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Originally posted by 350HP930
Well, until someone presents some info that kerry's family and friends pulled strings to get him into school, the military and business his career path appears a whole lot more legitimate than bush's.
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Yes, sort of like getting his political ticket punched for his four months in Vietnam...kerry needed some seriously conservative credentials to rid him of his lable as a liberal, anti-war activist or even a traitor to some. A prosecutor title was just what he needed.
After Vietnam...of course; Kerry tried politics…his goal all along. He was the same kind of political carpetbagger as Hillary was…just less successful. According to one biography: He “tried on congressional districts like suits off the rack. In less than two months in early 1972, the antiwar leader called three different districts in Massachusetts home. To this day, he bears the brand of opportunist from that brazen district-hopping, which he acknowledges as part of his political "baggage."
Although he was backed by high-roller, liberal Hollywood types like “filmmaker Otto Preminger, author George Plimpton, composer Leonard Bernstein, and other celebrities” and married into a rich family and was able to run “the most expensive congressional race in the country that year.” He was still a loser.
It didn’t help that his campaign was caught in the act of “dirty tricks.” On the eve of the primary, his brother and his campaign director were arrested for breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny after being caught breaking into the headquarters of his contender around 2 a.m. -just hours before the election polls opened.
Since he could not get elected anywhere….and certainly didn’t want to get a real job….Kerry went to law school. Some say with the criminal element and tactics that he used to run for office….it was only a natural tool to pursue…..ie..do what you know.....
Although he claims to be brilliant, apparently his undergraduate record and LSAT scores were less than stellar…and he had to settle for Boston College (instead of Yale or Harvard) where he graduated in ’76 without any academic honors.
After graduation, he was a prosecutor for almost 3 years, but spent very little time trying criminals….despite his “fighting crime” commercials. Due to his political skills, he was promoted to an administration position only one month after receiving his license (ahead of more seasoned attorneys) to practice and actually only took two felony cases before a jury. What he really did was run the reelection campaign for the current DA who was ailing and whom Kerry hoped to succeed in office. After being reelected, the DA essentially dismissed Kerry in 1978. Fortunately…there were other offices to run for and a rich wife for support.