The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

"Mr Kerry- you just made a mistake on a joke. It did not mean anything- your words were twisted by people who don't "get it"- you have no responsibility"

How about, "Mr. Kerry Said A, meant to say B, other people decided he meant C which would have been offensive if he had either said it or meant to say it. But since he said A, and meant B, what the hell does C have to do with it?"

Compared to,

"Neph said A, menat B, people had a problem with B."

The outrage over Kerry had not to do with what he said, but what people decided he meant. MBC was going on exactly what you said. If it's not what you meant, fine you corrected it. But he didn't pull some 3rd interpretation out of nowhere.