Should Kerry apologize for his comments about the troops?

[maxwell's demon]

who redirected it..he said they better get an education or they'll end up in Iraq...

NO. that's the GOP's "REWORDING" of what he said.

 

[roach]

NO. that's the GOP's "REWORDING" of what he said.

He said you make the most of your education and you'll suceed if not you get stuck in Iraq.....

 

[Mr Sparkle]

He said you make the most of your education and you'll suceed if not you get stuck in Iraq.....

and who's "stuck" in Iraq roach.
the troops are DEPLOYED there, president Bush and his administration are STUCK there.

simple.

 

[Duende Verde]

no, but he should clarify

He did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qATUzjqLO-E
go to the 1:20 mark

 

[maxwell's demon]

He said you make the most of your education and you'll suceed if not you get stuck in Iraq.....

yes. and the "you" he was referring to was, by corrollary, BUSH. NOT our troops. the only thing you could possibly fault Kerry for was for not using Queen's english, (i.e. get "us" stuck in iraq). But he was speaking colloquially and what he meant was patently obvious to me and to MANY others.

but mostly people heard the quote only AFTER hearing they interpretation. They were biased. And it was the GOP- knowing FULL well Kerry didn't mean what they said he meant, who decided to put the troops in the crosshairs yet again, to use our troops for political gain.

If you should be mad at anyone you should be mad at the GOP for using such a despicable tactic.

 

[Duende Verde]

If you listen carefully to the controversial video, people laugh after Kerry's comments.
They got the joke.

Or are they laughing at the troops?

 

[War Lord]

I don't really mind Kerry not apologizing.

If it pisses off enough Americans, it can only help Republicans.

 

[maxwell's demon]

I don't really mind Kerry not apologizing.

If it pisses off enough Americans, it can only help Republicans.

way to be!

 

[War Lord]

way to be!

I'm only cheering for the good guys.t:

 

[Mr Sparkle]

way to be!

don't bother.

 

[Fred_Fury]

I think what he's basically saying is that the poor and uneducated end up on the frontline in Iraq and that's basically true.

just goes to show you dont know **** about the military. my commander, in his off time, is a math professor at Savannah State University. You cant even get promoted past E5 without college credits. I got my E-2 Simply because I have college credits. Democrats have no idea what theyre talking about when it comes to the military, they must think the US military is like the WW2 era red army or something.

 

[War Lord]

just goes to show you dont know **** about the military. my commander, in his off time, is a math professor at Savannah State University. You cant even get promoted past E5 without college credits. I got my E-2 Simply because I have college credits. Democrats have no idea what theyre talking about when it comes to the military, are they thinking about the U.S military or the WW2 era russian military?

They believe that the only people who join the military are those without other opportunites.

In other words, the losers of society.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

oh for ****s sake

Kerry was in the Military

he fought in a war.


what the hell is wrong with you people?
is being willfuly ignorant so late in your sad lives not tearing your black souls apart??????

holy mother of ****!!!!

pick on Michael J. Fox? "sure why not, that'll show that quivering democrat he can't mess with the GOP"
oh, but Kerry...."did he just say something bout our troops?????outrage!!!!"
****ing hypocrites all of you.

 

[War Lord]

He should apologize for what he said, but I don't think he meant to say it. He obviously botched a joke that was meant to target Bush. He should just stay out of the limelight and keep his mouth shut until election season is over with. He's just giving the Republicans more fuel for their smear machine.

I disagree.

I believe Kerry should be fully involved. It's his patriotic duty to "help" the democrats.

 

[War Lord]

He also mentioned: "It was a botched joke about the president and his people, why would a war veteran than fights for other veterans rights be bashing the troops?"

Because he did it when he first got elected about 34 years ago by accusing troops in Vietnam of doing horrible things.

 

[sinewave]

I disagree.

I believe Kerry should be fully involved. It's his patriotic duty to "help" the democrats.

you only disagree because he has the potential to hurt the dems and as a result of that, help the republicans.

by the way, you never owned up to being wrong about mjf in the other thread.

 

[roach]

John Mccain

"Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks."

 

[sinewave]

Because he did it when he first got elected about 34 years ago by accusing troops in Vietnam of doing horrible things.

he didn't accuse anyone of anything. he simply told the truth.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I thought it was damn clear that he was talking about Bush?

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

John Mccain

"Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks."

Mccain needs to buzz off.

 

[sinewave]

John Mccain

"Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks."

yet another example of why john mccain sucks. he's too into playing poliical games to gain favor within his party. i don't trust the guy anymore.

 

[Fred_Fury]

he didn't accuse anyone of anything. he simply told the truth.

no its pretty much been proven he made up lies about troops simply to get elected.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

John Mccain

"Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks."

wow, a GOP presidential hopeful trying to distance himself from democratic ties?
NOOOOOOOO! shocking seriously, my world is a shambles.

 

[Ben Urich]

yet another example of why john mccain sucks. he's too into playing poliical games to gain favor within his party. i don't trust the guy anymore.

Yeah, I'm used to like McCain fairly well but now he's kinda gone a little... off?
Still wish that he won the Republican nomination in 2000 over Bush, though.

 

[Superman]

John Mccain

"Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks."