Michael Barone: The obvious meaning of his words was something that was derogatory about the character and quality of the troops, and inaccurately derogatory.
Brit: [Kerry] did call it a botched joke about the Bush admministration.
Fred: What was the joke?
Brit: Well, there was a ripple of laughter in the audience after he made the comment about, you know, if you don't do your homework and you're not smart, you get stuck in Iraq.
Fred: If it was a botched joke, then what did he mean to say? [snip] The words are pretty plain.
"The words are pretty plain."
Yes..the words are pretty plain!! Kerry once again shows his utter distain for our troops and trys to spin it off on the people that notice it!!