"Americans have a right to be stupid."

[Grindelwald]

pepper, I feel the same about Kerry and will admit it is due to my husband's disgust of the man for what he said about those who served in Vietnam.

What did he say? I bet you don't even know.

[ms maggie]

You voted for Obama twice. So apparently not.

God save me from the grimly pedantic, the humorless. What charmless lives they must lead.

[Grindelwald]

God save me from the grimly pedantic, the humorless. What charmless lives they must lead.

He's got a lot of nerve saying that, doesn't he, considering I'm sure he voted for the POS that led 3K Americans to their deaths in Iraq over false pretenses.

[soulflower]

I have to agree. And you and I will agree on very little, lol!

It may be an awkward turn of words, and the crowd laughed because yea, theres a bit of a perception outsiders have on our often wackadoo society.

But in the context of his entire comments, I think he makes a fair point. That "right" to be stupid is part of what makes us the greatest country on the planet. Freedom can be messy. And (IMO) theres lots of stupid being thrown around, always has been.

If this were a stand alone comment, I'd say "screw you Kerry!". But it wasn't, and he continued and made a larger point.

Don't get me wrong, I can't stand the guy and so far he's been a bit of a cluster in his new position. Certainly no Clinton, where I'd have thought given his experience as an incestuous DC insider he'd nail it out of the gate.

He's only been on the job for about two weeks and you're already comparing him to his predecessor?

[slapshot]

pepper, I feel the same about Kerry and will admit it is due to my husband's disgust of the man for what he said about those who served in Vietnam.

There's no question that Kerry, upon his return from Nam, was an outspoken veteran against the war in Vietnam.

Here is the text of what he said in 1971. Read it. Then ask "Warthog", what in his text isn't true? I'd be curious to know his opinion - from one Nam vet to another. Was there anything in Kerry's statement that was a lie, or does Warthog feel Kerry should have kept his mouth shut, and not speak out about the atrocities?

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixtie...ry_Senate.html

[Brohan]

God save me from the grimly pedantic, the humorless. What charmless lives they must lead.

Yeah, like whiny artist who wonders why no one will but his crappy painting.

[pepper]

He's only been on the job for about two weeks and you're already comparing him to his predecessor?

He's been a Senator since '85, Hillary since 2001. She hit the ground running, and he's stumbling. She'd be a lock for President (imo) while he would never be.

Where it not for the Jr. Senator Obama, she'd currently be our President.

This is not a position for the unqualified, where you learn the ropes, it's a position you earn because you know the ropes, and know how to pull it off without looking like a beginner. Mrs. Clinton, with much less actual experience came off as a natural. Kerry? not so much.

He's awkward and bumbling. If his name was Bush, you might agree with me.

[Phineas Finn]

He's been a Senator since '85, Hillary since 2001. She hit the ground running, and he's stumbling. She'd be a lock for President (imo) while he would never be.

Where it not for the Jr. Senator Obama, she'd currently be our President.

This is not a position for the unqualified, where you learn the ropes, it's a position you earn because you know the ropes, and know how to pull it off without looking like a beginner. Mrs. Clinton, with much less actual experience came off as a natural. Kerry? not so much.

He's awkward and bumbling. If his name was Bush, you might agree with me.

Please explain how Kerry has stumbled? What has he done, or not done that leads you to this "expert" assessment?

Can't come up with anything real, can you?