Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: I guess Kerry was right.

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 11/1/06 8:54:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Republicans didn't distort anything. Kerry's words were very obvious if > you ever heard them. They were repeated many times. Had Republicans edited the > tape you might have a point. Only after what he said blew up in his face, in > the media, did he say it was a botched joke. He should have had an apology > ready right then, but refused and he waited too long, with too many of his > own party members demanding he apologize publicly, today. > http://mediamatters.org/items/200611010012 At an October 30 speech at a campaign rally in Pasadena, California, Kerry told a group of assembled college students, "Education, you know, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." In response to the uproar over these remarks, Kerry's staff gave reporters what they claim were Kerry's prepared remarks, which make clear that he intended to criticize Bush's intelligence -- not the troops'. From the November 1 Los Angeles Times article on the controversy:  <  Your key words here are "In response to the uproar". The White House demanded an apology to the troops even if it was a mistake or a botched joke once Kerry said it was a flubbed joke because the statement, as it stood, clearly belittled the troops in Iraq. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___