He said this: "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.”
But he keeps saying it was botched joke, which was aimed at the President. I don't really understand how that quote could be directed at the president, it seems pretty directed at military personnel, to me. Does anyone know what he meant to say or how he meant to say it? I'm just asking a question and I'm not declaring sides here, so be nice!
2006-10-31 20:12:31 · 10 answers · asked by KateB 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I have listened to Mr Kerry speak many times. I find him very eloquent and his vernacular is excellent. His humor so far has been top notch. But he blew this one. I'm in the military and I took offense to his statement. He has been accused of speaking out of both sides of his mouth before and I feel this is one of them. He has very rarely show support for the military, by his voting, except to glorify his own political standing. His butchered attempt at humor either aimed at the military or President lost him a lot of credibility.
2006-10-31 22:16:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was the opposite because I knew that it was aimed at the president and not the troops -- even Kerry isn't that moronic.
Basically, what he was saying that if Bush would have done his homework, studied well, etc, that he would have done well in Iraq. But since he didn't, he's stuck in Iraq.
Maybe if he would have said something like this: "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, like Bush, you get stuck in Iraq."
Eh, that still doesn't sound right. Lame, either way. But I think the whole thing is being blown out of proportion. Taken in context with a whole anti-Bush, pro lib speech, I think it would be obvious that it was aimed at Bush, not the troops. Who hasn't worded something badly?
2006-10-31 20:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by Jamir 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm no Kerry supporter ..But it's obvious it was a jab at the current administration.
He meant if the administration would have did their homework and not been so ignorant. We wouldn't be stuck in Iraq.
2006-10-31 20:27:31 · answer #3 · answered by . 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a veteran of the US military I think what he was supposed to say and what he meant are completely different.
His speech was written to attack President Bush and his administration. What he meant to say was understood by one and all.
He is still mad at the military because so many Vietnam veterans stepped forward and exposed him for who he really is during his presidential campaign.
He had his moment and it was like a freudian slip.
2006-10-31 21:56:15 · answer #4 · answered by shovelkicker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure myself what he meant. Even Bill O'reilly stated today on his show the Factor that he didn't think Kerry meant to slam the people in the military. But what ever he meant to say is not what he DID say and the fool needs to apologize. Period!
2006-10-31 20:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by mark g 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here we have a saying "Eat you can eat anything, Talk becareful with what you say" does not change with time but stays in time in planet of apes.
So be careful on what you say.
Those boys and girls out there serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are not stupid.
They are out there for the good of mankind because the dirty old do not know how to solve the problems on what went wrong out there.
They are out there is vital for the survival and advancemnet of living human kind which was lost with time and no one is doing anything about it which is vital for their survival on planet earth.
Don't ever kick the butts of those boys and girls out there.
2006-10-31 20:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's hard to understand a politicians & a terrorists mind. i think, he was joking about president's educational qualifications, but it is unfortunate if he means to say that military people are uneducated people.
2006-10-31 20:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by BHANU V. RAVAL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He REALLY meant to say that Bush and Cheney are liars and cowards.
But he got sidetracked.
2006-10-31 20:14:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
He meant to say something smart, but came off as a dumbazz.
2006-10-31 20:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He meant to say, "Is our children learning?"
2006-10-31 20:20:58 · answer #10 · answered by earthsagirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