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Defeated Kerry sits in cold
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| 21 January 2005
| Thomas Ferraro
Posted on 01/20/2005 4:09:28 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
US Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who had hoped to replace George W. Bush as president yesterday, instead sat in the cold and clapped as the Republican began a second four-year term.
Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin patted Senator Kerry on the back shortly before the inauguration Senator Kerry had hoped would be his.
As Mr Bush delivered his inaugural address, Senator Kerry, about 10m away on the steps of the US Capitol, joined other lawmakers and the crowd in repeated applause.
Senator Kerry looked relaxed, at times wistful. He frequently smiled, able to hide any disappointment over what might have been.
Mr Bush was re-elected, capturing 51 per cent of the vote last November, while fellow Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers of the US Congress.
In a statement released by his office, Senator Kerry, who has not ruled out another run for the White House, hailed American democracy and expressed hope he would be find common ground with the President he bitterly campaigned against.
"When we look around the world and see the increasing violence as Iraq's election draws near or see the fragility of democracy in Ukraine's elections, we are reminded what a powerful example our political system sets for the world," Senator Kerry said.
"We have strong differences," Senator Kerry said, yet "our system endures because we Americans expect nothing less."
"There has been a lot of talk over the last four years about uniting Americans.
"I hope now there will be a real effort to make true bipartisanship a priority.
"I'll be ready to reach across the aisle anytime we can work in good faith to make our country stronger."
Senator Kerry spent much of Mr Bush's big day out of the limelight.
Yet when he first stepped out of the US Capitol to attend the inauguration ceremony, his smiling face was shown to the crowd on a big outdoor television screen.
A smattering of cheers from the predominantly Republican gathering was quickly drowned out by loud groans and a few jeers. One man shouted, "Loser."
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Kerry sits in the cold...and it ain't gettin' any warmer for him!
To: Aussie Dasher
Gloat.
Gloat.
Gloat.
Feels good, doesn't it?
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:11:16 PM PST
by
MaryFromMichigan
(We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
To: Aussie Dasher; TheBigB; Tijeras_Slim
A smattering of cheers from the predominantly Republican gathering was quickly drowned out by loud groans and a few jeers. One man shouted, "Loser." I have an alibi.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:12:05 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Holder of an M.A. Degree in The Obvious)
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:12:20 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(The Mullahs of the American Left want you to wear a burkha over your brain...)
To: martin_fierro
The man actually shouted "Great Closer", but was misheard.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:12:59 PM PST
by
flashbunny
(Every thought that enters my head requires its own vanity thread.)
To: MaryFromMichigan
Feels good? Couldn't feel much better!!!
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:13:05 PM PST
by
Aussie Dasher
(Stop Hillary - PEGGY NOONAN '08)
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:13:19 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(The Mullahs of the American Left want you to wear a burkha over your brain...)
To: Aussie Dasher
Win or lose, he knew he'd never have to wear that gauche bourgeois barn coat again.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:13:22 PM PST
by
mrsmith
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:14:09 PM PST
by
BloomNTn
To: EternalVigilance
Who is the dopey lookin' guy with the long face up the back?
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:14:15 PM PST
by
Aussie Dasher
(Stop Hillary - PEGGY NOONAN '08)
To: Aussie Dasher
One man shouted, "Loser."Gotta love Dick Cheney.
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:14:35 PM PST
by
PRND21
To: MaryFromMichigan
I have been praising and thanking God all day long that Botox Boy did not get sworn in today.
Sitting out in the cold is where he belongs. And in the spirit of bipartisanship, he voted against Dr. Rice, along with Barbara "Orangutan Girl" Boxer?
The whitest man in the goverment turns thumbs down on a successful Black woman who can speak way more languages than he can -- and I bet she can say "Loser" in every one.
For God's sake, John, siddown.
To: EternalVigilance
I never could see very good. Who was the man in the hat sitting in front of lose....er kerry?
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:15:04 PM PST
by
CAluvdubya
(From the RED part of California)
To: EternalVigilance
I love it! He's sitting behind a guy wearing a cowboy hat :-)
To: Aussie Dasher
I'll be ready to reach across the aisle anytime we can work in good faith to make our country stronger." - except of course when your Sec of State Designate comes up for a vote, then I am voting against the nomination in a show of sour grapes
To: BloomNTn
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:15:54 PM PST
by
Aussie Dasher
(Stop Hillary - PEGGY NOONAN '08)
To: Aussie Dasher
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:15:56 PM PST
by
maggief
To: EternalVigilance
Pardon the dumb question...is that bullet-proof glass around him? It must be. Good move.
There are some real looneys out there.
To: MeekOneGOP; dansangel; sweetliberty; Mo1
A smattering of cheers from the predominantly Republican gathering was quickly drowned out by loud groans and a few jeers. One man shouted, "Loser." Hah!
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:17:46 PM PST
by
nicmarlo
To: Aussie Dasher
I hope the it was 10,000 times colder then the ice cold knife he stabbed our vets with, traitorous scumbag!
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posted on
01/20/2005 4:18:08 PM PST
by
Bommer
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