Posted on 10/14/2004 1:22:48 PM PDT by David M. Brooks
My first thought was the African QUeen fits right in with his elitist attitude....IMOShe would have never allowed the "baby sitter" to mingle in the first place.
Thanks for the ping.
I grew up in Connecticut, and know quite a few people from Mass. I passed your story on to my 12 y/o son, and *he* was horrified! Thanks again for being here.
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You are kidding me. I read Patterson's first book.
Good one! Can I steal it for my tag line?
Patterson continues with more of what Cranmer told him about that trip--he was flying Kerry and some of Kerry's staff to places in Cambodia and Vietnam during the POW/MIA discussions. Right after the "I never sail on anything less than 135 feet" comment, he says:
Their first stop was Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where Kerry's party was to have lunch with members of the Cambodian government. The crew, meanwhile, had brought along a pizza, purchased at the Kadena Air Base exchange, and stowed it on board for their only meal of what was to be a very long day. Amazingly, without asking, Kerry grabbed the pizza and started passing it around to his party, while the pilots flew their aircraft.
Never heard of that story. I'll pass it along. What a prick.
Did you ever find out who the woman was?
I can just picture him saying this with his snob tone of voice
I agree. He didn't want her to eat with the family before he did. Do you think this is when the flip flopping began?
Sorry to nitpick--but the author used the term "once-venerable party". The Democratic Party is STILL venerable. He should have written "once-VENERATED."
I've seen this before; it's a common mistake, and an irritating one. Like "alot" for "a lot."
Otherwise--great article!
This story fits the Kerry we all know and despise. I can just imagine him thinking of the other Vietnam Veterans Against the War as the "help." So, it was ok for those riff raff to throw their medals over the fence. But John Kerry? No way. Also, the way he treated his Secret Service detail on the ski slopes and talks down to questioners was classic Thurstyn Howell. He is an arrogant, self-important twit and I can't wait for Bush to cut him down to size on Nov 2nd.
This story sounds eerily like a story which was circulating around when Gore was running for office. Weird!
Anybody who is foolish enough to vote for a man with this level of arrogance deserves what they get.
In my humble opinion, this is a story that best describes the thought pattern of a liberal. They maintain a Utopian ideology that everyone but themselves must adhere to. A thought pattern that believes that anyone they consider beneath them should be grateful for whatever they decide is a sufficient lifestyle for someone they consider a "Commoner"
The Devil has a special place in hell for elitist like Kerry
Main Entry: so·cial·ism
Pronunciation: 'sO-sh&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
Welcome to FR! Don't worry, won't be seeing much of him after early November...
Socialism is actually a form of government that has never been successful. A liberals belief in a Utopian Society is a Brain disorder :-)
You are right .. I stand corrected *L*
Gnite Mo1, It's 4:50 AM here and I'm tuckered out :-)
Venereal, too....
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