When will these dopey politicians learn?
John Kerry created a firestorm for no reason by trying to crack a stupid joke, saying at a Democratic rally on Monday: “You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”
Obviously, today's military isn't a last resort catch-all for losers and dummies. This isn't the movie "Stripes". Today's volunteer armed forces, especially since 9/11, are loaded with college graduates and plenty of intelligent people that have other options. John Kerry knows this. The GOP knows John Kerry knows this. That's why this whole dust-up is ridiculous. The Republican attacks on John Kerry were excessive as was Kerry's retort. Let's all grow up. No intelligent voter is going to be distacted from the real issues by this story, so let's drop it. This is simply what happens when unfunny, message-programmed politicians try to be funny by going off script. Of course, in this era of sound bite journalism this often backfires. Leave the jokes to the comedians.
That's no joke and you are kidding yourselves if you believe his cow paddy story that....uh....it was a joke....uh I mean I meant to say "us" in there somewhere to mean ...uh Bush.
ReplyDeleteHe hates the military and everyone in it and always has and always will and he should just come clean with it. I thank God that he is not Commander in Chief. He might just try to disband the military
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ReplyDeleteI too am happy that Kerry is not prez or com.-in-chief, but I still think the swift, coordinated GOP reaction was a bit much.
What makes you you think it was coordinatied....I can all but guarantee you there wasn't a conference call or anything....anytime people think alike the media sees a conspiracy. My friends at coffee this morning all had the same reaction to the Kerry statement and I know Karl Rove didn't call us this morning before we went out.
ReplyDeleteAssume for a second that it was supposed to be a joke(which I believe it was) had he actually been able to spit out what he intened, it would have been pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd really, what politician would be stupid enough to actually say something like that intentionally? Come on. Even if he felt that way there is no way he meant to say it.