Senator Kerry in Action

PJ O'Rourke gets the link for today's demonization of Democratic Nominee John Kerry. Writing in the Weekly Standard, PJ gives his first impressions of the Senator in his notes:

From my journal: "Gets there & never talks to Comelec girls. Boy is ball-less. Joe and I finally push forward & tell Kerry it was us (1 Dem. & 1 Rep.) that called for him (we also heard, Comelec girls wanted Observers called). That it was Joe & me seemed to make a big difference to Kerry. Who still did f---all."

Senator Kerry in his first term, is sent on a bipartisan commission to oversee the Filipino elections. A group of young workers points out fraud and is intimidated with violence. Senator Kerry is called to help and does "f----all." Not exactly 'Profiles in Courage.' PJ wrote in his Rolling Stone article:

Why he was reluctant, I can't tell you. I can tell you what any red-blooded representative of the U.S. Government should have done. He should have shouted, "If you're frightened for your safety, I'll take you to the American embassy, and damn the man who tries to stop me." But all Kerry did was walk around like a male model in a concerned and thoughtful pose.

Posted by jk at April 16, 2004 10:20 AM