Kerry Takes to Ice With Hockey Greats

[kskiska]

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - John Kerry, leading the pack of Democratic presidential candidates in New Hampshire, laced up his skates on Saturday and took to the ice with some legendary hockey stars from the Boston Bruins.

Wearing a University of New Hampshire jersey, a relaxed Kerry skated onto the ice in Manchester to join such former greats as Ray Bourque and Cam Neely from the Boston Bruins -- a team the Massachusetts senator has been devoted to since his childhood.

Actor-comedian Denis Leary suited up in a Boston uniform to join the two mixed teams made of hockey stars, celebrities and some local high-school students.

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Kerry skated out easily in the warm-up and U-2's "Beautiful Day" was blasted through the building as he was introduced.

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Then he put on a helmet and went on to score the first goal for the home team -- an equalizer -- as the crowd chanted: "Kerry, Kerry, Kerry!" and the speakers blared: "We will, we will rock you."



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[lancdem]

1. Great photo

BTW, I love hockey, but I'm a Flyers fan. :evilgrin:

[kskiska]

2. Another

[regnaD kciN]

14. Well, at least he isn't riding in a tank...

;-)

I'll tell you what -- I'll reconsider my opposition to Kerry if, next time, he gives Bush a cross-check (instead of a blank check)...

:evilgrin:

[Occulus]

45. send that off to the Daily Show!

It's all too worthy!

Like, wow, that's witty. :)

[thingfish]

3. That is hilariously awesome!

He really should be wearing a helmet, though. :-)

[lancdem]

4. I think that's a warm-up pic

[Minstrel Boy]

10. you mean that isn't a helmet?

;)

[Lisa]

11. Better than a helmet!

Pucks would just bounce right off ...


But seriously, it's nice to see candidates who appreciate winter sports. Bush says he doesn't even like snow ...

[October]

47. He was earlier

He had it on earlier...but he must've taken it off for the photo?

[kskiska]

5. Two more

[T Bone]

39. Anyone who can slam Bush's ass into the glass is fine

Looks like Kerry could & would enjoy doing it too.

[VLC98]

6. Wow, great pictures!

I'd love to see awol on skates, remember the Segway!

[blm]

9. bwahahahah....

I'll bet Kerry can ride a horse, too.

Kerry should campaign in Crawford on horseback.

[diamond14]

12. Kerry loves to Kite-surf...which requires more than balancing a Segway

Kitesurfing....


it would really be GREAT to see Kerry in Texas on a horse....
Kerry is also a hunter...and is a damn good shot...none of that bush*/cheney token-hunting where they let hundreds of game birds out right in front of them...Kerry is the REAL DEAL


http://www.JohnKerry.com

[kskiska]

16. Hell, Clinton rides a horse

and he doesn't even own a "ranch."

[bearfan454]

7. Too bad Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito

weren't there. Kerry is certainly trying his best. I have to give him that.

[fishnfla]

8. I like it!

yes. Thanks for posting

[henslee]

13. . brilliant photo op. A man of vigor... a cancer survivor.

[Buns_of_Fire]

42. Remember, though, he's from Massachusetts...

Therefore, the proper proununciation should probably be "vigah" as opposed to "vigor". ;-)

Hmmm... Senator from Massachusetts... Initials "JFK"... War hero... Wealthy family connections... Got good hair... Filled with vigah...

I know! I know! :hi:

[NashVegas]

15. I Guess Dean Needs a Photo Op with Jesse Ventura & Hulk Now

:)

[ConcernedCanuk]

17. red / white / n blue, and number "04" - nothing suttle here !

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.

[BigDaddyLove]

22. Just before Gore dropped out of the race, I was gonna get........

a 'Team USA' jersey with 'Gore 04' on the back for pick-up games.

[flaminbats]

18. I haven't seen this much ice skating since Dukakis ran...

what was it about the late eighties anyway? just hockey match after hockey match on TV..

[ConcernedCanuk]

19. Couldn't pass this up

.
.

. . . . . . . .

"These seats are for PLAYERS, George"

[BigDaddyLove]

20. Wow a (potential) President that plays hockey.........

Most Excellent.


:bounce:

[kskiska]

21. Maybe he'll put in a rink on the South Lawn

and coach kids' teams. He'll have to tear up the Chimp's t-ball field, though.

[SidDithers]

38. The average Canadian would eat this up...

Wanna talk about immediate change in perception and attitude toward the US? A hockey playing President? Wow.

Sid

[daleo]

23. If he doesn't get the presidential nomination

I am sure we would give him honorary citizenship in Canada - it looks like he would make a great P.M., he looks like a natural on the ice.

