John Kerry to speak at UNC Chapel Hill

[Luftmensch067]

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for president in 2004, will speak on March 20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The free public talk will be at 2:30 p.m. in Hill Hall, on campus roughly across East Franklin Street from the post office.

Kerry will deliver this year's Weil Lecture on American Citizenship at UNC, presented by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, a part of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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UNC's biennial Weil Lecture seeks to widen discussion of issues and concerns in the United States. Founded in 1915 by brothers Henry and Solomon Weil of Goldsboro, the lecture has been given by speakers including presidents Taft and Carter, U.S. Senators J. William Fulbright and Nancy Kassebaum, Eleanor Roosevelt and CBS and NPR correspondent Daniel Schorr.

More at link: orange.mync.com/site/orange/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/29270/john-kerry-to-speak-at-unc-chapel-hill (sorry, can't get link to link normally!)

Nice writeup! Hope one of our number can go and report!

[JI7]

1. any chance he will get together with Edwards

or is there no relationship there anymore ?

more likely he might meet with Elizabeth.

[karynnj]

2. I would seriously doubt that he would get together with Edwards

It was clear before the sexual scandal that Kerry there the inference that he was a very disciplined disciple of "if you can't say anything positive, don't say anything" - so he said nothing at a point where he had warm praise for Obama and good words and praise for HRC, Dodd, and Biden. The sleaziness of the affair, both because of Elizabeth's health and the fact that money from a campaign likely went to her would not impress ANYONE. Also at this point, Edwards is toxic and I've seen nothing to suggest he really has changed. (I could see Kerry forgiving and helping him if he did any serious good work - if it could help that work.)

As to Elizabeth, from her book it was clear that Kerry was very supportive when she needed it after the campaign - as was Teresa (who Elizabeth bizarrely attacked for it in her book). Although both Edwards attacked Kerry and Teresa for their own political gain, if Elizabeth Edwards came I would imagine that he would not hold any of that against her. The Kerrys were both very supportive after her diagnosis when asked about it on Imus's show.

[beachmom]

3. A few more details:

http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/government-and-law/john-kerry-to-speak-offer-media-availability-at-unc.html

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Friday (March 20)
2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., media availability
Hyde Hall
2:30 p.m. Weil Lecture on American Citizenship
Hill Hall
Chapel Hill

Media representatives are invited to a roundtable discussion with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who ran for president in 2004, at 2 p.m. Friday (March 20) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kerry chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Members of the media also are welcome to cover Kerry’s lecture, sponsored by UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities, at 2:30 p.m.