Chapel Hill grad Peter Gammons had more to say about “Sox fan” John Kerry today:
Whichever aide suggested that John Kerry throw out the first pitch, get booed and look out of place Sunday night should be forced to drive Michael Dukakis’s tank for a week. So Kerry isn’t as at ease in that situation as George W. Bush. So what, don’t point it out. How a candidate looks on the mound shouldn’t be a part of any election. This is the greatest week of Kerry’s life of public service — thus far — and his candidacy is about ideas, management and human rights, not symbols, a symbol that wasn’t necessary. George Stephanopoulos hit it right on ESPN — never, never do that.
But don’t think all politicians are phony fans; they are not. The Democratic senators who annually gather in Florida make spring training games their highlight. And some of us have a stash of Tip O’Neill letters promoting Dominic DiMaggio and Joe Wood for the Hall of Fame.
