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Rob,

But they are our best and brightest.  Those who choose to be the very tip of the spear (Army and Marine combat arms) especially so, and mostly from the upper third of the middle class.  The junior gigolo from mASSachussetts, with his lackluster grades and AFQT scores, would be unlikely to be admitted to todays all volunteer force in any capacity.

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Rodney Graves

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Rodney G. Graves

Persia delenda est.
Latin: “Persia (modern day Iran) should be destoyed”

Last time I checked we had a volunteer military made up of professionals.

Rodney, didn’t mean to imply that our troops aren’t our best and brightest.  I was just making a sarcastic response to Kerry’s nonsense.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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gotta love those limosine liberals!

Today, Kerry issued a statement, not apologizing for what he said, but rather, accusing Republicans of “lying” about him.

For the uninitiated: “Lying” = “Quoting me correctly.”

Those who think the party or the country, will be “taught a lesson” by handing the levers of power over to the liberals will learn a lesson, but it will be at the expense of our country and her liberties. And there are no guarantees that the party or the country will come out stronger, more conservative or better positioned to win elections against the incumbent liberals.

Kerry speaks from the perspective of a man who cynically used his military service to advance his political aspirations.  He has settled for being the “junior” Senator from MA for the past twenty years.  His ambitions seem to mostly consist of marrying rich women.  What a guy!  He is not qualified to shine the shoes of our present soldiers.

"If the good men are silent only the wicked are heard.” - Edmund Burke

Proofreader emeritus,

Why would anyone want or need to lie about John Kerry (other than John “Christmas in Cambodia” Kerry himself, who seems to reinvent himself more often than Al “I invented the Internet” Gore) when he keeps gifting us with whoppers like this one?

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Rodney Graves

Out Here
Rodney G. Graves

Persia delenda est.
Latin: “Persia (modern day Iran) should be destoyed”

During the last two hours, sampling radio fare, it seems a platoon of Kerry apologists are out explaining how this(quoting him correctly) is a “personal attack”, what he meant to say and my favorite: “He was tired.”

Remember when Clinton used that chestnut to explain one of his political gaffes? Senator Kerry… we knew Bill Clinton, we were lied to by Bill Clinton… You’re no Bill Clinton!

Those who think the party or the country, will be “taught a lesson” by handing the levers of power over to the liberals will learn a lesson, but it will be at the expense of our country and her liberties. And there are no guarantees that the party or the country will come out stronger, more conservative or better positioned to win elections against the incumbent liberals.

Kerry also put himself on the same level as Micheal J. Fox. Nice touch.

98% of troops in Iraq lack a Bachelor’s degree.

Dave, I don’t know if that’s true or not (I suspect it isn’t, please support your claim with data) but even if it is...so what?

Most people join the military young, and then use their military pay and the Government’s education money for veterans to pay for college.

Service first, college later.  Just because a soldier doesn’t have a degree yet doesn’t make him/her stupid.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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john kerry did not say “soldiers are stupid” i am a soldier, and i quit college to join the army. 99% of the young soldiers standing beside me in iraq did the same thing. if the combat boot fits wear it, and if you have no personal experience in this area keep your mouth shut.

the only people taking offense to this remark are those bitter about their choice or the parents of the not so intellectually gifted soldiers.

the only people taking offense to this remark are those bitter about their choice or the parents of the not so intellectually gifted soldiers.

Hey kyle, you’re one of those people that John Kerry was talking about!