The Kerry Kerfuffle

Democrats hatred for Bush is blinding their judgement. That is all they have to offer this November.. Hatred for another human being.. nice one.
Hatred for Bush gives aid and comfort to the enemies of America.

I remember well Kerry’s congressional hearing testimony when he returned from Viet Nam. Kerry said nothing new now.
He speaks his heart and does not belong in the Senate.
Shame on Massachusetts for electing that black hearted sociopath!
Censure, tar and feather and perhaps a meal or two with the troops, in Iraq at the minimum.

Yeah, sure…it is ok what he says about the troops as long as he has hatred in his heart for Bush, then It’s ok.

Kerry has a habit of saying things then telling everyone they took it out of context. He says people took his supposed war record out of context. If I was Mr. Kerry or his wife I would just retire and go off peacefully into the sunset.

I don’t hate Bush. I just think that his policies in Iraq are terribly misguided. And according to poll after poll, the overwhelming majority of my fellow Americans agree with me on that.

I just thought of something. When I was reading about what Kerry was suppose to have said and didn’t I am wondering if he is illiterate. He seems to stump around when speaking.

Kerry just doesn’t get it. His pompous arrogance does not play in the heartland. Every family member of enlisted men has a justifiable anger stirring in their souls right now.
How this man continues to be elected just baffles me. Thank God he didn’t become president. What a Jerk!!!

Ok… JOHN KERRY>>>>he mispoke,made a mistake,or may be a little ticked off..>>>>> SO AM I…. NO more B.S. The USA must make some changes..I am all in..We need a new direction rapidly.. It is the coming generations we must focus the efforts for..NOW >>>>Without the changes now this whole deal is over…..Hello Mcfly!!!Lets get busy..

Listen how many time is kerry going to get away with this kind of crap. Kerry has a long history or POLICY OF BASHING TROOPS. Now Kerry come out with a written statement. Kerry sould be on the first flight to Iraqi and beg for forgiveness. But in true Kerry fashion he going to duck and cover letting everyone else to do the real work. Kerry dosn’t deserve his postion in congress. And yes I’m a vet.

For the bloggers that used the “polls” to show what the American people want, why don’t you show the numbers? I mean they poll a few thousand people and then say this is what the majority of the people feel. Well didn’t we just get some statistics that show this country’s population in the millions now? Im sure not a college professor in mathematics but I think its safe to say the polls don’t speak for every one! and What David wrote is absolutely true:
Hatred for Bush gives aid and comfort to the enemies of America.
Posted by: David | Nov 1, 2006 3:18:33 PM
When will we wake up and see that we just fuel the enemies fire when we fight amongst ourselves all the time? Politicians are just that and they haven’t changes very much over the years, I don’t care if your republican or democrat there are losers in both parties. When will we ever get back to what this country stands for? “United”?

This addMISSistration is so desperate they will use any means to take the focus off their lies, mismanagement of the war we should have NEVER started in the first place – Kerry’s remarks, though blunt are true. And it has nothing to do with our troops not being smart. It has to do with who, in large part, ends up fighting wars – the poor, the minorities, and the ones with the least education. A fact of life in this country. Oh – and bushman – ‘plenty smart’ shows just how smart you are…. moron.
I’m more angry that the Democrats are not standing up to these ‘spinners’ If you can’t If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull … that is the mentality in charge of this country today…

Actions speak louder than words. And our lame excuse of a government has provided enough action to speak volumes for decades to come. Bush belongs in The Hague brought up on charges of crimes against humanity. While Kerry is truly an idiot, he’s an idiot of words; not deeds or actions. This poor-excuse of an administration is far beyond disgusting… and if we cannot see fit to replace them in 2007… well, all I can say is ‘America… you deserve every minute of the next 4 years. I’ll not stick around to see the people of this fine country wallow in the GOP’s #$%#! What a sad, pathetic level they’ve brought our country down to. :(

The “preppie” John Kerry should get out of politics and go and get into preppie sports like “Polo.” I cannot stand the man especially his Vietnam recprd. Comes home with a chestful of medals and bad mouths the Vietnam war while our men are dying. He and “Hanoi Jane” should have gotten married and lived happily ever after!

