McCain Giving John Kerry's 2004 Speech
Posted by Adam Blickstein
This speech is eerily reminiscent of John Kerry's 2004 convention speech, largely now derided as too heavy on biography, too little on substance, and too much about Vietnam. In fact, ironically, John McCain gave Kerry some advice 4 years ago on the subject:
McCain said that he urged Kerry sometime ago not to talk about Vietnam during his campaign. "I did advise John. I said, 'Look, you shouldn't talk about Vietnam because everybody else will. Let everybody else do it.' His advisers figured that was probably not enough, that he had to emphasize that in his campaign. In my campaign, as you know, I didn't talk about it because I didn't need to."
What a difference 4 years makes. Now John McCain's narrative subsists and relies nearly unilaterally on his Vietnam experience and time as POW. His service and sacrifice are admirable, but what's not is the brazen politicization of his biography, somehow using this as a qualification to be President. This reversal of principle, like so many that McCain has made in recent years, is yet another switch in the re-imagining of John McCain from maverick to political automaton.
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