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May 26, 2004
| Re: Kerry's character |
Yeah, Kerry has a real problem saying on camera what many Americans say off camera -- in this case, basically, he was making a joke based on the widely held opinion that Bush is an idiot. Kerry's like the character in all those movies that forgets they still have on the microphone and walks into the bathroom to make embarrassing noises, or reveals while backstage their whole plot to take over the world and frame the protagonist. Such casualness and occasional lapses in being politically correct are, unfortunately, a problem when you are running for office.
Imagine if he were to let loose and say Bush is, oh, say, an idiotic failed middle-management war dodger who is only leading our country thanks to his daddy's name, money and family friends? But that's ridiculous. Who would say something like that? That would show really bad character.
Luckily for Bush, our prez rarely speaks to we the little people, so there are far fewer opportunities for his famous faux pas and misspeakinations. He usually has Cheney or his campaign staff make the underhanded attacks and snide remarks about Kerry, or to tell the American people how Kerry doesn't support our troops but wants to raise our gas taxes, etc.
Ultimately, I think that anyone who expects a politician to be somehow perfect is in for a serious disappointment. Not even priests are perfect, and politicians are certainly not priests. Heck, even Jesus dissed on the Pharisees. How could we expect any politician to be completely perfect then? In the end, it is all a matter of degrees. Which of the whopping two candidates we must select from is more likely to be the president we want and need?
One might, for example, consider the comparative character indicators. Bush mocked a woman he was about to put to death. Kerry made a joke about Bush falling off a bicycle. Lets see, which is worse...
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| Posted by Randy Henderson at May 26, 2004 05:28 PM |
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