Kerry photo to rate up please

[uppityperson]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050120/480/ing10701201556
Please rate up this photo of Kerry.
Our Lawfully Elected President at the coronation

[AlwaysDemocrat]

1. Great Photo - Done! (n/t)

[Catamount]

2. Yes indeed! Our real president! Excellent photo!

[abbiehoff]

3. Love the picture

If only he were the one taking the oath.

[demo dutch]

4. He got booed when he first appeared! How stupid is that!

[texastoast]

7. Aren't they mature?

And whatever you do, do NOT try to confuse them with any facts. They just can't deal with it.

[Vektor]

34. Totally immature...

..and what good does being disrespectful do? They've got their chimp in chief, and Kerry has been nothing but gracious about the matter. It really makes me sick that Shrub's followers need to stoop so low on a constant basis. I pray for a miracle that Shrub will, maybe at Laura's, or his daughters' urging, pull a scrap of decency out of his ass and ask the crowd to behave.

[LittleClarkie]

35. Maybe his nay vote for Condi stirred up new ire

I do think that miffed them a bit.

It is a badge of honor.

[Griffy]

51. Goes to show.. they believe the * lies about Kerry...

no clue as to the real man. I mean if you truly thought Kerry shot himself to get out of the war and met with the enemy....

[quiet.american]

5. I don't know what to say... very handsome, though. n/t

[OKthatsIT]

6. He's quite handsome in this one

I hope he's resigned to the fact that he has to spend the next 4 yrs filibustering.

[muse]

19. Extremely handsome!!!!

[Vektor]

33. Whooo----

Now THAT is a thing of beauty. I tried to rate ten, but it wasn't allowed! :-)

[LittleClarkie]

38. Ooooh, mucho face time on CSPAN, then

Sweeeet.

[SaveAmerica]

8. *48 % of America voted for the wrong candidate...

he looks like Jesus with his arms out like that, too bad 'they' didn't see this picture before the election ("do you see that, Dubya might talk to God but Kerry is Jesus")

* Represents true votes on nov. 2

[Farah]

25. probably even less than that n/t

[garybeck]

9. he looks too happy on this very dark day

what the heck is he smiling about?

[Straight Shooter]

10. So the media won't scream that he's a "sore loser" ... eom

[uppityperson]

11. He's smiling because he has class.

[ginnyinWI]

21. It's called "having cajones"

No Retreat, No Surrender.

And he's a patriot before anything else, and this shows unity--good for America.

[zann725]

30. I agree. Something 'up his sleeve.'

Even if he were pretending to be happy, it would show. But he's absolutely glowing. And that's a victory pose...with arms up totally?!

Why DOES he do these things?!

[garybeck]

43. give it up, there's nothing "up his sleeve"

he's going to try to fix the election problems, hopefully. that's about it.

there's no "secret plan", there's nothing up his sleeve, he's not "working behind the scenes"...

Even if he were, consider this.

Even if there was this master plan, what's the absolutely best thing it could do? I'd say it could result in an impeachment, that would be the absolute best thing to hope for.

Still, that would not put him in office, it would only put the next republican in line in office, and nothing would change.

The next best thing to hope for would be election reform and a real election in 06 or 08. that would be great. but to me that doesn't amount to a secret plan or something up his sleeve. It's something that he should be RESPONSIBLE for doing, or at least trying to do.

so whatever this "up his sleeve thing" is that people keep talking about... it aint there.

[Laurab]

46. Maybe, just maybe

for him it's not about being "put in office", but about justice, and exposing these criminals for what they are. Maybe, just maybe, he's less shallow and self-serving than you seem to think he is, and he cares about integrity more than being in the frigging office. Maybe, just maybe, he cares about his COUNTRY, and is doing something to help save it from these assholes.

Is it possible that you don't know everything? I'm open to any and all possibilities, myself, and I know I don't know everything.

[garybeck]

49. I didn't say I know everything :)

all I said is that there is no way to undo what has been done now. i'm sure he does care about this country very much. I'm just saying that there is little he can do now. It's up to us, the people.

