Reply #16: I think it will appear as a cheap stunt. Much like the original.

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That being said, it depends on what Kerry says at the event. It might fly if he makes a mockery of Shrub's AC photo-op but it'll all depend on how the media portrays it. I just see too many possible downsides and only one upside.

Upside

Kerry ridicules Shrub's photo-op and "service." Thereby diminishing the Chimp-in-Chief and elevating himself in comparison. This requires that the media play the proper sound bites and applies the proper spin. Highly unlikely.

Downsides

He is portrayed as "Bush-lite." It is spun as a cheap stunt (see original). It lends tacit support for the ongoing militarization of America. It lends tacit support to the war in Iraq. It will be spun as Kerry trying to be like the chimp. He will appear as "Bush-lite."

I think it would take a speech of the highest order to overcome the many obstacles that will be in place, i.e., media spin, RW spin, reduction to soundbites, etc... Maybe he can pull it off. I wish him luck.