Reply #14: If I ever doubted he hated Kerry, this show surely proved it [View All]

[karynnj]

The cable stations whined for months for Kerry to sign the 180 form. He did, the military records are virtually identical to the 140 pages Kerry put on his web site. The only new piece, per the Boston Globe, was the missing first page of an 1969 fitness report right before he came back to the US. Kerry got the top rating and was recommended for accelerated promotion. (When he said he didn't have it, he was obviously telling the truth.)

So, do they mention this - NO! Their logic is then, with poor undergrad grades, he's not an intellectual - he just fooled everyone, including Teresa! How Tweety had the chutzpah to claim that Teresa didn't know her husband well because she said the country deserves a President not afraid of complexity, is beyond me. To add that Bush has probably read more books, is obnoxious.

Not one of those 4 idiots thought it would be better to judge a 61 year old man's intellect using his stellar debate performance or the quality of his questioning at Senate hearings than on grades he received as a 18-19 year old. Especially as he indicated in several quotes in Tour of Duty that he was not a dedicated student, he had way too many extracurricular activities and he admits to cutting class to fly. He even says he would have benefit from a strong mentor at this stage. Also noteworthy is that the activities, part time job and flying are all things that were either praise worthy or at least neutral - he wasn't drinking, branding other students or doing drugs.

His transition from this topic was obnoxious too. He commented that Hillary Clinton was a top student chosen to speak at the Wellesley's graduation. Wasn't there a tall guy chosen to speak at Yale? They also referred to her as valedictorian, but I think she was head of student government. In Living History, she refers to a tough first year, "I didn't hit my stride as a Wellesley student right away. I was enrolled in courses that proved very challenging. My struggles with math and geology convinced me once and for all to give up any idea of becoming a doctor or a scientist. My French Professor gently told me, "Mademoiselle, your talents lie elsewhere." There are enough subjects mentioned here, that I suspect that her first year might be less than stellar as well. (Although 4 D's! might be tough to beat.) In case it's not obvious I think both Hillary and Kerry are very intelligent.