If anyone believes that Kerry was telling a joke; they are as sick as he is. If you don’t believe in the war, say so. If you hate President Bush, say so. I would think a lot more kindly of him then. But DO NOT think I am stupid enough to think it was a bloched joke.

I feel as an educated parent who’s son is in the military Kerry is right! Education should be a priority. I truly believe that Kerry was NOT referring to the troops and that he’s comments were geared towards the president. I agree with his statement because My son has been serving in the military since he graduated high school three years ago and has no education (degree), direction in life, money, etc.etc.etc..He basically joined the military to travel, learn combat, risk his life for his country, come out broke, and be an alcoholic. Everything that was promised to him about being all you can be and receiving the benefits for it was not all that it was made out to be! As one of the other bloggers stated “where is the apology from our president mentioning we went to war for NO weapons of mass destruction”?

Funny, I thought that we were supposed to be focusing on the multitude of ISSUES that now face our country. Now, according to most all of the media, “botched-jokes” are now a BIG ISSUE. We ALL know Sen. Kerry’s remarks were aimed at The President. I mean, Sen. Kerry served in the military. He was one of our soldiers. If he in some way WAS referring to our armed forces, then he was speaking about himself as well. I just can’t understand how, because of someone’s remarks, we all are supposed to forget about all the REAL issues, you know, the QUAGMIRE in Iraq, FAILED foreign policy, FAILED economic policy, and oh yeah, OUT-OF-CONTROL BUDGET DEFICITS!! C’mon, what did Ronald Reagan say,” ARE WE BETTER OFF NOW, THAN WE WERE SIX YEARS AGO”? I don’t think so. We need a change. Of course, that’s just MY opinion. I doubt my words could have an effect on the mid-term elections. Wake-up America!!!

I can’t argue whether Kerry meant to say it or not, but I will say is this. When you are a politician and you are talking to a group of people, you have to accept the fact that whatever you say will be scrutinized. I wish all politicians would realize they aren’t comedians so stop telling stupid jokes. Stick to the facts. They all seem to want to make a funny one liner that will make the headline news. Well, guess what? It made the news. Botched joke or not, I bet if he had received applause instead of boos, we would have never heard the apology for making a bad joke. Maybe he will think twice about making another joke. For all of those parents out there that say stupid things like the military made their kid an alcoholic or it didn’t provide their kid the education it promised, I’ve got news for you. You need to ask your kid if he/she is taking advantage of all of the opportunities the military has. A lot of civilians would kill for the education opportunities that the military provides. A college education is almost free these days. It just takes the discipline of that individual to take advantage of it. Even in Iraq, the military has gone out of its way to ensure that its soldiers have access to online college courses. Yes, I am in the military and have been to Iraq. Have I taken advantage of the education benefits? No I haven’t. That is my fault, not the military’s. Just like many parents think their kids are angels but everyone else thinks they are the Devil, the same goes for Soldiers. Most parents think their kids are great soldiers but some how got screwed over. I only wish I could send a letter home to let them know what kind of soldier their kid really is.

Kerry is an elitist! I can’t even believe he’s trying to hind it. His “botched joke” has nothing to do with President Bush. God Bless every one of our brave and VERY INTELLIGENT troops.

Addendum to my post:
I never stated my son who is in the military is an “angel”. As the veteran mentioned previously and having sveral veterans in my family, if a survey were taken many of our soldiers did not enlist because of “patriotism”. My son enlisted because he had no finances or disipline to succeed in college.The recruiter who was at his high school daily following him encouraged him to join because “the military” would make him into a better man and had a lot to offer including paid college classes online. Everything that was promised in my presence didn’t happen and yes it was partly my son’s fault but also the military as well.
In my opinion, you don’t judge who’s worthy or not in receiving opportunities especially when serving your country. You don’t enlist soldiers to do a certain specialty and then somehow train them in janitorial. You shouldn’t favor no one based on race,gender,or language spoken. You shouldn’t scream, hoot, and hollar for petty things just because your higher ranking or don’t like the person. Maybe, a survey should be taken as to how soldiers are differentiated/treated once in the military then maybe people will see how life really can be if you don’t fit in! Maybe, we should just keep the military out of high schools and instead focus on a better education/financial system for our children. Encourage them to pursue careers that can offer all the benefits needed to live life. This at least gives them an option to chose on their OWN college or military entrance for eduction and learning experiences.
Overall, the military shouldn’t promise anyone putting their life at stake things that they cannot change unless the person who is enlisting is willing to change them! Anyway, through all of my blabbing I just feel that Kerry did not mean anything wrong towards the troops. Especially because he is a veteran and knows what it is to serve his country and some of the hardships that come with it.

