Andrew Golis

Directed by the dailykos.com, I watched the first 25 minutes or so of Kerry’s participation in a debate in 1974 with the leader of a group that opposed him and the Veteran’s Against the War. You should watch it for two reasons:

1. It’s tremendously encouraging for the future of this race. Kerry is articulate, calm and quietly vicious. His opponent is no slouch in this little debate (interesting note: he’s also the author of the new book that came out in coordination with the “Swift Boats for Truth” slime ad) but Kerry beats the crap out of him. If he’s kept his skills up over the last 30 years, it’s going to be quite a show when he and GWB face off in October.

2. I learned a lot about the substance of the Vietnam issue that, as a youngster, I didn’t really know: Vietnamization, the timeline of the withdrawal, the general tone and basis for the debate at the time. Even if Kerry weren’t running for President now, it would still be an interesting historical piece to look back to learn!

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