I am so ashamed of John Kerry. It was a major disappointmen! If he ever had any intellect it lost him. I wonder if he got paid to say that? or just through with politics? This will definetely costs him lots! I vote Democrat, but when one leaves the ticket or acts up like Kerry and Leibermann--I would not vote for them if they were in my state!
2006-10-31 15:24:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
At a hastily arranged news conference in Seattle, Kerry said: "I apologize to no one for my criticism of the president and of his broken policy."
Kerry said the comment in question was "a botched joke about the president and the president's people, not about the troops ... and they know that's what I was talking about."
It came during a campaign rally for California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides. Kerry opened his speech at Pasadena City College with several one-liners, saying at one point that Bush had lived in Texas but now "lives in a state of denial."
He then said: "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."
That, Kerry said, was meant as a reference to Bush, not troops. Kerry said it is the president who owes U.S. soldiers an apology — for "a Katrina foreign policy" that misled the country into war in Iraq, failed to adequately study and plan for the aftermath, has not properly equipped troops and has expanded the terrorist threat.
"I'm sick and tired of a bunch of despicable Republicans who will not debate real policy, who won't take responsibility for their own mistakes, standing up and trying to make other people the butt of those mistakes," he said. "It disgusts me that a bunch of these Republican hacks who've never worn the uniform of our country are willing to lie about those who did."
2006-10-31 15:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
sturdy question. i'm going to ought to furnish the nod to Kerry. He in basic terms can no longer save his foot out of his mouth. He thinks he's smarter than everybody and he would not understand that we are able to be sure quickly by way of him. His spouse seems to think of that they're some type of royalty that would not ought to stay by capacity of the regulations of the easy guy, handle every physique else with admire, or maybe pay their taxes. Their mansion in Pittsburgh is listed as a farm so as that they have got much low-priced taxes. Do you rather think of that John and Tereza are growing to be corn on the returned 9? .
2016-10-21 01:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by saggio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can a politician such as John Kerry (Democratic side of the ticket) be more ignorant as to make statements as “"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." No conservative will make such a statement about the very people that protect our very freedom we have today, only a person who is hell bent on destroying this country from within and most of the politicians I’ve seen doing the very denigration of this country carry the Democratic title with their names.
2006-10-31 15:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by Allen P 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
he phrased his jab at bush poorly. but, i dont think it will haunt him. have you ever seen the list of phrases that bush has spoken that were incomplete thoughts, utterly nonsensical, not real words.... etc, etc?
and voting purely democratically, that seems like a bad idea. a good idea is a good idea whether it comes from a republican or a democrat, so go with whatever candidate seems best.... or "least worst".
and, while kerry might have poorly phrased his jab, his control of the english language makes bush look like a caveman.
i tend to put more stock in the words of a decorated war hero than a man who was a coke head and didnt show up for his duties to defend oklahoma.
2006-10-31 15:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by hellion210 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure how to answer your question. How, exactly, did he sound republican? Republicans don't put down the troops, democrats do. Remember John Murtha? He was just voicing what most libs think.
2006-10-31 15:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by Cinner 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because he's a politician, and they're ALL idiots, regardless of party. Unfortunately the inmates are running the asylum.
2006-10-31 16:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by valmay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean John (I just farted where's my Purple Heart) Kerry?
2006-10-31 16:11:20 · answer #7 · answered by craig-itm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it will cost him many votes. It's pretty much the same thing he's been saying all along. He is, after all, the one who said that he didn't think our troops should be breaking down doors at midnight and terrorizing Iraqis - he thought the Iraqis should be doing that. Thus, he simultaneously insulted our troops, the Iraqis, and showed an at-best tenuous grasp of English grammar.
2006-10-31 15:28:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Wake up America !!!!!!!!!!!!
Kerry vomits again.
2006-10-31 18:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does this sound Republican.
2006-10-31 15:32:01 · answer #10 · answered by Mojo Seeker Of Knowlege 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