Kerry’s The Joke
Once again, Senator John Kerry has put his foot in his mouth. Today he is apologizing for what he is calling a “botched joke.”
Politics and comedy do go together in some instances, but I don’t want my politician to be a comedian. Maybe he just got riled up after watching that Robin Williams film.
Something very important that is so often overlooked in politics is respect. Yes, overlooked by both parties. (Note to John Spencer: Saying Hillary had plastic surgery was a low blow. And has anyone seen his wife?)
Kerry, the Democrat’s questionable sweetheart, spoke at a college Monday and said that young people might get "stuck in Iraq" if they don't study hard and do their homework.
Apparently, Kerry just doesn’t forget his Swift Boat ordeal, but delivery of his speeches as well. The comment purportedly was supposed to convey something more to the effect of "if you're intellectually lazy, you end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq - just ask President Bush."
Um…who is intellectually lazy?
With rumors saying he’s eyeing Bush’s seat in 2008, Republican Senator John McCain, a Vietnam vet, said he had no idea "how you could construe" Kerry's comment as a joke.
Neither could I.
But I will get my real laughs from all those die-hard Kerry supporters who still walk around with their blinders on wondering why he wasn’t elected.
Politics and comedy do go together in some instances, but I don’t want my politician to be a comedian. Maybe he just got riled up after watching that Robin Williams film.
Something very important that is so often overlooked in politics is respect. Yes, overlooked by both parties. (Note to John Spencer: Saying Hillary had plastic surgery was a low blow. And has anyone seen his wife?)
Kerry, the Democrat’s questionable sweetheart, spoke at a college Monday and said that young people might get "stuck in Iraq" if they don't study hard and do their homework.
Apparently, Kerry just doesn’t forget his Swift Boat ordeal, but delivery of his speeches as well. The comment purportedly was supposed to convey something more to the effect of "if you're intellectually lazy, you end up getting us stuck in a war in Iraq - just ask President Bush."
Um…who is intellectually lazy?
With rumors saying he’s eyeing Bush’s seat in 2008, Republican Senator John McCain, a Vietnam vet, said he had no idea "how you could construe" Kerry's comment as a joke.
Neither could I.
But I will get my real laughs from all those die-hard Kerry supporters who still walk around with their blinders on wondering why he wasn’t elected.
posted by Michele at 12:39 PM
3 Comments:
as always von zipp, well damn put!
love you b-day girl!
Exactly the reason I got smart and didn't get stuck going to Iraq where I'd get, like, killed.
Kerry supporters? Who exactly are these people? Nobody voted for "Kerry", they voted for "Not-Bush." Every demmie i know, especially myself, really found the man pretty embarassing / uninspiring, and generally held their nose when pulling the lever. That he stumbled in the way he did, at the time he did, shouldn't really surprise anyone.
Post a Comment
<< Home