| I'm sure the membership of the Democratic Underground is greater than that. |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some 275,000 rubes fools simpletons people have signed a petition launched by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry calling for US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign over the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, his campaign director said.
| Thus guaranteeing Rummy his job. |
"More than 275,000 simple-minded rustics wankers supporters signed our petition," said Mary Beth Cahill in a statement. "Americans want accountability and responsibility at the highest levels of our government."
| Which is why they won't vote for Kerry. |
Calls have multiplied from the usual sources for Rumsfeld to resign after images of Iraqi prisoners being abused by US personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad were made public, scandalizing opinion worldwide, especially among Arabs. US President George W. Bush, who has promised a "full accounting" over the scandal, defended Rumsfeld, saying he was doing a "superb job".
| Stand by your man, Dubya. |
Kerry also has questioned Bush's right to lead in the wake of the scandal.
| He was for it before he was against it. |
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