Hackett - Jon Stewart Gets it
The Daily Show gets it. Jon Stewart gets it, while the establishment insiders in the Democratic party don’t. Back in 2005, during a special election in Ohio, Paul Hackett emerged as an unlikely Democratic candidate in a heavily Republican district where the Republican candidate usually wins by 20 or more percentage points. However, Hackett, a former Marine and a veteran of Bush’s war of choice in Iraq, did far better than expected in the heavily tilted Republican district, nearly winning the special election 48% to 52%. Hackett, a strong Bush critic and a supporter of gay marriage, then decided to run for the Ohio Senate seat that’s up for grabs in the 2006 elections.
Of course, wouldn’t you know it, the ever timorous establishment insiders in the Democratic party decided to torpedo Hackett’s candacy; because, it appears, the former Marine just ruffled too many feathers within the party with his outspokenness.
With that in mind, the folks at The Daily Show decided to offer their media expertise to "soften" Hacketts political image; and thereby make him more attractive to the timorous Democratic party establishment. Take a look at the video, Jon Stewart gets it (video courtesy of Crooks and Liars):
The Democratic party continues to flounder by ignoring the resonnance people like Paul Hackett and Russ Feingold strike in the hearts of Americans who believe in the truth, sans political machinations.
It’s more than disheartening for those of us who are incredulous that the Democratic Party won’t fight “the vulcans” in power.
Comment by Nancy S. Miller | March 19, 2006