Startlingly Refreshing

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Drudge is reporting today that the Kerry daughters were booed soundly at the MTV awards last night.

http://www.drudgereport.com/kerrymtv.htm

This could not possibly have been predicted. How could this have happened? There seem to be only two possible answers:

  1. Despite the tidal wave of anti-Bush criticism coming out of Hollywood and the entertainment industry in general, the young adults of today are unaffected; they are able to compartmentalize entertainment vs. politics. As one who curses at Nickelodeon for sending inappropriate messages to kids, this would be a wonderful finding.
  2. Still, it seems wholly implausible that the self-selecting group of young people who would attend this event would be Bush supporters. Though I'm no conspiracy theorist, I wonder if the RNC planted some people at this event. If true, it was a brilliant stroke: hitting the ultra-left on their own turf, and taking them completely by surprise in front of a national audience.

Either way, try picturing Terry McAuliffe watching that trainwreck unfold. A great way to kick off convention week.


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