John Forbes Kerry - Still An Asshat - Day 2 - Part 2

Posted By Blackfive

Okay, about fifty of you have sent this phot which is also on LGF, Free Republic and probably elsewhere.  Thanks to Steve, Joanie, Tony in Boulder, Ray, Dale, Brett, Amy...

Troops in Iraq respond to John Forbes Kerry's assertions that they are stuck there because they are uneducated...

So halp demm Jon Carry...!!!

Update:  Many have claimed that the photo is from Afghanistan.  Maybe that's the Kerry camp's answer since the grunts are too stoopid to know where they are at...

But, several people have emailed me about the patches and the unit.  I received this answer from a local deputy commander:

the soldiers are from our 1/34 Brigade Combat Team based in Minnesota. They also have units from Iowa, Nebraska, and New Jersey with them.

I received other similar emails too.  The undauntable Chuck Simmins sends:

...it appears that the friendly folks of the Minnesota National Guard are
the originators of the now famous Irak photo. They are currently in Iraq.

http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/units/unit_template.php?unit=134bc

The insignia appears twice in the pic, hanging on the trailer on the
right and on the arm patch of the soldier on the far left.

Chuck Simmins
America's North Shore Journal
http://northshorejournal.org

Now, of course, we probably just got the MN National Guard Adjutant General all fired up.  Please let me know if anyone gets in trouble over the photo. 

Note:  When I was a young Army Sergeant, I used to put on a Marine cover whenever causing trouble.  Our young people need to be smarter when causing trouble.  Throw on a 3rd ID patch or something for crying out loud...Hell, I bet Jimbo had whole uniforms made for such purposes.

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Comments

[ARP]

LOL!!!

Thanks, I haven't seen that yet!

[Devil Dog Dad]

Outstanding, word travels fast even to Irak. I'm surprised they were able to figure out how to take the picture and then send it off, let alone figure out how to make the banner.

[IllTemperedCur]

Actually, it shows just how smart, dedicated and resourceful our troops really are. I love it!

No morale problems in THAT unit, that's for damn sure.

[tom]

duh

[hM]

Roll of banner paper: $50
Small can of paint: $10
Laying the smackdown on a self-important asshat: Priceless

[wolfwalker]

Commenters over at HotAir are speculating that the photo was actually taken in Afghanistan, based mainly on the pine shrubs in the background and the way the troops are dressed.

Which of course would make it even funnier...!

[tom]

I have to ask, are people really that dumb to think a politician would actually want to make a statement claiming the troops are dumb??

no common sense in the USA anymore. just ideologues waiting for a chance to jump down the throat of someone who they see as their "enemy".

United we stand? pffffffft That died years ago[2004]. Divided we are, and will be conquered as such.

[PaleoMedic]

Lurch now has his campaign slogan for 2008:

"Halp us Jon Carry"

This image made my day. I've been chuckling for almost an hour now.

[Mike]

Tom,

All he had to do was come out, tell us he mis-spoke and apologize to the Vets and current troops. He didn't do that, he refuses, he is defiant, so, yes, he is that stupid. He hasn't sprinkled any common sense on his cornflakes in years. What does that say about you, for defending him?

[Michele San Pietro]

John Kerry is not an American, but a Syrian. What he says is simply outrageous, slanderous, and disgraceful.

[tom]

What makes you think I am defending him? I think he's an idiot but for people to actually believe he meant to call the troops morons.. well, who's the moron now?

It is beyond PATHETIC what the political process has become in this country. This is the beacon for democracy? Wow.

[Joey Williams]

Kerry is Right on the Money.

Krissy Keefer for Congress

[Joey]

Krissy Keefer for the Mental Ward...what a butt ugly woman...a baboon's ass looks better

[Lands’nGrooves (aka tim)]

Tom,

”I have to ask, are people really that dumb to think a politician would actually want to make a statement claiming the troops are dumb??”

We’re talking about John Kerry here, right? There is a just a LITTLE history with this man regarding his views/behavior towards our military.

“What makes you think I am defending him?”

You first statement moron (“…well, who's the moron now?”).

Continuing…see Mike’s rebuttal to you, ya’ pathetic, dumb moron, to use your words.

