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December 26, 2006
John Kerry: Chow hall leper (UPDATED)
Remember when Sen. John Kerry (Dem-Paris) said that only idiots and losers join the military and end up in Iraq -- and then did a double-back flip to say he was really talking about Pres. Bush?
In the aftermath of the sleazy hit-job on the troops, Kerry said over and over that he would never say anything to demean the GIs, and that he knew for a fact that the troops understood that he supported them, and that they certainly bore him no grudge for his poorly-worded attempt at humor.
Apparently, the GIs have neither forgiven nor forgotten.
The picture above was taken during Kerry's recent visit to Iraq. The accompanying post gave further details on the reception the senator received from those understanding soldiers.
Check out this photo from our mess hall at the US Embassy yesterday morning. Sen. Kerry found himself all alone while he was over here. He cancelled his press conference because no one came, he worked out alone in the gym w/o any soldiers even going up to say hi or ask for an autograph (I was one of those who was in the gym at the same time), and he found himself eating breakfast with only a couple of folks who are obviously not troops.
What is amazing is Bill O'Reilly came to visit with us and the troops at the CSH the same day and the line for autographs extended through the palace and people waited for two hours to shake his hand.
You decide who is more respected and loved by us servicemen and women!
Has there ever been a more pathetic former presidential candidate?
Yeah, I know, but Carter wins every "Worst Of" contest; I meant more pathetic than anyone other than St. Jimmah of Peanut Holler.
That picture is priceless.
UPDATE
Darleen has another photo, as well as more details, for those of you wondering about the authenticity of this sad, lonely moment for Kerry.
Posted by Mike Lief at December 26, 2006 08:26 PM
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Except for the one guy behind the Senator, the only uniforms I see in this hall are on waiters. What's with the British and Portuguese flags? Portugal pulled their troops out of Iraq in Feb 2005. And the Senator seems to be glowing. What's up with that?
Senator Kerry looks the same as he does in this photo http://blog.johnkerry.com/2006/12/on_the_ground_in_iraq.html , but the hall looks kind of odd.
Hmmm...
Posted by: GV at December 27, 2006 05:13 PM
You know what's kind of odd, Mike? The date on this photo is Jan 9, 2006. Sen Kerry was in England at the time.
I think this is a little suspect, wouldn't you agree?
Given the photos of him surrounded by troops on his recent visit, I'm inclined to believe that we've both been deceived by this photo and the accompanying description.
As for "forgiving and forgetting", this is interesting:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/washingtonwhispers/061119/these_marines_forgive_and_forg.htm
Posted by: GV at December 27, 2006 08:37 PM