Reuters: Kerry Blazes Symbolic Trail to Boston Convention

[DrFunkenstein]

DENVER (Reuters) - Democrat John Kerry on Friday launches a symbol-laden journey to his formal nomination as President Bush's challenger in November by calling on Americans to serve "something greater" than themselves.

Kerry said he planned to talk about "a better America, a stronger America that is honest about its challenges, that is willing to talk the truth to everybody, pull people together, get over this partisanship and see an optimistic, positive future for all of us."

The road to Boston starts with a rally in Aurora, Colorado, where Kerry, 60, spent just four months after his birth in an Army hospital.

In Sioux City, Iowa, he will celebrate the spirit of Lewis and Clark, explorers of the American west; in Columbus, Ohio, he will talk about jobs in the state that once boasted the largest railroad system in the United States; in Cape Canaveral, the topics will be science and technology; and in Norfolk, Va., home to a Navy base, the decorated Vietnam War veteran will discuss foreign policy.

In Philadelphia, surrounded by crewmates from his days as a Swift boat commander in the Mekong Delta three decades ago, Kerry will revisit his longstanding campaign vow to rebuild U.S. alliances he says have been "shredded" by the Bush administration.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=3&u=/nm/campaign_kerry_dc

[Renew Deal]

1. Much deserved kick

:kick:

[Hawkeye-X]

2. FYI

The rally has been moved to Fillmore Theature due to rain.

Hawkeye-X