"maybe because the statement was made at an out of the way small college and he didn't anticipate it being picked up and disseminated.."
Kerry had the perfect venue and forum to praise our brave military men and women and to encourage others to follow in their honorable footsteps to a career in the US MILITARY!.........instead he made the military the butt of his sick joke!
Kerry.. guess what ... Us right wingers VOTE! And we have a memory of an ELEPHANT!
When John McCain rips a fellow Senator like this (below) we know that Kerry has stepped in it big time (Senators usually show a great deal of deference to each other):
McCain: "An Insult to Every Soldier Serving in Combat"
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McCain Calls on Kerry to apologize (via Drudge)
Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks.