John Kerry

karynnj

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14. yeah, that was great to hear

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 11:50 AM

Feb 2013

I love that he chose to give his first speech as SOS to a college crowd. It struck me that even in this position, he is true to and sees the value of his activist roots. Speaking to these people, he was enlisting them to help fight for giving the state department resources to do the good work they need to do.

It also struck me again how easily he speaks of patriotism in a very natural way. Not as a gung ho America is best jingoism, but as a person proud when America does good things in the world - from the Marshall plan to the help with AIDS in Africa. It was also good to see his enthusiasm to face the incredible challenges before him.

Other than a brief regret that the media hid this incredible person in 2004, it was great watching this.

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Kerry to give his first major speech as Secretary of State Wednesday at University of Virginia, [View all] Mass Feb 2013 OP

This is going to get... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #1

Thanks for the heads up! n/t wisteria Feb 2013 #2

Very excited about these! Luftmensch067 Feb 2013 #3

Loving this speech ProSense Feb 2013 #4

Same here. What a great speech on... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #5

I have no listened to it yet, just seen some excerpts and articles. Mass Feb 2013 #6

CSpan is replaying it tonight at 8 EST. It's a visionary... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #7

Thanks, I'll try to watch n/t Inuca Feb 2013 #8

Just saw CSpan2 will have it at noon... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #9

Just watched it now and agree = it really was not political karynnj Feb 2013 #10

Wasn't it great? It just does... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #12

yeah, that was great to hear karynnj Feb 2013 #14

I agree with every word... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #16

Loved this speech-broad, but forward thinking.n/t wisteria Feb 2013 #11

It always fascinates me to see how little attention the media give to foreign policy. Mass Feb 2013 #13

The Christian Science Monitor article is very good - and as you said Politico's is pretty shallow karynnj Feb 2013 #15

I like your comments regarding Politico. Politico seems to be nothing more than a political tabloid/ wisteria Feb 2013 #17

I suspect that Politico is more comfortable covering politics, not policy - no matter who. karynnj Feb 2013 #18

now on CSPAN video archives MBS Feb 2013 #19