Thank you John Kerry

[Botany]

Gore than Kerry so much has been stolen from us.

[Barack_America]

1. That was one of the best speeches I have ever heard in my life.

Wow. Just wow.

:patriot:

[flpoljunkie]

37. TPM's Josh Marshall is reporting that Kerry wrote the whole thing himself.

More Kerry

08.28.08 -- 12:01PM
By Josh Marshall

Interesting addendum to the Kerry speech story. I hear on good authority that he wrote the whole thing himself.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/210977.php

[gabeana]

2. Unfortunately

besides the 2000 and 2004 elections being stolen there are a lot of stupid ill informed Americans

[Coexist]

3. .

[FrenchieCat]

14. Really wonderful!

[wundermaus]

4. Excellent Speech...

He would been a wonderful President...

[Botany]

5. In 2004 I got to know some people who worked in his office in the Senate

The man is total class.

[Island Blue]

6. That was one hell of a kick-ass speech.

Given the chance, I would vote for that man again in a heartbeat!

[bushisanidiot]

7. He kicked some ass!

way to go Big John!! :)

[beachmom]

8. He was pitch perfect tonight. Passionate.

And I think he just set the tone of how we are going to take down McCain this fall.

[YvonneCa]

9. Yes, thank you, sir...

...for always putting your country and the American people first. And for working so hard to help us take it back. GREAT speech! :patriot:

[MarjorieG]

13. So true....

[WindRiverMan]

10. God Bless John Kerry

What they did to him four years ago is unspeakable. Glad he finally got some revenge.

[ginnyinWI]

24. I can just hear him answer, "I've been through worse."

I don't think he's about revenge so much as justice. Putting things right for his country.

[demmiblue]

11. He was brilliant!

Thank you, Senator Kerry!

:patriot:

[flamingdem]

12. To me this was the best speech so far nt

[MH1]

15. What a great speech.

Damn, what should have been.

[progressiveforever]

16. Kerry was tonight's superstar!

This was phenomenal.

[Top Cat]

17. Senator Kerry you are amazing....

[politicasista]

18. K&R

:kick:

[Withywindle]

19. He's terrific and he always has been...

...it's hard to rank Bush Administration crimes, since they're all so appalling, but it really all starts with election theft. Twice. And we lost TWO of the best Presidents we ever might have had, for 8 years of the worst.

But thank you John Kerry for trying, and for all that you do. :loveya:

[muffin1]

20. Great post

It really is sad, isn't it? I have a feeling we're on the road to recovery. Thank you for a wonderful speech, Senator Kerry you are a true American hero.:patriot:

[TayTay]

36. Hey, how have you been?

Long time, no hear!

I thought that the good Senator from Massachusetts hit all his marks last night. Nice to hear that others thought so too!

[jillan]

21. Kerry couldn't have been any better.

And it depressed the hell out of me to see him standing there, knowing what shoulda been.

[hibiscus]

22. K & R for my President Kerry!

:patriot:

He is and will always be my President Kerry!

[YvonneCa]

32. Mine, too...

,,,hibiscus. Mine, too.:patriot:

[RoyGBiv]

23. I was so proud to vote for him ...

... in my black hoodie and everything.

[SeattleGirl]

25. I was so impressed by him tonight!

What a powerful speech he gave!

Thank you, Senator Kerry! :patriot:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

26. Loved every minute on CSPAN

Kerry came to the podium with a chain saw in one hand and a sledgehammer in the other. He tore Grampy McShits down brick by brick and there was NOTHING left by the time he was done.

If he had done this four years ago, he be getting renominated for his second term now.

[politicasista]

28. Yep. If only he had Dems backing him up instead of siding and caving to Bush

He would have been there. He is doing for Obama what Dems should have done for him. That's attack and hit back. The media refuse to cover that and the response to the swifities.

[EndElectoral]

27. Man that speech was great.!!! Too bad he wasn't in charge the last four years.

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

29. Where was that fight in 2004?

Kerry needed to respond like that starting in August 2004 when the Swiftboat shit came out and kept it going all the way until election day.

[YvonneCa]

31. Welcome to DU. n/t

[emulatorloo]

33. Do some research

Here's a thread you can start with in the DU research forum:

Swift Liars: Kerry-Edwards Campaign Response
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=358&topic_id=2555

Gives a timeline and speech quotations (that the media did not cover)


So there was plenty of fire from Kerry in 2004, and a lot of fire back at Bush hiding behind the swiftboaters.

Funny thing, TV did not cover that.

Think about how CNN treats Obama. And then double it.

Welcome to DU!

[emulatorloo]

35. CORRECTED LINK

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=358&topic_id=2555&mesg_id=2559

[beachmom]

30. Too bad MSNBC blew it, and CNN only came in halfway.

Long live c-span and pbs.

[emulatorloo]

34. Happily MSNBC/Keith played a very long section of it later.

But too bad they did not have it in Real Time