"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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It's almost impossible to turn on the radio, surf the net, open a
newspaper or watch TV without hearing about John Kerry's "joke." But
it's just as impossible to hear what John Kerry actually said, in
context. All you can find is the part that Karl Rove wants you to
hear.

The closest you can get to the full context comes courtesy of MSNBC's
Keith Olbermann, that voice in the wilderness, who bothered to fill in
the blanks during one of his "Special Comments" last night:

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Sen. Kerry, as you well know, spoke at a college in Southern
California. With bitter humor he told the students that he had been in
Texas the day before, that President Bush used to live in that state,
but that now he lives in the state of denial.

He said the trip had reminded him about the value of education - that
"if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and
you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you can
get stuck in Iraq."

The senator, in essence, called Mr. Bush stupid. The context was
unmistakable: Texas; the state of denial; stuck in Iraq. No
interpretation required. And Mr. Bush and his minions responded by
appearing to be too stupid to realize that they had been called
stupid. They demanded Kerry apologize to the troops in Iraq.

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If you'd like to read the full text of Keith Olberman's "Special
Comment, you can find it he

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15519404/


But you only quote:

"if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and
you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you can
get stuck in Iraq."

Where's the beef?