John Kerry's October Surprise

Yahoo wrote, "Kerry apologizes for botched joke," with no mention of what it was about.

Others completely ignored the story or put forth a vague headline, as they usually do when Democrats are involved in anything that could be perceived as negative. Would a Republican be treated (or rather protected) in a comparable approach? I think not, especially since the center for media affairs (non-partisan) recently completed a study showing that in the last seven weeks, 77% of news coverage positively favored Democrats while a scant 12% were upbeat towards Republicans; with that kind of unfair coverage, it's amazing that some Americans can think for themselves and form an opinion without the predisposed assistance of the MSM.

In fact, I first heard about John Kerry's 'botched joke' while perusing Free Republic, even though yahoo news is my default homepage and I check it often.

What transpired is that while at a political rally for California Democrat Phil Angelides, John Kerry told the Pasadena City College crowd this tasteful gem:

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

I think it's pretty obvious who he is referring to, and it doesn't come across as President Bush. But, since the spinning has commenced, let's play along. If John Kerry was referring to President Bush's education, that's just preposterous considering the embarrassment John Kerry went through when it was revealed that President Bush received better grades than Kerry did while at Yale, and not only that, but the President went on to Harvard where he earned an MBA. Furthermore, when both men submitted to their military intelligence tests, President Bush was shown to have a higher I.Q. than John Kerry. So, with those facts out there for public consumption, I have little faith that John Kerry would revisit that source of discomfiture.

However, the facts show that John Kerry has a long record of making contemptible comments about the military. Remember his patriotic comment about soldiers terrorizing women and children in Iraq? Instead of offering words of support and encouragement, John Kerry chose to disparage them, but that's what he does best.

The bottom line is that if John Kerry was referring to members of the military than his words were stone cold disgusting and it's been more than apparent through his own words and 'testimonies' before Congress that John Kerry reveals his true feelings of disdain towards the military and his recent shameful remarks should be an affront to anyone who values freedom and the men and women who sacrificed their lives to ensure that freedom.

In closing, I think this quote by Tommy Dale sums it up nicely,

The real truth is, get a good education or you'll end up having to marry into money, like John Kerry.