Hey Nerd, dude you need to chill. No need to go casting aspersions like that.

Sorry I got the night wrong. I didn't know Kerry had been on at all, until I started seeing the stories on Google News this morning. I posted four links (chosen on the basis of how fast they loaded for me), two positive, two less than positive, for balance.

I just thought people might be interested in reading something about it is all, especially if they, like me, didn't even have the appearance on their radar. I don't have any opinion of how he did, of course, because I didn't see his performance.

What, is it a crime I did this Nerd? Or are maybe you being a little overly sensitive?

But I did find the differences of what the Canadian articles focused on vs what the US articles focused on, to be interesting.


The US articles I read (and I read a few more than I posted links to) all made a big to do about the fact that this was Kerry's first interview given to "the press" (are these people crazy?) since the Swift Boat debacle began.

First, I thought it quite revealing that US journalists are referring to a tv comedy show that parodies the news, to be "the press". Scary, ain't it?

Second, I LOVED the fact that Kerry stuck it to the press by going on the Daily Show instead of one of the punditry shows, or granting an interview with Brokaw, Rather, or Jennings, or doing the 60 Minutes thing. I think the message got through loud and clear, that this is about how seriously Kerry takes this whole non-issue obsessions with his Vietnam service being debated by "serious" news people.

I was also very surprised to see that no one had mentioned his appearance here in the forum, considering the level of interest in all these things.

Or are there just that few Daily Show watchers at Mudcat?