John Kerry - "On September 11th We
Were Bascially At Peace"

This type of statement from the Junior Senator from Massachuetts is just another in a series of mind-boggling statements which begs the question: "Why does the Masachusetts electorate continue to employ the man?"

The statement was made during an Obama campaign conference call. The story from The Hills Blog Breifing Room is shown below.

May 30, 2008
Kerry: On Sept. 11 We Were at Peace
@ 11:21 am by Andy Barr
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) believes that on September 11 "we were basically at peace."

Asked to clarify his remarks, specifically asking about the attacks on the U.S.S. Cole during Barack Obama campaign conference call, Kerry said, "well, we hadn't declared war," The Hill's Sam Youngman reports.

Asked if al Qaeda was a threat at the time, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee said, "well yes, obviously they were a threat. But, fundamentally we were not at war at that point in time."

Kerry also called John McCain "out of step with history and facts."

UPDATE: Responding to Kerry's claim, RNC spokesman Danny Diaz said: "It’s absolutely critical that the next Commander in Chief understands the challenges America faces. Yet it’s clear that Barack Obama has a thin understanding of history and fails to grasp the threat of terrorism."

"After a week’s worth of examples demonstrating Obama’s lack of preparedness to serve as president, his campaign is understandably desperate to shift the focus. Considering it’s now been 873 days since Obama visited Iraq, any suggestion that he even understands what’s happening on the ground is laughable."