Rosa Parks statue bill signed today - Photo here

[Mass]

President Bush signs a bill Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, authorizing a statue of civil rights leader Rosa Parks be placed in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. Left to right are Secretary of H.U.D. Alphonso Jackson, first lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Cong. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Thad Cochran, R - Miss. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Question: Is Kerry that much taller than Jackson and Rice or is it that Cochran and him were on a stage?

[TayTay]

1. He's more in the foreground maybe?

I think it's just cuz of the angle. (Although the desk in front is steady. Maybe the others were further back. Maybe my esteemed Jr. Senator just wanted to make sure * was really signing the Rosa Parks Bill and hadn't sliped in someting else.)

Nice going! I think it was 50 years ago today, that Mrs. Park refused to stand up and move from her seat. Wow!

[Island Blue]

2. Thanks for posting.

I'm glad JK (and others) fought for this to happen!

The first thing I noticed about the photo too was how much taller he appears than everyone else. I thought at yesterday's press conference it was so striking how much taller he is than Jack Reed. When Kerry was standing behind the podium he TOWERED over Reed, but when Reed was standing behind the podium, Kerry was still taller. (I know he's tall, but still.)

[ProSense]

3. Thanks for posting.

What's with the guy on the left?

[_dynamicdems]

4. Nice! Especially like seeing Kerry looking over *'s shoulder.

An little unintentional symbolism there?

[ginnyinWI]

9. my first reaction

Was a mental image of Kerry standing behind, working * like a Charlie McCarthy hand puppet. Or should I say, Howdy Doody. ;)

[karynnj]

12. But if he were the puppet would suddenly

- learn to speak
- change most of his positions

and seem human

[_dynamicdems]

29. LOL! That's insulting to Howdy Doody! hehe n/t

[MonteLukast]

39. It looks like he's laughing!

"Wow! George, you can WRITE! Wow!

... But, you don't spell 'President' with a 'Z', George."

[_dynamicdems]

42. ROTFLMAL! Yeah, George is special. hehe

[jenndar]

5. Yay!

Will there be video of this somewhere, I wonder?

[jillan]

6. Did you ever hear Toby Keith's song HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?

When I looked at that pic, saw JK looking over the shrub's shoulder, smirking, that song popped in my head - lol!

How do you like me now?
Now that I am a thorn in your side?
Now that I question everything you do?
Make people sorry they voted for you?
So tell me Bsh baby - How do you like me now?

[karynnj]

7. Toby Keith is anti Bush now?

Whether it's his or a re-write, it does fit.

[jillan]

10. I made that up - but -

Toby is supposedly a dem.

I heard an interview with him one time when he said only time will tell if the war in Iraq was worth it or a mistake.

So who knows??

[_dynamicdems]

28. Very good! LOL! Just standing there...looking fit and tall and

Presidental...rub it in!

JK is tall and straight and looks healthy and vibrant. Shrub looks so off the wagon. What a picture!

[Mass]

8. Guess which one is the president.

Apparently, the reporters had fun taking these pictures. Not sure it was that much fun for Kerry.




U.S. President George W. Bush (front C) shakes hands with U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (2nd R) before signing the legislation, calling for a statue of the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks to be built in her image at the U.S. Capitol, at the White House in Washington December 1, 2005. Pictured are (back L-R): U.S. Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN), HUD Secretary Alfonso Jackson, first lady Laura Bush, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS). REUTERS/Mannie Garcia




U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA), (L), holds Jessie Jackson III as Rev. Jessie Jackson (C) and his son, U.S. Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr, holds his daughter Jessica after attending a ceremony held at the White House in Washington December 1, 2005. Earlier in the day, U.S. President George W. Bush signed H.R. 4145, to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States capitol building. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia



The kid does not look happy.

[karynnj]

11. That bottom picture is scary What is with Bush's face - it shifts to the

side and he looks like he is planning to throw the boy.

[Mass]

13. The little boy seems really afraid

[karynnj]

14. Which is telling because his dad is within arms' reach

He seemed happy enough when Kerry had him although his grandfather seemed to be looking fondly at him over Kerry's shoulder. Jessica Jackson is gorgeous.

[jenndar]

21. It almost looks like Jessica

is approaching Senator Kerry in that pic.

[karynnj]

25. Well - he has a nice smile and he's looking down in her direction

If she is approaching Senator Kerry rather than the President, she is a smart little girl.

[ginnyinWI]

37. it's nice that the kids could be there

Just think--when they're all grown up they can come back and see the statue and remember the day.

[whometense]

16. He looks like

the playground bully, I swear.

What a contrast.

[jillan]

15. wonder what Bsh is saying as he holds that JJ III?

I can guess what JJ III is sayinag
Put Me Down - Daddy - save me!

[ProSense]

17. I bet the little boy is thinking

OMG, prop man.

[jillan]

18. Good vs Evil

[whometense]

20. Is it just me

(and I know I'm totally prejudiced), but is * just disgusting?? He just looks unclean. Or something.

[ginnyinWI]

23. pointy ears, evil grin...

I think the one on the left must be a gargoyle or gremlin or something! The stench of his evil hangs about him.

