November 1, 200620 yr Fact: Kerry won the Silver Star. Fact: Kerry made the statement. Opinion: I think Kerry had a "slip-up" and said an offensive statement. Fact: Kerry won't apologize. Opinion: I WANT KERRY TO APOLOGIZE! He did apologize. And accord, you should be ashamed. You and Kerry are similiar arent you? Both wealthy, both didn't have to sign up, and both chose to sign up. He put himself into an extremely deadly war. Because you don't like his political views or his policy, you let others distort this? This election isnt even about Kerry. I love how Bush is scumming at the floor trying to make Kerry the opposition because he can't defend how his policies have become so unpopular. These guys have always been better at smear and dirty politics than actually governing.
November 1, 200620 yr even if it was a joke it's not funny and borderline retarded for a polished politician to blurt out. This was just what the Reps needed to get the attention of themselves and onto something melodrama...the people eat that stuff for breakfast. Add this to gays and guns as an issue that could maybe save House or Senate from the Dems. I dont think anyone has said it better than LoC most people seem level-headed on this issue...bravo. for the ones who're outraged...enjoy the drama!
November 1, 200620 yr even if it was a joke it's not funny and borderline retarded for a polished politician to blurt out. This was just what the Reps needed to get the attention of themselves and onto something melodrama...the people eat that stuff for breakfast. Add this to gays and guns as an issue that could maybe save House or Senate from the Dems. I dont think anyone has said it better than LoC most people seem level-headed on this issue...bravo. for the ones who're outraged...enjoy the drama! Kerry is smart enough to get his dumb lighting rod self out of this campaign now. Id like to think when people are asking for a coherent policy on Iraq, Bush running around saying "Kerry made fun of the troops!!" wont actually work. The timing is horrible. I wonder what makes politicians say stupid things. Dont they run these by people that make a lot of money?
November 1, 200620 yr Kerry is just saying out loud what most elitist dems truly believe but are too afraid to come on out and admit it for reasons that you already mentioned (political suicide). The fact that you would even say something like this is so outlandish it's not even worth responding to. I'm not having this conversation with a wall. YOU may not feel that way, but that's because you're a moderate and you're capable of thinking for yourself. However, an overwhelming majority on the extreme left certainly do feel that way, they see the US military as the root of all of America's problems and they believe only the lowest in society would ever join up. They would be horrified if their 19 year old son came home one day and informed them that he joined the Air Force because that's what he believes in. Most hardcore liberals cannot fathom why anyone would possibly join the military unless it's a last resort outside of being homeless, and it's disgusting. Don't even try and deny it. ok, and a great majority of conservatives would like all black people to be shipped back to Africa? Im left-leaning and dont fit the description of what you're saying at all and am at once insulted and horrified that you actually believe that. even if it was a joke it's not funny and borderline retarded for a polished politician to blurt out. This was just what the Reps needed to get the attention of themselves and onto something melodrama...the people eat that stuff for breakfast. Add this to gays and guns as an issue that could maybe save House or Senate from the Dems. I dont think anyone has said it better than LoC most people seem level-headed on this issue...bravo. for the ones who're outraged...enjoy the drama! Kerry is smart enough to get his dumb lighting rod self out of this campaign now. Id like to think when people are asking for a coherent policy on Iraq, Bush running around saying "Kerry made fun of the troops!!" wont actually work. The timing is horrible. I wonder what makes politicians say stupid things. Dont they run these by people that make a lot of money? yes...I have no idea how that one slipped through. and it has been reported that Kerry is cancelling stops in Minnesota and somewhere else. Hopefully he checks into a monastery until the election is over.
November 1, 200620 yr Both wealthy, both didn't have to sign up, and both chose to sign up. Give Accord a little credit here; he signed up willingly. Kerry was drafted and enlisted with the Navy when his attempt at dodging the draft by studying abroad in Paris was denied. When he approached his draft board for permission to study for a year in Paris, the draft board refused and Kerry decided to enlist in the Navy. Wiki
November 1, 200620 yr we're getting a little off topic here Fair enough. I stand by my original point. This is not a partisan issue. Kerry screwed up and needs to appologize for being an idiot. Case closed.
November 1, 200620 yr we're getting a little off topic here Fair enough. I stand by my original point. This is not a partisan issue. Kerry screwed up and needs to appologize for being an idiot. Case closed. Done and done. President Bush's 2004 presidential rival -- who told a radio host Wednesday he was sorry for what he called a "botched joke" -- will not appear with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Casey on Wednesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a Democratic official said. "Of course, I'm sorry about a botched joke," he added. "Everybody knows I botched a joke." Sen. John Kerry issues a statement saying: "I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended" by comments he made about being "stuck in Iraq." http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/ker...arks/index.html
November 2, 200620 yr May be funny, but it looks fake. Do you think any native English speaker would write like that? Also, I'm sure that for every 100 who pose for that, another 1,000 are screaming to get the hell out. I know my friend, an ex-Marine, did.
