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[babylonsister]

[whometense]

1. I think it's time for a Friday pic thread.

WASHINGTON - JULY 13: Senate Foreign Relations Committee member John Kerry (D-MA) listens as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad testifies during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill July 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Committee members pressed Khalilzad about what the U.S. plans on doing in Iraq in the face of rising sectarian violence and the inability of the Iraqi military to stand up so U.S. forces can stand down. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

[ProSense]

14. That is

fast becoming one of my (many) favorite photos!

:9

[whometense]

2. At TBA

WASHINGTON - JUNE 13: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is welcomed to the stage before addressing the Campaign For America's Future "Take Back America" conference June 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Kerry spoke on a variety of subjects and said it was a mistake for him to vote for the war powers amendment that gave President George W. Bush the ability to invade Iraq. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

[whometense]

3. in LA

too bad about the lettering...



LOS ANGELES - JUNE 01: Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) speaks about issues of national security, nuclear proliferation in Iran and in North Korea, and changing the US course in Iraq at a meeting of the Pacific Council on International Policy on June 1, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. The Pacific Council on International Policy is a non-partisan organization of business, civic, and government leaders whose mission is to both understand critical international issues and influence them. Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher is a co-chair of the council's board of directors. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

[WildEyedLiberal]

6. I will just reply to this one to say

ALL YOUR PICS ARE BEAUTIFUL!

:loveya:

[whometense]

7. thank you, thank you.

I will say, I do have an eye for a beautiful Kerry pic. :-)

[WildEyedLiberal]

8. Where do you find these?!

My computer is going to melt down with all that hotness stored in the drive...

[whometense]

11. Got them here:

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/ms_gins/source/home/home.aspx?pg=1

Just do a search for "John Kerry." Tons of great pictures there - I only scratched the surface. If it weren't for the watermarks it'd be ideal.

[Democrafty]

9. I LOVE that!

I don't think I've ever seen it before! It's amazing!

[whometense]

10. Isn't it???????

That was taken by our very own globalvillage, at the Take Back America conderence last month. I LOOOOOVE it.

[globalvillage]

16. It's one of my favorites, too.

I was thinking of that pic when I saw this thread.
It's a beauty, isn't it?

[globalvillage]

17. Hey Democrafty,

I would be thrilled if you used that pic at your blog (which is awesome, BTW)sometime.
It was taken after his TBA speech, where he was practically mobbed. Luckily, Tay got us great seats, and I was able to snap that pic.
Don't you just LOVE it?

[Democrafty]

19. Thank you!!!

I'm not sure what we'll use it for, but I'm saving it and will credit :)

[Democrafty]

4. Here's one we posted today:

be sure to stop by w<3JK today, because we're assembling John Kerry playlists:

http://welovejohnkerry.com/2006/07/28/well-download-my-playlist-and-call-me-a-celebrity/

[whometense]

5. Been and

left my mark! ;-)

[ProSense]

12. Found them!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:


I've been searching for these pics for a while. There were much more.

[whometense]

13. how did you get them

without the watermarks????? Those are great.

[ProSense]

15. Got them directly

from the Navy site:

http://www.news.navy.mil/view_galleries.asp


Unfortunately those were the only two I found there, but I know there are more.

[Luftmensch067]

18. Oh, ProSense...

You can find anything!!! And those are WORTH it!

My, my. :-)

[ProSense]

20. Definitely

worth it. Yum!

[TayTay]

21. Ah, must be Friday. And we need and deserve a pic thread

Faneuil Hall, April, 2006.

That speech and the one at Take Back America still get me. The Faneuil Hall speech in April was very, very emotional. There was a feeling in that room on that day that you just don't often get at these events. All the speakers were excellent and all the speakers spoke from the heart. The build-up before Sen. Kerry spoke was just amazing. His speech had that tone to it, it was just very, very special. Maybe it was the Hall, maybe the sense that enough was enough and these Admin people had to called out in no uncertain terms and maybe it was that emotional and moral sense of urgency that was in that remarkable speech, but that was really something. I wish you all could have been in that room that day. IMHO, that was one for the ages. It really was.

The good Senator is also known for producing these moments, almost painful to observe, when he seems to reach down deep and bring something remarkable back from within. This is not a guy who feels that he needs to share this side of himself all the time. (I know that.) Everyone knows that here. He is, in a way, a very private person. It's one of those 'complications' about Kerry that Mass people are at a loss to explain sometimes. Here is a very public person, but with obviously private and guarded areas. I understand that.

