Leaving to see JK in Pittsburgh!

[frank frankly]

Friday morning at 9am.

I know LOTS of people who are attending.

I am very very excited!!!

:hi:

[frank frankly]

1. okay, now I am leaving

will post details later!

[spinbaby]

2. I wish I could go

But I gotta work. Give us a report when you get back.

[frank frankly]

3. shook his hand!!!

HUGE CROWD

pictures later today, i hope!

JK WAS AWESOME!!!

[blm]

4. Need MORE. Every detail you can pack in.

I promise to be a good audience. ;)

[frank frankly]

5. he is a personal charismatic. it is REMARKABLE...i called him "john"!

Teresa Heinz spoke about how when she went to college in South Africa and how it was wonderfully integrated and then two weeks before graduation they arrested Mandela and segregated the school. she was amazing on all points.

Kerry was awesome. Called Bush a misleader and also took time to explain that he was not just going to point out bushco, but that he was going to offer progress, but that it was important to show how bushco was destroying the planet.

he talked about viet nam and so many things in such a brilliant and easy and passionate manner. he talked about how cheney and co. had never served in the military and there was a lull and i screamed "chickenhawks", to my delight. it was at the university of pittsburgh, lots of carnegie mellon university students there, too. all walks of life. the firefighters worked the entrances. everybody happy and serious.

i was with friends and one has a ten year old genius daughter. i was waiting to shake his hand in a huge group and she found me, i picked her up and held her. he saw her and beamed, shook her hands and then mine, looked at me with full attention, i swear to the trees full attention, and i said "thank you, john." he moved on. it was AMAZING.

i will post pictures and more details. it was a sunny brilliant day and the crowd was ENORMOUS. people still waiting blocks to see him but it was outside and magnificent and people could see and hear for distances. bon jovi played and there were tons of teenage girls, but NONE left. everybody was given great kerry signs and big foam hands and inflatable bushwacker thingees. it was a thrilling event. i will never forget it.

[frank frankly]

6. Gov Rendel spoke, to be Senator Hoffel, local county executive Onarto

Kerry talked about the 2 year community service and then 4 free years state college and crowd went wild.

it was his normal stump, but tighter and more aggressive than last i saw in nh. incorporates dean's message that repubs want to divide us and prey on lowest common denomenotar. he covered how bushco did not goto un, nor build coalition, nor go to war as last resort. he spoke of bringing in the world community as only way to go in iraq. called bush a misleader.

the crowd roared most at the anti-bush stuff. the harsher, the more the roar. but his proposals and explanation that he will only increase taxes on the top 2% went over really well.

it was...wow.

[sandnsea]

16. Makes my heart go pitter-pat

I'm really excited to hear that! Too bad all CNN can manage is Bon Jovi clips, sounds like they're terrified to show how much people really like him. He IS remarkable and people are going to be finding that out all over the country this year! And Teresa, haha, what an amazing woman!! I can't wait to get these two in the White House!

[TheDonkey]

17. Sounds great! wish I could have made it (nt)

[frank frankly]

7. he spoke for about 40 minutes and shook hands, signed for another 40

a very gracious man. a very wonderful, powerful and kind handshake.

bushco, bring it on, you fuckers are going to lose BIG.

[blm]

9. I don't doubt it for a second.

I haven't doubted it for about three years now. ;)

[frank frankly]

8. talked about tyco, enron, worldcom, "corporate chieftans"

very down to earth, but spoke of yale and senator's healthcare and how that access is a right for all, not just the few.

what else...

[JohnKleeb]

11. and people say he is like Bush?

sounds great man. glad ya saw him.

[frank frankly]

12. he is great, john

i can promise you that now.

don't miss the chance to see him in person.

[JI7]

18. only those who don't like him

and are searching for things to complain about. most will never agree with him or anyone else on every single thing. but there are many issues and he is far better than bush on most of them.

[frank frankly]

10. kick

:kick:

[frank frankly]

13. kick

:kick:

[blm]

14. Post some PICTURES!!!!

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[frank frankly]

15. tomorrow...

my friend had the digital camera

but, wow, did JK look GOOD. wow.

i have met many people in my travels and i was trained to study people.

today, i met a leader. a good leader. a really really good leader.

just in time for us bipedal mammals...

ooops!

I forgot to say he said we have to stop needing OIL!!!

NO MORE YOUNG SOLDIERS DYING FOR OIL!!! He said that!!!