Did you hear the latest from John Kerry? That man must wn more votes for Republicans than any GOP efforts ever have. Anyway, in some press conference or other activity where he was behind a podium with microphones in his face, Kerry said something along the lines of, "If you work hard and get a good education, you can have a nice career, otherwise you get stuck in Iraq."
So basically he's insulting enlisted men as being uneducated ignorants. I think many of them, including my college buddy who is in the reserves, would heartily disagree. It's these sort of thoughtless comments that lost Kerry the election in 2004, and will drive some fence sitters to the other side. Many Americans do not take kindly to people insulting those who join the military, myself included.
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He apologized several days later after realizing the statement would cost his party a lot of mid-term votes. His party wants to ban military recruiters from college campuses. They don't think people can or should make decisions for themselves.
I saw his lame apology. Full of caveats. The guy couldn't say a straight, simple sentence if his life depended on it.
And for someone whose greatest accomplishment was marrying rich (twice), he sure talks an awful lot about the value of hard work.
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