Do you believe the Repubs are actually upset about Kerrys remark?
930406
It's an act.  Offended by what exactly?  Kerry should stand his ground and show some balls on this issue.  The man is a Vietnam vet.  As such, he is much more qualified to comment on the Iraq issue or other military related issues than coward George W. Bush and his draft-dodging cronies.
952190
Doesnt matter, Kerry is ONE OF THE TROOPS and he could never insult us.\n\nBush on the other hand, hid from the Viet Cong in a cushy stateside champagne unit reserved for NFL players and Politicians sons.\n\nIm more OUTRAGED at that.\n\n--bryn above, theres alot of truth in what you say.
1097237
Yes, it does bother me.  It makes me think they don't keep up with current events, just spew whatever talking point sounds best.\nJust because republicans don't agree with many of the ideas doesn't mean they should accuse democrats of not having them.  That's just dishonest.
656908
I'm with you... this is ridiculous... this clown show has gone on long enough and I think America is sick of it... Repubs were still playing the patriotism card in 04 and barely beat Kerry... you don't have enough juice left in that one anymore and it's time to stop hiding behind excuses for your actions...
804561
Who really cares what John Kerry said in the first place, he is a non issue as far as the Republicans loosing power in Congress on the 7th. The worst and funniest thing is they have nothing to combat their up-coming defeat over 500 real issues pending their reelection from their past leadership.
763797
Republicans have a real problem here - they can't afford to let Kerry run his mouth uncontested, but they are skating on thin ice concerning Iraq with the nearing election. I would not want to be in a position trying to justify our being there (even though I feel that we need to stay at this point). Politicians are just slinging mud - when the overspray of mud hit the voters in the eye, the election can be affected drastically. Republicans need to be mindful of the shaky ground that they are on and proceed cautiously.
763853
If you believe that what Kerry said was directed at US troops, then:\n  \nA. You haven't researched the full text of his "botched joke."\n\nAnd, if you have looked into the issue and still think Kerry was insulting our troops then:\n\nB. You'll believe just about anything anyone tells you in which case you should keep mooing right along with the herd and, perhaps, pick up a rifle, demonstrate some of that raw patriotic passion and go join a battle.\n  \nWhich, by the way, is something Bush, Cheney, and Rove never did (and, no, Bush in the Texas Air National Guard is not 'fighting' in a war).
848333
Bush cannot put two sentences, or even a whole sentence, together.  That much is true.\n\nHe ain't perfect.  But overall a better choice in my view.  Whatever.\n\nThe Kerry flap reminds me very much of the Trent Lott comment.  Said something on Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday.  (Thurmond ran as a segregationist for President in 1948.)  Lott said "heck, if you'da won maybe we wouldn'ta had all the problems we did."  Shocking - racist, hurtful, etc.  I was p*ssed.  There's NO way to make that right.\n\nBut I remember a strange thing happening.  People attacking Lott found another tape - he'd said the same thing in 1980!!!  But the Lott people said, that explains the comment, not makes it worse.  If someone introduced Thurmond in 1980 - a very bad time for the US economy, with an energy crisis, Soviets in Afghanistan and hostages in Iraq - and said "hey, y'all, here's Strom Thurmond, heck, maybe if he'da been prez-det we wouldn't be in the fix we're in now" - it DOES change the context.  But I still say SO WHAT?  The BEST spin you could put on it is that Lott was insensitive to say it in 1980, and was dumber than a fence post to repeat it in such a hurtful way in 2002!  No way would I credit Thurmond.  The gaffe was telling because it was a window into what people felt were Lott's thoughts anyway.\n\nMaybe something vaguely similar happened here.  Kerry muffed his lines.  Maybe.  And he has apologized, which has some value.  But the "mistake" so closely echoed prior statements he made about the troops - you know them as well as I do - that people wonder if he was sending "a signal" to his base or had otherwise made a telling Freudian slip.  And maybe some people thought even the best interpretation - trashing Bush and making him and the war the butt of a joke - was itself not much better, as Lott's comment wasn't much less insulting in 1980.\n\nAgain, Lott is a dope, and worse.  We saw something very UGLY come out of him.\n\nI'm not so sure the Kerry case is all that terribly different.\n\nI do know that if the shoe were on the other foot, we'd all feel different about the amount of scrutiny it got, and it would have been covered diffrerently in our favorite sources of news and commentary.  I'm not objective, but I'm honest!\n\nPS  These politicians are not too bright, and talk incessantly on autopilot.  They're also not used to every word they utter being picked up everywhere.\n\nI WILL say it (I just thought of this):  if you don't do all that well in school you might end up as a politician!!!\n\nI make plenty of money, and enjoy my anonymity.  I make more than I could in those jobs, certainly on an hourly basis.  Who needs it, if you can do better?  Sorry to be so cynical . . .
