I'm meeting John Kerry tomorrow What should I ask him?

[The HL]

Hey, John Kerry is doing a little meet up tomorrow. http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com
will be there. Any ideas for questions. I plan to ask why the democrats don't address the diebold/ess
voting machine thing. If anyone has specific information or questions please let me know

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Why did he walk away

after the 2004 election?

[The HL]

2. thats another good one

I have often asked that myself thanks.

[emulatorloo]

9. walk away? huh, A list of stuff Kerry has been doing since Jan 05

List is a little shorthand, just copied from here:

http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/cfm/press-statement.cfm


05/26/2006 Statement by John Kerry on the Confirmation of General Michael Hayden as CIA Director
05/26/2006 Statement by John Kerry on the Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
05/25/2006 John Kerry Votes for Immigration Reform
05/25/2006 John Kerry on Enron Convictions
05/25/2006 John Kerry Lifts “Hold” on Federal Highway Nominee
05/25/2006 John Kerry Statement on GAO Investigation into Voluntary Corporate Climate Change Programs
05/24/2006 Senator John Kerry on Prime Minister Olmert’s U.S. Visit
05/23/2006 John Kerry Fights to Protect Veterans from Identity Theft
05/22/2006 Kerry Business Conference Helps Cut Red Tape, Provides Disaster Recovery Info
05/22/2006 John Kerry Statement on Stolen Veterans’ Records
05/17/2006 Senator Kerry Calls for ‘Physical Disaster’ Declaration
05/15/2006 John Kerry Delivers Emerson College Commencement Address
05/15/2006 A Real Solution for Border Security: Kerry Amendment Would Add 1,000 New Border Patrol Agents, Says National Guard Stretched in Iraq and Afghanistan
04/22/2006 Patriotism is truth, today as in Vietnam
04/22/2006 Kerry: A Right and Responsibility to Speak Out
04/20/2006 John Kerry Addresses U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America
04/06/2006 John Kerry Speaks on His Iraq Strategy: Two Deadlines and an Exit
04/06/2006 Kerry and Cantwell Lead Call for National Summit on Energy Independence
04/06/2006 John Kerry Responds to Sen. Allard's Iraq Attacks
04/04/2006 John Kerry visits The Epiphany School in Dorchester
04/04/2006 Kerry Leads Bipartisan Call to Aid All Small Businesses Devastated by Drought
04/03/2006 Kerry Calls on Justice Department to Protect Voting Rights for Victims of Katrina
04/01/2006 Senator John F. Kerry Delivers Democratic Hispanic Radio Address
03/29/2006 Statement by John Kerry on Vote Against Lobbying Bill
03/28/2006 John Kerry on Announcement by Lane Evans to Retire From United States Congress
03/27/2006 John Kerry North Shore communities in Massachusetts
03/16/2006 Statement by John Kerry on Meeting with President on Line-Item Veto Proposal
03/16/2006 John Kerry: Investigation Shows Bureaucratic Bungling Still Hurting Our Port Security
03/16/2006 Statement by John Kerry on Halliburton’s Failure to Provide Purified Water to U.S Troops in Iraq
03/16/2006 John Kerry on Senate Vote to Allow Drilling in Arctic Refuge
03/10/2006 John Kerry Announces Funding Push to Help Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
03/09/2006 John Kerry on Demise of Dubai Ports Deal
03/08/2006 Kerry, Landrieu Report Exposes Administration Failures on Katrina Recovery Efforts
03/07/2006 Statement by John Kerry on the Passing of Dana Reeve
03/06/2006 Kerry to Introduce Line-Item Veto Proposal
03/01/2006 John Kerry on Katrina Revelations
03/01/2006 John Kerry on Katrina Revelations
03/01/2006 Kerry Demands Independent Oversight of Congress
02/28/2006 John Kerry on Commerce Committee Hearing on Dubai Ports Deal
02/28/2006 Kerry: Israel Boycott Calls Dubai Ports Deal Further Into Question
02/28/2006 John Kerry on Commerce Committee Hearing on Dubai Ports Deal
02/22/2006 Kerry Presses Secretary Snow for Full Disclosure in Dubai Ports Deal
02/21/2006 Senator John Kerry on the Passing of Eli J. Segal
02/17/2006 ALLEN, KERRY INTRODUCE WIRELESS INNOVATION ACT
02/16/2006 Kerry Seeks to End Royalty Windfall for Oil Companies
02/16/2006 John Kerry to Deliver Commencement Address at Kenyon College
02/16/2006 John Kerry Leads Military Pay-Raise Effort
02/16/2006 John Kerry: “Scientific Censorship Has No Place in the United Sates of America”
02/14/2006 John Kerry to Introduce Resolution Today to Fix “Royalty Relief Program” for Oil Companies
02/13/2006 Senate National Security and Energy Leaders Call On Secretary Rice to Address Addiction to Oil in Testimony Tomorrow
02/09/2006 Kerry, Salazar Move to Deny Pensions to Lawbreaking Lawmakers
02/08/2006 Kerry Asks Pentagon to Clarify that America Will Not Have Permanent Military Presence in Iraq
02/06/2006 Statement by John Kerry on the President’s Budget
01/31/2006 Senator John Kerry on the Passing of Coretta Scott King
01/30/2006 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on Alito Nomination
01/27/2006 Senator John Kerry Speaks Out Against Alito Nomination
01/26/2006 Kerry Supports Filibuster of Alito Nomination
01/26/2006 John Kerry on Palestinian Elections
01/25/2006 John Kerry: Military Must Be Ready to Face Modern-Day Threats
01/25/2006 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on His Opposition to Judge Alito’s Nomination to the Supreme Court
01/24/2006 Kerry on IRS Review of Frozen Tax Refunds and EITC
01/24/2006 John Kerry: Where’s the accountability?
01/24/2006 Kerry, Kennedy, Senate Democrats Continue Fight for Home Heating Assistance
01/23/2006 John Kerry: President Fails to Explain Why He’s Above the Law
01/19/2006 Kerry, Obama Fight to Protect EITC, Tax Refunds For American Families
01/16/2006 Statement by Senator John Kerry in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/06/2006 Kerry, Isakson Push for Tougher Penalties For Child Internet Pornography
01/06/2006 John Kerry Blasts Pat Robertson for Sharon Comments
12/23/2005 Statement by John Kerry on U.S. Troop Withdrawals From Iraq
12/13/2005 John Kerry Honors Latino Chamber of Commerce Business Center
12/08/2005 Statement by Senator John Kerry on Iranian President’s Assault on Israel
12/08/2005 Senator John Kerry Delivers Speech on War on Terror
12/06/2005 Former White House Aide, Celtics Coach Jon Jennings New Massachusetts State Director
12/05/2005 John Kerry: Time for a New Secretary of Defense
12/05/2005 John Kerry on 9/11 Commission Giving Washington Failing Grade on Homeland Security
12/01/2005 Kerry to Attend Rosa Parks Statue Bill Signing
11/22/2005 Kerry, Jackson: President Should Sign Rosa Parks Bill into Law by December 1st Anniversary
11/21/2005 John Kerry Responds to Latest Republican Personal Attacks
11/21/2005 Kerry Responds to Latest Attacks by Dick Cheney
11/18/2005 John Kerry Responds to Sickening Republican Attacks on Decorated Veteran Rep. Jack Murtha
11/18/2005 Rosa Parks Bill Passes Senate, Civil Rights Hero will be Honored with Statue in Statuary Hall
11/18/2005 John Kerry Speaks on Senate Floor, Responds To Sickening Attacks on Decorated Veteran Rep. Jack Murtha
11/17/2005 Kerry Amendments Pass Senate, Keep Promise To Troops, Military Families, Small Businesses
11/17/2005 Kerry Amendment to Hold TSA Accountable Passes Senate Commerce Committee
11/17/2005 Kerry Amendments Pass Senate, Keep Promise To Troops, Military Families, Small Businesses
11/16/2005 Statement of John Kerry on Legislation to Honor Rosa Parks With a Statue in U.S. Capitol
11/16/2005 Senator John Kerry Responds To Latest Cheney Personal Attacks and Lies
11/16/2005 Statement of John Kerry on Legislation to Honor Rosa Parks with a Statue in U.S. Capitol
