Throws Like a Girl

It's just hard to understand what John Kerry is thinking sometimes. He detours his plane to watch the Red Sox play the Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday night, and then volunteers to throw the ceremonial first pitch. But instead of doing so from the box seats, he takes to the pitcher's mound and bounces the ball off the ground, never making it all the way.

Most people don't know Kerry had shoulder surgery (rotator cuff) on his right arm a few months back, so they will conclude -- as did the folks at ESPN's Pardon The Interruption -- that Kerry just "throws like a girl." That's a terrible way for a politician to introduce himself to the American public. (Of course, the vast right-wing conspiracy has long believed that Kerry throws like a girl, witness this excerpt from a GMA interview about his throwing war medals 30 years ago.)

Is Kerry really like the "girlie men" the Governator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is in trouble for mocking in California? Probably not, but the photo op makes him look like one. Just plain stupid.

 Posted by glenn