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St. Cloud Officer in on Joke on Kerry
St. Cloud Times ^ | Kari Petrie

Posted on 11/02/2006 1:52:59 PM PST by Gumdrop

Edited on 11/02/2006 2:02:08 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

One of the men in a buzz-generating photograph taken in Iraq is a St. Cloud police sergeant, St. Cloud Police Chief Dennis Ballantine said.

Marty Sayre is one eight soldiers in a photo poking fun at Sen. John Kerry that is making the rounds on the Internet. The photo shows the National Guard soldiers holding a sign that says “‘Halp us Jon Carry — we R stuck hear N Irak.”

The sign is a riff on comments Kerry made Monday to a group of college students. “You study hard, 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, “ he said.

The comments immediately became fodder in a heated midterm election battle that has focused on the war in Iraq.

Kerry later said it was a bad joke and apologized to anyone he offended.

Ballantine said he received an e-mail from Sayre, who said he was in the photograph. Sayre wrote that the photo was meant for family and friends and was surprised by the attention it has gotten, Ballantine said.

Ballantine said he was happy to see the photo, because it’s proof that Sayre is alive and well.

Ballantine also pointed out that Sayre has a bachelor’s degree.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: asinine90; halp; irak; iraq; joncarry; kerry; stcloud
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To: TexasTransplant
Senator... you may stuck it where the sun don't shine A freudian slip somewhere between "stick" and "suck"? I agree. On both counts!
61 posted on 11/02/2006 3:42:42 PM PST by Titan Magroyne (Suicide Bomb Instructor: "Now pay attention, I'm only gonna do this once...")
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To: Gumdrop


My home state. I'm so proud!


62 posted on 11/02/2006 3:47:00 PM PST by beckysueb (Pray for President Bush and our country.)
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To: Gumdrop

If the Dems take the House (which I doubt), don't be suprised if we hear something about Article 88. It really doesn't apply in this case, but the MSM/Dems will try to find some way to go after this group. Now that the officer's name is known, don't be suprised if we hear someone conveniently find something bad to say about him.


63 posted on 11/02/2006 3:52:24 PM PST by edpc (Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
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To: Ramius
Technically, I suppose they shouldn't be making political statements while in uniform

Where's the political comment? Who's the Jon Carry they refer to in their sign?

64 posted on 11/02/2006 3:52:37 PM PST by syriacus (MJ Fox tells the US, "Show me you love ME, baby, by giving up YOUR life for ME.")
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To: TomGuy; weegee

But just imagine if Bubba J. Clinton had been in the Oval Office when our soldiers put out their plea for Jon Carry to halp them. We're talking career enders here.


65 posted on 11/02/2006 3:53:17 PM PST by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
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To: Cicero
The argument could be made that the soldiers (all of them, and the Air Force, Navy, Marines, everyone) has to be brought home because they obviously can't be controlled over there in Iraq. That would solve Kerry's and Kennedy's and Durbin's and Murtha's and etc.'s problems if they could make that pig fly.
66 posted on 11/02/2006 3:56:14 PM PST by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
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To: GaltMeister
Jon Carry said he was just making a joke, but he has become The joke!

That's what someone thought of Kerry back in 2004

http://www.dummocrats.com/archives/2004_10.php

67 posted on 11/02/2006 4:00:11 PM PST by syriacus (MJ Fox tells the US, "Show me you love ME, baby, by giving up YOUR life for ME.")
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To: Max in Utah
"Jon Carry" shall henceforth be the approved spelling

Normally I wouldn't but I adopted this yesterday. It's the least I can do to support our troops.

68 posted on 11/02/2006 4:01:43 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: Gumdrop
Jon Carry is an idiot.
69 posted on 11/02/2006 4:02:01 PM PST by FatherofFive (Choose life!)
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To: Gumdrop
These fine Americans serving their country are heroes for going to Iraq, and heroes for showing how foolish skerry is -- Imagine that pompous condescending fool as CIC.
70 posted on 11/02/2006 4:02:49 PM PST by tioga
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To: GretchenM
"My other big thought is what is the dem party going to try to do to suppress the military votes after THIS?"

Same thing they did in FL.

...everything they can.

71 posted on 11/02/2006 4:03:34 PM PST by Landru (That does it, no sleep number for you pal.)
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To: CindyDawg

I think I will try out this new tagline for awhile. ;^)


72 posted on 11/02/2006 4:03:58 PM PST by tioga (Jon Carry is a pompous fool.)
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To: GretchenM

Well, I offered on one FR post that the military ballots should be counted by the military and passed on. I do not trust the Democrats with our military votes.


73 posted on 11/02/2006 4:07:05 PM PST by maxwellp
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To: Palladin

>>>>>>"This photo alone will give a ten point boost to Republican Senatorial candidate Mark Kennedy in Minnesota!"<<<<<

This photo will make me GRIN and it will swell my chest for the rest of my life!

God Bless our Troops

TT


74 posted on 11/02/2006 4:07:42 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: longtermmemmory

>>>>>"The MSM is 100% clueless how much this energized conservatives AROUND THE PLANET"<<<<<

To quote Jackie Gleason "How SWWEEEEEEEET it is!"

TT


75 posted on 11/02/2006 4:10:35 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: tioga

How's that one?


76 posted on 11/02/2006 4:12:52 PM PST by Kate of Spice Island (Jon Fukitol Kari is an arrogant fool.)
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To: bybybill

>>>>>"Karl Rove has asked Cary to speak at the Republican National Convention in 08,2012.2016,.................."<<<<<<

I'm hoping jon cary pre-records these speeches for the Republican National Conventions and then promptly departs the pattern and assumes room temp.

(but that is just me)

TT


77 posted on 11/02/2006 4:15:26 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: Kate of Spice Island

Do you think he has any idea what a joke he is yet?


78 posted on 11/02/2006 4:16:56 PM PST by tioga (Jon Carry is a pompous fool.)
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To: maxwellp
I do not trust the Democrats with our military votes.

Nor do I. That, and our national security, our national treasury, our judicial appointments ...

79 posted on 11/02/2006 4:23:04 PM PST by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus)
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To: tioga

Do you think he gets that he has been the butt of a joke or two or three for several years now?


80 posted on 11/02/2006 4:31:16 PM PST by Kate of Spice Island (Jon Fukitol Kari is an arrogant fool.)
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