There is no American statesman in my lifetime who I admire more (Reply #24)

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Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:15 PM

karynnj (58,771 posts)

24. There is no American statesman in my lifetime who I admire more

I am proud to have been a member of the JK group since 2005. Though all the years, I have followed his actions closely. In all that time, my admiration has constantly grown. As a person, he is impossibly patient and incredibly good natured. The attacks on him from the right have been constant and pretty sickening ... but he seems to just stay focused working hard on many issues at the same time.

He would have made an awesome President, but it made be that he will have accomplished more as Secretary of State.

Just off the top of my head:
- He was key on getting the chemical weapons out of Syria
- He was the key to resolving the Afghan election and proposing the unified government they have
- He was key on Obama's pact with China on climate change (and the smaller Indian one)
- He also was important in the change on Cuba - and the involvement of the Pope.

Add Iran, and it has been a very busy slightly more than 2 years as Secretary of State.

Only time will tell, but he might be the most important Secretary of State since George Marshall.

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165 replies	Author	Time	Post
JOHN KERRY APPRECIATION THREAD [View all]	fadedrose	Apr 2015	OP
I love him	shenmue	Apr 2015	#1
He DESERVES APPRECIATION.	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#9
A lot of us...	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#74
John Kerry is the real thing.	MH1	Apr 2015	#105
So true	Scarsdale	Apr 2015	#116
Absolutely - and as Obama said "tireless"	karynnj	Apr 2015	#118
He had me at 'Winter Soldiers"	duhneece	Apr 2015	#117
He figured it out early in his career	annabanana	Apr 2015	#2
So true. He is relentless. I don't know...	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#75
I agree,	clydefrand	Apr 2015	#3
Just change your title to, "In appreciation of John Kerry"	pnwmom	Apr 2015	#4
Nobody pays any attention to "fadedrose"	fadedrose	Apr 2015	#5
It's the subject line that they react to, not the poster's name.	pnwmom	Apr 2015	#6
Make that 8 Recs...thanks Faded Rose.	libdem4life	Apr 2015	#7
WE LOVE YOU JOHN!!!!! PLEASR RUN AGAIN IN 2016.	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#8
Won't happen - we need him to continue his excellent work as Secretary of State	karynnj	Apr 2015	#27
I Wish John Kerry Would Run For President Again Too!	Corey_Baker08	Apr 2015	#33
Me too, Corey...	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#76
I would certainly prefer him to Hillary	dreamnightwind	Apr 2015	#68
+1	merrily	Apr 2015	#141
I heard a very interesting story concerning this idea this afternoon - I'm still	bullwinkle428	Apr 2015	#120
Big Fat "Atta Boy" for Secretary Kerry.	lamp_shade	Apr 2015	#10
K&R nt	Andy823	Apr 2015	#11
K&R. Patient man.	JDPriestly	Apr 2015	#12
Thank you for posting this.	pnwmom	Apr 2015	#13
I can't imagine how hard he and the rest of State had to have worked	tishaLA	Apr 2015	#14
No President or SoS has had to endure constant sabotage, and from many of the same	blm	Apr 2015	#15
Completly well said blm.	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#18
Blessed are the peacemakers....	onecaliberal	Apr 2015	#16
Truly.	calimary	Apr 2015	#47
It's bad for the people who make money from the wars.	onecaliberal	Apr 2015	#77
As I posted elsewhere just now, that memorable quote by dubya - "sometimes money trumps peace."	calimary	Apr 2015	#80
I remember that...	onecaliberal	Apr 2015	#81
Your hard work and loyal service ARE appreciated!!!	Hulk	Apr 2015	#17
Jaw-Jaw is always better than War-War. Winston Churchill	Tierra_y_Libertad	Apr 2015	#19
Nice.	riqster	Apr 2015	#58
absolutely... +1	Adrahil	Apr 2015	#64
K&R!	chazzio	Apr 2015	#20
Amen and amen. He makes me proud.	nolabear	Apr 2015	#21
Appreciation	Jean Genie	Apr 2015	#22
