Tuesday, October 31, 2006
White House, Kerry exchange accusations - Yahoo! News
If you have been following this blog from the beginning, then you know that I am no fan of John Kerry.
Literally, the man has voted to put the lives of myself, and my friends in more danger than was necessary. (I am, specifically, referring to his vote against the Emergency Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003.) He voted to send us (the Army) to Iraq. Then, he voted against funding that would have paid for ... oh, I don't know ... body armor, and armor for Hummvees. Thanks, guy.
So, let's fast forward to today's news. Let me copy and paste, just to make sure I don't misquote Senator Horseface.
It came during a campaign rally for California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides. Kerry opened his speech at Pasadena City College with several one-liners, saying at one point that Bush had lived in Texas but now "lives in a state of denial."
He then said: "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."
To answer the inbred, patrician junior Senator from Massachusetts, let's take a look at my current squad. Counting myself, there are seven people in my squad. Collectively, we, currently, hold 4 bachelor's degrees, 3 teacher certifications, and a Masters degree. Two other soldiers in the squad have started the process to leave the military and pursue two more bachelor's degrees, one of which is going to be architecture. And, I am planning on starting work on a Master's degree in Military History in March.
That's not entirely fair, because out of that group only two of us have been to Iraq, so far. The two of us, though, do account for two of the bachelor's degrees, and two of the teaching certifications.
Still, let's look at group that was in Iraq.
Let's look at the room that I lived in, while I was in Iraq.
There were 5 of us. Between us we held: 5 Bachelor's degrees, 2 (or 3, not sure about one person) teaching certifications, and two Master's degrees.
If you were counting, that would mean that ALL of us in my room in Iraq had, at least, a Bachelor's degrees.
Another way of looking at it is that out of the 11 soldiers that I have discussed (my current squad and my room in Iraq) 3 have had equivalent educations, in their field, to what the Senator has.
Dear Senator, a bit of advice: Have some idea of what you are talking about when you speak at major campaign rallies. The draft ended in 1976. This is not the military that you were a part of. What you said probably applied, then, but we have gotten better since you got out.
Literally, the man has voted to put the lives of myself, and my friends in more danger than was necessary. (I am, specifically, referring to his vote against the Emergency Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003.) He voted to send us (the Army) to Iraq. Then, he voted against funding that would have paid for ... oh, I don't know ... body armor, and armor for Hummvees. Thanks, guy.
So, let's fast forward to today's news. Let me copy and paste, just to make sure I don't misquote Senator Horseface.
It came during a campaign rally for California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides. Kerry opened his speech at Pasadena City College with several one-liners, saying at one point that Bush had lived in Texas but now "lives in a state of denial."
He then said: "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."
To answer the inbred, patrician junior Senator from Massachusetts, let's take a look at my current squad. Counting myself, there are seven people in my squad. Collectively, we, currently, hold 4 bachelor's degrees, 3 teacher certifications, and a Masters degree. Two other soldiers in the squad have started the process to leave the military and pursue two more bachelor's degrees, one of which is going to be architecture. And, I am planning on starting work on a Master's degree in Military History in March.
That's not entirely fair, because out of that group only two of us have been to Iraq, so far. The two of us, though, do account for two of the bachelor's degrees, and two of the teaching certifications.
Still, let's look at group that was in Iraq.
Let's look at the room that I lived in, while I was in Iraq.
There were 5 of us. Between us we held: 5 Bachelor's degrees, 2 (or 3, not sure about one person) teaching certifications, and two Master's degrees.
If you were counting, that would mean that ALL of us in my room in Iraq had, at least, a Bachelor's degrees.
Another way of looking at it is that out of the 11 soldiers that I have discussed (my current squad and my room in Iraq) 3 have had equivalent educations, in their field, to what the Senator has.
Dear Senator, a bit of advice: Have some idea of what you are talking about when you speak at major campaign rallies. The draft ended in 1976. This is not the military that you were a part of. What you said probably applied, then, but we have gotten better since you got out.
