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‘Simplistic Politics’: Kerry Spins Previous Comments and Shifts Attacks to Politicians

Appearing on “Imus in the Morning” Thursday on the Fox Business Network, John Kerry tried to brush aside his previous statement that voters don‘t pay much attention to what’s going on and are easily swayed by a “simple slogan.” Instead, he decried politicians and the overall political process and said voters can’t help but be upset and uninterested.

After Imus asked Kerry if his previous comments were a good idea, Kerry didn’t back down: “That’s what I just said. The politics and the money chase have reduced this thing–I don’t blame people for not paying attention.”

“They don‘t think we’re dealing with the real problems. And I think they’re tired of the consultants and the money and everything reducing their lives to these very simplistic, non-factually based, sloganeering campaigns,” he said.

“I think it’s an accurate thing,” he added, “they are turned off to the process.”

Last week, Kerry told the Boston Herald that, “We have an electorate that doesn’t always pay that much attention to what’s going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what’s happening.”

He shrugged off those comments as newspaper spin and added that if there is anyone to blame for an uninterested electorate it is “the political system itself and the people in it like myself and others who haven’t succeeded in changing that.”

He then shifted toward talking about a failed energy bill, and blamed a “simplistic approach of the political process,” suggesting that the idea failed because Republicans demonized it and people bought into the idea.

You can view all of Kerry’s appearance below (separated into three segments):

Comments (77)

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  • Jamestown
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:01pm

    I MIGHT BE FUNNY …but looks areteerything…black people axe questions…but wa.t to be treated equal…LEARN SOMETHING …THEN YOU ET YOUR EQUAL

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  • Jamestown
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:52pm

    Some of you people are un king believable…year after year the same tripe…JOHN KEERY IS BAD FOR THIS COUNTRY. NOW TOU WAKE UP AND FIND ONE SINGLE VOTE THIS BASTARD CAST FOR WE THE PEOPLE…NOT FOR A POS UNION BOY…COWARDS VOTE FOR COWARDS.

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  • Richlove1
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:48pm

    Kerry was against it before he was for it, now he‘s against you before he’s for you. His most recent comments seem to be actually saying: “But really, you little peons are too stupid to know what’s going on. Just leave it to your betters, and this time use the servant’s door in the back on the way out.”

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  • proud mom
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:48pm

    We do pay attention…wait till November. Maybe then, you will pay attention to We The People.

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  • RobR
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:45pm

    Did you say something John?………..I wasn’t paying attention.

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    • captainbill66
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:13pm

      Who is John Kerry? Oh yeah…hes the one who bought his own combat equipment for a special photo shoot to try and fool the American people into thinking he was something he wasn’t.

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  • Jamestown
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:45pm

    MASS voters do not wat competition………They want union favors…WAKE YP

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  • roberja
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:44pm

    Mr. Kerry, we paid attention when you tried to avoid paying taxes on your latest toy. I also will not be buying Heinz products which is unfortunate for the company b/c Mrs. Kerry is just an in-law of that family.

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  • rfycom
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:40pm

    US grown up people, who are not part of the cult, know that there is truth in what Kerry said. We have people who are parrots who repeat everything they here that keeps them jacked up on emotion. Ask them to explain their position and they cannot. All you get is more emotional stammering. The truth is the truth people don’t matter which side it comes from.

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  • The Bees
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:39pm

    No No Johnny – I’m not upset… I am angry.

    And on 11/2 your gonna get a preview of how angry I am with you libs and RINO’s.

    Then in 2012 you get to see even more of that anger as we oust Obama.

    Oh and BTW – I am interested and engaged!

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    • rfycom
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:43pm

      Hey BEES so you want to go from one extreme to the other. Seems like you are for no change.

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  • Jamestown
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:38pm

    Any SOB That agrees with keery is an enemy of The United States…Mass people will always just vote for themselves…don’t give me scutt brine bs..he is liberal to the core..come visit TENNESSEE KEERY..OR BEINE….OR MASS VOTERS…BUT WEAR A HELMUT….NO THAT WON’T HELP YOU EITHER

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    • rfycom
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:44pm

      Jamestown you are one funny sun of a gun.

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    • Deutscher
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:50pm

      Wow. Ok I agree with something prolly from everyone ( well maybe you ), that dies not make me an enemy
      Of the US. Of you maybe, but I don’t care about that

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  • Awakenow
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:33pm

    Wake up America, they will tell you anything you want to here. Let these people sleep. Next time he wakes perhaps he wii be out of a job. Democrats find us some cantadates not willing to trash our country for their own political gain.

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  • drconstitutionalconservative
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:12pm

    What did everyone expect from a liar, cheat and spin doctor like Kerry? Honesty, ain’t gonna ever happen, good adgenda, not in ouor lifetime from Kerry, fairness, he doesn’t know the meaning of the word. Spin, lies and flip-flopping are the order of the day, every day, for Kerry.