[Laurab]

50. I agree with that....mostly

except I do kinda think he's got a little something up his sleeve. Maybe it won't change the world, but it might help. :)

[garybeck]

39. when are you guys going to stop

saying he has something up his sleeve and he doesn't want to be seen as a sore loser

He doesn't have anything up his sleeve. He's going to try to push election reform.

enough of the sore loser fear. it's over. he got more votes, but he didn't take any steps to even try to get all the votes counted.

if the dems are going to get anything done in the next 2-4 years, it's not going to be out of fear of being a sore loser, or fear of being chastised by the right. it's going to be out of doing the right thing without fear of the repercussions.

[LittleClarkie]

44. I agree that there is probably nothing "up his sleeve" more than

what he's already said.

He's probably in a good mood because in DC, a town that voted 90% Kerry, he was probably getting a few shout outs and nice words thrown his way.

I hope he did, and I hope it annoyed the shit out of the Repubs.

[EC]

12. He's looking really good...

even though he was in Asia and Europe he looks well rested and glowing...finally. During the campaigne he was looking worn and tired toward the end...

[ginnyinWI]

22. here's another nice one

all class.

[mousie]

37. that's nice too!!

You're right... the man is all class! :)

[Jo March]

45. Black coat and blue scarf

Sends a message to me! :)

[super simian]

13. Done! n/t

[genieroze]

14. done

[WeHoldTheseTruths]

15. The photographer had just yelled to Kerry,

"How much did you actually win by, Mr President?"

-------

Admirable, how he can hold it together and carry on in the face of adversity.

[HEAVYHEART]

20. Hell yeah! Yay photographer! n/t

[Carolab]

29. And the answer was "THIS much"!! n/t

[zann725]

31. That gave me goosebumps.

"How he can hold it together?"
I truly believe he's a very 'old soul' (in comparison to the infantile soul of Shrub). I would never have been able to even show up. Gotta give him credit.
Where's Teresa though? She's so much more opinionated. I'll bet she refused to go.

[HEAVYHEART]

16. Beautiful picture of him

Thanks and done!

[muse]

17. Done. This picture made me sad.

I didn't watch the coronation. I've seen some Bush swearing in pics online, but they didn't cause me to have any reaction. Nerves of steel here. But this one made me choke up just a bit.

[HEAVYHEART]

18. I hear ya

I feel the same. :cry:

[ginnyinWI]

23. the one I posted just above

was the first one I saw of him there--didn't see it on tv. I lost it--broke down in grief over what might have been.

[angrydemocrat]

24. He looks great.

And he has to have nerves of steel. He is a man of class and always puts the country first. But those fuckers booing him the way the did made me so damn mad! Sorry ass son of bitches! I was hoping they would fall out of those damn bleachers!! There damn day is coming!

[trudyco]

40. It's those vulnerable, nice guy eyebrows.... nt

[zann725]

26. Great pic! But it looks like he's the one being sworn in today?

He's absolutely glowing. And his arms up like that, are a victory sign, acceptance of the office??

I must be truly depressed, 'cause I'm starting to think he's sending us "signs" again. Sigh.

And this is the third pic WITHOUT Teresa? What's up?

[TayTay]

27. She doesn't like the cold

I think he was sitting in the Senators section. Teresa was probably somewhere close by, but in some kind of warmth.

[Patsy Stone]

28. Done and I love this man... n/t

[ginnyinWI]

32. me too

And we need him, dammit. The whole country needs just the kind of man that he IS. :kick:

[mousie]

36. done! Great pic.... great man!!! n/t

[Terre]

41. Oh my gosh . . .

but do these photos tug at my heart. I can barely look at them for the ache of longing I get every single time I see images of him.

What a terrible loss for the American people - not to have Kerry as our President.

[NoodleBoy]

42. there's my president...

I look forward to the day that Presidential elections are actual debates between differing points of view and not a chance for voters to pick who's more Southern.

[lonestarnot]

47. Now that is a man! Great Political Figure who was CHEATED!

[justice4all]

48. Love these photos! what a beautiful, decent guy