did John Kerry just call soldiers stupid?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I find this all to be very amusing. It's politics. Politics is spin. Remember Trent Lott? All he did was praise an old man at his birthday party and it became just as big if not bigger than this. That was all about spin. However, when Robert Byrd a while later used the N word a few times in an interview, well, he was just tired.

Someone says something. It can be interpretted in different ways (and as I have said, I can see it being interpretted as meaning soldiers are stupid, but I don't interpret it that way). So of course political enemies are going to spin it to their advantage.

Wow....words in politics being said to have a different meaning than intended. I'm shocked.

Damn, I hate it when Scaeagles is right but I have to admit he has a point. All this brouhaha over a few silly words is taking the focus off the real issues.

A president that lies, violates the constitution of the United States, is responsible for starting the only war of aggression in the modern history of the US, and most importantly is personally responsable for the deaths of over 3,000 coalition soldiers. Thanks Leo for keeping us all focused.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Do we know how these soldiers even heard about this story? Perhaps their only source was from the likes of Fox News. I know if that were my only source, I would have been misled as well, as to the context of his words.

Sure. That's it. Can't be their honest reactions- NOPE- it's the evil Fox spin machine.

[Not Afraid]

I think Leo's got it in the bag.

[innerSpaceman]

Or is that in the sack?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Sure. That's it. Can't be their honest reactions- NOPE- it's the evil Fox spin machine.

I'm sure it is their honest reaction. Never suggested otherwise. I just find their outrage puzzling, being that Kerry never used the word "troops" at all and wasn't talking about them. If you listened solely to Fox News though, you probably wouldn't know that. Seems like a possible explanation for their outrage to me.

But we've been over this already.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Or is that in the sack?

Wouldn't you like to know.

[innerSpaceman]

Make love, not war.




An old motto ... but a good one.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Make love, not war.

Why not both?

[innerSpaceman]

Well, there's usually explosions and all, but .... ah, um, nevermind.