John F. Kerry has an important warning for us all...

[OklahomaTuba]

“You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”

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Please, take heed of this warning from our truly elected President-in-exile.

The last thing anyone would want is to end up like these poor lazy uneducated souls in Iraq and Afghanistan, going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children and women, and razing villages in a fashion reminiscent of Ghengis Khan.

[NormanPride]

Personally, I hate all those stupid soldiers.

[OklahomaTuba]

Personally, I hate all those stupid soldiers.

Have you signed up to volunteer for Kerry's 2008 election campaign yet? We need more people like you.

[Hatfield]

that is one way to spin his poorly worded sentence.

honest question...do you really not understand what he is trying to say?

[OU4LIFE]

regardless of what he is "trying to say"...if you are in that position, and can't word it any better than that, then shut the F*CK up. Cause no matter how you spin it, what he said sure as hell looks like he's calling the troops dumb asses.

[OklahomaTuba]

that is one way to spin his poorly worded sentence.

honest question...do you really not understand what he is trying to say?

That if you don't study real hard, and make an effort to be smart, you might just end up stuck in Iraq?

Looks like thats what he said to me.

[NormanPride]

I'd like to see a transcript to see how he tried to weasel out of that ****up.

[Hatfield]

That if you don't study real hard, and make an effort to be smart, you might just end up stuck in Iraq?

Looks like thats what he said to me.

what are the occupational avenues available to "uneducated" youths/adults? And the stats show that there is a large number of people that feel the only answer is the military. I think he was more speaking to the fact that if you don't want to be stuck with one option get educated.

i will agree however that the way he worded it was poor.

[jeremy885]

that is one way to spin his poorly worded sentence. I'm surprised you didn't add the minority angle to that also.

[TexasSooner01]

Kerry still looks like a weasel!

[Hatfield]

that is one way to spin his poorly worded sentence. I'm surprised you didn't add the minority angle to that also.

you apparently are already aware of it so why state the obvious.

[Widescreen]

..and razing villages in a fashion reminiscent of Jenjis Khan.

Fixed.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

what are the occupational avenues available to "uneducated" youths/adults?

Uhhh, maybe some of those tradeskills jobs out there that're screaming for people but can't get folks to stick around and learn the trade because entry-level consists of the labor intensive end of the work?

I'm "uneducated". I learned a trade. I paid mine through hard work and reaped the benefits of my hard work, all while striving to become what I was blessed enough to become today. Those are the options. Push a shovel. Haul sheetrock. Pull wire. Mix brick mud. Load shingles on a roof.

Or whine that the good life should park itself on your front door when, in fact, they're "uneducated" and wouldn't know a hard day's work if it punched that "uneducated" soul in the face.

God forbid someone have to EARN a paycheck. Sheeesh.

[VeeJay]

I'm guessing all those ignorant, lower class soldiers are in Iraq and Afghanistan just getting their military ticket punched for a future run at public office.

Maybe some of them will be lucky enough to amass numerous medals in a three month time frame and get back to the U.S.

[usmc-sooner]

hey Kerry,

I have a college degree and I still volunteered for the Marine Corps.

[RFH Shakes]

If those in the military are dumb and uneducated, and Kerry was in the military, what does that make Kerry?

[Tulsa_Fireman]

A jackass?

[Tulsa_Fireman]

What do I win, Monty?

[BigRedJed]

I'm pretty sure that was a dig at GWB, with the "you" in "you get stuck in Iraq" being the President. Maybe everybody posting here already knows this, and just wants to have something to fight over. Listen, I'm not defending Kerry. I thought he was a tool and his word choices here were a colossal ****up. Nevertheless, I'm pretty sure he wasn't referring to the men and women in our military. This just illustrates how easily words get twisted, and how important clear communication is.

Carry on.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Obama/Kerry in '08! Get your votes in early!