jogar84 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 In 2004, on a Face the Nation interview "And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs." Yesterday: While campaigning in California yesterday for gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, Kerry said: ``Education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.'' I guess the Democrats may never have power ever again with these kinds of comments. People who enlist in the military are stupid because it's their only option. American soldiers are akin to terrorists. CONCLUSION: John Kerry is a Republican's best friend. Your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhath Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 The ONLY reason bush got re-elected was that kerry was such an idiot, that it was simply the lesser of two evils... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebjr Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 My thoughts are, any politician, Democrap or Repubelican, are slimier than a noodled catfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Well I think it was actually that Bush was the evil of two lessers. And yes, John Kerry is a giant douche. But what Kerry was actually saying was the decision to invade Iraq was a stupid thing to do, i.e Bush Jr was stupid, not the actual soldiers on the ground. i.e do your homework before invading another soveriegn nation So I don't see what the problem is with what he said, unless you think the invasion of Iraq was a smart thing to do. As for "young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children" well, that has actually happened, for example the American soldiers who raped a 14 year old and then killed her and her family. Although fortunately those type of incidents are in the minority, you cannot say that does not happen. That may not play well amongst those who think that somehow being American makes you incapable of committing military atrocities like every other invading army in the history of the world. I guess the only good thing to say about that issue is at least the American military holds those who committed atrocities to account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 My thoughts are, any politician, Democrap or Repubelican, are slimier than a noodled catfish. Exactly right. What's the difference between a Democrat and a Republican? Answer: Nothing. They both tell you the same lies but from a different angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jogar84 Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 Appeasers like the liberal Democrats are just a bunch of arrogant, anti-military elitists. I'd rather take the corrupt Republicans over morons like John Kerry. Atleast with conservatives this country has a chance of surviving, with liberals America has ZERO chance. The man insulted the troops for being ignorant and uneducated- just outrageous. The American Legion (the largest organization for American war-veterans) has demanded an apology from this leftist douche-bag. http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_304152303.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I hate politics more than I hate the Red Sox, and that's saying a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I think Bloomberg needs to run for president (See Rolling Stone article from a couple weeks ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 The man insulted the troops for being ignorant and uneducated- just outrageous. You've been smoking too much crack He did not 'insult the troops' he was referring to the King Bush II How can John Kerry be anti-military when he was part of the military? Or is he anti-himself? Yes, nutcase conservatives have done such a great job with American foriegn policy, invading another country and in the process, killing over 3000 Americans (more than actually died in the 2001 attacks) with no hope of resolution in sight, not to mention the hundreds of thousand of dead Iraqis that no-one seems to care about. It's as if facts and reality have no bearing on your opinion whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhath Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 out of curiosity, hory, why are you so interested in american politics? you are from new zealand, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebjr Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 out of curiosity, hory, why are you so interested in american politics? you are from new zealand, right? Probably because american politics have a big bearing on the world as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee4Life Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 out of curiosity, hory, why are you so interested in american politics? you are from new zealand, right? Good question. Now take me for instance. I can't name one politician in New Zealand and I could care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I have a degree in Political Science & History, it's my sad fetish. American politics is by far the most interesting political system in the world. I was born in the States as well, but left when I was 2 years old, so that's my excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tebjr Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Good question. Now take me for instance. I can't name one politician in New Zealand and I could care less. The only people I know of from New Zealand are Hory, Keith Urban, and of course, the Sheepherders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Good question. Now take me for instance. I can't name one politician in New Zealand and I could care less. I can't blame you there, if you knew just how dull NZ politics is, you'd understand my interest in the American system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 In 2004, on a Face the Nation interview "And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs." Yesterday: While campaigning in California yesterday for gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, Kerry said: ``Education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq.'' I guess the Democrats may never have power ever again with these kinds of comments. People who enlist in the military are stupid because it's their only option. American soldiers are akin to terrorists. CONCLUSION: John Kerry is a Republican's best friend. Your thoughts? I agree with him, now adays most who enlist do so because they do not have many options. Why else would recruiters spend most of their time in low income areas BTW Kerry enlisted he was not drafted And if your home was broken into in the middle of the night would your kids be scared shitless? Mine sure would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 What's the difference between a Democrat and a Republican? Answer: A Democrat blows, and a Republican sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhath Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Good question. Now take me for instance. I can't name one politician in New Zealand and I could care less. hey, i know where its at! i would have to agree with you hory, it is quite interesting. I'm a physics major, but i still love discussing politics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 The only people I know of from New Zealand are Hory, Keith Urban, and of course, the Sheepherders. Heh, the Bushwhackers Don't forget Xena, Warrior Princess! & Peter Jackson, director of Lord of the Rings. Russell Crowe was born in NZ too, but they let Australia have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickel2 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 great shakespere! one millionare (both skull and bones) dissing the other. high drama. bread and circus for the increasingly poor masses. sound and fury signifying abosolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 hey, i know where its at! i would have to agree with you hory, it is quite interesting. I'm a physics major, but i still love discussing politics.. American politics is just so interesting, it's democracy taken to the extreme, which in some ways is a bad thing, like having elected Judges & too much corporate money involved, but is also a great thing, like freedom of speech, without which, the internet as we know it would not exist... And yet with so much democracy, the US has one of the lowest voting rates in the free world, which is surely a signal that's something is not working as it should, as embodied by Y4L's comments. Of course every political system has it's faults, in NZ, Australia & Canada, the ceremonial head of state is a representative of the Queen of England, which is just plain nuts. Anyway, I think I'll shut up now, before I **** someone off, avoiding the discussion of religion or politics on a baseball video game forums is probably a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Off topic, but Hory, if you moved to NZ when you were 2, do you have a NZ accent or American? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I have a Kiwi accent through and through You can hear my voice on Total Classics doing a few of the pa announcements, (which I am in the process of trying to get a better sounding American-accented voice to redo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred13 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Off-topic, but I have a Kiwi cricket jersey. My goal in life is to visit every continent. I still have to go to Antarctica, South America and Australia/NZ. I'm going to Australia next December so I will probably also visit New Zealand too. btw, what are politics like in NZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hory Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Holy crap, really? The brown throwback one or the yucky aqua or the modern black one? NZ actually have a big game against Australia tonight in the semi-final of the Champions trophy, which I'm pretty excited about, as cricket is second only to baseball as my favorite sport. As for politics, NZ is pretty liberal and tolerant, I like to say NZ is the Canada of the South Pacific (Australia is the USA), the equivalent of the US republicans in NZ are to the left of many American democrats, i.e support civil unions (gay marriage) and don't deny climate change. Of course, it's pretty easy to be liberal and tolerant when you live in paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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