Posted on 11/02/2006 6:03:25 AM PST by IrishMike
“You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.”
That was what Sen. John Kerry inarticulately said to a bunch of college kids, skipping classes to attend a Democrat rally at Pasadena City College in California. And then Kerry gave a small, smug smile. With American troops on the battlefield, fighting and dying, he had exhibited his superior intellect by insulting their character and intelligence. If only they had applied themselves in school, instead of lazily failing to make “an effort,” they wouldn’t have to dodge bullets in Baghdad. (As it happens, the men and women who serve in the American military are better educated than the general populace.)
After the explosion of criticism that followed his comments, Kerry indignantly refused to apologize and, without a trace of humor, declared the insulting remark was a “botched joke.” He angrily declared, “It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country, lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.” This wildly contorted attack was dazzling in its spin and sputter. Kerry, who attained national notice as the face of an antiwar group that used stories told by fake Vietnam vets to brand real vets as war criminals, was insisting that military service made him immune from criticism from non-vets. “Despicable Republicans” and “right-wing nut jobs” were the ones at fault for his remarks being taken literally. We were supposed to know, if we have studied hard and done our homework, that he was insulting the president of the United States, stupid George W. Bush, and not America’s military.
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John Kerry is in a quagmire - from which he had no clear exit strategy. His remarks were the result of his failed, incompetent leadership. And Senator Kerry certainly made things worse through his original "stay-the-course strategy". Instead of choosing a joke that was both tough and smart, he opted for the same failed attempt at humor that now has him floundering in his lost credibility. Now that the Senator's abysmal record and broken promises to mend his ways have come back to haunt him, one would hope that he choose a new direction in future campaign speeches.
I'm not holding my breath.
Bump and dittos
TT
"O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." ~ Voltaire
Back when Boston was still a civilized city, they tarred and feathered traitors like Kerry.
Kerry IS a botched joke. He is done.
I've seen this quote before, and I bet others have made the observation, but ...
Ann Coulter was absolutely brilliant when she pointed out the Dem strategy of having "untouchable" people spew the Leftwing vitriol. "Bush is a moron -- and don't question me! I lost my husband on 9/11!" and now "Our soldiers are stupid -- don't question me! I served in Vietnam!"
Ann shone a light on this and now this tactic is laughable.
would it not be a beautiful thing? Kerry tarred and feathered? LMAO
Very clever to use their own words to describe this phony...
Maybe we should demand the resignation of some of Kerry's staff for their incompetence in allowing this to happenhis
"Will John Kerry do?" - LORD
Lurch tarred and feathered? Then chased out of town by a horde of stone throwing childred chanting "Big Bird! Big Bird!"
Prime example of the generosity and kindness of the Diety.
John Kerry is a turd. Oops, I botched my joke. I'm not apologizing.
Damn, Slim! LOL!
Where's the beef joke?
Kerry said that people, who study, do "well."
Bush has obviously done "well," since he's the most powerful person in the world.
Yep, I don't care what anybody says. He denegrated the troops. He can't help it. Freudian slip, unintentional, whatever. Remember how we heard from all the smart ones that Mel Gibson's comments while drunk were his true unmasked beliefs. Well, same thing. kerry's guard was down, he can't help it, it is who he is!
His pathetic written so-called apology is worthless. Good grief -- after that first blustery nonapology he then gives us this??
Creep.
Our cup runneth over.
>>>John Kerry is a turd. Oops, I botched my joke. I'm not apologizing.
You need to apologize for that. You forgot to put "steaming" in front of "turd"
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