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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 12:03 PM Original message |
It wasn't the "joke" - let's get it right! |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I heard something similar |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Even though it is fighting Goliath, I still felt a need to set the record straight and |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I admire your tenacity, I REALLY do n/t |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Even worse I have read pieces that accept that "Kerry joked about troops educational levels" |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That is a good point. Next it will be about insulting woman. |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Yes, yes, YES |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wrote an LTE |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. That is a great letter! I hope they will print it. They do sometimes with out of town people. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Terrific letter! Thanks. n/t |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. The joke was a factor, especially the joke fallout |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Just so. It was because of what that revealed |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Leadership was only going to support flawless. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Exactly! n/t |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. "Undermining 2004 is what keeps me up at nights" |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I agree with both Beachmom and Tay Tay |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. All true, but WHY???? |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. I think two possible Scenarios |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Too cynical and sinister to want to believe, but all seems true. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I agree in principal that the joke was a personal deciding factor for him |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Correcting those misperceptions is great |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. yes, and in turn the editor prints a misconception about the |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Agree, think Levin |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Personally the joke played a part, however, it is the public perception of the "joke" |
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fedupinBushcountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. But, it feels like Rove won again |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Who is saying? |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Yep. And.. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. That is why I feel such a need to set the record straight. I don't want any one |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. The war was one factor, true, and I believe him, too. |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. This was another factor |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. No doubt the treatment within the party and the media played a |
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Dr Ron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. In a way it was the joke due to the lost opportunity and momentum |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Agreed. I am only trying to bring the truth to light. |
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Dr Ron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Agree, Kerry was smeared |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Wisteria, I agree w you, and any fool who parrots "Kerry insulted the troops" to me gets an earfull |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Thanks. That is all I am asking. n/t |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. My guess is that only over time will this change |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I hope so and that his good deeds on behalf of the soldiers are |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. The story of Kerry and Dodd and Brian Freeman |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Yes, it got some attention and that is wonderful. But, we need many |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I agree with you on both points |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. I understand that and appreciate it. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Oh, I intend on watching. And I intend on supporting the Senator- |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I would love to share. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Yes, long term if people are made aware of these good things, |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. I agree with this |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. OMG, they were out to get him. My mother who is very wise and |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
42. Do we have to worry about International Pariah now? |
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TayTay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. No, not really |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
49. He had great solutions at Davos. |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Here is a positive spin on Kerry in Switzerland. The first I have seen, but addresses |
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