[bthun]

Ahhh Tom,

A Freudian slip is not something your momma wore. Like the man said, all he had to do was say sorry... I meant that Dub is ignorant, stupid, or whatever it was that he intended to say. That and his history does precede him.

[JihadGene]

Tom-
You are a beacon for STUPID!!!

To the Troops in the photo-
God bless you and your families!
And of course...THANK YOU!!!

[JihadGene]

Tom-
Oh yeah, with the "pfffffft" noise...I think your butt plug fell out again son.

Ruv You Loooooong Time,
JihadGene

[Larry J]

Tom,

Kerry is trying the "it was a joke" defense but it doesn't fly. He was speaking to a group of students and kept using the word, "you." How is anyone supposed to believe that "you" under those circumstances means "Bush"?

Even if he did make a gaffe, Kerry is such a moron that he can't realize that what he actually said was highly offensive. For him to refuse to apologize for saying something so inaccurate and offensive makes him a political moron.

And your simply taking him at his word doesn't speak well of your intelligence, either. Moron is as moron does.

[SouthernRoots]

Kerry and his staff are so blinded by BDS that, in their attempt to disparage Bush, they didn't even notice how the comments would be insulting to the troops.

Not smart, not funny, not cool.

A poster at a local blog had this to say (helps answer Tom):

If it was a joke about Bush and he just neglected to insert the word "us" before "stuck in Iraq", well that makes sense. It's easy enough to misspeak, but why didn't he immediately correct himself. And if not then, why didn't he apologize for misspeaking? That would have defused the whole situation.

Besides, that doesn't even make sense as a joke. Think about it, you're speaking to college students trying to motivate them to 'study hard, and get smart' by telling them that if they don't they might end up as President of the US?
(and consequently getting us stuck in Iraq...)

[senorlechero]

Tom, you are a moron. Kerry's comments were not aimed at Bush, who has an MBA and had a higher GPA than Kerry.........it was aimed at people who do not go to college, and he was telling them if they don't, they'll end up stuck in Iraq.

You are the idealogue, giving cover to a moron

[JihadGene]

From WolfWalker-
"Commenter's over at HotAir are speculating that the photo was actually taken in Afghanistan, based mainly on the pine shrubs in the background and the way the troops are dressed."

From John Murtha (D) PA-
My God! Our troops are so dumb they don't know where they are stationed! Redeploy to Okinawa now!!!!

[Mustangdave]

They get a big BRAVO ZULU from me! You tell em troops

[baghdadsoapy]

I can 100% with out a doubt verify that they are part of 1/34 BCT(Red Bulls. Upon further review one of the soldiers was once a 2LT (Moneyshot 6) in my unit and a good friend of mine who has volunteered to go over to Irak, twice.

Send some love to the troops from 1/34 BCT http://www.redbullweb.com/index.html

[HoosierRedneck]

Since Kerry has shot himself in the foot again, does he get another Purple Heart?

[jordan]

If any of these guys get reprimanded or disciplined for this proactive morale-boosting effort, I swear to God my claws will come out.

[bthun (the red neck formerly known as bruce)]

I'm with jordan, though I can't say that I have any claws...

[baghdadsoapy]

One is a LTC...

[arrowhead]

GOD BLESS 'EM!

This photo made my day!

[Talismen]

So, he's apologized. But, I'm guessing he thinks our military isn't able to un-parse his words. Read carefully:

[quote]"As a combat veteran, I want to make it clear to anyone in uniform and to their loved ones: my poorly stated joke at a rally was not about, and never intended to refer to any troop," Kerry said in a statement published on his Web site.

Kerry said he regrets that his words "were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended."[/quote]

He - regrets - HIS WORDS - were misinterpreted to wrongly imply....

This is basically saying:
I'm not sorry for what I said...I'm just sorry it was placed under a spotlight for all the world to see.

He's counting on the military to not read between those lines.

He then says:

"It is clear the Republican Party would rather talk about anything but their failed security policy. I don't want my verbal slip to be a diversion from the real issues."

So....basically, anyone who wishes to discuss the disrespect shown to our troops, is being diversionary, and not sticking to campaign issues.

Well...Forgive us Sen. Kerry...some of us actually give a damn about our military.

