Bleh. Kerry just screwed up. Even taken in context, what he said was just plain wrong. Now, if you *add* words to what he said -- like "with us", for example -- then sure, it can be taken differently. But adding words can change the meaning about most sentences.
"Kerry is a stupid person." Oh, wait, sorry, what I meant to say was "Kerry thinks Bush is a stupid person." See? Just two words, and the meaning is entirely different.
Sorry. Kerry dug his own hole. Sure, the political media blew it up to astronomical proportions ... that's their job. But while some finger pointing can be done at them, ultimately the person who said the idiotic things in the first place needs to be held accountable. John Kerry, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Rush Limbaugh ... stop laying blame on the media. Just suck it up and deal with the fact that you said or did something stupid.
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Date: 2006-11-02 04:39 pm (UTC)"Kerry is a stupid person." Oh, wait, sorry, what I meant to say was "Kerry thinks Bush is a stupid person." See? Just two words, and the meaning is entirely different.
Sorry. Kerry dug his own hole. Sure, the political media blew it up to astronomical proportions ... that's their job. But while some finger pointing can be done at them, ultimately the person who said the idiotic things in the first place needs to be held accountable. John Kerry, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Rush Limbaugh ... stop laying blame on the media. Just suck it up and deal with the fact that you said or did something stupid.