11/15/2005 CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MOVING FORWARD ON HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS TO HONOR ROSA PARKS IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL
11/14/2005 Kerry Responds to Bush Attacks: White House Misleading Public on Prewar Iraq Intelligence
11/11/2005 Senator Kerry Honors Massachusetts War Heroes at Veterans Day Ceremony
11/11/2005 John Kerry Responds to George Bush's Veterans Day Political Attacks
11/10/2005 Senator John Kerry’s Response to Senator McCain’s Mischaracterization of His Iraq Plan
11/10/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Republican Leadership’s Failure To Ram ANWR Drilling through House of Representatives
11/10/2005 Remarks By Senator Kerry
11/10/2005 Kerry Introduces Strategy for Success in Iraq Act in United States Senate
11/10/2005 Senate Passes Kerry Amendment Demanding Accountability on Secret Prisons
11/05/2005 Leahy Joins Kerry’s Call for 20,000 Troops Home from Iraq by the Holidays
11/04/2005 The Rosa Parks Memorial Statue Act of 2005 (S. 1959)
11/04/2005 Es hora del que Bush se vuelva a involucrar con Latinoamérica
11/03/2005 Senator John Kerry Introduces Legislation To Honor Rosa Parks in the U.S. Capitol with Statue
11/02/2005 Senators Bill Nelson, John Kerry Aim to Curb Increases In Medicare Premiums for Seniors
11/02/2005 Senator John Kerry’s Eulogy of Rosa Parks
11/01/2005 Kerry's June 2005 letter to the Intelligence Committee
11/01/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Tax Reform
11/01/2005 Roberts Reponse:
11/01/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Closed-Door Senate Session and Senate Failures to Investigate Pre-War Intelligence
10/31/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court
10/31/2005 Senator Kerry, Congressman Markey Fight to Protect Patients' Privacy
10/28/2005 John Kerry on Bush’s Terrorism Speech Today
10/28/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Indictments in CIA Leak Case
10/27/2005 Statement by Senator John Kerry on the Withdrawal of Harriet Miers' Nomination to the Supreme Court
10/26/2005 Senator Kerry's op-ed on Latin America in El Nuevo Herald (Spanish)
10/26/2005 Statement from John Kerry on the Passing of Congressman Ed Roybal
10/26/2005 Statement from John Kerry on The Loss of the 2,000th American Service Member in Iraq
10/26/2005 Statement from John Kerry on Senate Defeat of LIHEAP Amendment
10/26/2005 Senator John Kerry Lays Out Path Forward in Iraq
10/25/2005 John Kerry Statement on Passing of Rosa Parks
10/24/2005 Statement by Senator John Kerry on Nomination Of Ben S. Bernanke to Serve as Chairman of the Federal Reserve
10/20/2005 John Kerry on Commerce Committee Defeat of McCain Amendment
10/19/2005 John Kerry to Introduce Legislation to Help Prevent Future Dam Emergencies
10/18/2005 STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JOHN KERRY ON TAUNTON EVACUATION
10/18/2005 STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JOHN KERRY ON TAUNTON EVACUATION
10/18/2005 Kerry, Kennedy Urge President Bush to Fully Fund LIHEAP
10/14/2005 John Kerry Statement on Passing of Vivian Malone Jones
10/13/2005 Senator John Kerry on Small Business Administration's Role in Hurricane Reconstruction:
10/13/2005 John Kerry Statement on Passing of Dr. C. DeLores Tucker
10/12/2005 Kerry, New England Senators Call on Bush Administration to Increase Energy Assistance for Low Income Families, Seniors
10/07/2005 Kerry on Bush Speech, President’s Attacks on Critics
10/05/2005 John Kerry on Senate Defeat of LIHEAP Amendment
10/04/2005 Senate to Debate Kerry LIHEAP Amendment This Week
10/03/2005 Statement on the Nomination of Harriet Miers for Associate Justice
09/29/2005 Kerry, Durbin, Solis, Hastings Fight to Protect Public Health And Environmental Equality in the Gulf Coast
09/26/2005 John Kerry Addresses American Competitiveness
09/23/2005 John Kerry Joins Effort to Protect Communities' Rights to Provide Broadband Services
09/22/2005 Kerry Introduces Plan to Combat Global HIV/AIDS, Neglected Diseases
09/21/2005 John Kerry Opposes Roberts’ Nomination for Chief Justice
09/21/2005 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on His Opposition to Judge Roberts' Nomination for Chief Justice
09/20/2005 John Kerry Addresses African American Prostate Cancer Summit; Demands Washington Address Racial Disparities
09/19/2005 John Kerry Addresses the Lessons of Katrina
09/15/2005 John Kerry Responds to President Bush’s Speech to the Nation
09/15/2005 Senate Passes Kerry Legislation to Provide Tax Relief, Help Guard and Reserve Troops Hurt By Katrina
09/14/2005 John Kerry: Administration Must Investigate Gas Price Gouging
09/13/2005 John Kerry Statement on President Bush’s Failure to Respond to Hurricane’s Devastation
09/13/2005 OTIS REMAINS OPEN FOR NEW MISSION
09/12/2005 Senator John Kerry on Resignation of FEMA Director
09/09/2005 John Kerry Offers Major Package of Legislation to Help Small Businesses, Others Devastated by Hurricane Katrina
09/09/2005 John Kerry Says SBA Must be Held Accountable for Misuse of 9/11 Funds
09/07/2005 Kerry, Kennedy and Meehan Demand EPA Cleans Up Water Contamination at W.R. Grace Superfund Site
09/07/2005 Kennedy, Kerry Announce Introduction of Lowell Park Expansion Legislation
09/06/2005 Senator Kerry Applauds Fight to Keep Otis Open, A-10s at Barnes
09/04/2005 Senator John Kerry on the Passing of Chief Justice William Rehnquist
08/26/2005 Senator John Kerry on BRAC Commission’s Decision on Otis and Barnes Air National Guard Bases
08/26/2005 STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JOHN KERRY ON BRAC VOTES ON HANSCOM
08/25/2005 Senator John Kerry Commends Decision of BRAC to Keep Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Open
08/23/2005 John Kerry Says Proposed Fuel Economy Standards Don’t Address Problems with Foreign Oil, High Gas Prices
08/17/2005 SENATOR KERRY, SENATOR KENNEDY ANNOUNCE GRANT FOR MEDFORD LAW ENFORCEMENT
08/17/2005 SENATORS KERRY AND KENNEDY ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANT TO WEST SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
08/17/2005 SENATORS KERRY AND KENNEDY ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANT TO WEST SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
08/13/2005 Senator John Kerry Delivered Democratic Hispanic Radio Address on Saturday August 13, 2005
08/13/2005 Senador de Massachussets, John Kerry, Emite el Mensaje Semanal Demócrata por Radio
08/12/2005 Senator John Kerry Delivered Democratic Hispanic Radio Address
08/10/2005 Kerry, Kennedy, Romney and Delahunt Say New Calculations Show Defense Department Overstates Savings from Closing Otis ANGB by $500 Million Dollars
08/09/2005 John Kerry Says Energy Policy Fails Americans
08/08/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Passing of John H. Johnson
08/08/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Passing of Peter Jennings
08/03/2005 John Kerry on the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
08/01/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Recess Appointment of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
07/29/2005 SENATOR JOHN KERRY LAUDS DECISION BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO KEEP MASSACHUSETTS TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE CENTERS OPEN AND URGES THE ADMINISTRATION TO SAVE BOSTON CALL SITE
07/29/2005 Senators Kerry and Kennedy Lead Bipartisan Effort to Get Emergency Funds for Shellfishermen
07/29/2005 John Kerry Says Energy Bill Fails Americans
07/27/2005 John Kerry Says Revolution in Telecommunications Must be Addressed in Legislation
07/26/2005 Senator John Kerry, Senator Edward Kennedy, Representative Michael Capuano Join the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur to Raise Awareness of the Genocide
