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Originally Posted by Addict
That's funny. Glad to see their superiors didn't discipline them for it.
Sounds like it came out as he really meant it. He didn't stumble on the words as they came out.
So you side with the original statement by Kerry? I know a few people in the military and they aren't ignorant at all.
The media? Not nearly as much as they have when a Republican makes a mistake. There's a slight bias in the media if you haven't noticed.
President Bush has NEVER insulted our troops. Sure he may not be the best speaker (like Kerry is?), but at least he hasn't stooped to the level some of these liberals have.
Made sense? More like he showed his true colors.
Really? When's the last time you heard him insult our troops or anyone else the way Kerry and some of his fellow Dems have?
Both shows are funny. Like you said, it may not be Fox or CNN but its comical. Take 'em for what they are. I loved it when Lewis Black was on there. He cracks me up.
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Kerry didn't stumble over his words because he didn't think the joke through and realize that people wouldn't get it. I don't know if you've noticed, but for certain people it's supposed to be taboo to rip on the president. People like ex-presidents and presidential losers, which is probably why he didn't just come right out and say what he meant. Besides...our troops aren't the ones "stuck in" Iraq. By signing their lives over to the government for X number of years, they kind of volunteered to go.
Yes, I side with his original statement because I get the joke and realize it has nothing to do with the military.
Media bias has little to do with this...it's more like fodder for elections. Republicans have been in the news lately for things like fucking barely legal boys and other not-so-trivial ethics violations, not merely mispoken (and bad) political humor. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with fucking barely legal boys if that's your bag...but if you're gay you might want to rethink being part of a party that would likely by and large outlaw homosexuality if given the chance.
And honestly, Bush does insult the troops. Just because he doesn't do it verbally is meaningless. He does it every time he tells the American people to stay the course when most of us realize that the war in Iraq is already just plain over and all we're doing now is racking up a body count. He does it every time someone gets a stop-loss order and has to stay longer than they're supposed to or go back after their final tour just because Bush doesn't have the forces to go through with his plan (if he had one to begin with). Mission accomplished, my ass. In my mind Bush's manner of insulting the troops intelligence by lying to them and the American people is a hell of a lot worse than anything Kerry could do.