--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Sure. Its entirely possible that Kerry didn't realize > > > > that his remarks came out so badly. Bush does it all > > > > the time... > > > > > > Heck, Bush has *deliberately* belittled the troops, > > > with considerable fanfare. Remember the video at the > > > correspondents' dinner a few years ago in which he > > > pretended to be looking for WMD in the Oval Office? > > > > > > A lot of people were offended by that, but I don't > > > recall his having apologized for it. > > > > I think that was meant to poke fun at himself. Now, by poking fun > at himself over such a > > serius issue, he was belittling the troops' efforts and sacrifice, > but that was NOT the intent. > > Nor did Kerry intend to belittle them. >
Sure, but he DID, at least when his words were taken out of context. And what, 8 days before the most importnt mid-term election in recent US history? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/