--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 11/1/06 8:26:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > sparaig@ writes: > > > > He apologized for botching the joke. People are taking advantage > of this to > > attack him. > > He's lashing back. > > > > When GW Bush makes a stupid remark, do people claim seriously that > he meant > > it, or only > > that he once-again shows his inability to handle his native > language > > effectively? > > > > > > > > Ah, but he offended a lot of people before he clarified what he > *really > > meant*. You , yourself admitted how taking what he originally > said*could* be > > understood to mean the troops and not Bush. It didn't come off as a > joke. It > > clearly came off as personal advice which belittled the educational > level of the > > troops in general. When he was criticized for his original > statement in the > > media he refused to apologize to anyone and then began the flubbed > joke excuse > > which may or may not be the case depending on how generous one > wants to be. > > No generosity required. You just have to be > reasonably sane and aware that Kerry has never > insulted or belittled U.S. troops. >
Or, just read/watch the entire thing. Since there were 2 or 3 jokes at Bush's expense immediately before that comment, it would be the most obvious thing to assume that he meant Bush in that one also. Of course, making Jokes at Bush's expense can backfire on you if you say it poorly... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
