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Smart As You, Johnny
New York Sun ^
| 11/2/06
| Larry Schweikart (LS)
Posted on 11/02/2006 7:49:02 AM PST by LS
Senator Kerry's comments about uneducated people being "stuck" in Iraq — essentially calling the men and women of the American military stupid — is one of the political blunders of the age. Seldom does a candidate single-handedly sink his party once, let alone twice, though William Jennings Bryan came close. Mr. Kerry may have done so.
Worse, it's simply not right to promote the idea that soldiers are dumb or even undereducated. New York Times reporter Chris Hedges asserted, "poor kids from Mississippi … who could not get a decent job … joined the Army because it was all we offered them." In reality, however, the American military — yes, even the foot soldiers — is the most educated in history and better educated than the American public on average. Annually, thousands of top honor students take the military entrance exams. The recruitment test, which all inductees must pass, includes questions that many Ph.D.s would miss, and I would gladly hold a contest pitting any 10 American Army soldiers, randomly selected, against any 10 public school teachers on a standardized test.
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2004; elections; kerry; republicans; votegop
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Gang, this is my first truly national editorial. Thanks to the Sun for running it. This WILL affect the election, and is good for 1-2% at the polls.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:49:03 AM PST
by
LS
To: LS
I think the feds hanging Kerry in town square would be good for another 10 points.
Good work.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:50:40 AM PST
by
pissant
To: LS
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:51:08 AM PST
by
100-Fold_Return
(In Prisons Tattletales Are the Same as Child-Molesters...hmm)
To: LS
I would gladly hold a contest pitting any 10 American Army soldiers, randomly selected, against any 10 public school teachers on a standardized test. Yes me too, and I would love to see the results thereof.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:51:17 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: Give therapeutic violence a chance!)
To: LS
I would gladly hold a contest pitting any 10 American Army soldiers, randomly selected, against any 10 public school teachers on a standardized test. Yes me too, and I would love to see the results thereof.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:51:18 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: Give therapeutic violence a chance!)
To: LS
I love the Sun. When I leave NYC for good, I'm going to have to find a way to have it delivered.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:51:22 AM PST
by
kellynch
("Our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves." -- Bernard Baruch)
To: LS
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:51:23 AM PST
by
kevkrom
(Conspiracy rule #1: The lack of any evidence whatsoever is, ipso facto, proof that a cover-up exists)
To: LS
Bravo, Larry. You're a FReeper treasure!!
Lando 
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:51:57 AM PST
by
Lando Lincoln
(For what cause would a liberal go to war? Revolutions don't count.)
To: LS
I would gladly hold a contest pitting any 10 American Army soldiers, randomly selected, against any 10 public school teachers on a standardized test. I especially like this line. Congratulations !
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:52:41 AM PST
by
Red Boots
To: LS
GOOD GOING LARRY!!! I want that contest!!! That contest would clarify a LOT of things in this country!!! The lowest Private is smarter than John Kerry, the most POMPOUS of ASSES!
To: LS
To: LS
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:53:53 AM PST
by
RasterMaster
(Winning Islamic hearts and minds.........one bullet at a time!)
To: LS
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:53:54 AM PST
by
Sister_T
(A vote for DemocRATS is a vote for terrorists!)
To: LS; Victoria Delsoul
You know another thing that hasn't been broached - it's not an 'either/or' situation. Many people enter the armed forces and serve, and also go to college and earn degrees.
Kerry has a typical elitist mentality - he confuses being 'smart' with being 'educated.' If all I know about someone is that they are very well educated, that doesn't really tell me how smart they are, or if they are a quality person.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:53:56 AM PST
by
HitmanLV
("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
To: LS
"I would gladly hold a contest pitting any 10 American Army soldiers, randomly selected, against any 10 public school teachers on a standardized test." I've been tempted, a time or two, to challenge ten teachers myself.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:54:15 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(I dream the way some people get drunk. I have fun, but I can't remember anything.)
To: LS
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:55:40 AM PST
by
oldsalt
(There's no such thing as a free lunch.)
To: LS
and I would gladly hold a contest pitting any 10 American Army soldiers, randomly selected, against any 10 public school teachers on a standardized test. Including the infantry?
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:55:46 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: LS
Congrats on the editorial!
To: HitmanLV; LS; Victoria Delsoul
Give him a break, Sport! Kerry "tries" to be smart.
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:56:33 AM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(I dream the way some people get drunk. I have fun, but I can't remember anything.)
To: LS
Thanks! Great work Larry!
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posted on
11/02/2006 7:58:02 AM PST
by
evets
(Beer and wine.)
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