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Kerry on Obama: Change brought by young leaders

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Posted January 10, 2008 1:06 PM
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Sen. Barack Obama waves with Sen. John Kerry at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. January 10, 2008. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

by Mike Dorning

CHARLESTON, SC—John Kerry stepped onto dais in a shade-covered courtyard in this city’s antebellum historic district a few minutes ago to tell a cheering crowd that Barack Obama “can be, will be, and should be the next president of the United States."

By virtue of his place as the last Democratic presidential nominee, Kerry represents a public voice associated with the party’s veteran leadership. And in a 17-minute endorsement speech, he offered reassurance against criticism that 46-year-old Obama has not spent sufficient time in public office.

“Since the birth of our nation, change has been won by young presidents and young leaders,” Kerry said, noting that Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence and that Martin Luther King was 26 when he led the Montgomery bus boycott and 34 when led the civil rights’ movement’s March on Washington.

“When we choose a president we are electing judgment and character, not years on this earth,” Kerry said.

Endorsements from prior the party’s presidential nominees have not necessarily proved to be decisive in the past. Al Gore, the party’s 2000 nominee, endorsed Howard Dean shortly before Dean’s loss in the Iowa caucuses began the deterioration of his campaign

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If anyone knows what the Republicans can do it should be John Kerry! What does he realy think they will do to Barack. PLEASE John get a clue. Barack is no Thomas Jefferson. The attempt to legitimize such a neofite will take a machine and time. Throwing around comparisons to JFK Martin Luther King Jr and now Thomas Jefferson is ridiculous.


Don't worry Senator Kerry, this time we're going to take down the corrupt Republicans and their lying, swiftboat tactics and put a Democrat in the White House in 09.

The Repub candidates are so bad that even Charles Manson could probably get about 5% of the Wingnut vote.


Three separate posts about John Kerry endorsing Obama? Do the Swamp reporters have a crush on Kerry or something? This "news" could've been summed up in one post.


Everyone is getting behind Obama because he represents an American spirit we haven’t seen in a long time - leaders with integrity. Obama has other well-known backers such as Clooney, Jessica Biel, Kate Walsh and Scarlett Johansson. On the other hand, the Clintons' sour-grapes reaction after the Iowa caucus was disappointing (their negative attacks on Edwards and Obama were misleading at best. Not according to me, but according to fact-checkers who are following the campaign.) Initially I was a Clinton supporter but quickly saw that she was less than honest.

I can no longer get behind someone who puts politics first and leadership second(including saying anything to sway people against your opponents). People from all backgrounds love Obama because he''s more of a leader than a politician and has resisted returning the negativity.

Thanks John Kerry!


Three separate posts about John Kerry endorsing Obama? Do the Swamp reporters have a crush on Kerry or something? This "news" could've been summed up in one post.

Posted by: Jeff | January 10, 2008 2:51 PM


Billy/Jeff,

You mean like the man-crush you have on that crazy old man who want's to stay in Iraq for 100 years?

Why aren't you in Michigan holding McCain's sweaty jockstrap today? Did he give you the day off?

http://s170.photobucket.com/mediadetail/?media=http%3A%2F%2Fi170.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu271%2Fsteelerfanatic_album%2FJohn-McCain.jpg&searchTerm=john%20mccain&pageOffset=0


Interesting that Obama has changed the way he now talks to the crowds that come to see him...His cadence sounds More like a Southern Baptist Minister than a Illinois Politician. Change? Kerry's seems to forget that it was the corrupt Democrats that ran Washington in the 70's and 80's. It was the REPUBLICANS THAT BALANCED THE BUDGET AND GOT WELFARE REFORM DONE IN THE 90's not BILLY CLINTON and the DEMS.


Major endorsements start with John Kerry and will end with Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton's endorsements.


Yo John E., it seems to me Sen. Kerry has not been able to meet the bet that he prove the Swift Boat claims were lies. His deal to prove the Swift Boat Vets were liars was more than a month ago. So far, Kerry has put forth nothing. Pretty typical.


another reason not to vote for this clown.


John Kerry is on the train which he saw coming in 04 when he asked Barack to speak at the convention. He recognizes that it is time to turn to young ideas, smarter brains, and truthful hearts to take up the mantel.


John Kerry would have made a good president.

We Obama supporters are grateful for his endorsement.


"Bamma,

OK, good, he endorsed you. Just don't take any campaign strategy advise from him.

Hit back twice every time a lie is told about you.


SI SE PUEDE!


Kerry's support WILL definitely help Obama because Hillary's win in New Hamshire was NOT legitimate - it was dirty politics as usual (even much MUCH worse than "swift-boating").

Therefore Kerry's support will help in part to undo some of the momentum Hillary obtained unethically by cheating in New Hampshire.

YES, HILLARY CHEATED -- PURE AND SIMPLE - I didn't believe it at first but THAT IS THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION ONE CAN REACH (this is coming from one who is registered as an independent).


This answer (regarding the erroneous polls) is rather clear if you think about it.

One thing and ONE thing alone can and does explain what happened.

How could nine different polls switch 15 points in 30 hours for one candidate only ??

THE answer is - THEY CAN'T !!!


Therefore, the answer is rather clear -- HILLARY CHEATED - WELL SORT OF - SHE CHEATED BUT SHE DID IT "LEGALLY" (NEVERTHELESS HIGHLY UNETHICAL AND SOME DEMOCRATS LIKE KERRY KNOW IT AND ARE SICK OF IT)

The polls were not wrong
but the pollsters only polled people IN New Hampshire -- not taking into account the many people who voted for Hillary who were not in NH at the time of the polling.

