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John Kerry

YvonneCa

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6. Other than the part you...

Reply to karynnj (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 08:58 PM

Mar 2012

...mention and a couple 'KONI' type references, it IS the same.

When he did the Pepperdine speech, the timing was just coming off an election cycle where he had been smeared...where opponents had defined him. That part was explanation for giving a speech on the topic of faith in public life. He had no reason to do that today.

But speaking of faith...honestly...is required to get beyond where our politics (and policies) are stuck. Evangelicals, purposefully or not, used their religion to political advantage in 2004 and 2008 and 2010. Dems needed an answer to that in 2004. They still do, and I think Senator Kerry is leading on this (thankfully).

Besides, he gave this speech on my birthday! Thanks, Senator!

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Sen. Kerry talks about link between career, faith [View all] Mass Mar 2012 OP

I like what I hear here as well - though I hope this does not appear in GD karynnj Mar 2012 #1

Other than the part you... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #6

I completely agree and thank you for posting the text karynnj Mar 2012 #13

Thank you... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #14

Timely topic, from TheHill... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #15

Thanks for this. As one who attended his Pepperdine... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #2

Looks like a really thoughtful speech MBS Mar 2012 #3

I think that... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #4

Edited to add text of the speech... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #5

It is really interesting seeing Kerry craft these speeches karynnj Mar 2012 #8

I agree with you about the schools being very conservative, but... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #10

I am glad that I was wrong in my uneducated bias against the conservative students karynnj Mar 2012 #11

I have the same bias... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #12

...being 'my brother's keeper' which many Dems are now saying. Inuca Mar 2012 #7

I'm really sorry to hear about... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #9

Great song choice karynnj Mar 2012 #16

Oh, you made my day, karynnj! Thank you... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #17

Fox News picks it up with a title saying Kerry says Jesus was a liberal karynnj Mar 2012 #18

Considered tweeting what a lie this was... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #19

Except that Kerry did not say it - the things Kerry listed as what his religion karynnj Mar 2012 #20

That's why it's... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #21

True karynnj Mar 2012 #22

I remember a discussion here at DU about using the... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #23

Exactly karynnj Mar 2012 #24

We agree. And this is why I just LOVED... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #25

Video!!! karynnj Mar 2012 #26

Thanks so much for this link MBS Mar 2012 #27

THANK YOU! Thank you... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #29

HERE'S THE WHOLE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE! MBS Mar 2012 #28

Thank you, too, MBS! This is... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #30

I WAAAANT TRUE BROADBAND INTERNET!!!! Inuca Mar 2012 #31

I just listened to this - and am completely overwhelmed karynnj Mar 2012 #32

YES!!!!!!! n/t MBS Mar 2012 #33

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