Malice? Stupidity? Or both?

Heard/seen Kerry’s latest piece of stupidity? STACLU runs it as “Kerry’s Apology To The Military” but I beg to differ with that characterization. [UPDATE: it seems STACLU agrees and has modified the title to “Kerry’s Non-Apology To The Military”–and rightly so, Jay. 🙂 ]

“…I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended….”

What?!?! That’s not an apology! A decent, honorable, honest man would have said, instead,

“I am sorry I said that educational failures end up in Iraq. Yes, I know we have thousands of military personnel serving in Iraq, and that my words were a direct and insulting slander of those in the military serving in Iraq. I was wrong, and I apologize.”

But Jean Fraud sKerry (Or John F. Kerry as he wishes to be known) demonstrates once again that he is not a decent, honorable man with his disingenuous weasel words. “I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted…” is not the way to make an apology for slanderous, insulting, fighting words, Jean Fraud.

Yep. Others are noting that Jean Fraud’s “apology”–isn’t an apology at all. Start at Woman Honor Thyself and start paging through links.

And note the comments from Move America Forward “below the fold”…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 1, 2006
CONTACT: Melanie Morgan – (916) 441-6197

Kerry’s Non-Apology
Accuses Americans of Being
Too Stupid to Understand Him

(SAN FRANCISCO) – The chairman of the nation’s largest pro-troop organization, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org ) has issued the following statement rejecting the non-apology by Senator John Kerry for his comments belittling the intelligence of U.S. Troops in Iraq.

STATEMENT BY MELANIE MORGAN, CHAIR – MOVE AMERICA FORWARD

“Your non-apology is not accepted, Senator Kerry.

“John Kerry has done it again! He has sunk to a new low by managing to insult the American people and members of the United States military in his issuance of a non-apology. Rather then apologizing for the hurtful words he used, he instead says he regrets that his words were misinterpreted? [Source: Kerry statement, “I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted…” ]

“So apparently it is the fault of the American public, news media and the men and women of the United States Military for not being smart enough to understand what Senator Kerry meant to say?

“The American public understands what he really said. There is no mistaking his contempt for our troops. He has a long history of name-calling, and now he refuses to apologize for his conduct. Instead he says it’s all our fault.

“Shame on you, Senator Kerry.”

— Melanie Morgan