Insult, schminsult. You either understood what he said, or you were thick about it. In the latter case all bets are off because once you misunderstand something ANY interpretation (or at least a very large number of them) is possible based on your own brand of thickery.

Making insults out of the ordinary is par for the course in Rovelandia. But if you heard Kerry -- even with the fumble -- the joke wasplain to anyone with the wits to understand it. This is just brouhaha made to order for political gain.

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