This Is Considered Journalism?

J.J. Jackson* | November 24, 2005

BOSTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry’s public profile and prosecutorial past didn’t spare him from performing that most mundane of civic responsibilities - jury duty.

Kerry was not only chosen this week to sit on a jury in Suffolk Superior Court, but also was elected foreman.

The case involved two men who sued the city for injuries suffered in a 2000 car accident involving a school principal. The Kerry-led jury rejected their claim Tuesday, and his fellow jurors said the state’s junior senator was a natural leader.

“I just found him to be a knowledgeable, normal person,” said Cynthia Lovell, a nurse and registered Republican who says she now regrets voting for President Bush in last year’s election. “He kept us focused. He wanted us all to have our own say.”

The former Democratic presidential candidate reported for duty Monday and none of the lawyers in the case objected to putting him on the jury.

“I was a little surprised,” Kerry said of being selected for jury duty.

“I enjoyed it,” he said. “It was very, very interesting and very instructive.” - The Associated Press

Well, I’m just surprised that Mr. Kerry didn’t flip flop on this one.

I really want to know what was so relevant about Cynthia Lowell’s regretting voting for George Bush. Does this have anything to do with the story?

Maybe she would have rather voted for Michael Peroutka of the Constitution Party, like I do. There is nothing in there saying that Ms. Lowell would have prefered to vote for John Kerry. The reader is just supposed to assume that is so.

Why must the media persist on trying to take a jab at President Bush even in insignificant stories like this one? I am quite aware that there are many reasons to criticize Bush, but being childish like this article does is just ridiculous.

This is just another example of the problem with journalism today. No one appears to be reporting, “just the facts.” Maybe a few episodes of Dragnet would be helpful to these people.

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