I don't really like John Kerry, so I'm not going to try and defend him. I still think much ado about nothing- I've far more serious things to be upset about than whether or not Kerry misspoke during a speech. If he did screw up on delivery, he's in good company. If he truly meant that only stupid people join the military, I can prove him wrong. Some of them get to be Presidents, Senators and Congresspersons!

Besides that- if it was a bad "joke" or a flub- then he should be apologizing anyway- but NO, instead he turns it into a flame attack because he can not and will not take responsibility for his words.

What a farkin irony- even on a forum many of you hold people to how they word things and hold them responsible no matter their INTENT- yet you excuse this idiot who puts his foot in his mouth and make him NOT responsible for his words.

All I see is a pretty vivid double standard based on your own political bias-which undermines any validity you have in complaining about someone's words every again-

Did he say all military personel are undereducated?

aww look-more people who just don't "get it"

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Someone especially of his public profile needs to be accountable for his words- if he can't do that WTF would he do with anything else he needed to be accountable for. I shudder to think-

This is not a neo-con freak out or a conservative "thing"-he said a stupid thing- no matter what you think of his intent- and then he putzes out on taking any responsibility.

He's a turd- always was and always will be. Flaky, double talking- gah

No- I don't like him and won't pretend I do for anyone's benefit.

He still never said that all military people are idiots. He said that people who don't succeed in Bush's hand-designed "education" system are left with one path.

I think the man is a pompous idiot. I also think he didn't mean to call soldiers idiots. He was poking at Bush. However, I believe that he really does think all soldiers are idiots. He thinks anyone who isn't him and doesn't agree with him is an idiot. He's a pompous fool, but this is being overblown. Call it karma.

Bush's education system? You mean the one he set up with Ted Kennedy and many other libs and dems?

Oh-that one?

Yeah- sure. Spin more excuses for this guy. Impressive-:rolleyes:

For those paying any attention he has a habit of backhanding the troops- or outright accusing them of things-

So color me not all that surprised.

Hmm, except that the majority of the provisions were taken straight from the system Bush created in Texas...of course that was because it "worked so well" in Texas where it was later proven the results of the "imporvement" were due to rigging the system.

If we are talking about the one that has been underfunded to the tune of billions of dollars a year by the president and a republican led congress, then yes, that is the one.