If he takes on *, I hope he makes sure to keep his elbows up in the corners.

[LiberalTexan]

24. Sorry to be a lead balloon, but

I don't see skating on the ice to rack up primary voters very "presidential". I also didn't like his stunt of pretending to smoke weed during a recent on-stage performance.... and they berate Dean for motivating his own supporters who walked miles for him knocking on doors. Incredible.

The ice capades decide our president now.

[BigDaddyLove]

26. Dang...........

maybe he was just havin' some fun; blowing off some steam.

Clinton played sax on Arsineo.


:shrug:

[kskiska]

30. And Dean played guitar

in New Hampshire.

[BigDaddyLove]

46. Very true.........

but I still think it's neat that Kerry plays hockey, regardless if he did it because hockey is huge in N.H. and he was pandering.

[Dover]

34. Gee, I sure wish the guys he helped send to Iraq could be here

to cheer on his team.

[Chicago Democrat]

25. Hockey is like NASCAR kind of?

This is the best political theater I've seen all week! I think we are seeing what candidates need to do in order to get in touch with the common man. You can't fake ice skating, Kerry really looks good!

Does Edwards have any NASCAR abilities?

[cavebat2000]

27. Not very presidential

:P

[tritsofme]

28. Maybe he can give my Black Hawks some pointers? nt

[dArKeR]

29. Pre-game announcer/player Leary said 'Kerry was the only one who came

to support the deaths (of some firemen in one of there big warehouse fires.) No cameras and no media an no one but Kerry came to help us. (AWOL) just came to Ground Zero for a photo op and left us.' I saw Leary say this on the cspan broadcast.

Later that night on ABC news they showed a quick clip of Kerry skating, (and he's a good skater for his age and lack of practice!!!!), then cut to Kerry being endorsed by an evironmental group.

If this isn't material to RICO the media and show their blatant Fascist Repukism, then what is?

[TexasProgressive]

31. This was good

I hope you all saw this on C-Span. It was GREAT.

Hockey is a TOUGH sport at any age. Man, he looked so damned good.

It was REAL. Why would anyone say it isn't "presidential" to do this? Writers write. Singers sing. Golfers play golf. Hockey players play hockey. Kerry can do this, and he did it well. He was relaxed and he was having fun.

It was a good photo op but you know what? It was true, unlike Dubya putting on a flight suit and prancing around on an aircraft carrier. Kerry put on a hockey uniform so that he could play hockey. Imagine that.

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[Dover]

33. THE ICEMAN COMMETH...............

...what....no SAX appeal?

[0rganism]

35. Well, we've already tried Sax appeal

It led to a little too much hard blowing for some of the more delicate citizens, so maybe hockey this time around.

[Dover]

36. Well, puck it !

...

[Robb]

37. Well, I have to chime in.

I totally approve. He looked great, and dammit, what's wrong with an older guy taking care of himself enough to play a little hockey? My father-in-law's 61 and still plays from time to time in his geezer league (his team: the Ice Holes).

Play to your strengths, I say. If you got it in you to hang out on the ice with Ray Bourque and not make an ass of yourself, more power to ya. :thumbsup:

[T Bone]

40. Great pics in this thread

thanks for those who snagged them.

[underpants]

41. I thought his jersey was great -KERRY 04

on the back UNH on the front. Very clever and funny.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

43. You're gonna love this

I occasionally read the freerepublic to see what the opposition is thinking. I saw a thread about Kerry that discussed his activities as a Vietnam vet and some of the posters were not even aware he was a Vietnam vet and were posting that they thought he probably had some soft cushy job there and the Silver Star etc. were bogus. I posted a links to 2 stories about his service including this one:

http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/061603.shtml

with no commentary from myself. When I checked back some of the posters read the link and subsequently agreed he acquited himself well in battle and even calling for the topic of questioning his service to be dropped unless evidence surfaced to the contrary. The moderator had removed my posts and the links however.

I'm not yet sure if I'm a huge raving fan or Kerry (although I would certainly support and vote for him in a nanosecond over Bush) but I just couldn't let these ignoramuses question the guy's Vietnam service of all things. And now the moderator doesn't even let the other bozos who hadn't seen the link yet to read and decide for themselves... I guess I won't be checking that site out too much in the future...

[kskiska]

44. Oh, those FReeps are hilarious

They think it's just the funniest thing to keep repeating they didn't know he was a Vietnam vet. It's an inside joke. And besides, they think their hero, the Chimpster, risked his worthless life by flying those obsolete jets. He'd have crapped his pants if he'd been in Kerry's shoes.