Speech wows TV pundits

TELEVISION commentators gushed in their first response to John Kerry’s nomination acceptance speech, while warning the address will be parsed in the weeks ahead for what wasn’t said.

“This is the best speech I have ever heard John Kerry ever make,” CBS analyst Bob Schieffer said as balloons fluttered down on the Democratic National Convention’s closing celebration on Thursday night.

On ABC, political director Mark Halperin provided an echo: “The best speech I’ve ever seen John Kerry deliver by a mile.”