[what's up]

The problem with Kerry's cussing was that it seemed gratuitous....probably used just to win votes from the raunchy Rolling Stone crowd.

The difference is...Cheney didn't use the word gratuitously...it seemed to come deep from inside, churning for months below the surface then sparked by idiotic and continuously childless behavior on the part of Leaky. These are the cases when the F word can really make a difference in our world.

[drlevy88]

The difference is...Cheney didn't use the word gratuitously

It's always gratuitous. Always, always, always.

[kirkrawls]

For those freepers who have forgotten their disgust when Kerry used the f-bomb, take a look at was said then.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1036304/posts

If you think the word should not be said, then that should be true of every speaker and every situation. Those who condemn Kerry and Cheney for using the word have a much sounder position than those who find the one gratutitous and the other noble.

[hunter112]

Sorry, use of the word is use of the word. It's not going to make one whit of difference if either Cheney or Kerry uses it, and it doesn't bother me either way.