Kerry Apology, Sort Of

November 2, 2006 | Rick J. Radecki

[Aliska]

Hey, John O'Neill is going to be on Hannity shortly. Cute picture, don't go much in for deriding anyone in such manner, but it makes a point. I defend his right to free speech and sticking his foot in his mouth, then trying to wriggle out of it with the help of his partisan and media hacks, Republicans shouldn't have to make such a big deal about it, but that's what they do. They hate that we have any free speech left at all on our side; they've got practically all the media locked up. Kerry is so filled with hatred and spite, he is not good for the country, whether Bush has shortcomings or not. Bush does have a cool head and seldom even fires back. Kerry is a hothead who misses no chance to degrade the current administration and the war, troops, his angst du jour, the war he voted for and is now speaking against. What would he be accusing the administration of if the war were going better? He'd be taking the credit for it. If he or any of them voiced their opinions without such venom and could display a little more objectivity and civility, it wouldn't be so bad. But that has never been what he is about from my vantage point.

[Caramelgal]

These were exactly the same points I made yesterday to a friend:

1.If the “joke” was supposed to be about the President, it makes no sense since President Bush graduated from Yale with good marks, higher than both Misters Kerry and Gore and I believe also earned an MBA from Harvard? He was also a fighter pilot – certainly not a career path for the intellectually challenged. I’m tired of less educated or less intellectually accomplished people like Kerry, Gore, Dixie Chicks or Rosie O’Dike make cracks about the President’s intelligence. I may not always agree with him but I don’t think he’s stupid.

2.Yes. The military is a great place for young men and women with high school diploma’s or GED’s and or some college and the desire to better themselves and learn a trade. In the military, among other skills they can learn to be mechanics, food service workers, truck drivers, administrative assistants, computer techs, law enforcement officers, paralegals, accountants, practical nurses, carpenters, plumbers and yes, combat soldiers. Many of these skills learned along with the discipline and ability to work as a team member will translate very well into to the private sector, providing much desired and needed skills and traits that employers are looking for. They are not stupid.

http://www.armedforcescareers.com/armyenlistedcareerfields.html

I can’t imagine that students of the elitist class that Mr. Kerry belongs to, like say students of Ward Churchill (?), have any skills or traits that make them employable or productive citizens.

3. I don’t know the exact breakdown but I know that many of our service men and women, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan serve in Intel. These people have unique and varied skill sets in: cryptology, mathematics, psychology, and language.

Does Mr. Kerry have any idea that our Armed Forces also includes people who are surgeons, lawyers, professors, engineers: both civil, electrical, structural, computer, nuclear, chemical, biological, also RN’s, human resource professionals, PR and media professionals, meteorologists, and the list goes on…

http://www.armedforcescareers.com/armyofficercareerfields.html

To be an officer candidate one must already have a college degree but the military provides opportunities to obtain advanced degrees. Again these are not stupid people

4. And finally, if it was supposed to be a joke, even if flubbed, it wasn’t funny. So who’s the stupid one Mr. Kerry?

Sorry for the long post but I’m pi$$ed. I don’t have a college degree but I’m smart and hard working and am close to making 6 figures in the accounting and IT field and still on the rise and I didn’t have to marry a crazy, drunk ketchup heiress to get where I am today. I have more intellect and common sense in my little finger than this jerk and his crazy wife has in their entire bodies.

[PghBaldy]

A friend of mine did not even know about this until the so-called apology. He is a liberal. I was shocked. He isn't stupid, or unread.