Equal Time
Well, okay, I already know this isn't going to be equal, but there are some things that Kerry has said in the debates that have stuck in my craw too.
In the first debate, he talked about the "radical Islamic Muslims." Now I know they're under pressure up there, and I've said some stupid things when forced to think on my feet too, but that just bugs me. Aside from the fact that he's using an adjective and noun that mean the same thing, if he's talking about terrorists, he ought to use the word "terrorists." There's a difference between being radical and being a terrorist, and it reflects a sloppy thought process to use the terms interchangeably. Then there's his pledge to "hunt down and kill" terrorists. Even if that type of force is necessary, you don't have to sound so bloodlust-y about it. Ugh.
Thanks to the primary/recency effect, I have nothing to say about the second debate.
In last night's debate though, Kerry set me off when he responded to Bush's answer about the shortage of flu vaccine. There is no connection between the shortage of flu vaccine and the problem of uninsured Americans. If we were in a courtroom, Kerry's 90 seconds would have been struck from the record as non-responsive. (Especially since he later pointed out when Bush tried to answer a "jobs" question with an "education" response.)
I thought the Tony Soprano comment was beneath him; that was an unattractive moment. I also wish he hadn't brought up Dick Cheney's daughter as if she's now the poster child for gay folks everywhere. I thought the thing with his mother and "integrity" seemed awkward; if that is a true story, I don't think I'd trot it out at the debate.
Oh and I laughed at, "It's against the law in the United States to hire people illegally..." Well, yeah, most illegal things are indeed against the law.
But I still could have kissed him for his answers about choice and about how he doesn't feel like he can legislate his faith onto other people. And for how the best and most immediate way to help minimum wage workers is to raise the minimum wage. So, Mr. Kerry, you've got my vote. (And if you'd ever like some more help with debate prep, give me a call!)
In the first debate, he talked about the "radical Islamic Muslims." Now I know they're under pressure up there, and I've said some stupid things when forced to think on my feet too, but that just bugs me. Aside from the fact that he's using an adjective and noun that mean the same thing, if he's talking about terrorists, he ought to use the word "terrorists." There's a difference between being radical and being a terrorist, and it reflects a sloppy thought process to use the terms interchangeably. Then there's his pledge to "hunt down and kill" terrorists. Even if that type of force is necessary, you don't have to sound so bloodlust-y about it. Ugh.
Thanks to the primary/recency effect, I have nothing to say about the second debate.
In last night's debate though, Kerry set me off when he responded to Bush's answer about the shortage of flu vaccine. There is no connection between the shortage of flu vaccine and the problem of uninsured Americans. If we were in a courtroom, Kerry's 90 seconds would have been struck from the record as non-responsive. (Especially since he later pointed out when Bush tried to answer a "jobs" question with an "education" response.)
I thought the Tony Soprano comment was beneath him; that was an unattractive moment. I also wish he hadn't brought up Dick Cheney's daughter as if she's now the poster child for gay folks everywhere. I thought the thing with his mother and "integrity" seemed awkward; if that is a true story, I don't think I'd trot it out at the debate.
Oh and I laughed at, "It's against the law in the United States to hire people illegally..." Well, yeah, most illegal things are indeed against the law.
But I still could have kissed him for his answers about choice and about how he doesn't feel like he can legislate his faith onto other people. And for how the best and most immediate way to help minimum wage workers is to raise the minimum wage. So, Mr. Kerry, you've got my vote. (And if you'd ever like some more help with debate prep, give me a call!)
posted by RJ | 3:20 PM
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