did John Kerry just call soldiers stupid?

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Originally Posted by Nephythys

I don't get it MBC- who are you to call any outrage "feigned"?

You seem willing to give Kerry a pass- and trust to his intent and not his words- which even he say were "botched" but you throw out the reaction as being feigned (and it is not simply on the right)-

Well, here's the thing . I'm not choosing intent over words. I heard the same words that you did and, for the life of me, have no idea how one can surmise that he was saying that the troops are stupid. I just don't see it. His words, in context, suggest to me that this was a slam on Bush, not on the soldiers. And, as of yet, I have not heard one person explain how he could have possibly been talking about the soldiers. Y'all have been asked numerous times to explain this from numerous posters but I have yet to see a response.

What I have heard is republicans shouting from the mountaintops in unison that Kerry thinks that the troops are stupid. Until they can logically explain how his words could possibly mean what the right says they do, I'm going with feigned outrage, especially considering the circumstances. It is a tactic well known to both sides of the political spectrum, as you well know. And yes, I understand that some democrats are "outraged" as well. I simply don't understand where they are coming from either.

I think a lot of people are reading a hell of a lot into his words that just isn't there. You have every right to your own interpretation but I just don't agree with it. If that is "giving Kerry a pass", then so be it.