Kerry: 'I Apologize to No One'

Or as it turns out in Mr. Kerry's circumstance, with his C average in college, get stuck in the Senate.

Johnny you have to apologize to no one. I am a soldier and have been doing it for 10 years. I served in Iraq for 1 year. I know exactly what you meant. I love being a soldier and I'm not insulted in the slightest form. Only thing I say is, this close to election time with the Repubs worried about losing seats they are gonna take any thing they can to turn it against the Dems. Please next time just try different words. This is gonna carry on now until the elections. The want to make voters think that all Dems think that way. You are still my man Mr. Kerry.

The only person who should apologize is George Bush to all the soldiers who are truly "stuck there" and the families who have lost their loved ones.

If Mr Kerry had worked a little harder on his courses in college, maybe he would have had a high B average; then maybe he wouldnt have had this unbelievable foot in mouth disease. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of a huge victory - well the silver lining is that the moron has all but destroyed any hope of 2008, which has to be nothing short of great news for the Democrats.

What a shock. Another comment coming from the party of weakness, spewed out of the disgraceful cakehole of "John Fonda". It's bad enough he disgraced his own uniform and did the same for his fellow soldiers in one war, but now this one too. This guy just can't get enough.

While his objective may have been to criticize the president's policy in Iraq, his choice of words is telling on his true attitude towards our troops.

I can't believe anyone would criticize Kerry's intelligence when Bush is anywhere in the picture.

How could anyone except a liar take what Kerry said as a cut on kids or the troops. He was talking about Bush for several lines before the one in question. It is so obvious he was still talking about Bush in the sentence in question. This is just another example of the selfish GOP saying up is down and assuming enough of the American people are ignorant enough to believe it. The GOP is a pack of salivating wolves going wild because it knows there's no prey in sight. They need to be put in a straight jacket at this point. Cut and run? Please. The Republicans and Bush are the losers in Iraq because they got us into it. They think as long as we stay there we can't call them losers? To quote Ace Ventura...they are "lah-hoo--zah-hers!"

Even if he meant it for Bush it is an insult to the Commander-in-Chief. Kerry should apologize to Bush and the troops. He is the one that doesn't look all that smart. He is the one who voted for the war. Just look at his record. Absolutely shocking!

Well, I'm a soldier and I think Kerry DOES owe us an apology. I served in Iraq as well and would lumber through whatever torture I had left in the military while Kerry was President if he ever got elected. I heard the comment in context and was insulted before the media even picked up on it last night. Look at the post on my website, I had that up by 0600 this morning way before Rush could "pollute" my mind.

Kerry has a history of insulting the troops, so would I believe it was anything but this time? Thirty years ago he trashed the soldiers in Vietnam. Last year he accused us of “terrorizing kids and children”. Now he says we're uneducated. An apology is indeed due and quickly. I know we'll never get one. Kerry is too weak to even feign remorse with so much as a "I'm sorry for how my words were interpreted" comment. Is it that hard to apologize for anything in Massachusetts?

You have to remember here that everybody says things sometimes that could be taken in different ways. Mr. Kerry clearly explained that the insult wasn't ment for the troops,it was ment for President Bush so there really isn't anything to say sorry for. President deserved the insult, and thats the end of the story. He insulted Bush and thats it. Let it go and move on, there are some many more important things to talk about in the up and coming elections, shouldn't we all just move on?

I AM A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN AND I THINK WHAT HE SAID WAS RIGHT ON TIME AND NEEDS TO APOLOGIZE TO NO ONE. I WISH THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD STAND UP TO THE COWARDS THAT ARE NOW IN CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT WHEN THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO DO SO OR HID UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THEIR RICH PARENTS OR IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AT HOME. NOW THESE VERY SAME PEOPLE CROW THE LOUDEST WHEN THEY SEND OTHER PEOPLE BABIES OFF TO WAR. I SEE WHY YOU ARE AGAINST ABORTIONS, YOU NEED THEM TO GROW UP AND BE KILLED IN ALL YOUR SENSELESS WARS WHILE YOUR PRETTY BABIES HAVE NO FEAR OF EVER BEING CALLED OFF TO WAR. "AND THE BEAT GOES ON".

What politician would not think before he speaks? It was loud and clear to me taken into context the audience in California...what I heard is "You join the military if you don't know education...because you do not make the most of it, you do not stick to it, you can't do homework and you 'ain't' smart." This had nothing to do with our Commander-in-Chief, but to those who are "stuck in Iraq". What an insult to our troops and how upsetting. Otherwise, I do not apologize to no one for this comment.

Oh come on people, why should he apologize for something that is so true. Kerry should of been elected anyway,and there are so many of us out here that suspect the 04 election was rigged and cheated him out of the white house to begin with. Bush is looking for anything to use to secure the repub seats and wow what timing right?Kerry's comment was turned around and changed into a troop bash thing and I guess we can expect that from the crooks in charge right now...vote demo this time and help us fix that !!!

As a parent of a son and his wife both serving with the US Army, I am disgusted by John Kerry. I do believe he was speaking about Pres. Bush, but that is not what came out of his mouth. He needs to apoligize for mispeaking. My son and his wife have served in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan. They are returning to Afghanistan in Feb. They have recently re-upped. I am proud of them, scared for them and know they are not stupid, but two of the bravest people I know.

Joyce Smith
Proud Mother

I believe you should maybe apologize, but again mistakes happen and their isn't any one person that can say they have never said something and meant something else after it was said. In the heat of a moment sometimes things can come out that are taken in the wrong way. The comment that was made by Mr. Kerry would not and will not change my vote for the Dem's.

I think thsat Senator Kerry needs to be reminded that even IF these brave and Patriotic men and women in our Military did not "learn how to navigate the Educational system, do their homework and get good grades " they would NOT end up in Iraq-in case he has not been paying attention the last 3-4 DECADES we now have a "VOLUNTEER" military !!!
My son was in college, did do his homework, study hard and he was called into active duty ( he was and still remians a US ARMY Reservist)and proudly served OUR COUNTRY -in Iraq. We welcomed him home after his tour and is enrolled back in college. MAYBE if Senator Kerry spent some real time with these soldiers in a war zone he would come to realize how "educated and brave" they are and would have to be to "watch his back".
Grow up, Senator Kerry - apoligize - and stop blaming the President for all YOUR short comings and mistakes.

He needs to apologize his speaking dis-respectfully about our troops and our President, it's a disgrace and he's a disgrace!
We didn't trust Kerry when he tried to run for president and we definately will never trust him in the future.

Politics in the media has replaced the Ringling Brothers Circus!! Shame on you. The "news" stations have become nothing more than an extension of the tabloids. Again, SHAME ON YOU! Get back to REPORTING...to journalistic truth...to integrity. Get Americans THINKING again for themselves. Honor those who were pioneers in your field...don't desert them.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER DISRESPECTFUL COMMENT BY KERRY...SARCASTIC AND SHALLOW...OPEN MOUTH, INSERT FOOT, OOPS, I LET MY REAL FEELINGS SHOW!