07/26/2005 Senators on Both Sides of the Aisle Call on President Bush to Release Home Energy Funds for Relief from Extreme Heat and Record Energy Costs
07/26/2005 Finance Committee Passes Kerry Plan to Protect Pensions, Hold CEOs Accountable
07/25/2005 Senators Urge Congressional Investigation Into Leak of CIA Agent Valerie Plame’s Name
07/22/2005 Kerry: American People Must Know Roberts' Record on Civil Rights
07/21/2005 Kerry, House and Senate Environmental Leaders Call for Administration To Reverse Backwards March on Environmental Justice
07/20/2005 Bush Administration Blocking Gas-Price Relief for Farmers, Truckers, Small Businesses
07/20/2005 John Kerry: Protect the Bill of Rights and Freedom of the Press
07/20/2005 John Kerry: Fewer Speeches, More Action Needed on Port Security
07/19/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Nomination of John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court
07/19/2005 STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JOHN KERRY ON BRAC COMMISSION HEARING TODAY
07/18/2005 Senator John Kerry Announces $8,037,000 Grant Awarded to the Massachusetts Victim Witness Assistance Board
07/18/2005 Senator John Kerry Calls for Immediate Action on Veterans’ Health Care
07/15/2005 MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DEMANDS SANTORUM APOLOGY
07/14/2005 Statement of Senator John Kerry on Homeland Security Bill
07/14/2005 Statement of Senator John Kerry: White House Claim that Too Much is Being Spent On Veterans’ Health Care is “Outrageous”
07/14/2005 Senator John Kerry Fights for Red Tide Program Funds, Criticizes Bush Budget Cuts
07/13/2005 John Kerry on Rick Santorum's Insult to Massachusetts and Abuse Victims Everywhere
07/12/2005 Senate Adopts Port Security Amendment to Homeland Security Bill
07/12/2005 John Kerry: America’s National Security - Not Karl Rove’s Job Security - Should be Administration’s Only Priority
07/12/2005 SENATOR JOHN KERRY AND SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY ANNOUNCE $13,709 GRANT TO BOLSTER LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN WARREN
07/12/2005 Senator John Kerry Works to Secure America’s Ports
07/07/2005 Statement from Senator John Kerry On Terrorist Bombings in London
07/06/2005 SENATOR JOHN KERRY FIGHTS FOR MASSACHUSETTS BASES AT PUBLIC BRAC HEARING
07/01/2005 Sen. John Kerry On The Retirement of Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
06/30/2005 John Kerry continues to fight against LNG in Fall River
06/30/2005 John Kerry: CAFTA is a Giant Step Backward
06/29/2005 PRO-TRADE DEMOCRATS BLAST BUSH TRADE POLICY
06/29/2005 John Kerry on Medicaid: The Status Quo is Broken, Especially When It Comes to Kids
06/28/2005 New York Times The Speech the President Should Give
06/28/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Bush’s Fort Bragg Speech
06/28/2005 John Kerry Speaks Out on Iraq, Details Concrete Steps President Must Take to Rescue the Mission
06/24/2005 Kerry Fights to Help Small Businesses and Farmers Deal with Soaring Fuel Costs
06/23/2005 STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JOHN KERRY ON ADMINISTRATION’S DENIAL TO DECLARE MASSACHUSETTS RED TIDE CRISIS A NATIONAL DISASTER
06/23/2005 Kerry on Rove Comments: Make America Safe, Not Divided
06/23/2005 STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN KERRY ON NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REPORT BY MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC EDUCATION COALITION
06/23/2005 John Kerry: Time for a Policy Wake-Up Call on China
06/22/2005 Kerry joins Bipartisan Group in Offering Climate Change Amendment to Energy Bill
06/22/2005 Kerry Statement on the Release of the DNC Voting Rights Institute Ohio Report
06/21/2005 John Kerry on Marine Corps Report on Equipment Shortages
06/16/2005 Commerce Department Answers Call from Senator Kerry and the Massachusetts Delegation to Declare a Fishery Disaster in Massachusetts
06/16/2005 New Report: Private Accounts Would Cut Benefits, Increase Costs for Small Businesses
06/15/2005 John Kerry Fights to Protect Medicaid Benefits in Massachusetts and the Nation
06/15/2005 John Kerry Urges Bush Administration to Keep Massachusetts IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers Open that Help Elderly and Low-Income Citizens
06/15/2005 John Kerry on GOP Proposal to Raise Retirement Age
06/15/2005 Kerry Takes Aim at Bush Energy Scheme
06/14/2005 CAFTA Information
06/14/2005 SBA RESPONDS TO SENATOR JOHN KERRY’S REQUEST TO DECLARE THE RED TIDE CRISIS AN ECONOMIC DISASTER TODAY
06/14/2005 John Kerry: After Decades of Inaction, A Time to Heal A Nation’s Wounds Over Lynching
06/13/2005 Jeffords and Kerry File Renewables Amendment To Energy Bill
06/13/2005 John Kerry: We Need a New, Common-Sense Approach to Trade
06/12/2005 John Kerry Applauds RiverFest for the Concord, Sudbury and Assabet Rivers
06/10/2005 Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Asks Commerce Department to Declare Massachusetts Disaster Area in Wake of Red Tide Crisis
06/10/2005 STATEMENT FROM JOHN KERRY ON GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S EFFORTS TO AID FISHERMEN
06/09/2005 SENATOR KERRY CONGRATULATES OUTSTANDING NCO OF THE YEAR STAFF SERGEANT ADAM BERG
06/09/2005 Kerry and Waxman Call for GAO Investigation Of Manipulated Climate Change Science
06/08/2005 John Kerry and Massachusetts Delegation Members Senator Kennedy and Congressmen Frank, Tierney, Delahunt and McGovern Strongly Urges Governor Romney to Act Quickly to Aid Fishermen in Red Tide Crisis
06/08/2005 John Kerry and Massachusetts Delegation Members Senator Kennedy and Congressmen Frank, Tierney, Delahunt and McGovern Strongly Urges SBA to Act Quickly to Aid Fishermen in Red Tide Crisis
06/02/2005 Pepperell Springs Conservation Effort Complete
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Join Students and Parents in Round Table Discussion on the Future of Head Start
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Visit Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to Meet with Students and Staff of the TRIO Program
05/31/2005 Senator John Kerry to Visit Upper Housatonic River Valley to Highlight the Importance of Designating it a National Historic Preservation Area
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Host Town Hall Meeting on Issues Affecting Massachusetts’ Seniors
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Participate in Opening Ceremonies with the Kinsella Family at Brockton Rox Baseball Game
05/31/2005 Statement from John Kerry on Governor Romney’s Veto of the Stem Cell research bill passed by the Massachusetts Legislature
05/27/2005 Senator Kerry Honors Massachusetts War Heroes on Memorial Day Weekend, 2005
05/25/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Vote on Priscilla Owen
05/25/2005 Congressional Delegation United on NStar Utility Workers
05/24/2005 Fallout from "Nuclear Option
05/24/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Stem Cell Research
05/22/2005 Senator Kerry delivered at BU Medical School
05/19/2005 John Kerry on “Nuclear Option” on Judicial Nominees
05/18/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Massachusetts Lawsuit to Stop Toxic Mercury Pollution
05/17/2005 KENNEDY AND KERRY ANNOUNCE RECORD TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR MASSACHUSETTS – A $1.17 BILLION INCREASE OVER TEA-21
05/17/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the 51st Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
05/15/2005 John Kerry on New Mercury Rules:
05/13/2005 Statement by John Kerry On Pentagon’s Base Closure List
05/12/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Bolton Nomination
05/12/2005 John Kerry: It's Time to Reign in the Spin
