Posted on 09/30/2004 11:26:49 AM PDT by campfollower
Below you will find links to articles about the LIVE STRONG bracelet, which isn't really on most adults' radar screens but should be.
You see, the Live Strong bracelet, my teenage daughter informs me, is ALL the craze among the youth of America and is supposed to benefit cancer survivors. And guess what? John Kerry wears one prominently, displayed very yellowly on his immaculately coiffed wrist!!! While it's escaped many of us, it should probably be pointed out how COOL he is to younger voters -- or how cool he's trying to be. While it's admirable to support Lance Armstrong's cause, it also seems somewhat exploitative to me (the widow of a cancer victim). I guess I'm feeling a certain affinity for the 9-11 widows who're resentful of GWB using the images of 9-11, though I'm getting much, much less publicity. As the daughter of a Vietnam KIA, I guess I'm doubly resentful of Kerry exploiting all my hurts!
These links were found on Google when "Live Strong Bracelet" and "John Kerry" were put into the search engine.
http://www.studlife.com/news/2004/09/13/Scene/Live-Strong.And.In.Style-716413.shtml
http://www.jsonline.com/enter/gen/aug04/248069.asp?format=print
photo credit and caption: Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., signs an autograph after arriving in downtown Columbus, Ohio Saturday, July 24, 2004. On his wrist is a 'Live Strong' wristband which is being sold to raise funds and awareness for the Lance Armstrong Foundation's cancer research. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
http://www.bcheights.com/news/2004/09/28/Features/live-Strong.Campaign.Becomes.Fad-732478.shtml http://www.nike.com/wearyellow/index_f.html
Sincerely, Laura Armstrong Atlanta
Jaundice
Beautiful letter! I have thought the same thing. I have been wearing a Livestrong bracelet for a couple months but every time I see Kerry with his I almost want to take mine off. He's a fraud in this just like everything else.
I hate to use trendy clichés, but don't go there.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030211-061220-1332r
Kerry is a cancer survivor too.
I agree with your sentiments totally in every way. I just wanted to point out that he did have cancer of the prostate and beat it, I believe.
Personally, there is not much Kerry could do that I would agree with, or say, or wear.....
He's been wearing the thing for months now!
It sort of reminds me of Jimmy Carter's symbolism. Didn't seem to help the country, though.
Kerry was treated for prostate cancer. So I guess he is a survivor...
nobody knows what Kerry's health status because he won't allow for the release of his records.
No one knows if he beat it as he hasn't released his records.
He had surgery less than two years ago, but no follow up reports.
Hello Bandwagon?? One ticket please.....
I wish someone would discuss Kerry's cancer condition. After all, the threat of his ill health is very real. Edwards would take over, if that doesn't scare someone into asking, nothing will.
You know, I was wondering that, which is why I said it that way....
the man has got to go!
Or a very clever Bristol-Meyer advertising campaign!
I've never been a fan of people who wear their symbols "for donations" in public. It's like they need the public attention for their humanitarian works. I prefer those who give to charities but don't feel the need to publicize their actions.
This has nothing to do with anything other than Kerry trying to ride a cultural wave. His wife could freaking cure cancer if she wrote a check. Wearing a $2 bracelet is pretty phony considering you could write a million dollar check without blinking an eye. THAT would be worth something, while just wearing a bracelet is a political accessory.
On the inside of those bracelts, it's printed "Made in China".
No kidding.
Hmmm... I'm not sure Edwards would be worse than Kerry. Both are looney tunes, Kerry the most liberal Senator, and Edwards the third most liberal Senator. Kerry is mentally unbalanced, though.
Yellow is the winner's color of the Tour de France, hence the yellow color. Lance's girlfriend is Cheryl Crow. She is very liberal/left wing and is one of the musicians on tour to help Kerry. He should be ashamed for letting her tour with him less than 1 year after his divorce. Certainly his kids will see the video some day. My bike shop tells me that most of the people that bought the bracelets came back and complained that they broke when they tried to put them on, kinda like liberal promises.
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