Deja Vu All Over Again!
"This is like deja vu all over again" - Yogi Berra.
The sleazy politicians find what they consider to be a weak point in the behaviour or speech of their opponents and exploit it. It does not matter how innocuous the act or remark might be, they will turn it around, give it a complete different meaning, and run with it. They find simpathetic newsmen, radio and TV pundits, and publicize the hell out of it. Suddenly, the real context of the act is forgotten and the buzz around the news is the disreputable and shoddy attacks.
This is the case with John Kerry and the Bush terrorists. During the presidential elections they manage to damage the reputation of a decorated veteran and elevate a drunkard, yellow bellie, AWOL soldier (and I am sorry for disrespecting the word "soldier"), to the highest office of the land. They are at it again.
In a recent speech to college students, Kerry meant to say: "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up us getting stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush". Unfortunately, the word "us" was left out and that was the weak point that the sleazy politicians needed to exploit. News media ran all the way with it, and in the way they dropped the second part, so it bacame: "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up getting stuck in a war in Iraq". Every single one of them knew the meaning that Kerry was trying to convey, and yet, they twisted it to mean Kerry was showing disrespect for the troops by insinuating the soldiers were not smart.
The swift boats all over again. Lets just hope American people are wiser. For a more eloquent article please click here. I highly recommend viewing "Countdown With Keith Olberman" on MSNBC on weeknights.
The sleazy politicians find what they consider to be a weak point in the behaviour or speech of their opponents and exploit it. It does not matter how innocuous the act or remark might be, they will turn it around, give it a complete different meaning, and run with it. They find simpathetic newsmen, radio and TV pundits, and publicize the hell out of it. Suddenly, the real context of the act is forgotten and the buzz around the news is the disreputable and shoddy attacks.
This is the case with John Kerry and the Bush terrorists. During the presidential elections they manage to damage the reputation of a decorated veteran and elevate a drunkard, yellow bellie, AWOL soldier (and I am sorry for disrespecting the word "soldier"), to the highest office of the land. They are at it again.
In a recent speech to college students, Kerry meant to say: "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up us getting stuck in a war in Iraq. Just ask President Bush". Unfortunately, the word "us" was left out and that was the weak point that the sleazy politicians needed to exploit. News media ran all the way with it, and in the way they dropped the second part, so it bacame: "Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart, if you're intellectually lazy? You end up getting stuck in a war in Iraq". Every single one of them knew the meaning that Kerry was trying to convey, and yet, they twisted it to mean Kerry was showing disrespect for the troops by insinuating the soldiers were not smart.
The swift boats all over again. Lets just hope American people are wiser. For a more eloquent article please click here. I highly recommend viewing "Countdown With Keith Olberman" on MSNBC on weeknights.
posted by mydadsblog at 1:43 PM
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That's that damn liberal press, at it again.
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