05/05/2005 Statement by Senator John Kerry In Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day
05/05/2005 John Kerry on Harmful Changes to “Roadless Rule”
04/28/2005 Kerry, Lautenberg Introduce Legislation to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Fake News Hearing on Bill Set for Early May
04/27/2005 John Kerry: White House, Congress Should “Go Back to the Drawing Board” on Energy Plan
04/25/2005 John Kerry to Address America’s Dangerous Dependence on Saudi Oil
04/21/2005 John Kerry on Republican Congressional Leadership's Failure To Focus on Real Priorities of the American People
04/21/2005 John Kerry on Republican Congressional Leadership's Failure To Focus on Real Priorities of the American People
04/21/2005 John Kerry to Address Republican Congressional Leadership's Failure to Focus On Real Priorities of the American People
04/20/2005 John Kerry on Retirement of Senator Jim Jeffords
04/20/2005 John Kerry: It’s Time for President Bush to Address Gas Prices, Dependence on Foreign Oil
04/19/2005 John Kerry at Senate Hearing on Toxic Mercury Pollution
04/19/2005 John Kerry at Senate Hearing on Toxic Mercury Pollution
04/19/2005 Senator John Kerry spoke this afternoon at a Senate hearing on toxic mercury pollution. The Merrimack Valley is one of nine mercury 'hotspots,' or areas with elevated mercury levels, in New England. The Senate Democratic Policy Committee held the hearing on mercury in response to repeated denials of Republican-led committees to hold hearings on the matter.
04/19/2005 John Kerry Fights to Halt Devastating Transit Cuts to Massachusetts Projects
04/19/2005 Statement from Senator John Kerry on Pope Benedict XVI
04/18/2005 Senate OKs death benefit boost for families of active-duty troops
04/14/2005 Channel 5 in Boston Reports on John Kerry's Victory for Military Families
04/14/2005 Kerry, Lautenberg Secure Hearing and Mark-Up on Fake News
04/14/2005 Senators John Kerry and Frank Lautenberg Say Taxpayer-funded “News” Abused by Administration Should Have Disclaimer
04/13/2005 Kerry pushes military initiative
04/13/2005 Senator Kerry Takes Military Story to the Senate
04/13/2005 Senate Passes Two John Kerry Amendments for Troops
04/12/2005 John Kerry Fights to Add Troop Benefits to Supplemental
04/11/2005 Statement by John Kerry on John Bolton’s Nomination as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
04/07/2005 Kerry: Publicize benefit for vets
04/04/2005 Stem-cell Research is Pro-Life
04/02/2005 Statement from Sen. John Kerry on the Passing of Pope John Paul II
03/30/2005
03/30/2005 Bush's Budget Assaults Our Values, by John Kerry
03/29/2005 Budgeting our values, by John Kerry
03/29/2005 Leading health care, children's and labor organizations support KidsFirst
03/27/2005 Dishonest' Bush budget ignores needs of the nation, by John Kerry
03/26/2005 Budgeting our values, by John Kerry
03/25/2005 Thanks to Dedicated Citizens, Assabet National Wildlife Refuge Opens
03/25/2005 SENATOR KERRY ANNOUNCES $267,986 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES GRANT FOR MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
03/25/2005 Bush’s latest budget plan is assault on country’s values, by John Kerry
03/24/2005 Leahy, Jeffords, Boxer and Kerry
03/22/2005 John Kerry on EPA Hiding Harvard Scientific Data on Health Effects of Mercury
03/17/2005 John Kerry Statement on Senate Action to Save Medicaid from Drastic Cuts
03/17/2005 John Kerry Says Washington Budget is Out of Touch With American Values
03/17/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Senate Action to Save Medicaid from Drastic Cuts
03/17/2005 Senate Passes Landrieu-Kerry Reserve Fund For Reservists and Small Businesses
03/16/2005 John Kerry will make a major speech on America's budget priorities on Thursday, March 17, to the Center for National Policy
03/16/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Paul Wolfowitz’s Nomination to be President of the World Bank
03/16/2005 LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDS FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS
03/16/2005 Senate Opens Arctic Refuge to Drilling
03/15/2005 Senator John Kerry fights to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Massachusetts and Connecticut
03/15/2005 Senator John Kerry fights to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Massachusetts and Connecticut
03/15/2005 John Kerry on New Mercury Rules:
03/15/2005 Senators John Kerry and Maria Cantwell Team Up to Fight Drilling for Oil in Arctic Refuge
03/14/2005 Kerry, Cantwell Fight Arctic Drilling
03/11/2005 Statement of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems in Support of the “Kids Come First Act of 2005” (S. 114)
03/11/2005 Statement from Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, Supporting “Kids First Act of 2005”
03/11/2005 “Kids Come First Act” Addresses Medicaid Challenges Facing Children
03/11/2005 Vote Kids Lends Support to Kids First Bill:
03/11/2005 March of Dimes Supports “Kids Come First Act of 2005”
03/09/2005 John Kerry Announces Half-Million ‘Citizen Cosponsors’ Of KidsFirst Health Care Plan
03/09/2005 John Kerry grassroots press conference
03/09/2005 John Kerry on Bush's Energy Plan: "Americans Deserve Better"
03/08/2005 Kerry Organizes Grassroots Coalition Behind KidsFirst Act, Calls for Senate Action
03/08/2005 John Kerry on President Clinton
03/07/2005 Statement by John Kerry on John Bolton's Nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations
03/03/2005 Kerry, Bipartisan Coalition Win 11th Hour Push to Save Boston Teacher from Deportation
03/02/2005 A Pioneer in Civil Rights
03/02/2005 Working to Strenthen the American Military
03/02/2005 Jackie Robinson to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
03/02/2005 Jackie Robinson Receives Congressional Gold Medal For His Civil Rights Work
02/28/2005 Our military needs a better ally at home
02/24/2005 John Kerry on U.S.-Russia Nuclear Agreement
02/17/2005 John Kerry Calls for Election Reform
02/16/2005 John Kerry on Climate Change:
02/15/2005 John Kerry: Military Families Must be Part of Supplemental
02/14/2005 John Kerry Says America Must Stand By Our Military
02/11/2005 Senator John Kerry to Discuss Strengthening America's Military at Annual Worcester Telegram & Gazette Visions Ceremony
02/09/2005 John Kerry on Medicare Costs Estimates and the Health Care Crisis in America
02/09/2005 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on Climate Change
02/08/2005 John Kerry to Address Climate Change at The Brookings
02/07/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the President’s Budget
02/03/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General
02/03/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Social Security
02/02/2005 Statement by John Kerry on State of the Union Address
01/31/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the President’s Budget
01/27/2005 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on Kids First to Families USA
01/27/2005 John Kerry Rallies Families USA to Fight for "Kids First"
01/27/2005 Senator John Kerry "Kids First"
01/26/2005 John Kerry’s “Kids Come First” Act
01/21/2005 THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
01/19/2005 Senator John Kerry Opposes Nomination Of Dr. Condoleezza Rice for Secretary of State
01/16/2005 Senator John Kerry Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/16/2005 Statement of Senator John Kerry
01/16/2005 Statement of Senator John Kerry
01/14/2005 STANDING BY OUR TROOPS AND MILITARY FAMILIES
01/06/2005 Statement by Senator Kerry on the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General
01/05/2005 Senator Kerry Statement on the Congressional Certification of Electoral College Results