But Kerry is safe--has a force-field of Goodness around him to protect!

[JI7]

35. he always looks like he smells bad

he has a creepy look about him.

[MonteLukast]

41. Greaseball look.

Either he's seriously sweating in that picture (and he's dead right to be)... or, now this is really gross, he doesn't bathe as often as he should. Yick.

[TayTay]

40. You are not wrong at all.

I get that, "Would you buy a used car from this man?' vibe as well. No, I most certainly would not. The oil would leak, the transmission would only last until I got home and the whole thing would fall apart soon there after.

[Island Blue]

24. * is either turning into an evil leprechaun

or Pat Robertson, I can't decide which. (On second thought, I think Pat Robertson is an evil leprechaun - no disrespect to leprechauns.)

Damn Senator Kerry looks good in that photo!

[ginnyinWI]

22. caption for the top pic

Kerry: Yup, I'm still here--(thinks to self: ya mofo)--and lookin' you straight in the eye!

[_dynamicdems]

33. LOLOL! Ya know, all so civilized, but it would do my heart so much good

to see them go a round or two bare knuckles...literally! Stick them in a ring and let them duke it out. I'd so love to see JK beat the crap out of Chimpy. Chainsaw boy wouldn't stand a chance.

[_dynamicdems]

32. Au Contraire, I think Sen. Kerry was enjoying this immensely.

He was wearing that gorgeous blue suit with THE tie. Nice silver hair as opposed to the dingy yellow-gray Shrub scrub. He looked good and he knew it. I'll bet he loved having the opportunity to stand next to Shrub to show the bozo up. And he certainly did that!

[TayTay]

38. Okay, is Bush wearing lifts today or what

Cuz I could have sworn that Sen. Kerry was much taller than him at the debates. I think the Shrub had lifts in his shoes to be taller in that top pic. Figures. Artifically enhancing his features in order to measure up again.

I absolutely love the way Sen. Kerry went outside and trashed Bush and his fake Iraq news story policy and other stuff after this meeting. I think this was a good day.

[Mass]

19. AP report

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=116&sid=636836

The good news (that is if the Congress follow suit.

Bush credited Parks for helping to "set in motion a national movement for equality and freedom."

"Eventually the civil rights movement would succeed in persuading Congress to pass more sweeping legislation that dealt with voting rights and discrimination in public places, and school segregation," said the president. "And the United States Congress should renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965."

And about Kerry

Bush warmly greeted the bill's sponsors, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., and his 2004 opponent for the presidency, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. Bush and Kerry repeatedly shook hands and exchanged whispered pleasantries. "Thanks for coming," Bush could be heard telling his one-time rival.

Kerry said the ceremony transcended the differences between him and the president. "This was a woman who really gave life to our Constitution, gave life to the promise of our country in ways that very few people get a chance to do," he said.

Interestingly, some papers have the AP release without the quote from Kerry.

[fedupinBushcountry]

26. C-Span tonight

10:32 PM EST
0:14
News Conference
Rosa Parks Statue Authorization
White House, News Media Stakeout
John F. Kerry , D-MA
Jesse Jackson , Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

[jenndar]

27. I can't wait to see that! n/t

[jillan]

30. excellent!

This is so great how we are finally getting to see, and hear, alot of Kerry.

[whometense]

34. Just turned on c-span at random

(was sick of Chris Matthews) and caught the end of the informal press conference outside after the ceremony.

Kerry was magnificent, and it was wonderful to see the respect with which hwe was treated by those reporters.

Best question, "Senator Kerry, do you ever find youself asking yourself 'How did I lose to this guy?'"

Kerry laughed and answered, "No, I know how I lost."

[ginnyinWI]

36. I caught it too, by chance

Magnificent is exactly the right word, Whome.

I was thinking as I watched--here is our president at last--only one year late. Cause it seems like he is stepping up to fill a vacuum left by our so-called "leadership" in the WH. He is giving people answers about Iraq and showing the way. He's offering the moral leadership that America needs. He's experienced and comfortable in that role--truth to power--maybe more than most in the Senate.

Sure, some won't listen, but if he had become president it would have been the same thing. The naysayers would have still been there. But the press seemed very friendly toward him and at-ease, as shown by that question you mentioned. It was great--and shows a Kerry that journalists feel comfortable around--an approachable guy you don't need to be afraid of offending.

[Mass]

31. According to raw_story, Kerry should have hi-jacked the ceremony

to declare that the election was stolen. At least I imagine this is what this article is about, because, if not, I fail to see what the point is, and clearly, many people on LBN understood it the same way.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Kerry_blames_election_loss_on_Sept._1201.html

Kerry blames election loss on Sept. 11 attacks

RAW STORY


Asked by a reporter outside the White House today what cost him the election, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) gave a terse reply, RAW STORY can reveal.

"9/11," Kerry said.

Cox News Service has filed a story for delivery Friday, detailing Kerry's comments outside the White House where he had been invited to watch President Bush sign a resolution calling for a Rosa Parks statue at the Capitol. Kerry "refused further analysis" about his loss