So Much For That Apology…
Posted by TexasRainmaker
November 3rd, 2006
John Kerry shows us that his apology was completely hollow
and that his comments about the military being dumb and lazy
weren’t really a botched joke afterall. Why else would his
campaign website have this on the front page?
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This isn’t just a simple case of software picking up a feed
with keywords, as the image above shows Kerry’s people took
the time to design the torn paper image of the key part of
the editorial.
It’s a link to this editorial from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer entitled:
<< “Kerry’s Remark: Right either way“ >>
<<< Republicans evidenced their election desperation by
braying about an offhand comment that Sen. John Kerry, D-
Mass., made at a California college rally.
“Education” Kerry said “– if you make the most of it and you
study hard and 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.”
Was Kerry making fun of the president, or warning students
against the pitfalls awaiting the undereducated in general?
It doesn’t matter. Kerry was right either way. >>>
So much for that apology.
For what it’s worth, that editorial is full of misinformation,
perpetuating the myth of the “poor, dumb soldier”.
<<< Although there are plenty of well-educated people in our
armed forces — Kerry was one of them — military service has
long been an opportunity employer for those with less
education and fewer skills than they need to work in the
private sector. Indeed, the military sells itself as a place
to garner skills and to help pay for higher education. >>>
I’ll remind the editorial staff at SP-I and John Kerry,
himself about this study:
<<< According to a comprehensive study of all enlistees for
the years 1998-99 and 2003 that The Heritage Foundation just
released, the typical recruit in the all-volunteer force
is wealthier, more educated and more rural than the average
18- to 24-year-old citizen is. Indeed, for every two
recruits coming from the poorest neighborhoods, there are
three recruits coming from the richest neighborhoods.
…
If, for example, we consider the education of every recruit,
98% joined with high-school diplomas or better. By comparison,
75% of the general population meets that standard. Among all
three-digit ZIP code areas in the USA in 2003 (one can study
larger areas by isolating just the first three digits of ZIP
codes), not one had a higher graduation rate among civilians
than among its recruits. >>>
Regardless, either way, John Kerry is an elitist, military-
hating ass.
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