Yes, because he may be one of a dying breed.... a statesman.	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2015	#23
I also think that-	appalachiablue	Apr 2015	#70
and that is why so many in DC resent his existence…..	blm	Apr 2015	#162
I second that.	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#163
There is no American statesman in my lifetime who I admire more	karynnj	Apr 2015	#24
I hope more DUers stop and read your post.	blm	Apr 2015	#55
Great post!	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2015	#146
yes! being a peacemaker is more than a	hopemountain	Apr 2015	#25
Well said, hopemountain...	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2015	#147
You nailed it HopeM........	diverdownjt	Apr 2015	#154
A true American hero	BeyondGeography	Apr 2015	#26
I'm in. Thanks, John!	immoderate	Apr 2015	#28
RUN AGAIN, JOHN KERRY!	raging moderate	Apr 2015	#29
Way to go Mr. Kerry!!!	Wellstone ruled	Apr 2015	#30
John F Kerry Is My Hero & He Is Truly A Man Of The People, Thank-You Secretary Kerry...	Corey_Baker08	Apr 2015	#31
K&R	gademocrat7	Apr 2015	#32
Bravo Secretary Kerry, bravo!! n/t	Greybnk48	Apr 2015	#34
Thank you for the hard work! We	Ilsa	Apr 2015	#35
Kerry	Robbins	Apr 2015	#36
Recommended	panader0	Apr 2015	#37
"Never negotiate out of fear but never fear to negotiate." President Obama 4/2/15	Botany	Apr 2015	#38
Point to this day whenever anyone says that there is no difference between the two parties.	JackBeck	Apr 2015	#39
Thank you, Secretary Kerry!	City Lights	Apr 2015	#40
This is a major accomplishment	Gothmog	Apr 2015	#41
All hail to the grown-ups on the Obama team. Just waiting for Israel to attack somewhere and blame	kelliekat44	Apr 2015	#42
Thank you from Wisconsin, JK	undeterred	Apr 2015	#43
A very good day for both Kerry and President Obama--and the world	flpoljunkie	Apr 2015	#44
With profound appreciation to SoS Kerry and POTUS Obama. This is huge....	Hekate	Apr 2015	#45
A Good Man	Octafish	Apr 2015	#46
Simple, but true. A good man. Kerry...	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#79
THIS is rather SIGNIFICANT, I think you would agree mon ami?	2banon	Apr 2015	#100
Bravo!	riverbendviewgal	Apr 2015	#48
Gained much respect	ChiefJusticeIV	Apr 2015	#49
Thanks for your wonderful comment	karynnj	Apr 2015	#119
Thanks, faded rose! nt	Duval	Apr 2015	#50
Thank you John Kerry.	sheshe2	Apr 2015	#51
I found this lovely tweet....	riversedge	Apr 2015	#52
k&R	Grey	Apr 2015	#53
Good work, but isn't this what we hired them to do? I said thanks with my tax dollars.	mahannah	Apr 2015	#54
Yeah, well, our tax dollars would be paying for WW3 right now if McCain or Romney	blm	Apr 2015	#56
^^^This!^^^	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2015	#137
K/R	Jack Rabbit	Apr 2015	#57
Let's keep the appreciation going, he hasn't gotten enough	flamingdem	Apr 2015	#59
K & R	pnwmom	Apr 2015	#60
K n k n r	flamingdem	Apr 2015	#87
Great job, Secretary Kerry!	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#96
K&R	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2015	#61
k n r to yr knr	flamingdem	Apr 2015	#88
!	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2015	#92
Congratulations, Secretary Kerry	ladym55	Apr 2015	#62
If this holds...	Adrahil	Apr 2015	#63
he has been off my radar for a while	Skittles	Apr 2015	#65
YES HE CAN and YES HE DID!	rurallib	Apr 2015	#66
Thanks...	56miSSie	Apr 2015	#67
To whom are we talking?	mahannah	Apr 2015	#69
Probably none of them will read this	fadedrose	Apr 2015	#91
Thank you for that...	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#93
As I just sent the link here to Secretary Kerry -	raven mad	Apr 2015	#114
He most likely won't read this, but one of his staffers	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2015	#144
k&r...	spanone	Apr 2015	#71
K&R...Thanks for posting, fadedrose	red dog 1	Apr 2015	#72
If John Kerry were President in 2005	Zambero	Apr 2015	#73
You mean the person who won the 2004 presidential election?	NoJusticeNoPeace	Apr 2015	#78
John Kerry voted for the Iraq War	NobodyHere	Apr 2015	#82
John Kerry just prevented war with Iran.	HoosierRadical	Apr 2015	#83
John Kerry was against ideologic Busg Invasion since beginning.	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#156
John Kerry happily voted for it as well.	NobodyHere	Apr 2015	#158
Not Revisionnism. Just plain facts.	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#160
The revisionism is all yours. You show you are a product of propaganda media, and	blm	Apr 2015	#161
KUDOS John Kerry	sunnystarr	Apr 2015	#84
I live in Iowa.	cab67	Apr 2015	#85
Great post! n/t	YvonneCa	Apr 2015	#97
Iran Nuclear Deal	liberal from boston	Apr 2015	#86
k&r	The Wizard	Apr 2015	#89
r e s p e c t	kpete	Apr 2015	#90
K&R	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2015	#94
Hell yeah!	tosh	Apr 2015	#95
BRAVO Sec. Kerry!	MBS	Apr 2015	#98
K&R	hwmnbn	Apr 2015	#99
absolutely	still_one	Apr 2015	#101
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God".	raven mad	Apr 2015	#102
2004: Keynote speaker & Presidential nominee 2015: President & Sec of State on historic breakthrough	Cha	Apr 2015	#103
++++++++++++++++++++++	fadedrose	Apr 2015	#108
Hey Aloha, faderose!	Cha	Apr 2015	#113
He was a baby there....	sheshe2	Apr 2015	#128
Yes, a State Sen from Illinois.. wonder if he got the bug that very night? Thanks to John Kerry for	Cha	Apr 2015	#129
Thank Goddess for the adults Cha!	sheshe2	Apr 2015	#130
Or else where would We be, she?!	Cha	Apr 2015	#131
Holyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Shit	sheshe2	Apr 2015	#132
Yeah, he did. Like it was an Insult!	Cha	Apr 2015	#133
Thank you John Kerry!	jomin41	Apr 2015	#104
This is a historic day. I'm still trying to take it all in. K&R.	myrna minx	Apr 2015	#106
we missed out not getting him as pres. nt	seabeyond	Apr 2015	#107
I'll always show my respect to John Kerry	madokie	Apr 2015	#109
John Kerry would be a good choice for vice-President. Or alternative to Hillary Clinton ...	marble falls	Apr 2015	#110
job well done mr. kerry	c588415	Apr 2015	#111
He's been working for peace for a long time	marlakay	Apr 2015	#112
A class act	Depaysement	Apr 2015	#115
Way to go~!	Richard D	Apr 2015	#121
JK - THE READ DEAL	TheNutcracker	Apr 2015	#122
I had the honor of meeting Teresa and John Kerry once.	forest444	Apr 2015	#123
Pics from Iran after the nuclear deal..	Cha	Apr 2015	#124
Great group pic, Cha! Can I borrow it to put in my appreciation	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2015	#140
He should have been President in 2004. A great man,yA grest SOSm Thank you for your service. nt	Old and In the Way	Apr 2015	#125
250th rec	leveymg	Apr 2015	#126
Thak you for perservering! Your hard work is noted.	mfcorey1	Apr 2015	#127
Just curious! Does John Kerry read	akbacchus_BC	Apr 2015	#134
Probably not...but somebody on his staff reads the forums and blogs, I'm sure.	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2015	#138
Thanks. With all the advances in social media it behoves the	akbacchus_BC	Apr 2015	#139
Kerry and his staff are fairly familiar with DU -	blm	Apr 2015	#164
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++10000000000	still_one	Apr 2015	#135
So Good For Both The World But Especially JK	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#136
Ending the sanctions would be a good thing.	merrily	Apr 2015	#142
It would be good if he ran for President, but somehow	akbacchus_BC	Apr 2015	#143
PEACEMAKER INDEED! NO ONE, BUT JOHN KERRY.....	cynzke	Apr 2015	#145
My thoughts exactly! n/t	MBS	Apr 2015	#149
at least they are	heaven05	Apr 2015	#148
Please be sure to vote for him in Time 100 poll	MBS	Apr 2015	#150
Merci, sénateur Kerry! La louange est bien méritée.	KansDem	Apr 2015	#151
Heuh... correct yourself. "Merci Secrétaire Kerry"	mylye2222	Apr 2015	#155
Merci!	KansDem	Apr 2015	#157
thank ja we finally have people who can wage peace.	mopinko	Apr 2015	#152
Imagine	IHateTheGOP	Apr 2015	#153
Congratulations on a job well done.	Beacool	Apr 2015	#159
I love John Kerry	madokie	Apr 2015	#165

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