news
that he actually ran for
president in 2004

For their part, most long-time Kerry supporters took the news in stride. "I know a lot of people were disappointed, but John Kerry is only one man," said Melissa Torinelli, regional spokesperson for The Senator McDreamy Foundation. "I'm sure had he known what was going on he would have acted differently. But, seriously, did anyone expect him to just jump into the fray and start raising important questions or responding to slanderous attacks? I mean, it's not like he's a superhero."