I wrote last week that we’d see more outbreaks of anti-military vandalism leading up to Election Day. In upstate New York on Halloween eve, “(expletive) Bush” and a depiction of a penis were scrawled on the 20-by-40-foot flag and similar……

From Al Gore in 2000 suing to prevent Absentee Ballots from oversea’s military from being counted, to John Kerry’s sucessful lawsuits to prevent electronic voting by the Military, to again trying to prevent our Military from having a voice …

Brad
Fort Campbell, KY

I would like to demand that Senator Kerry resign his position. No (real) apology required. Just resign. You have offended thousands of military personnel and family as well as most Americans, including a large part of your own party. On what grounds?…..

Michelle gave such a perfect presentation of how the Left is so subversive, partisan, and seems to think nothing of acts of treason against the United States I am amazed. I seem to see the Left so clearly as our biggest single problem and Michelle gives specific examples in her absolutely perfect reporting and commentary.

My tour of military duty was Vietnam era and I still remember “Hanoi Jane”, the Left throwing cows blood on soldiers in the Pentagon who were serving to protect them from the likes of a Stalinist Soviet Union, of the radical left pissing (literally) on the spitshined boots of Airborne soldiers who should be admired to this day for not ripping such demonstrators heads off before they knew what happened.

I remember the fury of soldiers who returned from the horrors and hell of war, wounded, proud of their service performed in an honorable fashion under adverse circumstances, of recovering from many near death experiences, of having seen their comrades killed, maimed, and disfigured being insulted, ridiculed, and abused by the Radical Left who to this day I believe do not understand their service and sacrifice.

There are those that after their Honorable Service was completed would have never considered serving such a culture dominated by the ungrateful, ignorant, and just plain stupid Left in a time when the Soviet was so close to initiaing a campaign of World Conquest.

Today public support is much stronger for the military who serve us than in the Vietnam era but the Left is still our biggest problem. The Left as illustrated in this vent is aid and comfort the enemy, a hinderance and subversive element to the war effort, and seems to think nothing of treason if it benefits their own partisan interests.

Our enemies do not need to win military victories, they just need to pander to the Left who will loose a war or conflict from behind the brave soldiers making the sacrifices to protect our nation. Our losses are not due to military defeats, they are due to political subversion by the Left that refuses to support the Armed Forces of the United States.

Spectacular Vent Michelle! You have addressed the single biggest problem the United States faces in the Iraq War, in combating the Islamofacist, and in any effort to protect the national interest. Bravo Michelle!

Kerry needs to resign.

Michelle’s reporting great. Bryan’s work to make it happen, superb.

He’s definitely living in his own special imaginary world.
Well, sure. He calls it “Massachusetts.” And it is definitely both imaginary and very, very special.

Frankly, what I think is far more interesting than whether Kerry meant it or not … is the liberal reaction to his comments. They seem divided into two camps that cannot logically come together:

1) It was indeed a slip of the tongue (which I agree with – although I think a shrink would suggest he might meant it at some level); or
2) Hey, he’s just telling the truth – the military is full of uneducated losers, so Kerry’s just doin’ the “truth to power” thing.

So which is it, liberals? Did he mean it – or didn’t he? He can’t both have NOT meant it – and be speaking the unvarnished truth. So which is it?

Perhaps he meant it before he didn’t mean it before he meant it about the president before he didn’t mean it about the military who are now serving.

The scary part is that there could be more.

At this rate, Kerry will be the best weapon the RNC has ever had to win elections.

Kerry needs to be expelled from the Senate. He has a voice in declaring war, and his disdain for our troops casts a shadow upon any decision he might make in that regard.

Woody

But if we keep beating this, eventually, people are gonna get sick of it, and start thinking “give it a rest” and that we are obsessing over something too long. They will start thinking “Heck, Kerry already apologized, but the republicans just won’t drop it.

I think we’re willing to drop it, but the Libs just can’t! Every five minutes on TV tonight another Lib is on either defending the “botched joke” theory, or restating the “apology” just in case anyone missed it.

I mean, jeez, they can’t let this die until they have redeemed their dear Lurch.

Finally, an apology from John Kerry:

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fearful of damaging his own party in next week’s elections, Sen. John Kerry apologized Wednesday to “any service member, family member or American” offended by remarks deemed by Republicans …

As for MA voters part of the problem is the (R) party doesnt really exist here. Gov Romney(R) practically came in from outside the state to win. Many elections the (D) is unoppossed across the state in election after election. In Kerry and Kennedy recent elections they didnt even bother to campaign and refused to attend debates. In many cases Libertarian candidates come close or outscore the R canditate.

Speaking of Paradox…

Back when I still wore a uniform from time to time, one of my liberal friends was discussing his opinion of military people dying in combat. His position was as follows: “If they get killed, it’s their own fault for being stupid enough to volunteer in the first place.” Consequently, we ceased to be friends.

Point is this:
Liberals really don’t care that conservative soldiers are dying. Problem is the soldiers are dying for a conservative cause rather than a liberal one. Take Kosovo for example, Clinton sent troops to die in that conflict and the liberals were okay with it. Liberals are okay, for the most part, with soldiers dying in Afghanistan. But liberals aren’t okay with soldiers dying in Iraq.

I think the double standared is pretty obvious to us.

He’s definitely living in his own special imaginary world.

Well, sure. He calls it “Massachusetts.” And it is definitely both imaginary and very, very special.

Frankly, what I think is far more interesting than whether Kerry meant it or not … is the liberal reaction to his comments. They seem divided into two camps that cannot logically come together:

1) It was indeed a slip of the tongue (which I agree with – although I think a shrink would suggest he might meant it at some level); or
2) Hey, he’s just telling the truth – the military is full of uneducated losers, so Kerry’s just doin’ the “truth to power” thing.

So which is it, liberals? Did he mean it – or didn’t he? He can’t both have NOT meant it – and be speaking the unvarnished truth. So which is it?

Because one thing is beyond question: LIBERALS, in general, sure seem to agree that our troops are uneducated morons with no other options … and Kerry WAS their Presidential nominee.

Interesting little paradox they’ve wandered into.

Rove, you sneaky bastidge. And a week before election day. Very clever.

I think Kerry knew exactly what he was saying, and said it exactly this way on purpose.

I also think Kerry is suffering from some kind of mental or emotional disorder. He’s definitely living in his own special imaginary world.

Check out what one DU poster has to say about what Kerry said vs. what he was scripted to say. Interesting spin, to say the least.

pullingmyhairout on November 1, 2006 at 12:43 PM

Go check out PullingMyHairOut’s link above. It is *fascinating*. And it confirms my beliefs: this was a Freudian slip of sorts. Kerry may have intellectually meant to make a lame anti-Bush joke … but methinks his true emotions popped up for a second there.

Or maybe that was Karl Rove’s hand controlling his tongue. Definitely one of those.

Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery interesting stuff, Pulling.

Here’s my thing with Kerry
Had he said at first that “he was trying to say something else, it came out horribly wrong and I apologize for that, I never meant to insult the troops” this issue would’ve been dead a day ago.

Exactly. Nailed it.

I know what he meant to say; I also know what he said. A simple statement like this and a sincere, unqualified (read: non-Bush-bashing) apology would have ended this. Or at least dulled the roar.