tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post116248190275238370..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1162670178099019412006-11-04T14:56:00.000-05:002006-11-04T14:56:00.000-05:00WS--in Boston, we're about to (hopefully) elect De...WS--in Boston, we're about to (hopefully) elect Deval Patrick as the next Governor of Mass. His opponent, Kerry Healey, has followed Karl Rove's strategy of scaring voters, suggesting that Patrick is sympathetic to rapists. It's been encouraging to see this strategy backfire. Patrick has ran a very positive campaign--he hasn't resorted to character assassination once in ads or in his public Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1162556274178771002006-11-03T07:17:00.000-05:002006-11-03T07:17:00.000-05:00The one thing that's certain here: Kerry was NOT ...The one thing that's certain here: Kerry was NOT calling soldiers stupid. There's no doubt about that. If anybody should be vilified for making soldiers feel dumb its the Republicans who twisted Kerry's words and made this an issue. If not for that, no soldiers at all--not even the ten holding the sign--would have been offended.<BR/><BR/>And, by the way...since when is the right wing Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1162500229990716222006-11-02T15:43:00.000-05:002006-11-02T15:43:00.000-05:00So which is it? Do we believe Kerry's explanation...So which is it? Do we believe Kerry's explanation or not?Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1162492054190846752006-11-02T13:27:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:27:00.000-05:00Winston,Kerry's explanation, as I understand it, i...Winston,<BR/><BR/>Kerry's explanation, as I understand it, is that he literally mispoke -- leaving out the word "us" between "get" and "stuck". George W. Bush is the example of a person who did badly in school, not the average soldier. That doesn't seem to change any of your points about the reaction to Kerry's statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1162485809428196072006-11-02T11:43:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:43:00.000-05:00A fair point, Chris.Perhaps unsurprisingly, I was ...A fair point, Chris.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps unsurprisingly, I was just thinking about writing something on background assumptions and their effect on interpretation...<BR/><BR/>But, more to the point: I think you're right, SOME sane people might think that. Strikes me as rather unlikely that Bush, McCain & co. think that. But I could be wrong.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1162485553197395682006-11-02T11:39:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:39:00.000-05:00Here's a question--does any sane person honestly b...<I>Here's a question--does any sane person honestly believe that John Kerry--decorated veteran, actual war hero--thinks that all soldiers are stupid? </I><BR/><BR/>To be fair, yeah, they might. I'm largely with you on this issue - I'm fairly certain Kerry was slamming Bush, and only Bush - but for someone who still sees Kerry as being fairly despicable for the whole "Winter Soldier" thing in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com