Lando 
Posted on 11/02/2006 10:07:52 AM PST by Lando Lincoln
Yes, it’s the political silly season, when media experts hyperventilate over oddly assorted, often trivial controversies (George Allen’s “Macaca”-gate; the allegedly racist Harold-Ford-at-the-Playboy-Party ad; Rush Limbaugh’s “insensitive” mockery of Michael J. Fox) that loom large in the run-up to a major election but stand little chance of qualifying for long term historical significance. The explosive dispute over John Kerry’s dismissive, insulting comments about our troops in Iraq may, however, constitute an important exception and could mark a notable turning point in the vicious, decades-long battle between Democratic and Republican image-makers.
For several reasons, Kerry’s crack matters. Those reasons are:
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Lando
GMTA!!!
Because that's more often than not where he's speaking from.
Kerry's on crack?
Medved is right: He clearly meant it.
Kerry is a malicious, elitist, narcissistic creep. He has made his living marrying rich women so he has never had to work a day in his life. As far as his "joke" goes, you bet he meant every word of it. He has been spewing venom about the military since 1972 and then has the unmitigated gall to stand behind his military service and wave it as some badge of honor. He is totally beyond any redemption, in this life of the next.
At least it wasn't Hillary.
Or Cindy Sheehan.
Just say no to crack.
Crack is Whack!
He's right. Kerry knew - all his people were OK with the comments.
Maybe to his gin-soaked b**ch.....
He said because he believes it.
He said it because Democrats hate the military.
Military spending takes away from social programs. Having a strong military means the country gets in more conflicts (the Dems are scared of conflict.)
He said because anytime you can slam the military (they are all dumb you know) you can slam the Republican base - which is foreign policy and security.
When the Dems get into power (next week or in the future), they will cut spending to the military, reduce the numbers and cut back on military technology development.
Why? Because they hate the military, they are scared of conflict and it is the Republican base.
All the rich, educated dims are elitists. They push their unwashed masses to shutup, enjoy the handouts and keep voting dim.
"If the context of his words about getting “stuck in Iraq” had in any way exonerated him from the charge of insulting the troops then why, even twenty hours after the event, had his handlers failed to call press attention to the full tape (which most of America still hadn’t seen, as of this writing)? Only the blindest partisan could fail to acknowledge the Senator’s intent to portray the U.S. forces “stuck in Iraq” as pitiable losers, while he tried to encourage his student audience to avoid their fate by concentrating on educational success".
Finally, someone has answered my question....why we haven't seen more of the speech if it proves that Kerry intended to joke about the President. Not one network has played the lead-in to the famous "botched joke", I suppose, because it proves just the opposite of what they want us to believe.
John Botched Kerry is on crack! Pass it on.
A good analysis of what the Kerry gaffe exposes. Well said, and nothing to disagree with, not even the smallest detail.
Absolutely! And he meant it 30 years ago:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061102/D8L4QH580.html
The French speaking, windsurfing, expensive bike riding John Kerry looks down on the troops and gets angry when we "dare to question his patriotism". Well, I do question his patriotism - and he does not support the troops whom he looks down on. And the constant attacks on the Commander in Chief when we are at war are unseemly.
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