[rt]

if anyone wants a bigger pic of the 'irak' photo, i got one here...

http://ballp33n.150m.com/irak.jpg

[tom]

ya you're right. his sole point yesterday was to call every soldier in the armed services an idiot. Right.

[Blackfive]

tom - the main point is that he's done it before. at least twice...

And he treats his Secret Service like idiots. He treats his air crews like idiots.

You know, I may be just a dumbass 16 year veteran (with only an MS in Computer Science and pursuing another Masters now) but this seems kinda like a pattern to me...mkay.

[jordan]

No, tom. His whole point was to demean and diminish the stature of the military, in wartime. His intent with most of his public statements is to weaken the President, diminish support for the war, and stick it to soldiers in combat. He was telling college students that the last thing they should ever consider was a military career -- it would mean they were failures.

MSM coverage of this still strains to give Kerry cover. Katie Couric sarcastically ridiculed the idea that, boo hoo, "Kerry insulted the troops again." Big deal, who cares. Maybe she'll care when the CAIR police shove her into a burka.

[Tink]

BWAhahahahahahahahaha

Mess with the Bull, You get the horns..

Go Red Bull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt, You have no clue how much this made my day.

(They are in Iraq - Red Bull troops came home from Afghanistan in June 2005)

[The Patriette]

Yep - It's the Minnesota Guard. My husband is in the 1/34 BCT and although he was NOT in the photo, a local news crew (from Saint Paul) came by my apartment tonight to interview me about the photo. Go Red Bulls!!! :)

[Duane]

John Kerry is nothing but a POS who somehow had the knack to find rich women to marry. Without his wifes money he wouldnt be able to get a fancy haircut. He must have a horse c--k to go with his horse face.

[anonymous]

I never can underestimate what I will find when I log on to Blackfive. The photo was taken in my company's parking lot in Tallil AFB here in southern Iraq. And yes, we're all with the 1/34th BCT kickin' ass here in Iraq. I wouldn't worry about any of them getting in trouble... some of them have rank. ;)

[Shamu]

As a 24 year veteran of the Air Force I took great offense at Kerry's remarks. I read the transcript of his words as well as the entire video, just to make sure I hadn't missed anything or heard him wrong. I emailed his office, so far, no response. I then called his office and was chewed out by a receptionist because I had "chosen" to believe the worst of what he said. WOW!

[Mike]

Shamu,

Don't worry about it, brother, I think you just weren't nuanced enough for her to understand. Maybe if you tried using a French accent?

[coinside]

I'm grateful these troops didn't expend their creative energy trying to name a German Shepard.

[AsYouLikeIt]

It's looking like this MN brigade hasn't taken a single casualty so far, not one.

Any Marines out there have an opinion on that?

[jordan]

Well, I think the Army's made a statement about the creativity of our troops", so it's all good.

I wish those of you in Iraq could have seen all the little kids paying homage to their heroes this Halloween, strutting around like little soldiers with homemade medals, toy holsters and desert cami p.j.'s. Despite the rhetoric, the military beats all other institutions in terms of respect and trust among Americans, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan today.

[Tink]

"It's looking like this MN brigade hasn't taken a single casualty so far, not one.

A)That would be a GOOD thing.
B)I wish that it were true

[Marcus]

I know several of the guys in this unit, and they are highly skilled and exceptionally talented soldiers. More than a few of them pulled tours in Afghanistan and Iraq before deploying with the 1/34th.

I also know one of the guys that "O/C'd" this particular brigade down at JRTC before they shipped to Iraq. This Observer/Controller was in the battalion that pulled Saddam Hussein out of his hidey-hole--an experienced combat veteran in his own right. The former O/C said that this brigade was one of the best he had ever seen go through JRTC--high praise for a National Guard unit.

I'm glad to see my friends over there doing well, and showing such spirit.

Go Redbulls!

Marcus

[Teabag]

The Kerry defenders in this political forum are swearing the photo was PhotoShopped:

http://www.backstreets.com/btx/viewtopic.php?t=1073&start=0

You have to get to about page 10 (warning - a lot of ugliness in the interim). LOL!

[MAJ LOGGIE]

Matt, I've got another one out of Kosovo. I need an address to send it to though.