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. I was talking about conceding the election

n/t

[987654321]

18. He didn't walk away.

It's just that he hasn't received adequate press coverage, and the coverage he has received has been very skewed, so most people don't know all that he has done. I think it is a shame that our last two Presidential nominees both conducted themselves with integrity and respect, yet many think less of them because of the perception that they didn't fight hard enough. It's almost like some wanted Gore and Kerry to fight as dirty as their opposition did. I regret that they didn't win, but I respect the fact that they chose to take the ethical high road.

[_dynamicdems]

38. And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

John Kerry is also an investigative type so you KNOW he's been working on a lot behind the scenes that he CANNOT disclose.

We just see his fit for prime time stuff.

[zulchzulu]

23. Conyers has admired Kerry/Edwards team for post-election efforts...

I've posted the letter before from Conyers' blog.

[saltpoint]

83. This is true. And a crucial point, because Congressman Conyers is

no slouch at democracy.

As Bush administration officials are soon to learn if the House flips blue in November.

[zulchzulu]

101. Conyers and his praise of Kerry/Edwards post-election efforts

There are a few people in this and other Kerry-related threads that need to read this before they bash Kerry for "walking away, etc."

"Fighting for Every Voter"

A few more words about an issue that is of the utmost importance to me. As political candidates, we spend considerable time and effort every election cycle fighting for votes...

A few more words about an issue that is of the utmost importance to me.

As political candidates, we spend considerable time and effort every election cycle fighting for votes. After the election, whether won or lost, many candidates leave the irregularities of the election behind. But we owe the voters more than that. When voters are disenfrachised, we owe it to them to seek justice and expose the truth. That is why I have been so proud of the Kerry-Edwards campaign's ongoing involvement in the investigation and litigation of what went wrong in Ohio. I wrote to the candidates recently to ask that they continue to be involved in this important endeavor.

This is not about the past. It is about figuring out what went wrong and why -- and then getting the next election right, not for the Democratic Party, but for all of the voters.

- John Conyers

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000213.htm

[saltpoint]

102. Yes. There it is. I think it's a good idea to keep it handy for

threads where it's likely to be relevant.

Thanks, zulchzulu.

[tives12]

3. Why are Democrats shying away from impeachment?

[demdiva]

27. They're not ...but in order to even consider

impeachment proceedings, the Dems need to address the fall elections first.
n/t

[katinmn]

66. Then why did the house minority leader announce before the mid-terms

that impeachment hearings would be off the table after the elections?

[demdiva]

104. First things first ...

[_dynamicdems]

39. Horse before the cart. n/t

[Senator]

Best Question: Since there's no downside to Impeachment.

Rationalizations for inaction, like the ones above and whatever Kerry's may be, have it backwards.

You impeach on principle, not for partisan advantage. The "strategery" of waiting cuts the moral force out from under the effort.

Calls for "backlash" from the DC/Euphemedia Analstocracy are nearly laughable, as is their bogey-man of the Clinton impeachment farce being a model for anything. So if he's concerned about those he needs to get his head out of the beltway sphincter muscle for while.

Ironically, since Kerry supports Censure, he has already made a conclusion about there being a criminal in the WH. You'd think he'd be more vocal about the need to impeach. That he might, you know, lead?

Kerry could certainly claim that as a "potential jury member" he can't pre-judge on removal, but that doesn't get him off the hook for supporting/promoting the effort to accuse (impeach). His failure to do so makes him complicit with the spying, torture, and terrorizing the nation into war.

But I wouldn't expect him to open a mouth -- which is all he needed to do after 10-hour poll-tax-lines in Ohio, or on Jan. 6th 2001 (and 2005). Remember, this was the guy who was asked by Russert on Jan 7th, 2001 why he didn't support the objection to the unlawful Florida electors by the CBC. His answer: "Nobody asked us."

Aside from the veracity of the statement, his dereliction of his duty to have made an independent judgement about that election theft means that he's clearly a beltway follower, not a leader.

Might be better just to ask him if supporting a primary candidate against Joe Liebermen helps the terrorists.

--
www.january6th.org

[1956]

4. Quietly ask

Were you threatened by Busthugs to throw in the towel? Were the mobsters going to arrange "accidents" for his family if he didn't comply?

[Esra Star]

42. Would Bonesmen do that to each other? n/t

[blm]

61. Do bonesmen investigate each other? Funny, how S&B ties never kept Kerry

from uncovering IranContra, BCCI, illegal wars in Central America and CIA drugrunning - oh yeah - it was NON-Bonesman Bill Clinton who closed the books on all those investigations of BushInc.

[primative1]

5. I want my Senator back ...

Can you ask him if he plans on coming back and doing his job in the senate soon, or will he continue to pander until 2008?

[blm]

12. Name one person who's doing more in the senate than Kerry.

He hasn't stopped doing his job since he went in 1985 - care to explain why you haven't NOTICED what your senator has been doing?

[primative1]

17. What I notice most ..

is that he has been running for president since 2003

[blm]

26. Then that is YOUR problem - If you cared about corruption, if you cared

about open government, if you cared about healthcare for all children, if you cared about blocking court nominations, if you cared about the minority businesses being shut out of postKatrina money, if you cared about sound plans for withdrawing from Iraq, if you cared about the protection of pension funds, etc.... You would see what a great senator and lawmaker Kerry is, and wish there were more like him.

[_dynamicdems]

41. Oh stop whining. You've got to share!

edit: WE NEED HIM TOO!

[peacetheonlyway]

105. and stealing good Democratic fundraising money

to be a coward at a time dems needed him most..

I'm with Primative.. Kerry is a career presidential candidate and doesn't deserve another go, period! and I'm certain now he will not even get past the fundraising for the primary...

kerry took a walk on election day, and that single time in history DISQUALIFIES him from running ever again.

Lawyers for the voter's lawsuit in Ohio all KNOW KERRY TOOK A WALK ON AMERICA, by participating minimally in the recount and not at all in the voter's lawsuit. Where did all the money go he promised to fight election fraud? into his campaign re-election coffers....

get out of the race kerry and give the money to Feingold who's not afraid to fight.


if you want to know about the integrity of Kerry, go ask John Edwards.. I've heard the 2 had a fight election night and are pretty much estranged ever since... Edwards wanted to fight, Kerry backed down..

Al Gore, John Kerry, nice guys but we need REAL BACKBONE NEXT TIME THE RETHUGS try to steal our democracy....

i want a fighter... I want Russ Feingold in 2008...