Carry is a more on.

I am a retired soldier. In more than twenty years with the Army, I met some of the stupidest people alive. They were working, shoulder to shoulder, with some of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met. I work with engineers, physicists and CEOs, so that is saying a lot. If you are willing to let the media and the comments of an idiot sway an election, perhaps all the stupid people are not in the military. Outside of the Army, I met some stone cold stupid people. I guess it takes all kinds to build a society.
Do yourself a favor. Stop making important decisions based on sound bites and do a little research. You decry the US “torture” of prisoners and conveniently forget how many of their prisoners were publicly beheaded. You complain that innocents are being held in Guantanamo and ignore that many of those released went right back to rejoin the fight. You let yourselves be co-opted by the press into believing this war was based on pretense. I do not like this war, either. Those are my friends over there; soldiers I helped train. Of course I want them to come back home. But to leave now is absolutely the worst thing to do. Talk bad about Bush all you want, but understand this: we are not fighting against Iraqis. We stopped fighting them years ago. These insurgents are nothing of the sort. They come from around the world; from Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan; to defeat this coalition on the world stage. Anything less would be the death knell of Islamic extremism. They would lose all credibility with those they try to recruit. They have to force us out of the region and embarass us publicly to remain politically viable.
I really do not care if you vote. To be honest, I would prefer that you abstain and me decide who should run the country. If you will vote, though, stop making emotional choices and read a little, first.

Dear Chuck,
Consider this. The Bush Administrations claim to invade Iraq was because of their assertion that Hussein was collaborating with Al Quaida and a was a threat to the United States. So they decide to attack a rouge state that is harboring terrorists and having access to WMD. One of our most important allies (Pakistan) is a nation run by a dictator who really has WMD and is harboring terrorists, not excluding Osama Bin Laden, as is the thought of most US Intelligence operatives.
Include in the mix our freinds the Saudi’s, who’s contrymen made upto two thirds of the hijackers that attacked New York not to mention most of the private financing that helped the anti-infidel schools in Pakistan and Afganastan, as many journalists have reported.
Our fixation on fighting terrorists alligned against the USA by using the aid of countries that have large swaths of their population hating America just does not seem like good foreign policy to me.
Come on!. Lets get off the pot and find a better way. The original “stay the course”, which is hunting down Osama Bin Laden was the course to stay even if that meant agitating our freinds the Pakistani’s and the Sauds.
Iraq should have been for another day and another way.
Oberman.

John Kerry wasn’t joking. He wasn’t attempting to make a joke. And, worse yet… he thinks we Americans are stupid enough to SEE a video where he is saying his “JOKE” with NO humor in his facial expressions or physical demeanor. Oh wait.. and wasn’t HE the one who prized his own ability to debate and articulate correctly??
Come on!
He knew what he was saying. He just got caught. And, now he can’t even be MAN enough… let alone political representative enough… to be honest and admit it.
And this man was almost our leader? No thank you.

Who really cares if Kerry apologizes or not? It wouldn’t be sincere, since his latest comment was only a re-wording of his often vocalized disdain and disrespect for the military.
If it was quarantined to only Kerry it would be a small issue, unfortunately it is an epidemic on the left. As much as people blog to protest lamely “it was only Kerry – he’s not running for anything” they fail to realize that each of these statements serve to remind those with military affiliation of the disease running through the left. Better yet, in failing to recognize that each statement connects the chain, they always try to blow off the reaction as if it is just political fodder from the GOP Machine and conservative radio.
Unlike the left’s spewing hate, expressing faux outrage and daily chants for resignations, the insult is quite real to military families.
There’s a saying I love:
“Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you – Jesus Christ and the American G. I.
One died for your soul; the other for your freedom.”
Isn’t it interesting that the left despises both?