Kerry part 2

[Keba]

I didn’t realize there was a polite way to interpret it.

There is ... first, you think of the context. It is election time, and the campaign is mostly about low blows, which means insulting other politicians is common. Then you think of what Kerry was talking about, and it wasn't the military.

Thus, the sole conclusion possible is that he was talking about the President of the US ... after all, he did get stuck in Iraq, something even his dad didn't manage to do. After all, Bush was expousing the whole 'Stay the course' thing, thus, he was the one stuck there.

How any sane person could draw the conclusion that Kerry was talking about the soldiers is totally beyond me.

[yesdachi]

There is ... first, you think of the context. It is election time, and the campaign is mostly about low blows, which means insulting other politicians is common. Then you think of what Kerry was talking about, and it wasn't the military.

Thus, the sole conclusion possible is that he was talking about the President of the US ... after all, he did get stuck in Iraq, something even his dad didn't manage to do. After all, Bush was expousing the whole 'Stay the course' thing, thus, he was the one stuck there.

How any sane person could draw the conclusion that Kerry was talking about the soldiers is totally beyond me.

Neither insulting the troops nor insulting the president is “polite” IMO. Pot shot taken in front of students is in poor taste to me, but I guess constructive criticism doesn’t get as many minutes on CNN.

[Keba]

I never said I agreed with it, liked it, or would vote for the schmuck if I were an American. Hell, even I think the guy's useless and worse than Bush.

However, this thing annoys me enough to stand up for the guy.

EDIT: Whoops, tiny mistake.