<p>Y or N?</p>
<p>IMO although he was politically incorrect, he did state something of partial truth. His sentiment was iterated again in yesterday's Family Guy episode in reference to an article in The Onion. I really think people should stop pretending as if the majority of the soldiers are like were high achievers in high school, although some were undoubtledy.</p>
<p>i think he already apologized.</p>
<p>Well, do you know any soldiers? If you don't, I suggest you shut your mouth. </p>
<p>And yes, Kerry already apologized. (A little too late in my opinion)</p>
<p>No, he should not apologize. He's simply pointing out the fact that the US government takes advantage of the poor people who feel compelled to join the military because they have little else to do with their lives.</p>
<p>TPAM: So do you agree with Kerry, that soldiers are just not smart? If you do, I suggest you get to know one. All soldiers are not poor and uneducated. </p>
<p>Just curious, but do you know any?</p>
<p>Some soldiers are in the military because they are some of the more intelligent people in our country. Just think of all the officers that are commissioned out of the military academies. I know some translators who are extremely intelligent and chose the military over college.</p>
<p>My bud was a Private First Class and scored 1600 on his GRE's.</p>
<p>What part of the "there is an "us" missing" is unclear?
He intended to say "you get US stuck in Iraq", refering to Bush, a C student who didn't study and got the US stucked in Iraq.
Yes, he is not a good joker. And Republicans are good at making big deals out of nothing, specially when there is an election nearby.</p>
<p>Can somebody please explain this family guy episode, everbody seems to be talking about it.</p>
<p>maybe if kerry studied a little harder (his grades were worse than bush's)...or hung out more like bush...he would have either A) put the right word into the sentence B) made a joke that was funny - even if it was said correctly</p>
<p>Snoopy, please more carefully analyze the intended meaning of the joke.</p>
<p>What difference does it make if I know a soldier? Yes, I do. He graduated from my high school and fought in Iraq. He said he did some fun stuff-- like ravaging the houses of civilians. The one I happened to know is outrageously stupid, but how is this relevant? I'm not basing my judgment of soldiers based only on the ones I know. I'm well-aware that not all of them are ignorant/poorly educated. Kerry wasn't making this assumption either. The trend, though, is that the government heavily recruits in poorer areas, which have a higher percentage of poorly educated people, in the hopes of finding more people to recruit. The military would rather recruit in Flint, Michigan than say Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kerry was simply alluding to this trend.</p>