Kerry blows off again

33girl · #1 11-01-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by damasa

Awww, whine whine freaking whine. Typical conservative response. Get over it, there are more important things in life. Most people know Kerry is a babbling fool. Which in reference to your later post in this thread is the reason why there is so much backlash on this. Because Liberals tend to be more open-minded and realize that Kerry is an idiot. When Bush makes a blunder many Conservatives write it off as nothing instead of actually calling it out.

And this is something that drives me nuts. Liberals knew Kerry was an idiot, and voted for him anyway, simply because he wasn't Bush. I absolutely fail to understand that line of reasoning.

The same thing is going on here in PA with the Senate race - people are being asked to vote for Casey just because he's NOT Santorum. Even though he's anti-choice. I hate Santorum too, but I'm not going to vote for Stalin to get rid of Hitler. I'm not voting for EITHER of them, and if someone feels my vote is "wasted" because of this, they can bite me hard.

damasa · #2 11-01-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

And this is something that drives me nuts. Liberals knew Kerry was an idiot, and voted for him anyway, simply because he wasn't Bush. I absolutely fail to understand that line of reasoning.

The same thing is going on here in PA with the Senate race - people are being asked to vote for Casey just because he's NOT Santorum. Even though he's anti-choice. I hate Santorum too, but I'm not going to vote for Stalin to get rid of Hitler. I'm not voting for EITHER of them, and if someone feels my vote is "wasted" because of this, they can bite me hard.

Oh I hear you for sure. It's that whole "voting for the lesser of two evils" thing or whatever. I guess it makes sense to some people and it doesn't to others. I just think some people wanted Bush out office so badly that they were willing to throw there support to anyone but him.

I didn't vote for either of those hippies...but my hippie had no chance anyway.

RU OX Alum · #3 11-01-2006, 04:19 PM

i heard this quote and thought I might share

"if you choose the lesser of two evils, you are still choosing evil"

sdsuchelle · #4 11-01-2006, 04:34 PM

Wow.. he should seriously apologize for saying that. Apparently he says that he read the speech wrong, but still.. awful.

AGDee · #5 11-02-2006, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sdsuchelle

Wow.. he should seriously apologize for saying that. Apparently he says that he read the speech wrong, but still.. awful.

He has issued an apology.

shinerbock · #6 11-02-2006, 10:36 AM

I thought he "apologized to no one!"

Kevin · #7 11-02-2006, 11:18 AM

He didn't want there to be a video clip of him apologizing, so he had someone from his office post an apology on his website.

That's hardly an apology, and it hardly gets us to "Ok, he apologized, let's move on." He didn't apologize -- he had one of his lackeys post a generic apology in a public place, not even his own words. How in the hell did he win the primary again?

AlexMack · #8 11-01-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

i heard this quote and thought I might share

"if you choose the lesser of two evils, you are still choosing evil"

Honestly though, what was the choice? Bush or Kerry? I'd rather vote for the lesser evil than not vote at all.

RU OX Alum · #9 11-03-2006, 10:43 AM

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Honestly though, what was the choice? Bush or Kerry? I'd rather vote for the lesser evil than not vote at all.

there were other candidates...at least in my state

shinerbock · #10 11-03-2006, 11:46 AM

Kerry wouldn't be the lesser of evils running against Castro.

MysticCat · #11 11-03-2006, 02:48 PM

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Kerry wouldn't be the lesser of evils running against Castro.

Not that it would ever be an issue, of course, since Castro wouldn't allow free elections, much less allow anyone to run against him.

honeychile · #12 11-02-2006, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

i heard this quote and thought I might share

"if you choose the lesser of two evils, you are still choosing evil"

Exactly. I've done the same thing as 33Girl more times than I care to think about.

What never ceases to amaze me is the sheer number of people who are completely incapable of saying, "I'm sorry," or "I was wrong." I'm not talking just about Kerry, but he's definitely the poster child of the day for this phenomenon. This is definitely one of those times when an "I'm sorry, I was wrong," is needed, and not "I'm sorry, but...".

damasa · #13 11-02-2006, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Exactly. I've done the same thing as 33Girl more times than I care to think about.

What never ceases to amaze me is the sheer number of people who are completely incapable of saying, "I'm sorry," or "I was wrong." I'm not talking just about Kerry, but he's definitely the poster child of the day for this phenomenon. This is definitely one of those times when an "I'm sorry, I was wrong," is needed, and not "I'm sorry, but...".

Exactly, we've been waiting to hear from Bush for some time now. I think he's been teh poster child for this for a few years? We definitely need an "I'm sorry I was wrong" from him.

If we are getting trivial and whatnot. This country is growing far too sensitive to everything. Whatever happened to the hardline Conservatives who stood behind what they said? Those that made statements and stuck to them, instead of cutting and running like these hippie Liberals? Now they speak out against people that do these same things, they want apologies and they make me sad.

shinerbock · #14 11-02-2006, 01:46 PM

I'm sure Bush will apologize for the war as soon as the rest of congress does. Oh right, they were misled by Bush. In that case, they're dumber than I thought.

damasa · #15 11-02-2006, 01:54 PM

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I'm sure Bush will apologize for the war as soon as the rest of congress does. Oh right, they were misled by Bush. In that case, they're dumber than I thought.

Funny, I didn't mention war. But we shouldn't expect any apology from Bush about anything anyway. He's a "stay the course" type of guy.

I wouldn't say congress was misled by Bush but lots of Americans have been. Hey, I admit Bush is a freaking political genius. He appeals to a base of people that he could probably give two poopies about. To think that the man is truly passionate about the abortion or gay rights (marriage) issues is somewhat naive. What he does care about is getting that vote, which is a considerable chunk. And he'll do what is necessary to secure it. Pure genius, seriously.

But to be serious, this country has more important things to worry abuot. I like Bocce ball and chocolate cake.