Reply #17: Agreed, and I think it's more than surviving.

[Democrafty]

Sen. Kerry said at the Young Dems meeting in October that "the media is out of control." He was referring to coverage of Tea Party candidates, and the apparent desire to turn politics into a giant high school prom scenario. (My interpretation; the Senator did not specifically mention prom.)

It's so great to see him fighting that mentality in every interview he does. And although the questions were pretty (deliberately?) insulting, I'm not terribly sorry they were asked. It gave him a great opportunity to rise above the BS.

BTW, I think he really reinforced his coolness and maturity with his response to the effigy question. (Which was not actually a bad question.) He was able to present himself as someone with a lot of wisdom and perspective. I couldn't help trying to imagine a Republican response to the same question.