Kerry's statement on the earthquake in Haiti

[ProSense]

here

I can't stop thinking about the people on the island and their families here in the U.S. It's an overwhelming tragedy.

[wisteria]

1. Good statement. And, this is an overwhelming tragedy. n/t

[Mass]

2. terrible tragedy - Kerry was yesterday at the meeting in Boston to help the families.

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, speaks with Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, right, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, during meeting at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's South End neighborhood held to update family members and spread information about relief efforts in the wake of the earthquake that hit Haiti.
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

[beachmom]

3. Thanks for the pic. I hope he is healing up well from his surgery.

You can't tell there if he is walking on crutches. Usually he crosses his legs, so I think he still might be in a cast or something.

[karynnj]

6. I think you are told not to cross your legs for several weeks afterward

[Mass]

4. John Kerry Addresses Boston-Area Haitian-Americans (in French)

http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/phlog/archive/2010/01/14/john-le-kerry-addresses-boston-area-haitian-americans-in-french.aspx

But last night - at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End - Kerry's multi-lingual skills came in handy, as he addressed the crowd of mostly Haitian-Americans who were gathered to get information on a centralized hurricane relief assistance effort in Boston. The senator even earned himself a round of applause. I'm sure that clowns like Rush Limbaugh, Jay Severin, and Howie Carr will knuckle Kerry for his performance, but, for those in need, his fluency helped further assure, in a special way, that people who can make a difference might actually do so this time.
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[karynnj]

5. That is great

It was absolutely ridiculous that Kerry's language skills could have been a liablity in a race with a man who could not even speak his native language well. At a time like this, it has to be hard to take in information period, much less in a foreign language. It was great that Kerry felt comfortable enough both with his language skills and with his political position that he would speak French.

It is also good to hear that he is recovered enough to be out there.

[ProSense]

8. Cool. n/t

[MBS]

9. bravo, JK n/t

[Inuca]

10. VERY nice n/t

[ProSense]

7. More from Kerry

on telecom donations.

Interesting.