John Kerry: McCain Should Try Listening To The Iranians

digg Share this on Facebook Huffpost - John Kerry: McCain Should Try Listening To The Iranians stumble reddit del.ico.us RSS


Posted: 06-18-09 08:26 AM

I Like ItI Don’t Like It
Kerry

nytimes.com:

THE grass-roots protests that have engulfed Iran since its presidential election last week have grabbed America's attention and captured headlines -- unfortunately, so has the clamor from neoconservatives urging President Obama to denounce the voting as a sham and insert ourselves directly in Iran's unrest.

Read the whole story: nytimes.com

THE grass-roots protests that have engulfed Iran since its presidential election last week have grabbed America's attention and captured headlines -- unfortunately, so has the clamor from neoconservat...
THE grass-roots protests that have engulfed Iran since its presidential election last week have grabbed America's attention and captured headlines -- unfortunately, so has the clamor from neoconservat...
Filed by Hanna Ingber Win
 
Comments
202
Pending Comments
0
iPhone App Promo

Want to reply to a comment? Hint: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to

View Comments:
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next › Last » (8 pages total)
photo

If this was September, 1938, would John Kerry be urging McCain and others to listen to Herr Hitler?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:26 PM on 06/21/2009

He said listen to the people and the demonstrators, not the leaders.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:47 AM on 06/25/2009
- LovingHope I'm a Fan of LovingHope 14 fans permalink
photo

That is why I voted for you in 2004. It's nice to hear intelligent men speak.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:50 AM on 06/19/2009
- mikesw I'm a Fan of mikesw 43 fans permalink

Of course Kerry is right.

"this is an Iranian moment, not an American one"

But for the neocons, their proxies and their cheerleaders, its all about themselves.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:35 AM on 06/19/2009
- cobobs I'm a Fan of cobobs 33 fans permalink
photo

The guy who said talk softly and keep the other guy guessing what is in your hand (my version) was a republican? Belligerent chatter reduces one's effectiveness. Your actions must be heavier than your words. Never mind TV.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:57 PM on 06/18/2009
photo

John McCain that is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:47 PM on 06/18/2009
photo

John don't go away mad, just go away!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:44 PM on 06/18/2009
- factotem I'm a Fan of factotem 153 fans permalink
photo

John Kerry has the same swoopy hairdo as my grandmother. How does he get that effect?
Does he sit under a hair-dryer?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:15 PM on 06/18/2009
- samilli3 I'm a Fan of samilli3 67 fans permalink
photo

McCain doesn't get it.......seem to always say the wrong thing at the wrong time

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:23 PM on 06/18/2009
- tel8034 I'm a Fan of tel8034 92 fans permalink

The rethugs continue to FAIL TO UNDERSTAND when they should engage in partisan politics and when not to.

This is an Iranian problem, and the Iranians are dealing with their OWN problem quite well on their OWN ............... John Kerry's paper was sopt on as to why there should be NO interference into the Iran elections by the US or by any other country .

The last thing the Iranians (in addition to the US and the world) needs, is for Ahmadinejad to find a reason to use the US as an excuse to distract from and to derail what is now happening in Iran. As Kerry pointed out, all Ahmadinejad would need to do, is to "marry" the 1953 US interference into the Iranian elections to any 2009 US interference, and he would then get the upper hand, and use and US interference in a successful political propaganda run.

The rethugs themselves engaged in a FRAUDULENT NON-DEMOCRATIC election in 2000................ AND THE ENTIRE WORLD KNEW THAT THE ELECTION WAS A FRAUD.

In 2000, the rethugs would have been the first to decry ANY INTERFERENCE from the rest of the world into their fraudulent election .............. But yet they do not hold the US and the world to the same rules when it comes to NOT interfering in the Iran elections.

All this noise from the rethugs is nothing but CHEAP POLITRICKS.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:35 PM on 06/18/2009
- Rangergirl I'm a Fan of Rangergirl 19 fans permalink

The President, John Kerry are correct....this has to come from them......and even if we have a change in leadership....It will still be difficult because the Supreme leader is the one in charge.....We have to tread carefully....and our President is doing it right.....Conservatives, McCain are WRONG

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:20 PM on 06/18/2009
- sandpiper1 I'm a Fan of sandpiper1 14 fans permalink

The same John McCain who stated publicly that every American was a Georgian when Russia smacked them down after they invaded Ossetia. McCain really ought to keep his trap shut, he's hardly intelligent enough to comprehend foreign policy/affairs though he may think he is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:37 PM on 06/18/2009
- factotem I'm a Fan of factotem 153 fans permalink
photo

"Hi, I'm John Kerry. I threw away your votes in 2004. And now, I'm irrelevant. So I look for topics that are hot to speak about hoping to catch some media time."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:53 PM on 06/18/2009
- kmswriter I'm a Fan of kmswriter 26 fans permalink
photo

I would like to see the Kerry op-ed from the nyt's appear in the AZ republicant. I would also love to have all of you submit your comments to the site azcentral as well - we need your support here in AZ - the repubs never gets to read an ipposing view - only mccains shortsightedness..talk about news suppression.....

Mccain is ratcheting uo for his run 2010

Turning AZ blue

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:46 PM on 06/18/2009
- kmswriter I'm a Fan of kmswriter 26 fans permalink
photo

edit - opposing & up - sorry -

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:50 PM on 06/18/2009
- SangZe I'm a Fan of SangZe 36 fans permalink

Oh, yeah, Kerry, the boat driver. Wondered where he got to.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:35 PM on 06/18/2009
- MaryanneAZ I'm a Fan of MaryanneAZ 128 fans permalink
photo

The U.S. is hardly the best voice on democracy and fair elections. We still have not resolved the senatorial race in MN after six months. It is a standard GOP meme that the U.S. is superior and that Democracy (as we define it) should be imposed on the world, by force if necessary. President Obama is right on his approach to Iran and its election outcome. We are in no position to interfere in yet another country's government. We have our hands full with Iraq and Afghanistan and our previous President's imperial desire to bring our brand of Democracy to the Middle East by force. McCain needs to retire. He is bringing shame on himself and the State of Arizona.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:26 PM on 06/18/2009
photo

The Republicans believe that all speeches and all political commentary has to appeal only to its base. During the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars George Bush never addressed the people of those countries directly. Everything said was to garner a positive reaction from the Talibangecal Conservatives of the former Slave States.

Now they are trying to shame Obama into making the Iranian leadership sniff his armpits.
In order to prove what ?
I wonder.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:49 PM on 06/18/2009
- R8RBOB I'm a Fan of R8RBOB 7 fans permalink
photo

Those Iranians who are protesting are not asking the United States or its president to give out shout-outs. The Iranians saw how we act on liberating repressed, depressed people. (Iraq) The US interferring with their protest would give it a western feel and validate Ahmadinejad's claim of western influence.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:07 PM on 06/18/2009
photo

Just like 1953

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:11 PM on 06/18/2009
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next › Last » (8 pages total)
Comments are closed for this entry

 You must be logged in to comment. Log in  or connect with 

Connect