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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
nothing has been as focused on vietnam as his convention speech has... that i'll agree with. but, apparently he has been talking about it enough to have President Clinton recommend from his hospital bed that he tone it down about vietnam.
i'll cite a source if ya like. right now, i'm feelin' lazy.  |
no need to hunt down a source, unless you disagree with my next statement:
Clinton told him to tone it down because of what they focused on at the convention--what you're thinking of isn't due to anything kerry said after the convention (although I'm not sure he toned it down enough).
It really is sad, though. I wish conservatives would stop attacking him. I keep hearing people chastise kerry for defending himself--as if he should stand around and let all this shit splatter on him without attempting damage control. Just leave the man alone and talk about
one's own issues--unless one's platform doesn't have any.
kerry should probably do the same--and that's what Clinton told him. Neither Rove nor his dad appear to be telling bush the same thing--or he isn't listening.
I'm not romanticizing the past, and I don't think bickering will paralyze the nation or even make us more vulnerable to external threats. I just think it's petty, immature, and I think a lot of people fall into it fairly easily.