"He's Al Gore without the charisma; Nixon without the charm," writes Hugh Hewitt of John Kerry's dismissal of a fellow citizen's concerns at a Bethlehem, PA "town hall" meeting the other day. "There is a credibility gap in this campaign":
Kerry and his team have made credibility an issue in the campaign, but now they are exposed as liars, and on a major issue of whether there are foreign leaders confiding in Kerry that they hope Kerry wins in November. Joe Citizen, who was booed down by Kerry loyalists and interrogated by Kerry about his voting record in 2000 in response to a completely appropriate question about an on-the-record statement Kerry made, acted where elite media wouldn't. Joe Citizen's name is Cedric Brown, a signmaker from Pennsylvania, and he's not going to let the media lie down for Kerry. Good for Cedric.
Perhaps the Beltway Bigs can learn a little about aggressive reporting from the signman from the Keystone State. If Kerry lies about big things like meeting with foreign leaders, what won't he lie about? Answer: Nothing.
We happened to catch a newsclip of Kerry's attempt to silence constituent Brown. It was disgusting to watch. The Great Man made it clear, in both tone and words, that he couldn't be bothered with answering questions from someone who had voted for Bush, and anyway, why should he be accountable for something he said?:
"I'm not going to betray a private conversation with anybody," Kerry said. As the crowd of several hundred people began to mutter and boo, Kerry said, "That's none of your business."
As for the signmaker, a local online paper reports:
Brown was thoughtful during a telephone interview Monday, saying that the sudden attention was ''stressful'' for his family . . . Today, Brown is scheduled to appear on the Fox News Channel's morning show ''Fox & Friends'' and the evening program ''Hannity & Colmes.''
He said he still remembers when he was spit on and berated for wearing an Army uniform as the Vietnam War — which he did not fight in — drew to a close. He said Kerry, a Vietnam veteran who protested the war after his tour ended, bears some of the blame for the treatment many troops endured at home.
In his uniquely "nuanced" way, Kerry finally said "Democracy works both ways" and walked away. A spokewoman seemed to think she was helping Kerry's case by saying ''It's clear he was there to make a point, and he was intent on disrupting the town hall." Well, yes. Isn't that why American citizens attend town hall meetings, to make their points?
Note: From diversity-sensitive academia, meanwhile, uniformity of opinion was safely tucked in. No mention on the website of Northampton Community College, who hosted the Kerry appearance, of the difference of opinion expressed by Mr. Brown. Just a lot of cheery talk and smiling faces. No "hecklers" here.
[via Lucianne]
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