How can so many people call John Kerry a coward/unpatriotic?
957670
it seems those who actually think so are mostly the republicans who are on a different page politically...they're attempts to pounce on kerry's badly worded barb agains bush didnt do anything to stem the democratic victory wave....kerry's misfortune is in his timing since most americans were still strongly supporting bush's effort in iraq in 2004 as opposed to the current situation.....
748917
I don't know how he could speak of ingnorance as if it were a bad thing and mock those who he believes are, when he is obviously a complet moron!  Our soldiers in Iraq are not ignorant or uneducated! They are brave and proud men and women who have chosen to take a stand and defend our country from being overrun by terrorist and people who would stop at nothing to kill Americans!! Someone who would insult our troops this way should not be allowed to call themselves American!!!!!
1025035
He's a traitor. He's anti military, and anti American. I;m sure he thinks that his dumb questions are just to get people talking, but it doesnt hide the fact that he's the lowest form of scum there is.
796369
John Kerry is so stupid he actually learns from facts and changes his mind when required. what kind of fool is that?\nGhengis Khan was never like that!
818567
Actually I do think most ppl are stupid. I mean just look at the questions here about Kerry's statement.\n\nI saw one that said something about '... Kerry's statement about military personnel...' I literally laughed at that.\n\nKerry didn't make a statement about military personnel. I doubt most even know what he said. He told the college students he was talking to that they needed to stay in school or they might end up stuck in Iraq.\n\nNow, I am ex-military just like Kerry and he didn't say anything that wasn't true. Just wait for the draft to come back and you will see how true that statement was.\n\nAlso, where is the outrage that the children of the rich, the educated, the Harvard grads, the politicians are NOT serving in Iraq?\n\nKerry stated the truth.
983700
Good point. Are we supposed to read between the lines with a politician of one party but not the other? Let's see...Kerry's statement could have been misconstrued as an arrogant belief about the intellect of soldiers, if you are looking for it. And the president's statement could be taken to mean that the masses need to be controlled by the government. Hmm. I'd say look at the big picture.
794555
You're right. I'm a veteran. And I get sick to my stomach when his service is 'honored'. Not every veteran serves HONORABLY. And John Kerry is a DISGRACE TO ALL VETERANS.
361562
Yes, the idiot in qestion was improperly handling a hand grenade...playing around with it.  On a further note, Kerry was unfavorably discharged(not dishonorably..although that's debatable!) and Jimmy Carter...the peanut farmer, who tried to run America(into the ground), changed it to honorable.
862385
Kerry meant what he said.  He was speaking STANDARD, WRITTEN, ENGLISH. There's nothing mysterious about what he said....he made a direct insult to the men and women of the US military.  \n\nIt was shameful.
775956
Come on...We both know it wasn't ever even meant to be a joke.  You are far too smart to believe otherwise.\n\nBut to answer your question,  The GOP should capitalize on Kerry's inability to admit when he makes an err.
845646
There wasn't one.  Don't let his back-peddling fool you.\nHe said what he said and he was NOT talking about Bush!  He made a direct insult to every single member of the military and to those of us who raised them.  I have 2 of my kids in the military.  And guess what?  They joined because "gasp" they love their country.  My daughter has seen two tours this war and would go back in a heartbeat.  She is an extremely smart, educated and well spoken young woman.  Kerry is an idiot.  He can't even understand that what he said isn't being perceived as a joke.  He needs to be a man and say he is sorry.  But he won't because he said what he meant.  Way to damage your democratic vote for next week, John.
801340
Okay to Wanda with the pic of a cat drinking from a toilet...Democrats are not winning next week.  I hate to break your heart.  John Kerry knew exactly what he was saying when he made his "mistake".  He accidently on purpose spoke his mind.  Why is it that when Republicans make a mistake they never live it down.  Let a Democrat make a mistake and you get all these whiny ass excuses as to why they messed up.  Give it up!  Your party has no class and John Kerry is the ambassador of idiocy!  How dare anyone put down a soldier!!!!!!  They are fighting for your right to sit back and trash them right now.  Just one one American soldier has more intellect than John Scarry!  John Kerry was and still is a coward.  Oh sure he served in the military, but then tried to give back the Purple Heart he was given.  Smack America in the face, and he's still doing it today!!!  Wake up people!