That's why when you get these incredible speeches, you really feel like you have been there to witness something. I just felt that at this speech. It reminded me of those 'moments' in the past Senate campaigns that were just, ahm, well, ahm, remarkable. Maybe it was just a little peek at the soul, the knowledge that whatever wisdom or memory he is bringing back is not without cost and that sharing it is not done on a whim. These are almost 'earned moments' and I was conscious of that happening then. Let me tell you, it was really something. Again, I wish you all could have been there. (And yeah, he can always be that good.) But, damn, there isn't anyone else that when I hear them speak, I wonder what the cost of this was, personally. I never felt ths with Clinton, it's just that level of 'gravitas' that is different with Kerry. I get that little voice that says you might want to pay attention to this, it's going to really be something. And so it was.

[karynnj]

25. What you wrote is so beautilful. what you said about that day is so true.

The feeling throughout all the speeches was very intense. After the speech, everyone seemed to be looking at each other as if to confirm that it was what they thought it was. It also seemed at the end as if no one wanted to leave - people moved very very slowly out of the building.

I agree with you that there is no other speaker comes close to this. Also, for a very very serious speech there was an incredible amount of applause. With almost every sentence, it seemed that it was the senmtence you would remember - then the next thought was better.

I am so so glad that sfter hearing me talk about it for 3 days - my husband suggested it wasn't silly to drive to Boston - and I am so glad I did. The speech and meeting all of the JK group people there was fantastic.

That picture is really very good. Enjoy the Monday Faneuil Hall speech! I think that must be Kerry's favorite public space in Boston too.

[TayTay]

27. There was a sense of that at the TBA speech,

but it was also different. I got up early to get to the Hotel by 7:00 am to reserve 9 seats for people. (Ahm, not actually very nice of me. Those seats were supposed to be reserved for conferees from Maryland, Virgina and DC. But, ahm, you snooze, you lose, so I claimed them early and held on to them.)

We had no idea what kind of a reception Kerry would receive from this decidedly liberal gathering. (We spend too much time in GD and tend to think everyone is hyper-critical.) There were other groups in the crowd who had brought banners and signs to protest the war and demand action from the elected officials who were speaking. We had no idea if they would applaud or heckle or what.

Again, this was another 'Kerry moment.' (Yeah, I've heard that phrase used in Mass to describe other, ahm, times when the Senator would just say something that was just memorable, but in that 'I pulled this up from deep within' way. It's hard to explain. But damn, do I know it when I see/hear it.) The Senator could have repeated his April speech and he would have won over the crowd. Several parts of the speech were taken from the Boston speech verbatim. But that wasn't the most memorable moment. The most memorable moment was that confessional line that I put in my .sig today. The Senator had moved beyond just the bare facts that the war was misconceived and the product of lies. (Sentences like that were sure fire crowd pleasers for this event and would have been enough.) He had moved beyond litany of horrors that mark this doomed policy in Iraq. He made it personal.

Kerry looked straight out at the crowd and said that we needed to acknowledge that the war itself, the fundamental act of going to Iraq, no matter what the reason, was wrong. He then kept that straight ahead eye contact and said, "and I was wrong to vote for it." It was a personal confession, that attempt to morally come to grips with all that has happened and then say it in clear and precise words that were unmistakable. (Go back and watch this video at Take Back America. Watch how the good Senator struggles through the applause to preserve both of these clauses as a single thought. He wanted both parts out as a whole, one leading to another. Remarkable.) It was, for me anyway, a 'Kerry moment." (Whome, tell me you know what I mean here about 'Kerry moments.' No one else does this. Not here and I don't think nationally either. It's just different and special. Again, it's so personal and the sense of this having been the result of deep thought and conscience is clear.)

[ginnyinWI]

33. thanks for writing this.

I know what you mean, even though I wasn't there that day. He has a deep reservoir of thoughts, convictions, principles, knowledge, experience--call it wisdom--and you know he will never fail to apply them to try to solve whatever problem comes up. That adds up to a great statesman and great leader. And that's why we believe in John Kerry.

:patriot:

[babylonsister]

22. ...

[Inuca]

41. This is unbelievably beautiful

[TayTay]

23. Pic-a-rama from Take Back America

In the Green Room with Sen. Kerry before the big speech. He so knocked it out of the park that day.




Making an emphatic point at the TBA conference.




Yeah, you nailed it. Just frickin nailed it that day.

These pics all came from the official Take Back America site. There are a few more there.

[TayTay]

24. More TBA pics, cuz that was so special

Nice closeup.




Lovely open hands pic. Yeah, they showed him the love that day.




Surrounded by fans after the event. (Hey, he has really big hands.)

[ProSense]

26. Wow! That first photo is awesome!

Thanks for the hands!

[TayTay]

28. He has wonderfully expressive eyes.

There was something there that day that was just different. Wonderful appearance and the speech matched that look.