[emulatorloo]

21. see my post #9

EOM

[MH1]

32. Oh bullshit.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2655593&mesg_id=2655619

You know you can use thomas.loc.gov to look up the bills he's sponsored and co-sponsored, or search the Congressional Record for his floor statements.

You know you can look at his small biz committee website and read all the stuff he's been doing to bring attention to how this administration is gutting any support for small business:
http://sbc.senate.gov/democrat/

You know you can look at his senate site to see all the other stuff he's doing:
http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/cfm/home.cfm

Okay, maybe you didn't know that. I don't know what idiots you've been listening to with that "he isn't doing his job, he's pandering crap", but maybe you should stop listening to them and take a look at the facts.

[primative1]

44. Okay: Here is a serious question

Query him this:

During your 2004 presidential campaign you highlighted as one of your actual plans to help the american worker, an initiative to eliminate the tax break american corporations receive for shipping jobs overseas.
As a US Senator why, in the 2 years since, have you not introduced such legislation?

My guess is because he is saving that for the centerpiece of his 2008 campaign.

[blm]

50. If we take the senate and congress in 06 we'll have our chance to push

good legislation.

That still doesn't let you off the hook for ignoring the great deal of work Kerry is doing and has done. You still can't even come with ONE name of any lawmaker who hasput forth a more impressive record than Kerry, yet he seems to be your main target for derision as a nonperformer. Go figure.

[primative1]

52. Blah blah blah ...

He spent enough time talking about it during the campaign.
Why hasnt he introduced the legislation?

[blm]

54. Gee - Jan 07 would be perfect timing for that legislation.

I notice you still can't answer any question put to you. Yet you think your questions are the end all - go figure.

[primative1]

56. Sure Jan 07 ...

Lets all go bust our humps campaigning for some guy who cant do what he said he would do 2 years ago. He will do it someday ... Go figure.
This isnt the query the primative link.
Its the query the senator link.
And you wont ask the question because you already know the answer.

[blm]

58. I know the answer - I can't ASK the question. But we all KNOW the question

It's been apparent for a long time.

[MH1]

62. That's a good question.

I have no problem with that question at all. Actually, I thought that he DID either introduce or cosponsor something that included that. I could be wrong though and I'm not going to take the time to go through all the bills.

The only thing I would change is to ask, "in the last 2 years HAVE you introduced such legislation? If so, what can I do to help get it passed? If not, would you please explain why not? What would it take to get you to introduce it?"

I would ask it that way instead of the way you phrased it. I would be similarly respectful if I had the opportunity to ask a question of ANY of our Dem leaders, even those that I wouldn't care to have as the Dem presidential nominee.

And I suspect that, unless you are really obtuse, you would find a respectful way to ask it too. Because your attitude reflects on you, not the person you pose the question to.

[primative1]

75. If He REALLY wants to make some (R)s look like crap

Imagine the delighted constituants in GOP strongholds when their senators go on record voting that public tax dollars should be used to help companies offshore their jobs.
Kerry should force a vote on it.
But if he does he knows he can kiss off ever becoming president because the money will dry up.

[MH1]

76. Okay, can you tell me how ANY Democrat can "force a vote" on anything

in this Republican-controlled Congress?

Because if there is a way, then there's A LOT of things Democrats should force a vote on, and it isn't only Kerry who needs to be put on the spot. (although this specific thread is about him of course)

[primative1]

78. The Senate is not the House

Any senator can introduce legislation at any time and they are accommodated. That is how senor Kennedy annually introduces doomed minimum wage increase bills. Minimum wage is nice, but using tax dollars to reward moving production overseas makes peoples blood boil and in this already heated immigration debate climate its a nail in the coffin of the GOP.
Its Kerry's puppy. If he chooses not to use it, then punt it but don't leave it die on the bench.

[MH1]

79. No, they are NOT accomodated.

Bills are shunted to committee and left to die. And there is nothing the Dem can do about it if the Repukes on the committee stick together, because they need a repuke to turn in order to even get a hearing, let alone get it out of committee.

[primative1]

80. Not as ammendments ..

Ever look at the ammendments that are tacked on?

[karynnj]

89. Writing legislation to do that makes it easier to have

as the centerpiece. It would not pass until there are a lot more Democrats. Maybe he will submit legislation to do that after November. He's also likely to push many things he did that failed in the last 2 years.

[Mass]

70. I disagree - He has been working a lot for us.

and he has been a lot in Massachusetts recently. Of course, as most Massachusetts politicians, he does not spend a lot of time in Western Mass, so if you are from there, this may be your issue, otherwise, I dont think the criticism is warranted. He spends as much times here than Kennedy and a lot more than Romney.

[LittleClarkie]

73. Could you specify?

What pandering? And what hasn't he been doing in the Senate?

[WildEyedLiberal]

90. Oh shut the fuck up.

John Kerry does more for America AND Massachusetts in two hours than your worthless ass has ever done in your entire life, you whiny troll.

[politicasista]

93. LOL!

:rofl: :applause:

[globalvillage]

94. I'll trade you.

I'll take Kerry, you can have both of mine.

[politicasista]

96. Then you can have my two senators for yours

And see what it's really like to have a "panderer" like Cat Butcher Frist and a Do-nothing like Alexander representing you.

[WildEyedLiberal]

109. No shit

SOME people don't have two amazing senators, so those who do should be grateful and shut the fuck up.

[1956]

6. Ask him

Is he still friends with John Edwards?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. Bring up the RFK Jr. Rolling Stone Article.

Ask him what he thinks.

[emulatorloo]

13. a link so OP knows what yr talking about:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2315637

[Grateful for Hope]

15. Good one

I second this!

[Lefty-Taylor]

24. I absolutely agree about the RFK Jr. article and ...

would frame the question this way: "In light of a preponderance of evidence indicating that you won Ohio in 2004 and thus the presidency -- most recently documented by Robert Kennedy Jr. in this week's Rolling Stone -- do you regret your decision to concede the election as soon as you did?" If so why? And if not, why not?

Kerry pissed me off then -- early that Wednesday morning in Nov. 2004 -- and all the evidence that people like Mark Crispen Miller and now RFK Jr. keeps me pissed off.

[Selatius]

8. Ask him if he thinks the vote was rigged in Ohio in '04.

That'll tell you where he stands.

[et in Arcadia ego]

10. Hmm, how about...

Asking him when the last time he attended a Skull and Bones meeting was..

[MH1]

33. Yeah, that will impress him.

:sarcasm:

oops, realized I'd better add the tag.

[MindPilot]

11. Will accept the invitation to be Al Gore's running mate? eom

[demdiva]

29. How about who will be his running mate in 2008 ??? :)

If you could whisper "Obama" in his ear I'd appreciate it

[blm]

16. Tell him it's past time the GOP control of media and voting machines

get investigated and exposed.

He's the best investigator in the senate, and needs to step up on this one.

[Totally Committed]

22. This is a really important one, too!

Thanks for poting that, blm.

TC

[Mass]

69. Great question.

[Vinca]

19. Would you ask him to initiate a campaign for universal health

coverage NOW! Tell him the person with the question is begging, not asking.

[Totally Committed]

20. Please ask him to publicly resign from the DLC, and to

disavow their platform of issues. A real Liberal who says they are anti-war has no business giving that group any validity with his or her good name. If he cannot see his way clear to doing that, I would ask him to say why.

Thank you.

