Posted by Dan Ewert : 8/05/2004 08:16:00 PM (Archive Link)
Soft Lob Over the Plate

A lot of people have been making hay over John Kerry's comments about he would have responded on 9/11 as compared to Bush. Few, though, have brought up the context in which he made them. I just happened to be watching CNN when they aired it live. Kerry was speaking to a conference of some group called Journalists of Color. Kerry made the comments in response to a question from a New York Times reporter who asked him how he would have responded on 9/11 while stuck in a classroom and how he'll pull us out of Iraq. The first part was a complete softball thrown to Kerry to set him up for a great answer. It's the fact that she intentionally mentioned the classroom, which was meant to allow Kerry to contrast himself to Bush who was rather stolid for about 7 minutes. The second part of the question obviously shows where the media's feelings are towards Iraq... get 'em out now.