When you quote someone EXACTLY, how can he come back and say you misquoted him?

Question

John Kerry's quote: "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, uh, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Video of the Poodle's quote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLuMWiQ6r2o

Mrs. Heinz's husband accusing the White House of DISTORTING his statement: "My statement [Monday]--and the White House knows this full well--was a botched joke about the president and the president's people, not about the troops. The White House's attempt to distort my true statement is a remarkable testament to their abject failure in making America safe."

Answer 1

Because once a liar always a liar and John Kerry has and always be a liar

Answer 2

Looks like the statement "and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.".. Is directed at someone that is stuck in Iraq.

Maybe this is a Carmine San Dieago thing. Is there someone stuck in Iraq.

Do they even have (triple) AAA in Iraq?


Go big Red Go

Answer 3

There's sort of a basic principle in logic that "If A, then B" does not mean "If B, then A." Bush's statement implied that Kerry said all the troops in Iraq did poorly in school, and in doing so he did misrepresent Kerry's comments.

Answer 4

I think by using your logic and wit; we are all doom for what we verbalize or put down on paper; if its cut and edited to prove a point. Next time attempt to be fair and balance by including the entire content, rather a political sound bite to cover failure of the Bush Administration. You might be able to climb up to the curb of decency.

Kerry statement was to encourage the students to do their best to achieve their education. He was pointing at if you don't; you likely to be limited in career choices and might end up in the military; dying for a lost cause that George Bush created by sending our troops to Iraq; without merit. The students and those with common sense got the message loud and clear. Only people with hatred, blind political trust, and masochistic tendency are jumping on the bandwagon to spin and distort reality.

Answer 5

"You" is ambiguous. Kerry says "'you' get stuck in Iraq" means Bush gets stuck in Iraq. Bush says "'you' get stuck in Iraq" means soldiers get stuck in Iraq.

Its a matter of interpretation and misrepresentation. Clearly, the White House is distorting the botched joke for whatever mileage they can get out of it.

Perhaps Kerry should be held accountable for botching a joke.
Bush should be held accountable for his crimes.

Answer 6

As soon as the government reinstates the draft, his statement will be absolutely correct. It is the flunkies that go to the front.

Answer 7

Distorted vs. misquoted.

You do know they have different meanings right?

Or are you trying to distort as well?

Answer 8

He was no longer talking about politics at this point in the speech. He was addressing the students and trying to encourage them to "be all they can be" and achieve by getting good grades.

He had an audience sympathetic to his socialist anti-Republican message, he knew EXACTLY what he said, and he meant EXACTLY what he said. He just got caught.

I'm still waiting for his apology.

Answer 9

I'm not sure how calling our troops uneducated was supposed to insult the president... But then again, I'm not sure how calling our troops murderers and rapist is supporting them either...

Answer 10

why does it matter .....he said something stupid its his right as an american......just as it is your right to try to use it to damm a whole political party for what one man said...its your right under freedom of speech ...although you thinking that what kerry said is the base belief of all democrats is just as stupid as his comments yesterday i support you and your right to speak it.thats something you wont recieve under republican rule