TC

[blm]

28. I know why - because without left voices, DLC would move even further

right. Is that what people want? Because that is what happens when you take left voices out of any mix. How far right would DLC be now if Kerry wasn't there pulling left through the last decade?

Maybe more lefties should join and try to influence the outcome. You obviously don't have to vote with their preferred policy, as Kerry's voting record proves. But, you can hear them and try to influence them to hear you and maybe adjust their stance a bit leftward. Seems like it might be helpful.

[Minnesota Libra]

25. Ask him to convince Gore to run in 08, there is one other thing.........

....I'd like to know from him and that is would he consider being Gore's running mate.

[LiberalEsto]

30. Ask him why Dems aren't fighting to keep jobs in the US?

Why are prominent Dems in Congress voting in favor of increasing HIB visa caps when so many American technical workers are unemployed?

[El Supremo]

31. Is he going to give all his unused campaign money to someone else?

[blm]

35. He already gave most of it to Dean at the DNC and to congressional Dems

and he's still in two court cases in Ohio. Did you not hear about all that?

[MH1]

36. All? Is anyone else? He's been spending A LOT on other candidates.

Other candidates have had money left over after campaigns. Have all of them given up all their cash afterward?

Meanwhile, are Hillary or Bayh - the other leading money-raisers - spending any significant money to help '06 campaigns?

[demdiva]

37. He has already been supporting MANY campaigns

Since the end of 2004, together we gave $4.5 million to Democratic candidates, committees, state parties, and progressive causes

http://www.johnkerry.com/features/2005/

[demdiva]

34. What you should ask JK is what you can do

to help the Democrats take back more seats in the fall. ( Ask no what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.)

"Knowing" the Senator, he will probably ask you how he can reach more people with his message. His last post at DKos he was really interested in how his outreach efforts (which were already great) could be improved.

[welshTerrier2]

40. Kerry called for "immediate withdrawal" by May 22!!!

Kerry called for "immediate withdrawal" by May 22 IF the Iraqis did not form "an EFFECTIVE unity government" ...

the date has come and gone and it appears Kerry has deferred to his "plan B" which would mean most troops out of Iraq by 12/31/06 ...

My question is: Can anyone possibly consider the current government to be effective? Has Kerry just drifted back into the vagueries of saying nothing until year end? He's talked about "working out a schedule" with the new government but al Maliki has already been bullied into setting a target date of 12/31/2007!!! (that's 18 months or more away) ...

When can we expect Kerry to renew his call for "immediate withdrawal"??

[janx]

43. Ask him how he has been such a great senator for all of

these years and what he'd like to have happen in the Senate in the future (aside from more Dem seats).

Ask him what he thinks of the Lieberman/Lamont contest. Also, ask him how he feels about the 50-state strategy so far.

Fire him up! Ask him how he feels about the Chimp's upcoming press conference re the marriage amendment next week and what he thinks the upshot will be.

:party:

[ecstatic]

45. Ask, no beg him to NOT run for President in 2008

Because I'm sure he'll wait until 2010 to start refuting the smears against him in the 2008 race.

[emulatorloo]

47. Well I hate to confuse you with the facts, but

Kerry campaign refuted swifties, media buried it while giving swifties a free ride.

Great book out on media complicity w swifties.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/05/03/eric-boehlerts-lapdogs_n_20318.html

Eric Boehlert's "Lapdogs" On The Swift Boat Hoax: "The Press, Spooked About Being Tagged As Too Liberal, Played Dumb On An Unprecedented Scale"...

<snip>

For several crucial weeks during the campaign, journalists turned away from the pile-up of Swift Boat falsehoods and contradictions, rarely daring to call the Swift Boat attack out for what it really was–a farce. An elaborate, well-choreographed, well-funded farce that not only dragged down the Kerry campaign, but played the press for fools. At every turn, military records proved the Swift Boat veterans to be untruthful. But Beltway reporters and pundits for the most part remained hesitant, too timid to speak up, as they propped up the veterans as serious men. Their conduct during the manufactured Swift Boat scandal, which likely delivered Bush the cushion he needed to win in November, represented an embarrassing new benchmark for campaign season reporting. Rather than uncovering the obvious gaps in the veterans’ wobbly allegations and holding the accusers accountable, the press, spooked about being tagged as too liberal, played dumb on an unprecedented scale, much to the White House’s delight.

By the time the Swift Boat story had played out, CNN, chasing after ratings leader Fox News, found time to mention the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth–hereafter, Swifties–in nearly 300 separate news segments, while more than one hundred New York Times articles and columns made mention of the Swifties. And during one overheated 12-day span in late August, the Washington Post mentioned the Swifties in page-one stories on Aug. 19, 20, 21 (two separate articles), 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31. It was a media monsoon that washed away Kerry’s momentum coming out of the Democratic convention.

Embraced by the Republican’s far right media noise machine, led by Fox News, the Drudge Report, Rush Limbaugh, and the New York Post, the mainstream media refused to stand up to those forces. Instead, the press played along, letting the right wing set the media agenda, and pretending the media’s primary duty was to accurately record the Swifty allegations, call the Kerry camp for comment, and then proclaim the story too tangled to figure out. USA Today, for instance, threw up its hands, declaring, “A clear picture of what John Kerry did or did not do in Vietnam 35 years ago may never emerge, given the fog of war, the passage of time and the intense partisan sentiments of the players.” A headline on Aug. 27 for Hotline, the daily D.C. media tip sheet announced, ” VIETNAM: JUST LIKE THE WAR ITSELF, THIS STORY’S NOW A QUAGMIRE.”

<snip>

[blm]

53. What DID YOU DO to help - Did you leave all the defense to Kerry like most

prominent Dem lawmakers did?

Cllinton had more Dem spokespeople defending him from a sex scandal then Kerry could rely on to defend him publicly for his heroic service.

THAT is the problem with the Dem party - and that is how it became a problem for Kerry. NO Dem farm team with any depth of knowledge and toughness to defend current Dems on daily broadcast news shows. They were all schooled in defending Clinton and didn't crap about any other Dem.

Ever notice that Bush didn't defend himself ONCE against charges?

And Kerry came out many times against the swifts - if you checked the Research Forum thread on the swifts you would know that. Or do you believe the media's version?

[LittleClarkie]

74. Meanwhile, I would request just the opposite

I'd ask, no BEG him TO run for President...or at least put his name in for Attorney General or something :)

[nickinSTL]

106. whoa...Attorney General...

if he doesn't run for Pres again (and I still really like him - though I'm not sure how I feel about him running again) - Kerry as Attorney General...I like that idea.

[saltpoint]

84. It goes without saying that I hope the OP doesn't take your advice.

My vote for Kerry-Edwards was a vote from the heart, the mind, and the muscle of party volunterism and long years of Democratic affiliation and loyalty.

Most of us who voted for Kerry-Edwards in 2004 are informed voters, and our reasons for casting that vote are sound ones and true ones.

[LittleClarkie]

46. Just tell him for me that the Birthday Bloggers still have his back.

And we do, too.

[IndianaGreen]

48. That would be an excellent question, about the voting machines

Please let us know what Kerry says about the electronic theft of elections.

[Divine Discontent]

49. ditto AND

tell him you're asking for hundreds of DU readers....

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

51. You Really Expect An Honest Answer From Him?

He's a politician. He is not going to tell you anything other than what he Wants to tell you.

And he'll probably just laugh if asked about the 2004 election, and perhaps spew some garbage about how King george beat him fair and square, and that even though there were abnormalities, it wasn't enough to give him a chance at winning.

