Charlie Gibson nailed the salient point when he said:
Gibson:
Senator...is it not fair to draw the inference that, when trying appeal to the anti-war people in 1971 you said--- as in that interview---"it was the medals".
And then in 1984---when the people who supported the war were giving you political problems---you then said "No, I didn't throw the medals away". 13 years later.
Kerry's trying to muddy the water by saying this is about whether he said "medals or ribbons". As quoted above, Charlie nailed the point. If even a lib like Charlie gets it, this isn't going away.
Excellent point. You know a Dem candidate is in trouble when a certified member of the liberal establishment effectively calls him a double-dealing, lying hypocrite to his face!