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Sun Aug-22-04 11:12 PM
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Edited on Sun Aug-22-04 11:13 PM by zulchzulu
What an amazing man. The event was in Madison, WI. It was a beautiful event with many vets from wars ranging from WWII to this recent war and many Kerry supporters as well.
Some choice quotes (from memory) were:
"When you want to go in reverse, choose R. If you want to go forward, choose D."
"When you start throwing dirt is when you know you're falling behind."
He was particularly upset with the Swift Boat Vets for Bush and leased into the Chimp and his minions. He said it was going to backfire in their faces.
Basically though, he recharged my batteries to go full speed ahead and get rid of the cowardly Chimp. Jim Wasser, who was with Kerry was also there and was very emotional about what happened.
A small article mentions the event:
“I was his second-in-command on PCF-44 (one of two swift boats Kerry commanded in Vietnam). We could go from sheer boredom to sheer terror in five seconds,” Jim Wasser of Kankakee, Ill., told the gathering of about 350 people. “... John Kerry is a true commander. That’s what we need today.”
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| Tweed
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Sun Aug-22-04 11:13 PM
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| 1. I saw him yesterday in Green Bay, WI |
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Edited on Sun Aug-22-04 11:15 PM by Tweedtheatre
It was a great event. It sounds a lot like what you experienced. We had some Bush-Cheney guys trying to get their signs seen, but a bunch of Kerry supporters blocked their signs and the Repukes gave up eventually.
On edit: The Cleland quote is even better then what you have: "When you start throwing dirt, you know you are losing GROUND."
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| rumguy
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Sun Aug-22-04 11:14 PM
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| 2. Sounds like a great time |
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Max is a great speaker and knows how to get people fired up. I am so glad that he is taking such a prominent role in Kerry's campaign. President Kerry will be Max Cleland's revenge.
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| UrbScotty
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Sun Aug-22-04 11:34 PM
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| 3. I'm adding that to my sig line (nt) |
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Sun Aug-22-04 11:36 PM
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| 4. Max= CLASS ACT. Proud to have also met him & shaken his hand. |
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What a wonderful, inspiring man. I doubt you will ever forget meeting him either.
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Mon Aug-23-04 04:51 AM
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| 6. No one EVER comes to Chicago!!! |
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UGH, it freakin' blows not being a swing state. :grr:
Illinois doesn't even have a Kerry Headquarters! :crazy:
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