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posted by [personal profile] rfunk at 12:37am on 30/07/2004 under ,
If you didn't see John Kerry's acceptance speech tonight, go watch it!
(If that link doesn't work, go to C-SPAN's Dem Convention page.)

It wasn't that long ago that I was fairly anti-Kerry. That speech should make anyone into a Kerry believer. Wow.
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posted by [identity profile] braider.livejournal.com at 11:48am on 30/07/2004
Didn't see the speech last night (still don't have a TV, was busy cleaning out the old place) but I've been finding I really don't like listening to Kerry making speeches, and this disturbs me. He has this sonorous voice that sounds like an evil minister inciting his congregation to persecute someone. (Not the words, just the tone.)
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 03:40pm on 30/07/2004
Watch this one. Really. His best speech ever.
 
posted by [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com at 02:04pm on 30/07/2004
But what if I'm not voting for anyone, but rather against someone? :) Will it still convince me?
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 03:38pm on 30/07/2004
Will it still convince me?

Yes. You'll be voting for Kerry instead of against Bush.
 
posted by [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com at 04:45pm on 30/07/2004
Dude, he just spent a full minute and a half to stop saying "Thank you" and move on to "I'm John Kerry."

-- Still watching. . .

Oops. He just said "Thank you, Thank you" again.
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 04:57pm on 30/07/2004
Loud room. Cheering crowd. Directional microphone.
 
posted by [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com at 05:13pm on 30/07/2004
Ooh. He's quoting bible verses. "Honour thy father and mother". . .

But what really got me here was this: Kerry is shouting about how the flag "doesn't belong to a political party," and "doesn't belong to" this and that, and all I can think is: "It belongs in a museum!" "So do you, Dr. Jones! So do you!"
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 05:22pm on 30/07/2004
"It belongs in a museum!" "So do you, Dr. Jones! So do you!"

LOL!

Dunno about Columbus, but around here flying the flag seems to be code for supporting Bush. Especially if it's particularly large or garish.
 
posted by [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com at 05:25pm on 30/07/2004
It's very enlightening to check his statistics while listening to the speech. I'm learning a lot about poverty guidelines. . .
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 04:25pm on 30/07/2004
If Kerry doesn't convince you, check out his daughter Alexandra. A vote for Kerry is a vote for his hot daughter. :-)
 
posted by [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com at 04:38pm on 30/07/2004
You know me. I'm all about voting in hotties.

However, is this the one who everyone says is hot, but really isn't? Or is that her sister?

Either way, I haven't seen them looking all that great. But then, I have a tough criteria, really.
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 04:58pm on 30/07/2004
Dark-haired one. She gave her own speech a bit earlier in the night, which you can find at C-SPAN's site.
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 06:21pm on 30/07/2004
Video of her speech is here (or somewhere around here).

Though some prefer these photos.
 
posted by (anonymous) at 04:52am on 20/01/2005
To be perfectly honest with you, the pictures of Kerry's daughter like that made me less likely to vote for him. Our country should be run by someone with a more respctable family than that.
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 05:12am on 20/01/2005
Ah yes, our president's family must be respectable.

Did you know that camera flashes can make some materials turn translucent on film when they were opaque to the eyes in the room?
 
posted by [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com at 04:38pm on 30/07/2004
btw, I demand brownie points for not saying, "Sure she's hot. For a liberal." Because I almost did write that.
 
posted by [identity profile] rfunk.livejournal.com at 04:56pm on 30/07/2004
What are you talking about? All the liberals are hotter than the conservatives! (obligatory link)
 
posted by [identity profile] braider.livejournal.com at 07:01pm on 30/07/2004
Rob - meet [livejournal.com profile] khaosworks. You might enjoy his stuff, especially some of his recent comments on Kerry. "Separated at birth", perhaps, in particular.

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