news.bostonherald.com — If he?s not putting his foot in his mouth, he?s attempting to extract it, as he is again this morning, trying to blame everyone but himself for his outrageous defamation of America?s fighting forces, slurring them as unproficient, shallow-minded cannon fodder.
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elebrioNov 2, 2006Submitter
Unfortunately appleann1 they don't allow you to dialogue or dissent. Instead they throw a pathetic figure like Michael J Fox or Cindy Sheehan on camera that everyone feels sorry that you can't attack without looking like an assh**e. If the dems don't come up with ideas instead of emotional appeals they will never earn my vote.
softwaresamuraiNov 2, 2006
"Ya we should accept people's apologies... like Trent Lott when he made that stupid comment about Jesse Helms. Oh wait no one accepted his apology either."---AND Trent Lott was forced to resign his office over that comment. Why hasn't John Kerry been forced (or even asked) to resign HIS office over HIS comment? Hmm?
entropymanNov 2, 2006
SoftwareSamurai, you really can't compare the two situations. Lott made an essentially pro-racist remark that wasn't a verbal gaffe. He said what he believed and it turned out to confirm people's suspicions about his privately held beliefs. In Kerry's case, it was a verbal gaffe (read the whole speech if you doubt it, it has nothing to do with the troops) and it's been deliberately misinterpreted by people due to Kerry's failure to say one key sentence correctly.The only thing in common is that people used the situations for political gain on both sides. But in Kerry's case, you have to intentionally twist the facts to arrive at a preconceived and wrong conclusion that Kerry hates or insults the troops. That's what $200M of GOP advertising, swift-boating, and Fox-Newsing buys you, but it doesn't make it true.It's over. Move on.
myhappyclamNov 2, 2006
So his comments are opinion? Then he is the joke.Those weren't apologies I would accept from him and I am a veteran. So Democrats think that because I served in the military I must be stupid? Well I guess my BA/CMIS and MS/CIS degrees are stupid as well as the college and university I went to. Oh wait, intellect is reserved for the elitist Democrats such as Kerry.
ninjaltNov 2, 2006
@MyHappyClamNo, you're stupid because he's said over and over it wasnt directed at the troops but you would rather deny reality and believe GOP propaganda. Congratulations.
entropymanNov 2, 2006
MrHappyClam, I think you can do better than "I'm not stupid. You are." It kind of proves the point.But Kerry's released his intended statement (written before he spoke, not after) that shows it was a joking jab at Bush. Everyone is sorry (except some cynics on the right) that anyone was offended by it. But I'm offended every time Bush butchers the English language. If Bush mispeaks, I make a joke out of it. I don't call for blood, apology, or resignation (well, I do, but not for that). I mean, when Bush says he's always thinking of new ways to harm Americans, I take that personally! He's trying to harm me! He said it, so he must have meant it!Give me a break. It's over. Move on.
softwaresamuraiNov 2, 2006
"SoftwareSamurai, you really can't compare the two situations."---Um, I already did.Kerry's over. Move on.
entropymanNov 2, 2006
@SoftwareSamurai:I stand corrected. You CAN compare the two situations. You just can't do so honestly.
Closed AccountNov 2, 2006
@ elebrioI wouldn't even consider Cindy Sheehan sympathetic anymore. She's on the offensive all the time and shares a bed with Michael Moore.