Kerry's Remark: Right either way (Seattle P.I. defends Kerry with disgusting editorial)

The Seattle P.I. ^ | November 2, 2006 | SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD

[Stoat]

Thursday, November 2, 2006 Kerry's Remark: Right either way SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Republicans evidenced their election desperation by braying about an offhand comment that Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., made at a California college rally. "Education" Kerry said "-- if you make the most of it and you study hard and 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." Was Kerry making fun of the president, or warning students against the pitfalls awaiting the undereducated in general? It doesn't matter. Kerry was right either way. Kerry wasn't saying -- regardless of the Republican spin -- that our troops are stupid. Kerry's intended point was obvious. President Bush didn't do his homework before he ordered the invasion. He didn't study the intricacies of Mideast religion, culture, politics and tribalism. He wasn't smart about it and we are stuck in Iraq. Although there are plenty of well-educated people in our armed forces -- Kerry was one of them -- military service has long been an opportunity employer for those with less education and fewer skills than they need to work in the private sector. Indeed, the military sells itself as a place to garner skills and to help pay for higher education. And wars, including this one, are often fought by those less privileged -- albeit no less smart -- than the sons and daughters of those who lead us into them. Apologies? Sure, from the cut-and-run Democratic candidates who've cancelled appearances with Kerry.

[Stoat]

Giving credit where it's due....I found this item because it was linked at Orbusmax

Orbusmax ™ Northwest News - 'Around The World In 80K'

[Zuben Elgenubi]

[rawcatslyentist]

Dear Seattle PI:

"Education-- if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you end up defending insulting elitist snobs!

[linear]

"Indeed, the military sells itself as a place to garner skills and to help pay for higher education."

The above is true, but it is the opposite of what Kerry said. Kerry stated that you will end up in the military if you flunk out. The truth is that starting in the military is what helps you succeed.

[MikeHu]

"Education" Kerry said "-- if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck writing editorials for the Seattle P-I for the rest of your life!"

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just unreal......

A thread featuring Mia T's work:

PARSING JOHN KERRY, OUR TROOPS: A MESSAGE FOR THE WOBBLY VOTER

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The real view of the DemonicRat's:

There has never been an American army as violent and murderous as the one in Iraq; ~ Sy Hersh

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. And then there is the dinosaur media, which goes beyond all of that.

[Doc Hunter]

WHAT ABOUT THE VETERANS ‘JOHN’??


This is an apology?????????

johnkerry.com offers this halfheartedly apology to our dimwitted troops in Iraq and their underprivileged families.

“As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop. I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended. It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy. I don’t want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues. I will continue to fight for a change of course to provide real security for our country, and a winning strategy for our troops.”

John, you apologized to 140 thousand troops and their families. What about the thousand upon thousands of Veterans who have served in uniform since you disgracefully entered the political scene some thirty years ago and began your harangue against the dimwitted, uneducated military members. You, Sir, are a disgrace to the uniform you wore during your three month tour in Vietnam while lost in Cambodia. I, for one, will never forget your disgraceful testimony before Congress while in uniform while our Country was at war. You managed to bamboozle the good citizens of Massachusetts but you haven’t bamboozled this veteran from the Vietnam era, Senator Kerry. Tom, Colonel, USAF (Retired) – a holder of a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Master of Science in Business Management, a graduate of Air Force Air Command and Staff College and a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces

[SmithL]

Two psychiatrists are walking down the hall. One says to the other, "I noticed myself committing an interesting Freudian slip today. I was having breakfast with my mother, and meant to say, "please pass the salt. Instead, I said, "You ruined my life, you bitch!"

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My Apologies to anyone that misinterprets what I said

[Lazamataz]

I *LOVE* that the liberals are lining up to get behind the most henious possible interpretation of this message.

[SF Republican]

I sent them an email thanking them for extending this one more day and ask they do another one Sunday.

[dirtboy]

The MSM shows their contempt for working stiffs and those red-state rubes too dense to appreciate their superior intellect and wisdom.

[RichInOC]

"Education...if you make the most of it and you study hard and 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 in the U.S. Senate, getting a contact high from Ted Kennedy."

Which, when you think about it, might explain a lot about Big John.

[Stoat]

To All:

I am pleased to say that I convinced my largely apolitical family to discontinue their PI subscription close to 20 years ago.  This rag has been rapidly losing circulation for a very long time.  They have resorted to throwing unsolicited copies of their catbox liner into my yard occasionally, and I keep phoning them to stop it because I view their actions as littering.  No success yet but I'll keep trying.

[Poincare]

Kerry wasn't saying -- regardless of the Republican spin -- that our troops are stupid.

He did say, by the rules of logic, that those ""stuck" in Iraq are there because they did not "make the most of it and ... study hard and ... do ... homework, and ... make an effort to be smart." If he didn't say our troops are stupid then he said that they are lazy, at least in the area of learning.

In any case it was an insult from an arrogant pretender.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

"Education-- if you make the most of it and you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you end up defending insulting elitist snobs!"

LOL.

I posted this in another thread:

"If you work hard and study hard, you'll do well. If you don't, well, you'll get stuck in a FEMA trailer............"

Great stuff! This could be the first in a long, long list of parodies starting with: "If you work hard and study hard, you'll do well. If you don't, well, you'll be stuck ...."

Here's my shot at it (no where as good as yours, but gotta start somewhere)

"If you work hard and study hard, you'll do well. If you don't, well, you'll be stuck in a ditch with Cindy."

To "polymuser" -- I wrote the above before seeing your contribution. LOL. We're now up to three parodies.

Here's the link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730850/posts?page=23#23

We're now up to four parodies, and counting.

[maryz]

and never intended to refer to any troop

Didn't "troop" used to mean a group, like "platoon" or "battalion" (only smaller I think)? When did it start to mean "soldier"? Or could Kerry have -- hard as it is to believe! -- erred?

[goldstategop]

Editorials like this is evidence of the deep disconnect between the Drive By Media and the American mainstream. Their contempt for the most admired of American institutions and for American values just shouts out to their readers. My guess is the reaction Tuesday is going to be a tsunami and the clueless Lefty dolts in the Drive Bys won't see it coming.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[goldstategop]

Humor is ALWAYS the best response to an insult. That now famous picture - which hasn't been carried by the Drive Bys apart from the New York Post tells us the extent to which they are prisoners of a world view that dates back to the 60s and which emanates visceral contempt for everything most Americans cherish. And these people can be trusted to tell the story of the 2006 elections fairly and accurately? Not if their refusal to print or broadcast this photo can be believed.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus