My Passionate support of John Kerry

[Corey_Baker08]

I didn't really know much about politics up until the past couple of years. While I found myself caught up in the Gore/Bush 2000 election as a fourth grader, I soon shifted focus and lost touch of the political world. It wasn't until September 11 that i regained my passion of politics as a 5th grader. I remember that day like it was yesterday, being in gym class as it was announced over the intercom wondering what was to come and if it was truly the end of the world.

In those days even though I supported Gore in 2000, a year later I was a Bush fan because of September 11. I would watch all of his speeches, I cheered when he stood on top of the remains of the world trade center and promised payback, and I mourned for the victims.

Like most Americans I was supportive of my President and my country. I thought that no one could lead us better than George W Bush. Then the ignorance of my youth wore off the day my mom came home crying because she and my dad had just lost their jobs to cheap overseas labor markets. I was soon to get my own job at a restaurant at 14 years old and start fighting for myself.

I helped with what I could giving money, offering support and helping with what I could. Year after year eviction after eviction I came to know that things must change. Thats when he came along, It was Presidential candidate John Kerry.

I knew from the start that he was my choice, he was my hope, he was my dream, he was my President. He was truly fighting for me and my middle class family. He shared the same values and the same beliefs that I did. From the war in Iraq that we both supported was a simple shared message,The commander in chief should not send our troops into harms way because he wants to, but only because we have to."

I soon found myself campaigning day and night, day and night. i began volunteering and soon enough I was getting calls from the Democratic National Committee asking me to travel to Ohio to some rallies to serve as a voice for teens everywhere,unfortunately my finances or my schedule would allow me.

I saw Kerry at a rally in Dayton,Ohio on October 19, 2004. It was my first political rally ever and my dads Union allowed us very close seats. I was only standing a few feet away from the man that I think i admire most in the world. There was so much intensity and passion in every word he spoke that night, I laughed, and I cheered and I cried that night thinking of what the future would hold.

Then came November 2, and it was all taken away within 24 short hours. for days and weeks and even months after the election I found myself in a true state of reflection, I found myself feeling as if my best friend had just been taken away from me. He was a best friend that gave me a hope and a dream, he told Americas best day were still yet to come, and i believed him.

Now I am looking to what the future will hold and for me it still holds the promise that John Kerry will be our next President. I realize this may be false hope and the chances of it happening are slimming down, but day by day it gives me something to hope for, something to dream about.

[globalvillage]

1. Wow, Corey

Dude in GDP has some issues.

[sandnsea]

2. Wonderful post Corey

You know it's hitting nerves when the creepazoids start crawling out from under their rocks!

[GRLMGC]

3. Damn, that was a nasty reaction you got in GD

I added two more people to my ignore list including one that was there before but somehow, escaped my ignore list. Regardless of those mofos, that was a great post

[politicasista]

9. As the ignore list grows..

:toast:

[WildEyedLiberal]

4. Hang in there Corey

DON'T let the bastards get you down. John Kerry doesn't. They don't matter anyway... just a bunch of sad, pathetic whiners who have nothing better to do than piss on other people. When JK is inaugurated in January 2009, you'll have the last laugh.

[Corey_Baker08]

5. Wow what a jackass

That guy pisses me of so bad. It would be different and I would respect his opinion if he had his facts straight. Instead he shuts himself off to his own little world that doesnt believe anything anyone says.

While Kerry may not have done all that he could have he damn well tried and he is still trying and doing a great job considering the circumstances of so much opposition from all sides.

Olberman was the only news show I have ever saw anything about election fraud on besides when kerry himself said it on Meet The Press (im pretty sure he said something there) and thats because Republicans control the damn media!!!!

This guy just doesnt understand, he thinks Kerry can just walk into the White House tell Bush he knows he stole the election and pooof Kerry will be inagurated. No buddy it doesnt work like that, Democrats in the senate cant even get a minimum wage bill passed because Republicans shot it down, this guy thinks Republicans are gonna over turn the results of the election to favor a Democrat.

Is it just me or by reading his post that he has not many facts at all or am I just being selfish? :(

[WildEyedLiberal]

6. No, most of them don't use any facts

They are like Bushbots in many, many respects. The same disconnect from reality, the same fabrication of facts, the same refusal to acknowledge logic.

[JohnKleeb]

8. dude youre fine

God man don't feel bad, you are NOT being selfish, youre using common sense and it saddens me that many pepole that are old enough to be our paernts act like small children when ]it comes to politics, they expect our politicans to act like supermen who will stop the bad guys at all times even when its impossible. BTW you once said something that I didnt like comparing Kerry and JF Kennedy because Kerry himself is something else, I really admired that because you were right on. You should be damn proud of yourself, you're more mature than many of those people in GDP, or people left or right will be as a whole, I wish I had been as mature as you when I was a freshman but meh I wasn't, and hell I still am not.

[Corey_Baker08]

10. I hate when people try to discredit you for your age

I mean ya im still I guess a kid and I even act like it. Ill go out on the weekends get trashed, sneak in and act sober in front of my parents and stay up on DU until the next morning.

But when i say something I mean it and ill have the facts to back it up. Ill be respectful to people until they're disrespectful to me. Your right most GDP are like little kids.

:)

[JohnKleeb]

11. I am only a couple years older than ya

Hah, hey I have a secret life too that people at school dont believe, that i do pot sometimes and drink. They are very immature people really, dont let em get to ya.

[WildEyedLiberal]

12. You two are more mature than 80% of GD

Which is at the same time a huge credit to you, and a huge embarassment for them.

:toast: to Corey and Kleeb, my favorite high school Kerrycrats (well, Kleeb probably doesn't want to be called a high schooler anymore, heh).

[Corey_Baker08]

13. LOL Thanks

I just realized this is my last full week of school until summer vacation. I go next week until Thursday and its a half day. On the bad side I am failing math, on the bright side Im the newly elected Class President!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

once school is out I will be on DU non stop

[vinessa4freedom]

17. I loved your post

and I was shocked when you said what grade you were in. You sound very mature. You're so much further ahead than so many people.

Congrats, by the way, on being elected class president. :hi:

[JohnKleeb]

15. yeah damn straight missy lol

besides I am gonna be a college man when I give you girls your tour of the city.

[politicasista]

7. Great post

Ignore the haters! :hi:

[JI7]

14. i love reading your posts

they are positive and hopeful.

[foreverdem]

16. Kudos to you, Corey!

Wow! I loved your post.

Don't let the naysayers get you down. John Kerry is by no means done, and there are many, just like eveyone here, who realize that he is still working to help all of us.