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When Kerry’s Words Obscure His Message

I thought this article was an interesting look at Senator John Kerry’s proclivity for sometimes speaking in gibberish. This is not intended as a political poke or anything of the sort, just an observation and a well-written article about it.

To be fair, we’re all well aware of President Bush’s speech limitations and occasionally incomprehensible comments (“Is our children learning?”).

So the race will be between a president who sometimes goofs his grammar beyond belief and comes across as stupid, and a Senator who sometimes forgets to punctuate his comments and comes across as an incoherant rambler.

I’m sure that neither impression is accurate, but it will be interesting to see how it all factors into the race.

And, in case you’re wondering, I’ve decided to hold any endorsements for the 2004 election until after the first Bush/Kerry debate. I’m not sure just when that will be yet.

  • When Kerry’s Words Obscure His Message (WashingtonPost.com [no longer available]).

Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was. He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass guitar . . . sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.