[globalvillage]

29. What a great speech he gave at the TBA

And the crowd reaction was incredible.
Third row aisle at a Kerry speech - PRICELESS! (thanks, Tay)

[TayTay]

30. I love the pics that showed his eyes that day.

Honestly, those really were eyes seeing inwardly and outwardly at the same time.

And I wouldn't have had such a good time without you. Going to Kerry speeches with other intense Kerrycrats is just something else. Lord we all have to get together again and maybe invite that tall guy from MAss to tag along. (Well, it could happen, you never know.)

[Blaukraut]

31. Thank you all for those wonderful pictures!

A nice dose of John Kerry never hurt anybody :-)

[politicasista]

32. Nice pics. Thanks n/t

[ProSense]

34. AP pics from Iowa event

[Island Blue]

35. Very nice. Did he get a haircut?

Sleeves rolled up. Yum. And how great is he with kids? He always looks like he's engaged in conversation with them rather than using them as props for a photo-op. I heart him.

[ProSense]

36. It appears so, compared to:

Gosh, I love this picture!

[TayTay]

37. Now that's my Senator!

That's his, 'Don't give me that bullshit, I see right through you' look. Sigh!

Seriously, if you are telling the truth at a hearing, you have nothing to worry about, as long as you have done your homework and are prepared. But if you are trying to hide something or feed the good Senator a line, just watch it.

Sigh! The only thing better would be a pic with the glasses on.

[TayTay]

38. More from Getty (Thanks Whome!)

The Senator arrives late for the White House ceremony honoring the Boston Red Sox World Chamipnship. March 2005. (Wrong friggin Presdient was there. Spoiled the whole ceremony.) I'm sorry but the words, 'BE vewwy, vewwy quiet. I'm hunting Republican liars' come to mind in this pic.




Senator Kerry arrives for the cremony in April 2005 to honor the World Championship New England Patriots. Is it me or is that a really, really, ahm, interesting pic. Ooooh!



No Tom, you have to run as a Democrat. How could anyone who quarterbacked for NEw England even consider running as 'one of them?' Sen. Kerry does the Lord's work and tries to convince Tom Brady to turn from the Repubs and embrace life as a Democrat. Tom Terrific doesn't commit. Sigh!

[TayTay]

39. More GEtty

Sen. Kerry give a committee witness 'that look'



Sen. Kerry gave an eulogy at Rosa Parrks funeral.



At the inauguration of the wrong friggin president, Sen. Kerry give a shout out to a fan. (OMG, he's surrounded by Rethugs. This means he never has to spend even one day in Limbo (Purgatory). btw. He has been there, seving in the Senate with this bunch.)

[globalvillage]

40. All time favorite Kerry pics

It's tough to pick a favorite, but I would include these in my top 10

[TayTay]

42. GV: Those are all great shots.

That one with the little girl just resting her head on Kerry's long leg is just so sweet. That one gets me every time.

I just adore the Dodd/Kerry pic from last year. (Condi or Bolton heairng, I forget which.) The look on Chris Dodd's face is just priceless. Yeah Chris, we all feel that way with this Admin in power. (That pic and the one from the other day of Teddy Kennedy's 'headache' are bookend pics.)

Ahm, the walk on the sand. OMG!

[Blaukraut]

44. and to think JK just came out of the cold water in that last shot

and he still has a bigger 'package' than Dubya's shot on th aircraft carrier- the one where he clearly has a sock stuffed into his cod piece. Sigh...some men just have 'IT' and others need socks....

[TayTay]

43. One of my favorite, albeit sad and solemn, pics of Sen. Kerry

Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry attend the funeral at Arlington for Lance Cpl. Dimitrios Gavriel, a Massachusetts native. (At Arlington National Cemetary, Nov, 2004.)


I often think of this picture because it reminds me of why I am still here, still in this group, still on the 'internets' and so forth. It's because I think Sen. Kerry understands what families like this are going through. I think he understands a bit of what it's like to be in a war and to have mistakes lead to the deaths of the young and to have to write letters home to families. I think he utterly, in a soul-deep way, knows that you never ask for this kind of sacrifice unless it is asbolutely needed and justified. It's in his eyes. He stone-cold knows this. I wish we had someone in the White House who knew it as well.

"And here and now we must insist again that fidelity, honor, and love of country demand untrammeled debate and open dissent. At no time is that truer than in the midst of a war rooted in deceit and justified by continuing deception. For what is at stake here is nothing less than life itself. As the statesman Edmund Burke once said: "A conscientious man should be cautious how he dealt in blood."

Snip

"The former top operating officer at the Pentagon, a Marine Lieutenant General, said "the commitment of our forces to this fight was done with a casualness and swagger that are the special province of those who have never had to execute these missions--or bury the results."

John Kerry, April 22, 2006