John Kerry Wednesday
The speech for Wednesday was being billed as a major foreign policy speech. We were told to dress more formally and be prepared for a speech, rather than a rally. Wisconsin J and I showed up at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center at 7:50am for the door opening at 8am. We were pretty far up in the line. Once we got inside we noticed that instead of seating all the people that had been at the front of the line in the center section, they were putting them on the sides, so all we would have is a profile view. Well, that did not sit well with the seniors in the crowd, who soon began chanting, "Put us in the middle, we were here first!". A small protest began by all of us standing up and refusing to sit. Moments later, Kerry press supervisor Stephanie Cutter came and moved the whole section closer to the middle. Hooray!
We waited until about 10:15am to get underway. I knew it was important because Kerry brought three generals and an admiral with him, as well as Krisien Breitweiser, a 9/11 widow that has endorsed him. The speech was good, lasting about an hour. Kerry laid out a five point plan to combat terror and win in Iraq.
After the speech, Wisconsin J and I were only 8 rows from the stage and barricades, so we rushed up to try and get our coveted picture with Kerry. Our diligence paid off as Kerry made his way around the barricade shaking hands and pressing the flesh. I was not able to get a great picture with him (see the picture of my arm below, thanks to Wisconsin J!!), but I did get to grab his hand. It is the first time I have ever met a Senator, and also the first time I have shaken the hand of a President of The United States.
A great day, a great experience. It left me feeling more invigorated for the stretch run....Until last night when I saw that Theresa Kerry had said something stupid again. It seems that it is not a huge issue between the two women, but it just gives the Repubs another chance to take the focus off of Bush and his record, which he still will not take account for. I was re-heartned after reading about Bush and Pat Robertson, whom Bush told he did not expect heavy casualties during the Iraq War. Whoops.
We waited until about 10:15am to get underway. I knew it was important because Kerry brought three generals and an admiral with him, as well as Krisien Breitweiser, a 9/11 widow that has endorsed him. The speech was good, lasting about an hour. Kerry laid out a five point plan to combat terror and win in Iraq.
After the speech, Wisconsin J and I were only 8 rows from the stage and barricades, so we rushed up to try and get our coveted picture with Kerry. Our diligence paid off as Kerry made his way around the barricade shaking hands and pressing the flesh. I was not able to get a great picture with him (see the picture of my arm below, thanks to Wisconsin J!!), but I did get to grab his hand. It is the first time I have ever met a Senator, and also the first time I have shaken the hand of a President of The United States.
A great day, a great experience. It left me feeling more invigorated for the stretch run....Until last night when I saw that Theresa Kerry had said something stupid again. It seems that it is not a huge issue between the two women, but it just gives the Repubs another chance to take the focus off of Bush and his record, which he still will not take account for. I was re-heartned after reading about Bush and Pat Robertson, whom Bush told he did not expect heavy casualties during the Iraq War. Whoops.
posted by GT at 7:19 AM
1 Comments:
wow, i don't know what kind of "work" t. kerry has done, but that was about the lowest insult a woman could make towards another. female kerry has not been very impressive in her appearances and to be honest, i think she's a bit stuck-up and way too conceited and way too east-coastish mentality for me. i could care less about gw, but if his wife was running, i'd vote for her anyday. she's poised, she's intelligent, and she's a very warm and caring person. i do love heinz catsup, but that wench of a woman (theresa kerry) is low and should be ashsamed of herself for implying that stay-at-home mothers don't work or are out of touch with "real" issues. if less families had both parents working, then maybe there'd be a bit more peace and our youth wouldn't be so fucked up right now. maybe a little more mrs. bushy is what this country needs and a lot less mrs. kerry.
p.s. kerry has not won yet, so you might want to calm down.
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