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John Kerry

Inuca

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7. ...being 'my brother's keeper' which many Dems are now saying.

Reply to YvonneCa (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 07:04 AM

Mar 2012

including the Dem at the top, it's a reference that often appears in Obama's speeched. And in a way it synthesizes what being a liberal means. My mother (jewish, very liberal, even when having lefty ideas was very much frowned upon; she passed away less than a month ago ) used to say that Jesus was a communist.

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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

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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

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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

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

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