Tuesday, January 13, 2004
While channel surfing tonight I stumbled on some footage of John Kerry addressing a mixed audience at an Iowa middle school. It was refreshing to see after reading about Dean shouting down a questioner. Folks at this stage of the primary want to be able to converse with candidates, to be doubly sure that they get their point across. Kerry was engaged at length about free trade issues by a man named Lorne. They conversed for a while, with the questioner visibly skeptical, since Kerry had said that he supported NAFTA at the time. Kerry was respectful and patient and not at all in a hurry to dismiss the questioner. His overall demeanor was relaxed and at ease. When their dialogue finished, Lorne looked visibly pleased with Kerry's answer.
It would be a damn shame and an irony if the perception of Kerry as aloof contributed to the nomination of the truly aloof Dean.
It would be a damn shame and an irony if the perception of Kerry as aloof contributed to the nomination of the truly aloof Dean.
