2006-11-01 00:17:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
i think it was wrong for him to degrade the soldiers that are fighting for our country how many have died defending what they believe is right they are not uneducated they are extremely brave and if he was in the military before is he saying that he is uneducated also he appears to be a very angry man that wants to hurt others why would we even consider such a person to run our country have a good day
2006-11-01 00:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by angel afraid and sad 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It was a comment so one would have to agree or disagree.
He "botched" his comment by not completing it as it was on the script in front of his eyes.
Personally, I took it a different way before I heard what he accidently left out. I thought he meant something along the lines that this war was turning into a "poor man's war" ( which was said often during Vietnam) A Poor Man's War: a war in which privileged college kids would not have to worry about being drafted if a draft was to be utilized again. Or if you remember the CCR song: Fortune One , along those lines too is what I thought he might be getting at.
Anyways, Folks!, He was talking about Bush and NOT about the troops. And let's not forget! Kerry was in Vietnam while Bush was in Alabama helping the GOP Governor get relected and neglecting his Air Guard duties.
2006-11-01 08:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Zhivago 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Kerry served in Vietnam unlike the current Commander n Chief. Kerry knows what it was like in Vietnam with 18 year old kids; many whom were not high school graduates......while many others took the route of college deferments to stay on U.S. soil! The vast majority of soldiers in Iraq today are not unlike those soldiers. Yes many are older and have a good education background and were fulfilling their obligations as reservists at the time of activation however what Kerry says still stands true for the grunts. I don't think any active soldier with an ounce of education is going to side with the conservatives that want to say that Kerry has insulted them.
2006-11-01 08:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by pecker_head_bill 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I beleive Kerry was wrong in what he said because it insulted as those who are currently in the military. I personally know several individuals who are serving and they are in no way mentally incapable of navigating through this countries educational system. They instead are using the military's generous offer to pay for college so they won't be burdened by loans. Further more Kerry lied when he said the comment was made to poke fun at Bush! There is no reference to Bush and he uses pural pronouns in his statement refering to many rather than one person. This is a person who publically stated all in the military were murders and baby killers before Congress. I have no problem with statements he makes on Bush, if they are true, and he has a right to state his opinion on the war but too often in his career John Kerry has brought demeaning comments to others not involved just for political grandstand. I laughed even harder when Ted Kenniedy last night tried to make reasons to support these comments.
2006-11-01 08:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by Mark S 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I guess that depends on your worldview. Mr Kerry has stated that this was supposed to be a joke about Mr. Bush, instead what he did was insult the fine men and women serving in our armed forces. If this is truly a mistake he should not apologize for the comments, but he should absolutely apologize to the troops for the misunderstanding of those comments. I would not hold my breath waiting for it though. Liberals rarely apologize even when they are wrong and their followers have great difficulty holding them accountable for bad behavior. Instead what you will get is comments that Mr. Bush should apologize, or the ever present Republicans do it too. This behavior is the exact reason why I do not trust and will not vote for liberals. I do not address the previous statement to the entire Democratic party, but rather the extremists who now control it.
2006-11-01 08:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by Bryan 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it was about time someone said it.
It was a comment on our whole system.Military recruitment is mainly done in poor school districts.Where the education is so poor that these students can't even qualify for and entry level position with a high school diploma.They are facing high unemployment and or Mac Jobs.Which do not even pay a living wage.Their only choice is to join the military where they are just food for the war machine.
After the end of the draft and before these little wars of ours the military recruited in better high schools.Now it is just the opposite.
2006-11-01 08:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by eva b 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. He has no right to judge the intelligence of any other person other than himself. He has ABSOLUTELY no right to make remarks about our troops. His innuendo was outright incorrect and off the mark, in that he was sugguesting that kids with no other direction and aren't good at anything are the type of people going into the service. On some levels, this may be true that some kids that have no where else to go or nothing better to do go into the military, but the exception proves the rule. In most cases, these kids are the exception. But to make a statement as he did is an embarassment.
2006-11-01 08:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
We all know that the military *is* the last choice available for many young people who do not do well in school, or even socially.
It is no insult, the military advertises parents considering letting the kids join the military after looking around and seeing gangs and pregnant kids
2006-11-01 08:25:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Kerry was not entirely wrong according to the United States Government Accountability Office...
Section 1E: Education - "We compared the education levels of servicemembers to those of the entire U.S. population and found that proportionately fewer servicemembers have attended college than in the U.S. population." (Source: GAO)
P.S. I saw a recruiting table in my local Walmart last night. It reminded me that Michael Moore was right in "Fahrenheit 9/11" about the poor and lower-middle class being the ones who fight and die in the battles of the rich. If it wasn't so late, I would have gone to Macy's to see if there was a recruiting table there, too.
2006-11-01 08:24:44 · answer #9 · answered by ideogenetic 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
IS this really a question ? Lets send that treasonous snake to the front, maybe Al qaeda will some him some love.
2006-11-01 08:23:46 · answer #10 · answered by mr_fixit_11 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