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John Kerry

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2. A few reporters clearly illustrate his comment on "the right to be stupid".

Reply to karynnj (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 02:06 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/john-kerry-proudly-defends-americans-right-be-stupid/62530/

Which is worse is that these people get paid "to be stupid".

I think there is something with some of these blog columns for newspapers (Al Kamen, a couple of the bloggers on the Atlantic, ...). I am starting to wonder how they got their jobs.

(That and kazakhstan, you' ve got to wonder why some people write about foreign affairs).

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Nice coverage of Kerry's German Youth Connection town hall in the BG (AP article) [View all] karynnj Feb 2013 OP

Thanks. I was trying to find his remarks. I just ProSense Feb 2013 #1

A few reporters clearly illustrate his comment on "the right to be stupid". Mass Feb 2013 #2

"...these people get paid to be stupid"... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #6

And a couple of articles about what Kerry can be expected to do and why? Mass Feb 2013 #3

It is really weird that they had so many stories dealing with how he was not Clinton karynnj Feb 2013 #5

yes, and the media love this angle Mass Feb 2013 #7

Here's a good clip ProSense Feb 2013 #4