742191
it is a little silly if you ask me..\n\nI actually heard one Republican say something to the tune of this "if Kerry can't speak any better than that, he should resign"...\n\nKerry made one verbal mistake... how many has Bush made? I wonder if that person voted for Bush?
864614
you have to be careful here.  Repubs don't understand sarcasm.  they are probably nodding their heads right now in agreement to this.
932776
By the way, Kerry is one of us troops so he could never insult us.\n\nBush hid from the VietCong in a cushy stateside champagne drinking unit reserved for NFL players and Politicians sons.\n\nHe gets appointed in 2000, and NOW he claims to support us.\nNot buyin it.
729162
You have correctly identified Kerry as someone who is ideologically aligned against the US.\n\nTherefore, he should not apologize, he should simply be recognized for what he is, tarred and feathered and run out on a rail.
868331
John Kerry statement didn't make any difference to me. \n\nMy "problem" with the Dems at this point is I don't have any idea where they stand. I hear them say they have a plans to bring the troops home, but when pressed they say 'we have to stay and finish, but bring the troops home as fast as possible.' When pressed for details I'm told 'Just elect us and see.'.\n\nI'm not voting for anyone until I know where they stand. So far all the Dems have said is vote against Bush. I don't vote against a person I vote FOR a person and right now the Dems don't have a person to vote FOR.
1043750
You know, we Republicans could say the same thing. The liberals, or as I like to call them, the Socialist Party of America, likes to bring up Vietnam everytime we turn around. Or like your "Got oil?" picture. If he was after oil, do you think prices would be so high right now? He would be shipping it out of there so fast, it would make their heads spin. No. All the Socialists can say is that we are after oil? What about the thousands who died under Hussien's rigime? And now they are trying to dig up dirt on our military members caught in the middle of a firefight after their vihicle blew up and their buddy they went through basic is dead, roasting in the burning vehicle they had to get out of, and you want to whine about them killing a few civilians who unexpectedly charged into the middle of it? You put yourself in the middle of all that, and then tell me about it. War is Hel#, and if your gonna win, you have to be willing to take the risk to stay alive. If all you can offer our troops is slander about our Commander in Cheif, think about how moral of the troops is. And Byrd? KKK? True, but he's one of the Socialist heroes. And Bill? He lied to the nation. He lost all trust. Has bush flat out lied? No. He has acted on what the security council has told him. You put yourself in that chair, and listen to a board of directors, military men, and other people, and the only thing you know is what they are feeding you, and when their stories match up, thats what you have to go on. Also think about what is good for the people, not only of your party, not only of your country, but the good of the world community. So, "Dead horse"? The liberals do the same thing, comparing this war to Vietnam. And other instances. Here's why Vietnam fell apart. The nation lost all faith in the troops. The troops heard this and their moral took a plumet. They lost all will to fight. But I still beleive. God Bless America and Her Troops!! Thank you.
841908
Some people feel like the Republicans have not lived up to their core ideals, or for that matter, their promises.\nAlso, because the Republicans have been in complete power for quite a while now, they are the target of discontent in our country.\n\nMany people who are being hurt by globalism and a lack of quality/affordable healthcare are angry, and who else can they see to blame? Republicans hold the congress nd the white house, so who else are they going to hold accountable?\n\nThere was a time when Republicans did not approve of running a huge deficit (which is happening now), wanted the government to stay out of religion (even Pat Robertson was leery of the faith-based initiatives), and expected their politicians to do the right thing (unlike all of the folks linked to Abramof, Foley, and others).\n\nPerhaps many people have realized that the Republicans have become drunk on power, and that they needed to be reminded that their followers are not sheep.\n\nThat being said, the same might easily happen to the Democrats once they are in power for a long time. \n\nAnd sad as it is, both sides have been doing name-calling and hurtful chants for quite some time now----you just notice them more when you are on the losing side.
1083301
Yes they are, they are not really that smart. John Kerry is the worst they have had.
724502
From what I have heard, most definitely.\n\nKerry was not "joking." He was at a forum on education, discussing education, and advocating education.\n\nAccording to Kerry, if you LACK education, you get "stuck" in Iraq. \n\nSo I guess people in the military aren't much for schooling.\n\nDoesn't sound like a "JOKE" to me.\n\nDid the media give Rush Limbaugh the benefit of the doubt last week? Of course not. Didn't matter that he was just pointing out Fox's duplicity.