Don’t give speeches, Senator Kerry…
Posted : September 17, 2004 at 2:09 pm [America/Los_Angeles]
[via Making Kerry Kerry On]
How I long for John Kerry to be direct, to explain that he’s not the one who put the economy in the ditch, but he’ll have the tow truck ready to pull it out the instant America puts him in the White House. I ache for John Kerry to leave off, already, with the cadences … that… say … he’s … orating … in … an … echo … chamber … because … he … must … get … bellowing … nuance … into … this … sentence.
Three decades ago, Kerry was an authoritative voice for an angry generation that said no to official lying, and no to war. Back then, as a war veteran, he spoke eloquently, but directly and from the heart. How we need that young, angry Kerry now. Kerry needs him, too; another three weeks of the bellowing, nuanced Kerry, and we’ll be reading about a Bush landslide for the rest of history.
So what would it take to really piss John Kerry off, to make him mad enough that he just started telling the truth as he saw it, in language that ordinary Americans could understand?
…think of the thousands who’ve been maimed and killed because of your opponent’s stubborn administration, get pissed and then speak from your heart!
- Anand
Category: United (or not) State of American Politics 2004