July 31, 2004

Palast, on Kerry
Posted by Jon Henke

Ok, so I'm not exactly a fan of Greg Palast, and a lot of this piece is pure dross, but he makes a few good points about Kerry's speech...

He told us tonight about some poor bastard in Ohio whose job evaporated when his company unbolted the equipment and sent it south. Hey, Johnnie, didn't you vote for NAFTA?
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But my absolute favorite of the night was when Kerry told us, "Saying there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq doesn't make it so. As President, I will ask hard questions and demand hard evidence."

But, as Senator, you didn't. No questions asked: you just closed your eyes and voted for the lie. I know it, and you sure as hell know it.

I disagree with a lot of what Palast writes--think Michael Moore as a reporter--but these are two points Senator Kerry would probably rather not face in an interview.


UPDATE: As long as we're on the subject, this line from Kerry's speech amuses me....

I will be a commander in chief who will never mislead us into war.
An ironic line, coming from a fellow who had no problem with misleading us out of a war.

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