I was very happy for Youssef participating in the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Scholarship Program (SMSP). He had amazing teachers and was able to later get a Master's in HR from NYU.
One of his teachers in the program was the venerable #BobShrum. In Bob's long storied career he helped shepard Democratic candidates to victories for decades. The problem? On his biggest campaign - the 2004 race for President - he fucked up and the cost to the world cannot be understated.
The fact the #JohnKerry campaign allowed an ad like this to go unchallenged is beyond political malpractice... it was political suicide.
The 2004 race was very winnable for our side. We had the war hero candidate to contrast against the guy who avoided Vietnam by going into the Air National Guard. So how the fuck did our side allow this swift boat ad to go unchecked?
On election day 2004 the early exit polls looked good. Bob actually told John Kerry, "Congratulations, Mr. President-elect." Ooops.
I should have grace. Bob did great things in his career but when I had a chance to actually talk to him I couldn't because I wanted to punch him.
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