Is John Kerry Familiar with the History of his State?
In today’s WSJ.com Political Diary, John Fund detects a painful ignorance of American history in John Kerry’s rhetoric:
Democrats, on the other hand, either ignored or ridiculed the Tea Party sentiment boiling up in [Masachusetts]. Take Senator John Kerry, who launched a fundraising appeal for Democrat Martha Coakley by warning that Mr. Brown’s “allies in the right wing dream of holding a ‘tea party’ in Kennedy country.” Huh? This galumphing failure to recognize the historical resonance of the words “tea party” is typical. Long before Massachusetts was “Kennedy country,” it was the home of the original Boston Tea Party, which every schoolchild used to know about.
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There was also a history of running the bad guys outta town on a rail. Perhaps those that continue to bury their heads in the sand won’t mind reinvigorating that historical precedent as well?
Comment by Bill in Tucson — January 21, 2010 @ 3:01 pm - January 21, 2010
Brown reminded the people of Massachusetts that it was not the Kennedy seat, it was not the Democrat seat, it was the Peoples’ seat, and a shot was heard around the world…..
This is the real meaning of the TEA party
Kerry is an idiot in my view.
Comment by StraightAussie — January 21, 2010 @ 4:36 pm - January 21, 2010
What is surprising about Kerry’s ignorance?
Kerry is a leftist. For leftists, true freedom and democracy began with the socialist movements of the nineteenth century. The American Revolution was at best a false start as far as they’re concerned. So they have no respect for it.
Comment by Classical Liberal Dave — January 22, 2010 @ 1:00 am - January 22, 2010
Well, Is His State Familiar with the History of John Kerry?
And, if they are, they deserve one another.
Comment by heliotrope — January 23, 2010 @ 6:05 pm - January 23, 2010