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  • Topcat
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:09pm

    Kerry has a history of saying and twisting facts to suite his own needs , ever since he ended his military career , to present . Facts have never been his strong point . This is just par for the course. I encourage Massachusetts voters to research who they vote for.

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  • iceman35
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:02pm

    I agree with John Kerry the voter are not paying attention to what is going on,especially those in Mass who keep voting for Barney Frank,Deval Patrick and John Kerry

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  • Anonimouse
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:00pm

    John Kerry trying to convince people he’s NOT an elitist snob is, well, it’s just good TV, isn’t it?

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  • jrcess
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:59pm

    This guy is a bum! Take away Heinz and he is just a has been.

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  • czsmom
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:51pm

    This is the first time I agree with him, millions of people were hooked with “hope and change” and expected free “Obama money” – lets hope enough of them realize that they bought into false claims and political lies.

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  • AMERICANCITIZEN
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:48pm

    How can anybody identify with this man? This senator is very WEALTHY, he is married to Teresa Heinz (rich family)! He has the audacity to hide his yact in Rhode Island so he doesnt have to pay taxes in Massachusetts ( and this just one incident that is being reported , I sure there are plenty others if the media would do their job and report ). Then he continues to make statements that describes his thoughts on the american people. We are so stupid that we can‘t comprehend what our government’s role should be.
    Or we are so stupid we don’t know what is good for us (government run healthcare).
    He and other elitist (dems and rep) are destroying our country and then telling us IT IS FOR OUR OWN GOOD, STUPID!
    This man and some others need to be brought up on criminal charges or at least ethics charges.
    This should be looked at once we have purged the system
    God Bless America
    November is Coming

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    • Contrarianthinker
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:09pm

      Kerry was a military hero in Vietnam. He engaged the enemy. He’s still doning the same today but the enemy are the average AMERICAN

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  • a_lady_patriot
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:42pm

    People are becming engaged. Unfortunately we have a whole generation who is more concerned with reality TV than the reality that the workers of this nation are being enslaved in order to continue enabling the entitlement addicts.

    The voters are coming! The voters are coming!
    Bill Gunn in Massachusetts District 1!

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  • Okpulot Taha
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:39pm

    Kerry blames Bush for our economy. Kerry indicates we are to negotiate with the Taliban.

    I am more interested in learning if Imus caught the animal which killed his hair.

    Okpulot Taha
    Choctaw Nation

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    • Gigantopithecus
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:40pm

      No kidding – Imus is the nappy headed ho’

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:20pm

      GIGANTOPITHECUS is silly, “No kidding – Imus is the nappy headed ho’”

      Ha! Ha! I thought of tossing in “nappy” for my comments then decided readers might not remember the basketball incident gone awry.

      Don Imus looks like Don Trump having a bad hair day.

      Might seem off topic but this hair of Imus is more interesting than John Kerry. I know what Kerry will say, he does not need to speak. Kerry has been using the same sissy boy left liberal punch lines all of his career, while speaking from both sides of his mouth.

      Without Teresa Heinz, Kerry is plain mustard for his political baloney sandwich.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • Gigantopithecus
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 7:46pm

      I liked your original theory Okpulot – Imus got into a fight with a feral ferret and lost his cowboy hat – somewhere there is a bad *** polecat sporting a Stetson :)

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  • Waiting4George
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:39pm

    Did you ever notice we rarely hear from D wealthiest member of Congress and former presidential candidate, John Kerry? Heinz is,Heinz is..Heinz is what shut up sounds like!

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  • wingedwolf
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:36pm

    Sounds like he’s the one not tuned in to the process!

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  • patton 4 pres
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:32pm

    so glad he was not the pres will never buy heinz ever again since mrs kerry cheered when the votes of troops over seas were thrown out in flo dont know how he can look at himslef in the mirror in morning.

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  • saneromeo
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:31pm

    I’m pretty sure no one supported it because it was a piece of garbage bit of legislation (biodegradable though)… There are only 2 slogans the country is focused on right now; “Yes We Can!”, and “WE THE PEOPLE!”….

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  • Marc Jacobs
    Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:31pm

    I am in complete agreement with Senator John Kerry that “voters don‘t pay much attention to what’s going on and are easily swayed by a “simple slogan.” And as proof did you know that in the United States of America in the last Presidential Election that voters were swayed by the slogan “Hope and Change” and actually voted for the most left-leaning leader our country has elected to the Presidency? Senator Kerry, there have not been too many times that I have agreed with you – but this time…. all I can say to you is “You are correct, sir”

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    • ProgressivesLoveAmerica
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:26pm

      I agree with John Kerry, and you, MARCJACOBS.