November 2, 200620 yr May be funny, but it looks fake. Do you think any native English speaker would write like that? Ummm, I think you missed the point.
November 2, 200620 yr "I'm sorry you're too stupid to understand what I was saying" - John Kerry Great apology. "I regret that my words were misinterpreted" IS NOT AN APOLOGY
November 2, 200620 yr Oh, I got the point. I'm sure that you didn't get MY point. What, that a vocal minority is not representative of a quiet majority? Perhaps you should practice what you preach...considering Kerry went over like the Hindenberg. :whistle
November 2, 200620 yr Fact: Kerry won the Silver Star. Fact: Kerry made the statement. Opinion: I think Kerry had a "slip-up" and said an offensive statement. Fact: Kerry won't apologize. Opinion: I WANT KERRY TO APOLOGIZE! Fact: John Kerry lost the election, is bitter, and will do anything to get headlines and get his name back in the loop as a frontline Democrat. Fact: John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Howard Dean make the Democratic party look bad. Fact: Dems need more people like Joe Lieberman and Obama
November 2, 200620 yr Fact: Kerry won the Silver Star. Fact: Kerry made the statement. Opinion: I think Kerry had a "slip-up" and said an offensive statement. Fact: Kerry won't apologize. Opinion: I WANT KERRY TO APOLOGIZE! Fact: John Kerry lost the election, is bitter, and will do anything to get headlines and get his name back in the loop as a frontline Democrat. Fact: John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Howard Dean make the Democratic party look bad. Fact: Dems need more people like Joe Lieberman and Obama FACT: Lieberman is an opportunistic DINO who will do anything for power, even bash his own party on Fox News and take donations from known Republican causes. FACT: Bush HATES Kerry. FACT: It's because of Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy that the Dems are on the precipice of capturing both houses of Congress. FACT: I don't much like Hillary either, if that's any consolation. Oh, I got the point. I'm sure that you didn't get MY point. What, that a vocal minority is not representative of a quiet majority? Perhaps you should practice what you preach...considering Kerry went over like the Hindenberg. :whistle Again, you didn't get my point. I was talking about the design of the poster, idiot.
November 2, 200620 yr Oh, I got the point. I'm sure that you didn't get MY point. What, that a vocal minority is not representative of a quiet majority? Perhaps you should practice what you preach...considering Kerry went over like the Hindenberg. :whistle Again, you didn't get my point. I was talking about the design of the poster, idiot. Oh wow, we're still hung up on the poster are we? Guess you didn't get it, and as such, I'd be careful throwing that i word around, some might call it another i word...irony.
November 2, 200620 yr We don't need more people like Lieberman or Hillary. However, I will take 100 Barack Obamas instead. I will agree that Kerry is a horrible public speaker who can't tell a joke correctly. However, it is clear from any non-GOP source that he was NOT trying to intentionally bash the troops. The worst part of all of this is that Kerry was not running for re-election this year, but still may hurt the DNC overall.
November 2, 200620 yr I do agree that many poor people see the military as a way to pay for college if they can't on their own. I feel this way because my best friend ships out for the Navy on January 22nd. The reason he did so was because he got kicked out of high school and sees it as his only alternative to maybe go to college someday and be able to pay for it. So don't tell me it's an "elitist, democrat" point of view. And hey, if we are making baseless remarks, all republicans think all black people are mooching off of welfare.
November 2, 200620 yr I do agree that many poor people see the military as a way to pay for college if they can't on their own. I feel this way because my best friend ships out for the Navy on January 22nd. The reason he did so was because he got kicked out of high school and sees it as his only alternative to maybe go to college someday and be able to pay for it. So don't tell me it's an "elitist, democrat" point of view. And hey, if we are making baseless remarks, all republicans think all black people are mooching off of welfare. You fail to miss the point AGAIN! What Kerry said was wrong! I don't give him excuses. Dems, Repubs, and Troops ALL AGREE! haha He wouldn't have apoligized if he wasn't wrong!
November 2, 200620 yr The statement Kerry posted online was not much of an apology in the eyes of those offended.
November 2, 200620 yr And hey, if we are making baseless remarks, all republicans think all black people are mooching off of welfare. That's not the same thing at all. How can you compare Kerry's "joke" to an accepted fact? :mischief Edit: Except Oprah.
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