Garvey's Ghost: Black Talk

Is Kerry as Dumb as Bush?

I've recently surmised that the Democratic Party has been infliltrated by Republicans who are doing all they can to tank the party. Either that or the Democrats are just plain stupid. This morning on Good Morning America, Kerry attempted to answer the charge that he threw away his medals in protest against the Vietnam war. The Bush machine has been trying to paint kerry as an equivocating liberal. Given kerry's show this morning they don't need to do much in this department. Kerry is on a video verifying to an interviewer that he did in fact throw away some medals or ribbons and has gone on record a number of times saying that he threw away some veteran friends medals. This morning he went on to explain the difference between "medals" and 'ribbons" and then proceeded to complain about Bush. All n all he sounded like a teenager that had been busted with his pops stack of Porn. I cannot believe for one minute that his press people allowed Kerry to wing this or worse prepared kerry to answer the question in the way that he did. Here is what Kerry should have said:

"Good morning Charlie. Let me get right to the point of this non-issue. I served my country in Vietnam. I came back and discovered that this war was wrong and I took a stand. I respect every soldier that served his country in an honorable manner in that war and will, as president make sure that America takes care of them. However, I stand by my condemnation of the Vietnam war and make no apology for standing for my principles. You should ask Mr. Bush about his service. Thank you and good day."

With that one statement Kerry would have diffused the situation without giving the republicans a sound bite of " Yes I threw my medals away." He would have retained the support of war veterans. He would have come across as having a backbone and would have turned the tables back on Bush.