708127
I'm not a Conservative, nor am I brainwashed or brain-dead, but I find your statement pretty ignorant.  Kerry, the very man you're praising, disgraced his country back in Vietnam and did so again with is comments about the military.  I suggest you pull your head out of your butt and open your eyes to see what a real disgrace looks like.  Whether you like it or not, Bush did his time too and if Clinton's bj was meaningless, so is the unsubstantiated statement that Bush did cocaine.  However, the facts about Kerry are in plain sight and should be viewed for exactly what they are.....disgracing comments about Vietnam and soldiers willing to defend this country.
967188
Yes, they are right.  Kerry has exposed himself for what he is: a liar, fake, phoney.  What reason would these honorable Veterans have for maligning Kerry if he was truly one of their own.  The majority of our Troops have a real bond with each other.
732655
He stumbled over his words, and he's apologized for it. But some people like beating a dead horse, because they think it makes them look smart. Or that attacking a Democrat for a slip of the tongue against soldiers will make people forget that Republicans have consistently voted against raising troop wages, have cut funding for veterans hospitals, and can't even make sure that the troops have adequate armor, not to mention continually extending soldier's tours of duty and keeping them in a dangerous war that is going nowhere.
740114
Kerry blames Bush for his own failures.  What a coward.  Every war, he insults our military, then insults American public again by spinning, churning out his lies, not taking responsibility for his remarks.\n\nWhy do liberals accept his insults to their intelligence?  Who does he think he's smoking?  Kerry really thinks he speaks to dunces.  That includes his own party who absorb and reiterate his idiocy.  \n\nLiberals, how much more pathetic can you be?  Have some self respect.\n\nRepublicans think for themselves.  We would never follow stupidity like that.  That's why Foley and Trent Lot quit.  We withdrew support of them, even though Dems have done far worse.  Why aren't you thinking, Liberals?  He smoked you, and you love it.\n\nHow?\n\nWhy do you cling?
970226
Cowardice is staying the course out of fear of admitting that you were wrong.\n\nCowardice is staying with a broken strategy out of fear that you might appear incompetent.\n\nAt this point, anyone who doesn't listen to the spin machines on either side of this debacle (and can read congressional reports) knows that Iraq was, AT BEST, a mistake. All the reasons for invading Iraq were falsified. \n\nThere was no plan for what would happen after the invasion, or what any middle east strategist would call a plan. Whoever thought that a country that used to be torn by centuries of social and religious strife would magically harmonize and embrace democracy was completely naive. Just look at what happened in Kosovo.\n\nIn fact, our invasion has made things worse. Just do a search for the latest congressional report on terrorism.\n\nNow most normal people, when they realize they've made a mistake, apologize and try to correct that mistake. Most normal people realize that if you don't fix a mistake that it can become an even bigger mistake.\n\nSo that's what we have here. A result of what was a mistake turning into a really big mistake and getting bigger everyday.\n\nSo how do you fix something of this magnitude? Well, you really can't. It's now up to the Iraqi people. Our presence there only acts as a lightening rod.\n\nI'm sure some will say "Well with a big enough force...". Those who say that apparently aren't familiar with resistance fighters, especially ones with religious fervor. They also aren't familiar with a similar situation that happened not to long ago involving the USSR and a rag tag band of "freedom-fighters" led by Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. The USSR lost by the way.\n\nYou can't force people to do something. They have to do it on their own. Forcing them just causes anger and enmity, even if what you're trying to force them to do is for their own good.\n\nThe ideal soultion is to get a large multi-national peace keeping force in Iraq. Unfortunately, the US blew that capital when it basically ignored the UN and invaded Iraq anyway.\n\nSo now what? Well, we can stay there and be stuck in a conflict that never ends (see Vietnam, USSR vs. Afghanistan) that just keeps escalting in costs in life and capital, or we accept the fact that we made and incredible mistake (which we did) and cut our losses.\n\nI can guarantee that if they start a draft, you'd see a full scale revolt against the government. More than half the people believe Iraq is a mistake and any politician with aspirations of re-election wouldn't touch a draft resolution with a 6 foot disgraced republican lobbyist.\n\n~X~