Kerry on Hardball transcript - and on next week's show...

[eileen_d]

Matthews will interview Democratic candidate Al Sharpton (10/27). I would actually watch Hardball for more than 60 seconds for that.

Meanwhile, here's the Kerry transcript:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/983074.asp

...We’ve lost some of our credibility in the world and our ability to bring the United Nations and other countries with us, which is why I believe so deeply that to restore America’s place in the world, it will require a new president. And one of the first things I will do as president is go back to the United Nations, stand in that well where presidents have embarked on great journeys on behalf of our country, and I am going to turn over a proud new chapter in America’s relationship with the world that lives up to our highest valley and standards. And that’s what we need.

[Pez]

1. kerry was great on hardball

i can't WAIT to see sharpton though... bust out the popcorn, we're in for a show.

[DrFunkenstein]

2. The Puppet

MATTHEWS: Was this his idea to go to Iraq, or was it Wolfowitz’s idea, was it the neoconservatives’ idea?

KERRY: I think it was the neoconservative and Wolfowitz and all the...

MATTHEWS: Well, why was he so weak-minded to go along with them?

KERRY: Do I have to answer that?