kerry coming up on Imus at 7:29 ET (msnbc)

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1. should be any moment now

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2. well, he was scheduled for now but imus et al are still chatting.

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3. k

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4. k

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5. k

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6. k

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7. Kerry in on now

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8. but chatting about curric now drats

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9. will talk of Irag, cia leak

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10. talking of his truck trip through the West now -ok here it is

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11. libby claims VP authorized him (though the Pres) to release CLASSIFIE

information" says Kerry.

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12. says at the same time Pres goes out and says he wants to find the leaker.

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13. "and all the time he was looking for himself" says Kerry. HO HO HO

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14. Kerry says; If this is true....the Pres auth. the release of classified

information.

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15. Kerry says he regrets his vote (authorization of force).

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16. now talking of his Irag war deadline (resolution).

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17. says our kids are getting killed and maned while Iraqi gov. fritters aroun

d and does nothing. Time to get tough says Kerry.

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18. says Iraqi gov. needs a DEADLINE.

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19. Kerry is going good.

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20. says NO 'shuttle diplomacy' going on by the WH--they are NOt WORKING

ON GETTING THIS GOV. TOGETHER!!

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21. bye, was nice talking to myself.

[seabeyond]

22. still on first cup of coffee. thanks for talking to yourself, i appreciat

the coolest kerry is getting out there. which he would of called imus a pig, but oh well, wink

[adigal]

23. Thanks for doing this -

I appreciate being able to see what Kerry said. He was great on cnn and hardball yesterday too!

[seaglass]

24. Thanks for this. It was a great interview. It's bizarre how

comfortable he is with Imus, considering what an ass Imus can be. Kerry was relaxed, straightforward and witty.

[monarch]

25. It drives me crazy that Chris Dodd

(who I like very much) continues to go on Imus and I too thank the person who was performing the soliloquoy cuz I missed the show. What a great way to inform the latecomers to a thread, especially those with time to watch the show if they get the early post. Good job.

On edit: changed live to like. I have learned to my chagrin that spell check doesn't find real words.

[blm]

29. Unfortunately, Dems HAVE to access the few bits of airtime they can get

no matter what - there is already a corporate media mindset against Dems and they operate 24/7 to maintain the fascist agenda for the GOP.

[monarch]

30. Good point so

should I forgive Chris?

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32. sure - we will need him for campaign finance fight.

He's on the good side of that fight.

[terip64]

31. My mother lives in CT and she heard a rumor that Dodd might run for prez

What do you think of that?

[WiseButAngrySara]

26. Imus is an obseqious, petty ass! That's why I call him anus Imus.

Kerry was good, from what I heard. Imus had a sardonic comment at the end though about him falling asleep yesterday while Kerry was on Hardball! I thought his interview with Tweety yesterday was awesome!

[Justice Is Comin]

34. You just never

know which side of Tweety's brain is going to be working.

He was giving Kerry home run balls the whole interview. Kerry was actually subdued compared to the slams he could have taken. Why he didn't, I don't know. Boy that irritates me about him.

But you couldn't ask for a more Bush slamming interview than that from Matthews.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. Imus even mentioned to Kerry about how great he (Kerry) came off

in the interview. Imus mentioned how Kerry sounded like a regular person and that he should be like this in future interviews. I have a feeling that alot had to do with the fact that Kerry knew he was in friendly territory and that he didn't have to be prepared for contention as he had to face when interviewed by other talking heads.

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35. I agreed with Imus on that !

Kerry was fantastic, and came across very relaxed and strong with a sparkling wit and personality. JK was speaking from his heart too, which makes him more endearing as a regular joe, rather than the stuffy Senator rhetoric. I really liked this Kerry :)

Imus does great interviews, and probably why I suffer through much of his show's drivel to catch moments like this.

In fact, asking JK what he thought of Mitt Romney proved what a gentleman JK can be by not turning it into a political hack job. Paraphrased: "don't know him that well, has done good things up here, people will be taking a look at him....but still too early to know for sure". I'm sure Imus wanted a smackdown, and didn't get one.

Listen to Imus JK, be yourself !

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

36. I really liked this Kerry too. Much better than the candidate that ran

in 2004. It would be painful at times for me to listen to him as I wished him the best because I knew how he was "playing" in Peoria. He would shoot himself so many times in the foot with his stiffness.

What is really weird is it seems to confirm a dream I had during his run for President. In an idyllic setting I met a young charming Kerry who was honest and caring. I actually fell in love with his younger self in the dream, and I had a hard time upon awakening to reconcile this dream Kerry with the candidate.

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28. Best hit: Give Iraq to May15 to form functioning govt. Give Bush to May 16

to form a functioning govt. here.

[welshTerrier2]

33. in case there was any doubt ...

Imus: are you going to run for President again?

Kerry: i'm giving it strong consideration.

[karynnj]

37. Well, I guess it's positive that he still gets asks that question

but it has to be a bit annoying.

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38. My guess is that it really annoys Biden - Biden was hoping Imus would

endorse him, but I think Imus really believes that Kerry would make the better president.