Bob Kerrey Apologizes To Obama

"On second thought, maybe Barack Obama IS the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life!"

After surely catching some Hillary heat for NOT calling Barack Obama the "Islamic Manchurian Candidate," Bob Kerrey reconsiders his Smear-The-Muslim-Smear, er, Smear and apologizes:

"I answered a question about your qualifications to be president in a way that has been interpreted as a backhanded insult of you. I assure you I meant to do just the opposite," Kerrey wrote.

But maybe this apology is a fourth (fifth?) derivative, double bluff, octuple reverse psychology, false flag smear---just to get into Obama's head and stuff!

He went on to say he considers Obama one of the most talented people he's met in politics and "exceptionally qualified by experience and judgment to be president of the United States." He expanded on Obama's potential to bring peace to the world and his capacity to inspire hope—high praise for someone backing Obama's top rival.

Gears within gears! ZZZZTTTTT! Does not compute!

UPDATE: Thanks, Dave in Texas at AOSHQ. And hello, HotAir (thanks guys). Hey, Michelle!

UPDATE: Out of sheer curiosity, I peeked in over at a Kos thread to see what their reaction was. My my my:

HRC Apology Tour...It's getting real old...

True...Clinton reminds me of Kevin Cline's character in "A Fish Called Wanda" who keeps kicking a guy and saying "I'm Sorry" then kicks again.

So I guess those of us who were outraged deserve an apology from those Hillary supporters who attacked us? I spent an hour of my life the night before defending her against baseless attacks, and I've done that consistently (there's enough  to dislike about her that we don't need to sink to her level to attack her).  But I will never defend her again, no matter how ridiculous the insult is.  She wants to play this way, I'll play right back.

Honestly, I started observing this race with all candidates having a clean slate to my eyes. Now I can easily tell you I fully detest Senator Clinton. I watched her husband on TV arguing that all the Democratic candidates except Senator Obama are qualified to be President. Disgusting. The drug dealer flap was the most irritating.

Same here. It was like Hillary knew exactly how to make me despise her, and she took every step in that direction. It's been a downward spiral since the campaign started. And it's sad, because I used to really admire and respect her. Now, not even a little.

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[lauraw]

Wow...that last Kos quote is wonderful.