Do not expect anything approaching a bombshell, or even the remote sign that he might suspect something screwy took place. It's too late for that. And I'm sure he won't tip his hand as to running in '08, but if you doubt he's going to try, then I've got a bridge to sell you.

If I had one thing to say to him, I'd BEG him to retain his senate seat, and put aside any presidential aspirations he may still have. He had his shot, and blew it in a big way, against the WORST president this country has ever seen. I have no desire to give him another chance to screw us again, and end up with another repub for 4 more years. Be a Senator Mr. Kerry, and reflect upon your run for the gold in '04, but never forget that you won....errrrr.....lost.......and we can't afford to have you go back down that road again.

[janx]

55. I don't have a problem with Kerry's running again, but I wish

he'd at least give this one a rest before trying again. It comes across as egotistical, frankly. People are still disappointed about 2004, and that election was only a year and a half ago.

[blm]

57. You can't afford to run anyone who might get less than 59 million votes.

And Kerry is NOT a liar. He never has been and never will be. I'd match up his integrity and his workload to yours any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

59. I'm Not Running For President

I never said I wanted to be matched up with him in terms of integrity. But I never have, and never will be in a position to run for any office, let alone president. The fact he has more integrity than I do is irrelevant. He doesn't have a chance in '08, and he's just grandstanding, and raising money for his campaign by even wasting our time entertaining the thought. He won't make it past the primaries, and we should focus on winning this time, as opposed to running someone who got clobbered by an Idiot the last.

[blm]

60. Kerry wasn't clobbered. Kerry clobbered Bush at every mantoman matchup.

What Kerry didn't have that Bush DID have was a newsmedia protecting him 24/7, control over 80% of the electronic voting machines, and a RW message machine that bested the weakass Dem spokespeople and weak left media on a daily basis.

And still........ Kerry won. If he hadn't been as solid a candidate as he was, BushInc wouldn't have had to pull out all their other stops, would they?

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

63. Kerry Won?

In your reply, you stated that Kerry Won.

If that's the case, perhaps someone should tell him. I have no problem with him running for re-election in '08.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I recall that he conceded the following morning. Right after he decided to give up "having our backs."

Which goes back to my previous question that should be posed to him. Why did he give up? If he lost, and by the mere fact that King george is still in power, then you need to edit your post to indicate that fact.

If he won, and you think he won, then why don't you explain why he should be forgiven for calling it quits, when he knew that FRAUD had been committed against him, and the country he supposedly loves, and wanted to run.

He's either a winner who is a coward, or he's a loser. You can't have it both ways. And that's why I have so little respect for the guy. If he won, he should have stood his ground, and regardless of your arguments with me, he did not. He went back to his day job, and quit on his supporters after the fact. That's not the kind of guy I want to give another chance to, so I can be calling him a coward again in 2009.

[blm]

65. Because there was no way to prove voting machine fraud took place AFTER

the vote, so it will take someone who believes that the machines can be rigged to work to secure the machines BEFORE the election.

How many candidates even KNOW about it?

[sendero]

64. Yes..

... and in 2008 it will be much the same. Kerry still shows no sign that he understands how to deal with this problem, so he's a poor choice for 2008.

Kerry is living in the political world of 20 years ago+. He has not adapted.

[blm]

67. He knows the machines can get rigged which is way ahead of anyone else.

And means he can work with the DNC to SECURE the machines BEFORE the election - as after is too late.

And what makes you think that he hasn't been working with Bobby Kennedy about this? He has to do his part lowkey or else it becomes a sore loser issue and not one of serious fraud.

Kerry was going to tap Kennedy for the EPA post.

[sendero]

71. Fair enough...

.. but I suppose that it's the fact that he didn't either 1) hear of these concerns or 2) believe they were valid BEFORE Nov 2004 that I have a problem with.

It's not like this was pure tinfoil at the time, and yet I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he thought.

[blm]

72. I actually heard about that - It was Terry MacAuliffe at the DNC who

didn't believe in machine fraud. And when Kerry brought up machine fraud to the Dem senator (Dodd) handling HAVA he was told the machines were safe.

I don't think Kerry trusts their conclusions at this point. I know he doesn't. His top investigator for BCCI believes in machine fraud - that tells me that Kerry does, too.

[karynnj]

97. I suggest the same could be said of

Hillary, Gore, Clark, Biden, Dodd, Feingold, Warner, Bayh, Vilsack and Edwards. What are any of these people doing. I know that Hillary has a bill that the Senate hasn't taken action on (Kerry is a co-sponsor.) Kerry also is a co-sponsor on an Obama bill. Kerry has also spoken about voting problems more than any of these people. In 2004, the work would have had to begin before April 2004 - what were all the other possible candidates doing about the issue. (and as it now appears you think it uniquely Kerry's job, I guess it was Gore's job in 2004.)


It seems to me that the responsible people on this issue have to be the DNC and the state parties. Dean has been working on this.

[Mass]

68. Ask him if he intends to speak loudly about global warming.

Kerry has been a strong advocate of alternative energies and in the past has been speaking a lot about this issue. Recently he has focused more on Iraq and 06.

It would be nice if he could speak out on this issue and the challenge it will pose when it comes to foreign policy.

We need as many people as possible speaking out on this issue.

[smokey nj]

77. I'm really curious about how he made it through all three debates

without calling Bush an idiot.

[saltpoint]

82. LOL! An excellent point. JK must be deeply kind to have gotten thru

all 3 without saying that.

[blm]

86. Heh - I do love that Kerry's a statesman through and through.... BUT...

I sure would have loved seeing him punch that asshole in the face.

[smokey nj]

91. That would have been lovely !!!

[saltpoint]

81. Please tell him 'thank you' for me for long years of public service.

[npincus]

85. ask him: If he had won in 2004, would the US still be in Iraq today?

Does he endorse the Murtha plan? If not, why?

[blm]

87. Kerry put out a withdrawal plan for Iraq. Two, in fact, October before the

vote calling for withdrawal to start immediately after the vote as a sign of good faith and one two months ago dealing with the reality of Civil War.

Murtha has publicly spoken favorably about the latest plan and appreciates Kerry's support.

[The HL]

88. WOW Thanks for all the replys

I am going to go through these now, and ask him as many of these as I can. I'll report back tomorrow.

[Applan]

92. Ask him what he knows about Bobby Kennedy's article...

.............about election fraud: http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002891.htm

[NoSheep]

95. Why didn't he realize this admin. was lihop &/or mihop?

Also: Why did he allow another stolen election? Why Why Why?????

[mtnsnake]

98. Ask him if he'll go fishing with me sometime in July

or whenever it is that Congressmen have that 10 week vacation they go on 3 or 4 times a year.

Tell him it'll be freshwater fishing on the St Lawrence Seaway. The only rules I have are 1) He can't tell anyone about my secret hot spots. 2) We release anything we catch 3) We don't drink the first beer until one of us lands a decent walleye, bass, or pike.

Seriously, though, good luck. Let us know how you make out.

[zulchzulu]

99. Ask two words:

"Bob Schrum?"

See if he laughs and says..."no way..."

[Blaze Diem]

100. Did he bring Theresa Heinz Kerry with him?????

I miss her smartness..in society and in politicss..in her style and in her humanitarian generosity...
Great cool lady.

[saltpoint]

103. Can I please second that? She is a dynamo & a top-drawer mind.

[mrgorth]

107. Has a backroom deal been arranged

to make Hillary the nominee?

[CottonBear]

108. How are his wife, daughters and sexy stepsons doing?

;) I love Theresa. She is awesome. She would have been an incredible First Lady.