Comments on: John Kerry Issues a “Non-apology” Apology

By: UrbanGrounds » Blog Archive » American Legion Demands Apology From Rep. Charles Rangel

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:31:13 +0000

[...] When Kerry finally did issue his faux-pology, it was roundly rejected by Veterans and active duty troops as the insincere tripe that it was. [...]

By: UrbanGrounds » Blog Archive » Soldiers’ Thoughts on Tomorrow’s Elections

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:48:57 +0000

[...] I don’t think that his first point can be overstated enough. One of my commentors on this post recently lambasted me for saying that “The Left still doesnâ€™t get it: The military hates them almost as much as the Left hates the military.” [...]

By: Danika

Danika — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:38:33 +0000

Kerry is a douche.

I hope he doesn’t represent himself in 08…

His remarks were a jab at Bush’s C average in college. Kerry’s statement is the kind of elitist, Northeastern blue-blooded snob rant at anyone who didn’t get an A+ average at an Ivy league school. That attitude represents everything that the Dems must get rid of if they want to reconquer middle-America one day. It’s very annoying!

Who cares about Bush’s average grades at college? It’s his imcompetence now (and his few good acts as President) that count, not what he did 35 yrs ago…

By: Preston

Preston — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:32:54 +0000

I wouldn’t think the phrase could be misinterpreted it seems clear that you mean to say that I hate an institution that both my parents, my grandfather, cousins, and friends have gone through.

There’s only a misunderstanding if I’m not part of the left; they weren’t part of the military; or the word hate has evolved into a complement recently.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:15:51 +0000

Heh. TouchÃ©.

Please accept my apology if you misinterpreted what I meant by “the Left hates the military”.

By: Preston

Preston — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:45:32 +0000

The military hates them almost as much as the Left hates the military.

I’d love it if you didn’t tell me who I do and do not hate.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:34:23 +0000

Whoops!: "During a 1972 Vietnam-era run for Congress, Kerry said he opposed a volunteer Army. He said such an army would be dominated by the underprivileged, be less accountable and more prone to what he called the "perpetuation of war crimes." "

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:18:07 +0000

Wow – you guys are really falling for the right-wing spin cycle this time. How embarrassing for you!

The thing is, if you just thought about it for a moment, no matter what you think of Kerry, you’d know this is a false distraction. A veteran himself, with a pretty decent education, clearly he doesn’t think the troops are stupid. OTOH, Bush’s lack of intelligence is a standard punch line, and that was clearly what he was aiming at.

It’s the right wing spin meisters and their enablers who are spreading this slander against the troops, but that’s not surprising. They’ve been exploiting the troops for years now.