did John Kerry just call soldiers stupid?

[wendybeth]

Oh, for shyt's sake- Bush has trashed the English language and misspoken on too many occasions to count. How's about a sampler?:

"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." --George W. Bush, interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006

"I've reminded the prime minister-the American people, Mr. Prime Minister, over the past months that it was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2006

"I think -- tide turning -- see, as I remember -- I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of -- it's easy to see a tide turn -- did I say those words?" --George W. Bush, asked if the tide was turning in Iraq, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

President Bush: "Peter. Are you going to ask that question with shades on?"
Peter Wallsten of the Los Angeles Times: "I can take them off."
Bush: "I'm interested in the shade look, seriously."
Wallsten: "All right, I'll keep it, then."
Bush: "For the viewers, there's no sun."
Wallsten: "I guess it depends on your perspective."
Bush: "Touche.
--an exchange with legally blind reporter Peter Wallsten, to whom Bush later apologized, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany." --George W. Bush, D.C., May 5, 2006

"I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2006


"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006


"People don't need to worry about security. This deal wouldn't go forward if we were concerned about the security for the United States of America." --George W. Bush, on the deal to hand over U.S. port security to a company operated by the United Arab Emirates, Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2006

"And I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard than a Great British company." --George W. Bush, defending a plan to allow a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates to manage ports in the United States, aboard Air Force One, Feb. 21, 2006

"You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war." --George W. Bush, on the Sept. 11 attacks, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005

I could go on and on, but the point here is that Kerry does not have a corner on the idiot market.

[Nephythys]

..and more

Hmmm....and more

...and some form of apology

"Of course, now Senator Kerry says he was just making a joke, and he botched it up. I guess we didn't get the nuance. He was for the joke before he was against it," Cheney said in a line meant to recall Bush's skewering of Kerry in their 2004 race for saying he had voted for war funds before he voted against them.

GOP Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam veteran and possible 2008 contender, said Wednesday he wasn't sure "how you could construe" Kerry's comment as a joke.

And White House spokesman Tony Snow said Kerry's apology on Imus didn't pass muster. "He's insisting on pointing fingers at the president," Snow said. "Just say you're sorry. It's not hard."

[Prudence]

I think I personally would have respected him more if he'd just gone with what it sounded like he said. Seems to me the soliders are essentially the red shirts for the country. Which isn't as much a criticism of their worth as it is of how we value them and their service.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I think I personally would have respected him more if he'd just gone with what it sounded like he said. Seems to me the soliders are essentially the red shirts for the country. Which isn't as much a criticism of their worth as it is of how we value them and their service.

Yup. And with all the hooplah, I STILL have yet to see someone articulate what exactly is offensive about the way he said it. They just say it's offensive and that he should apologize, but no one's, so far as I've seen, been able to say, "It's offensive because..."

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yup. And with all the hooplah, I STILL have yet to see someone articulate what exactly is offensive about the way he said it. They just say it's offensive and that he should apologize, but no one's, so far as I've seen, been able to say, "It's offensive because..."

I would like to hear that as well.

It’s a sad reflection on our society that he can be attacked so viciously for telling the truth. Some people will go to any lengths to keep their heads in the sand.

I have no respect whatsoever for anyone, either Democrat or Republican, who condemns him and demands he apologize.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

It's all about distraction, plain and simple.
Yes, Kerry said something in a stupid way.
Yes, That Senitor is a perv and got his due
Yes, the Catholic Church is a falicy..

Moving on! hehehe

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

It's all about distraction, plain and simple.
Yes, Kerry said something in a stupid way.
Yes, That Senitor is a perv and got his due
Yes, the Catholic Church is a falicy..

Moving on! hehehe

Agreed. Distraction - at least as far a politics goes.

(and I'm with you on the Catholic Church.)

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Agreed. Distraction - at least as far a politics goes.

(and I'm with you on the Catholic Church.)

I have seen the Catholic Church, and I don't think it's a fallacy. It is certainly not a falicy. Sometimes, it is a bit phallusy.

[Not Afraid]

Nice to see you've jumped on the typo-spello bandwagon.

[Jupiter]

hey goulish. he may not have said that. but tht was the implementation that i got. hey call it me if you want. but that is the impression i got. but this is also from a guy who is appearntly in his own world.