      It’s way too unfortunate that people are swayed by simple slogans, catchy phrases, sound bites, and easy to understand little factoids that don’t encompass the full complexity of any issue.

      However, I think it works on both sides. So, yes, Obama ran on “Hope” and “Change,” and that might have worked for him. I think it would have been better if had run on the merits of Keynesian economics instead, but that would have been far too intellectual of conversation to have on our mainstream media outlets, whether they be Fox News, MSNBC, or CNN. This is because the mainstream media runs on sensationalism, easy-to-understand snippets of information, and forcing the guest to boil down their entire stance on an issue in “thirty seconds or less.” It’s called “concision” in the media, and the United States is quite unique in pushing the concept of “concision.” I don’t know why exactly, but maybe in generates ratings.

      Same thing goes for libertarians, Republicans, and conservatives, though. It would be nice to see a conservative actually run on the merits of his Chicago School of economics Milton-Friedman-inspired Reagan-be-praised “supply side” and “free-market” economics neoliberal platform. However, this would also to be too intellectual for the media to tolerate. It’s not that the American people are dumb. It’s that the American people have been conditioned to be intellectually lazy sometimes, and it’s also that media institutions DO NOT EXPECT ANYONE to have critical thinking capabilites. I remember every time a Republican saying you don‘t want government involved in the health care industry because they can’t even run the DMV right. Well, every time I heard that, I wanted to shout that was a highly inaccurate comparison. In fact, conservatives are MUCH better at over simplification than liberals: “lower taxes, cut spending, smaller government, and strong national defense.” There’s the WHOLE PLATFORM boiled down to a simple, easy to remember phrase. However, nobody ever calls the conservatives ou on the fact that the “strong national defense” part of that equation necessarily NEGATES the “small government portion.”

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    • Gigantopithecus
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:38pm

      Bwahahahahahaha – once again FrankenKerry stuck his big old foot in his mouth. HEY KERRY, why don’t you go paaahk your yaaaacht in Haaaarvaaard yaaaard. Maybe because you want to AVOID THE TAXES that you are all to happy to burden TRUE AMERICANS with. MILITARY TRAITOR!!!!!

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    • noverton
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:51pm

      To ProgressivesLoveAmerica:
      What ARE the merits of Keynesian economics? I’m just one of those dumb conservatives that is not intellectually capable of understanding the Socialist/Progressive/Marxist ideals that our current President is attempting to govern under, but I cannot think of one single place in the world that has made Keynes’ ideas lead to anything other than economic collapse… see Europe this week. So as our government continues to impose 80 thousand pages of laws and regulations per year and the Treasury’s printing presses run 24/7 why is it that our economic outlook is bleaker than ever? This is what Keynes and Marx wanted! All of these Progressive geniuses have been shoving us in that direction for the last century and this is what we’ve got to show for it… no thanks. I’ll stick with our constitution as written (not as “interpreted” by progressive judges) and I’ll keep my freedom and small government and you can move to France…

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    • rockwell
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:59pm

      progressives love themselves

      However, nobody ever calls the conservatives ou on the fact that the “strong national defense” part of that equation necessarily NEGATES the “small government portion.”

      having a strong national defense does not in fact “NEGATE” the small(er) government position held by conservatives. get the government out of the bedroom, get the government out of the kitchen, get the government out of our churches (recent pleas from pelosi, obama, and other progressives to tout the wonders of healthcare “reform” from the pulpit) get the government out of my business, out of my wallet, get the government and progressive indoctrination out of our schools–limit government to those areas endorsed by the constitution (national defense for instance) and we will, by comparison, have a small or smaller government.

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    • Fort Mill Joe
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 3:07pm

      Ummm… ProgressivesLoveAmerica… conservatives want a smaller government. That is, less bureaucracy and fewer hands in the pie. that lowers costs. A strong National Defense does not require a larger, or even large, government. It requires a larger standing army (AF/Mar/Navy), but not a larger government.

      But you are a progressive, so I can’t blame you for not being able to make the distinction.

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    • freebornson
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 3:14pm

      progressivesloveamerica

      For the edification of those that are too simpleminded to do anything but follow soundbites, could you provide us with one large government run program that is effective? IRS? Schools :)? EPA? The only one I can think of is the military and that is usually hamstrung by politicians.

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    • afishfarted
      Posted on September 30, 2010 at 11:38pm

      Marc, I agree with you–with a caveat. In the politics of yesterday, Kerry would be right. In todays political theater, it’s not as true. And that‘s to the conservative’s advantage. As long as the dems keep playing on the old field, they won’t see the opponents moving to a new(er) field. Meaning, if they think that playing their old worn out games of race bating and class warfare will keep them in office, they (and many many RINO’s) will have a rude awakening. We The People are on to their same ol’ game, and we ain’t gonna play dat no mo

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