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In reply to the discussion: No more Kerry's... [View all]karynnj
(59,475 posts)That was part of the reason Axlrod spoke of when speaking of why Kerry was chosen. Not to mention, all the inside stories including direct comments by Obama, say that Kerry did push him in debates to attack Romney's lies. The Chicago people advised (wrongly against it).
There was no question on his medals in the debate. The question was on Meet the Press and was not at all as you suggest. It was intended as a gotcha questions. They had tape from the 1970s where Kerry asked about throwing his medals spoke of why they did it - and did NOT correct the person by saying he did not throw his medals (which were in Boston.) His answer in 2003 or 2004 was that the ribbons and the medals represented the same thing and he was proud of participating. (Had Kerry in the 1970s corrected the person, they would have attacked the answer as being similar to Clinton claiming he didn't inhale.)
As to that protest, you might want to check out kerry's speech on the 35th anniversary on the right to dissent - he is proud - and he should be of what he did in 1971.