Hillary sent thousands of voters from outside of New Hampshire to register in NH - but since these newly "registered" voters (many who even registered the day of the primary) do not actually live (or work) in NH - they were ever a part of the voters who were sampled by the poll-takers.

These unaccounted for "registered" voters did, however, show up to vote for Hillary (of course - who else is smart and devious enough to take advantage of every loophole ??).

This was all very easy to do because NH law is so incredibly lax on establishing residency in order to register to vote in a primary.

Furthermore, it was very easy to cover up this CHEATING for three rather ordinary reasons:

1)There were many non-NH people in NH covering the event among the press along with many out-of-state celebrity watchers as well - trying to cover the media frenzy or simply trying to get a glimpse of Obama or Chuck Norris or Katie Couric etc. (i.e. lots of out of state license plates were already in New Hampshire and therefore new faces and high numbers of visitors were expected),

2)There was already (as anticipated) a large number of highly publicized newly-registered legitimate voters (and like the press/tourist issue mentioned in number one above, this would also have the direct effect of drawing far less attention to new faces at the voting places as would ordinarily be expected) and ...

3)The press is much more likely to ignore this practice of "registering" voters from outside of New Hampshire than they are to research it properly due to their prior Clinton allegiances -- for all of their love of Obama/Mccain/Huckabee and other great "stories", the press as a whole certainly does not hate Hillary and would be hard pressed to do the in depth research that could be done to prove Occam's razor to be 100% right about HILLARY'S "CHEATING" IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - if they (the press) were to "catch" Hillary doing what she did, it would cause irreparable harm to her campaign (not to mention embarass democrats, women in general and New Hampshire voting officials) - many female members of the press are rather obvious about supporting Hillary and have been for a long time.


HILLARY CHEATED - END OF STORY - THIS IS THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION - THE LOGIC MAKES THIS SO CLEAR AS TO REMOVE ALL REASONABLE DOUBT.

HOWEVER,THERE IS OTHER EVIDENCE ; BILL CLINTON'S BOLD PREDICTION IN ADVANCE THAT THIS LAST MINUTE DEVIATION FROM THE POLLS WOULD HAPPEN IS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS (THIS FROM A GUY WHO LIVES HIS LIFE BY POLLING DATA AND WHO PRIDES HIMSELF ON BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME) - BILL KNEW IN ADVANCE ! THIS WAS PLANNED MONTHS AGO.

THERE ARE ALSO ANECDOTAL ACCOUNTS BEING GIVEN BY LEGITIMATE NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS WHO SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE MAINSTREAM PRESS (AS USUAL THE MIDDLE CLASS IS IGNORED)


in a way it is a great credit to Hillary that she was the only candidate smart enough and bold enough to CHEAT in this manner - but, then again, sinking so low underscores her complete lack of integrity and the Clinton obsession for power (for those of us who still believe such traits are not admirable in a leader).


AND BY THE WAY, THE "TEARS" OF HILLARY WERE SINCERE, GENUINE AND TOTALLY REAL -- BUT HILLARY WAS CRYING ONLY OVER THE FEAR SHE MIGHT ACTUALLY LOSE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BECAUSE SHE HADN'T "REGISTERED" QUITE ENOUGH VOTERS WHO LIVED OUTSIDE OF THE POLLING AREAS TO OVERCOME OBAMA'S IMMENSE LEAD IN THE POLLS (AND CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE SHE CARES FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY - LOL).

HILLARY DOES CARE ABOUT HERSELF AND HER FUTURE AND SHE CARES PLENTY ENOUGH TO LIE AND CHEAT HER WAY TO THE TOP.

WHEN HILLARY CRIED SHE SAID, "I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING" - WHAT SHE MEANT WAS SHE THOUGHT OBAMA'S LEAD WAS INSURMOUNTABLE EVEN WITH THE CHEATING. BUT THE CHEATING TURNED OUT TO BE JUST ENOUGH TO WIN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ONE QUESTION STILL REMAINS ..................................................................................

WILL HILLARY'S LUST FOR POWER, FUND RAISING TACTICS AND CHEATING BE ENOUGH TO BEAT HER MORE HONORABLE OPPONENTS FOR BOTH THE NOMINATION AND ULTIMATELY THE PRESIDENCY ???

Maybe Gore and others will follow suit with Kerry in repudiating Hillary and her cheating tactics.


John Kerry's speech was inspiring.

He struck just the right tone.

Talking about why Barack Obama is the right person at the right time in history to make a leap forward for the benefit of America and even the world.


!GOBAMA!


"YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH SPEAK"

SAY WHAT YOU KNOW AND NOT WHAT YOU THINK!

IT TAKES TWO, AND MAYBE NOW IT WILL TAKE ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN TO CORRECT ONE MAN AND ONE WOMANS' DEEDS IN LIFE.

NOT BLACK, NOT WHITE, BUT ONE MAN, AND ONE WOMAN.

SO WHO CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG. THAT IS THE QUESTION TO BE:


Looking at that photo I can't help thinking that Kerry is using Obama as a shield...


Nessy,

In fact, JFK almost looks like a cutout. Weird.


What a mess the JFKII campaign in 06 was.

I have put my '8 points' on the Swamp many times, so I will spare you all.

Needless to say, JFKII ran the worst campaign in post WWII history. I could see the mistakes being made as they happened, yet was helpless to bail this walking disaster out.


PS;
Make that Kerry 04. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.


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