i love this John Kerry picture

[JI7]

shielding the baby's eyes from the sun.

[WindRavenX]

1. maybe it's my two X chromosomes talkin...

...but AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW :D
Kerry is so sweet.

[alphafemale]

2. Kerry is natural with young humans...Unlike * who handles them as if -

- they are fragile entities who might unexpectedly "leak" on him.

[AlFrankenFan]

4. Ya gawd if i only had the picture of him holding my step-sister

when she was two. It looks like he's gonna drop her.

[DarkPhenyx]

12. I have a god-daughter you can punt like a football...

...and all she'll do is come back and kick you. You can say a lot about kids but they aren't fragile.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

14. but they will pee on you

just try holding a little one sans-diaper (for a long enough time) and see what happens! :-) My precious one ruined a suit (well, until I could get it to the cleaners) and a fleece pullover in a 24 hour period...

I know, I know. I only have myself to blame!

theProdigal

[sandnsea]

3. I love that one too

He's so good with kids. And it looks like puppies too!

[WindRavenX]

6. OMG!!!!

THAT IS SO GODDAMN CUTE!!!
Ok, how sad is it that I saved these pictures....? :think:
Kerry...man, this guy is great. I know he isn't perfect, but look at his eyes.
I see a man who understands the pain of life, and I see a man who has not let the pain of life destroy him. He looks gentle.

[sandnsea]

10. Hey, I've done it too!

I've said for a year now they need to just do commercials with Kerry plopped down in the middle of a bunch of kids, reading stories, playing... and now I see we need to add puppies!! First and foremost, I think people vote for a President they would trust to give their house keys, credit cards and kids. Once you've got that, the rest is easy. I do think he is a gentle man who hasn't forgotten one moment of pain that he's seen along the way.

[monarch]

13. Great idea!

Just show alot of pictures of him being a real human being and title it: "John Kerry--unscripted"

[JI7]

20. i save pics also

i use to not. but started to because i remember wanting some pics from websites that no longer had them. so i save a bunch of them now.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. It would be worth having a baby, for Kerry to kiss! LOL!

:D

[alphafemale]

7. Too cute. Little boy with camera in pic 2 has gotta be proud big brother.

Exact same right eyebrow and hairline. (compare to pic 1)

[ronnykmarshall]

8. What a little sweetie!

and that guy ain't too bad either.

[Pachamama]

9. Kerry can hold my baby at the convention if he wants...

....would never offer the same to Bush....I'd be afraid what he would do to my child....

[WindRavenX]

11. well, if Bush can't even handle Barney well...

...like hell I'm handing over my kiddo to W.

[phylny]

15. Seeing the pictures

I can't imagine that Kerry would call his children a "pain in the ass," can you?

[lostnfound]

17. Did someone else say that? I hadn't heard that one..?

[NMDemDist2]

19. here..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1933377

on another note, watching CNN this morning and Big John playing with Lil John's son was precious

[Deb]

16. Whoa, the pic is a gem

That is the instinctive motion of a protective parent and shows that Kerry himself was probably raised in a very loving environment.

I hope Kerry doesn't use young children as props in campaign ads and if this picture is any indication of his true attitude toward them, he won't.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

18. Here's a great article on Kerry's early years

You're right, he had great parents.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1101040712-660967,00.html

[Misunderestimator]

21. Aw... Shading the baby's face from the sun... how sweet.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. Contrast That

With the mental image of Bush in the Oval Office right after he started bombing Baghdad, pumping his fist in the air like a drunken frat-boy... "Feels Good!"

[pnb]

23. Actually he's shading his own eyes

But they are cute pics though.

[JI7]

24. no, he was shading her , it was on tv also

she kept burying her face in his shoulder because the sun kept getting in her eyes so kerry provided some shade with his hand so she could see.

[Gruenemann]

25. I gave * my baby to kiss

and hit bit it in the head!

[PopSixSquish]

26. I Love the Child Looking Up at Kerry

she knows that she can trust him to take care of her. Kids know these things.