Kerry Pushes Back
When I first heard it, I did think Kerry should not have made the gag that he made.
He has now said that it was a joke that came out the wrong way and reminded us that he is actually a veteran and asks if we believe that he - with his history - would say anything to denigrade those serving.
He reminds us that the people making the attack are the same people who dodged the draft themselves. I also think it odd that the man who famously said, "Bring it on!" sees himself as the best person to defend US troops from other people's words.
Here's Kerry's statement:
UPDATE:Kerry's office said the senator had misread his prepared remarks. They said he had intended to say, "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush."
UPDATE II:
It's a sad day for the Republicans when even Bill O'Reilly doesn't buy their spin:
FNC's O'Reilly: "I don't believe John Kerry meant to demean any American military member. I just don't. I think that fair-minded people know that that would be political suicide for the senator. He wouldn't do it" ("O'Reilly Factor," 10/31).tag: Kerry, Bush, veterans,
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He didn't accuse his fellow soldiers. He spoke of what happens in war time. And there are few who have fought more for the rights of veterans than Kerry has.
And if you seriously think he was saying that those who serve are stupid, then you must also believe that he was calling himself stupid.
Unlike your man in the White House Kerry has actually fought in combat. That the Draft Dodgers can think they are the people who represent the military is a sick joke.
Doesn't peddling this hypocrisy ever tire you out?
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