Kerry from 20,000 feet - Iowa

[sandnsea]

This is too cool.



NORWALK, IA – Mark McClain, captain for Northwest Airlines, chairman of the Northwest Airlines Master Executive Council and Norwalk farmer, mowed ‘KERRY’ into his 40-acre field on the approach to runway 3-1 at the Des Moines Airport.

“After the debate last Friday I said, ‘that’s it,’” said McClain. “I’m gonna make a statement about what we oughta do. When Bush comes in I want him to know that we are paying attention and we don’t want him here. And I want Kerry to know he is welcome.”


The inscribed field is identifiable from 20,000 feet and the Kerry-Edwards campaign confirmed that they will be using runway 3-1 on Thursday when Senator Kerry arrives before the “Rally for Stronger America” at the state fairgrounds that evening with Senator Edwards, Teresa Heinz Kerry and Elizabeth Edwards.

“I went out today and did it again because it might rain and when it does, the dirt gets even darker and you can see it very well.”

McClain used a disc harrow last Sunday to tear up the harvested soy bean field which is part of his 350 acre farm that has been in his family for forty years. Each letter is 600 feet tall and 400 feet wide. McClain and his wife Lonnie live at the farm with their two children, Jenny, 18 and John, 16.

“If Kerry wins I’d like to leave it, but I’ll probably plow it in November which is normal practice,” McClain said. “But I just did it because its time to do something around here.“

http://blog.johnkerry.com

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

1. That is just too cool!

Awesome!

[Stephanie]

2. That is really cool.

I love him.

[juajen]

3. WOW, this is great!!

:kick:

[Pirate Smile]

4. Since Kerry and Edwards are meeting in Des Moines tomorrow for a rally

hopefully this will get a little air play.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

7. Maybe we should

email the local media about it so they can pick it up!

[sandnsea]

19. And MSNBC & CNN

I already did. If they don't pick up this story, their Bush bias will be clear. That's what I told them. Join me and take this national! We can multi-task, this and Sinclair and the bulge and the Duelfer Report. We can drip drip drip too!

Let's go to work!

[Ishoutandscream]

5. What beautiful work!

I wish I knew the man. He must be quite a guy.

[high density]

6. That's awesome!

[scarletwoman]

8. Oh wow! You're exactly right, that IS "too cool"!

How absolutely WONDERFUL! Thanks so much for posting this -- just got home from work and got online -- what a day-brightener! :loveya:

sw

[txindy]

9. That is truly original!

And absolutely awesome! Hooray for Mark McClain! :toast: :toast: :toast:

[wishlist]

10. Wonderful- on Leno last night Edwards mentioned the big Iowa rally

Great that so many people like him are expending so much time and effort to do positive things in their own way to show support.

[dogtag]

11. A sight for sore eyes! Thanks! (n/t)

[Gloria]

12. WONDERFUL!!!!!!

eom

[CrispyQ]

13. That's one bitchin' crop circle!!!! Love it!!!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

14. ‘that’s it,’”

Just multiply that reaction 1000 fold across the land. He surely is not unique.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. First, very cool!

Second,"that's it." Exactly how I feel every time bush* opens his mouth. :grr:

[tech3149]

16. That's one smart farmer

I hope his family keeps the farm forever.

[liberal N proud]

17. IOWA, God's country

Really cool.
My parents are in Iowa and they keep telling me that no one around them is talking anything good about bush. They live in a community where the American Legion is big and pro-Kerry

[progressivebydesign]

18. That guy is JUST THE COOLEST!!!!

I wish my Grandma was still alive, living in Iowa. She'd absolutely get a kick out that!

[Hamlette]

20. its stuff like this that makes me patriotic

its a big country and more of us think like those of us on DU than think like Bush and freepers.

made me tear up (no lacerations here...gawd I can't believe he did that)

[MARALE]

21. Iowa! It is a great state

Lived many other places and love it here. It will go Kerry, except many ads from scrub about taxes and it is hurting a little. Love this picture, it also shows the different colors of the trees. I hope Cheney and Scrub sees it when they come. Cheney says the most idiotic things here like he thinks Iowans are stupid.

[Cats Against Frist]

22. Iowa Rocks

It truly is a lot cooler than I thought it was, when I lived in Seattle. Iowa is a nice place. And Kerry will win it.

[Bombtrack]

23. I like THIS McClain

Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker

[IIgnoreNobody]

24. Let's see the freepers try to steal this sign

[bush equals idiot]

25. That's one biiiii-i-i-i-i-i-i-ig Kerry.

[Longhorn]

26. Fantastic! I am so impressed with the lengths that everyday

people are going to make their voices heard. This is OUR year, y'all!

[Paradise]

27. Fantastic! Wish I had a field! :) n/t

[Rambis]

28. This puts those enormous bush signs to shame

There are not many Bush signs here in Eastern Iowa but the ones that are here are huge. It is like people are shouting at you with these behemoths. Kerry wins Iowa easily.

[karlrschneider]

29. HAH.....so cool, I don't know many Dem pilots,

most for some odd reason are wingnuts (oh, wing... it just hit me) :D

By the way, the picture wasn't taken from anywhere near 20,000 feet, it looks more like about 1,500...and the runway is 13/31 not 1-3. ;-)
I fly into there fairly often, will hope for a NW wind next time so I can see it.

[sandnsea]

31. Can be seen from 20,000

I don't think the article says the pic is taken from 20,000. And I'll see what I can do about getting the runway thing fixed. Thanks!

[ronnykmarshall]

30. Would love to see the look on Shub's face.

when he comes in for landing in Des Moines.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

32. I don't know who that guy is, but I heart him

so much.

OMG, I heart him.