Reply #5: Daily Kos would be an interesting idea - covering both the media distortion

[karynnj]

and showing what they deleted.

That story is perhaps as important as correcting the record on Kerry. I also intend to greatly edit it leaving just the beginning, the end and the two links - making it about a third as long and not quoting anything and resubmit it (tomorrow) in case the reason was it was too long or they didn't like quoted material.

If they delete that, I suspect that this likely means that the author fully knew what happened in 2009 - and he is doing what much of the press did in 2004. They are moving his position essentially to that of Clinton/Gates - ignoring that it clearly wasn't and he was often correctly referred to back then. Considering he validates every policy related negative theme Kerry has faced, I seriously doubt this is innocent. (if it is, he is incompetent.)

This lets them now argue that he has moved to Biden's POV, when, in fact, the Biden 2009 position was counter terrorism only - and Kerry, in committee, agreed with experts that that was not possible here - as you lose all your human intelligence, unless you are to some degree helping and protecting people. This plays into then saying Kerry changes his position as the wind blows. Suggesting that he would be bought on an issue of war and peace by the mere possibility that Obama might make him his second SoS is beyond insulting.

It is also clear that the author seems to completely misunderstand the "young Kerry". The only way to read it is that he almost suggests that "young Kerry" in an elder statesman is kind of like having Tourette Syndrome - rather than seeing young Kerry as an incredibly powerful truthful voice and one of a statesman.