Reply #82: Rassman, the man Kerry saved was out there often defending Kerry

[karynnj]

and telling his side of the story. Why didn't the media give Rassman's comments more prominence? Because it was not a fair game. What I saw in 2004 was that the excellent rallies I saw on CSPAN were shown on cable and the networks, with their talking heads standing in a parking lot saying where they were and about a minute of Kerry, usually covering just a scrap of criticism of Bush - ignoring all the real content. Kerry even spoke of telling the truth - and the look in his eye was one of sincerity. But it was not just on the SBVT, the rallies, and his Senate record that the media distorted - it was also who he and Teresa were (and are).

Back when Elizabeth Edwards did her book tour, one article linked to this short video of the two couples. Think first of the stereotypes of Teresa and the Kerrys in general and watch. Ask yourself if the impression of either couple is the spin the media had in 2004. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=628737n&tag=related
Aside from the comment that Elizabeth might have benefited from doing what Teresa spoke of, compare what you saw to the spin. The Kerrys both obviously listened when the other spoke, Teresa was soft spoken and what she said was extremely good.

The fact is that Kerry can relate to the general population. He actually won two early elections (lt governor and Senate) when he was not the media or party favorite. I saw Kerry speak in Hyannis before the 2008 election - he connected easily and well with the people there and they and he had fun speaking to each other afterward. http://www.johnkerry.com/multimedia/entry/barnstable_democratic_town_committee_election_eve_rally_video/