Clinton/Kerry appearance in Philly. (Warning: Really Large Images)

[MrSlayer]

Sorry the snaps are so big but that's how this hosting site makes them. I would have had more but the lighting for TV and stuff interfered with the camera so I couldn't really get any good ones of the President and the President to-be while speaking. It was a massive turnout, over 100K as you can see by the crowd shots. We're going to kill the Pukes next week.

[NMDemDist2]

1. what a great smile has our new Prez and Bill looks good

if you use PhotoBucket they have an auto edit resizer

[MrSlayer]

2. I'll check em out, thanks.

[jkshaw]

23. Thanks MrSlayer from an East Coast exile in Utah

42 years away from Gloucester city, New Jersey, and the number 41 bus into Philadelphia, it seemed such a short ride, right onto Market Street -- and even after all those years it still makes me cry in loneliness for the people, the weather, the eclectic neighborhoods. And to see John Kerry and Bill Clinton there! And the crowds! What a joy it would be for just a few minutes to be part of all that!

Thanks MrSlayer. I've printed the photos, will moon over them for a few days.

http://www.dragongoose.com

[deadparrot]

3. Wow, you were really close.

Lucky. :)

[MrSlayer]

7. Yeah it was great.

Got to shake with Senator Kerry too. He was really working the crowd afterward, he didn't want to leave and the SS had to hustle him away.

[LVdem]

4. Good pics...

I'm seeing JK in Las Vegas Tuesday. I hope Clinton is with him.

[Doctor_J]

5. remember when the pukes wanted to repeal the pres. term limit amendment

to that smikry could be emperor for life? well, bring it on, ladies. let's see how chimp does against the Big Dog.

[Catch22Dem]

6. Wow, those are great

What is the crowd estimate. Someone said CNN reporting 100K - 120K. If it's CNN then I'm sure it's underestimated.

[wryter2000]

8. Thank you

Awesome.

[Ms.Victory]

9. I love em!

Thanks!

[texas1928]

10. Did somebody step on that guys foot in the last photo?

He does not look happy.

[MrSlayer]

11. HAHA! Might have been me.

You never know, it was really tight down there.

[zbdent]

15. That guy made me think

"freeper infiltrator"

[MrSlayer]

16. Nah, a lot of Philly people are just angry all the time.

It's part of the charm.

[Kinkistyle]

17. Maybe he is unemployed with no health insurance or Iraq vet.

I'd be angry too.

[JSG]

12. wow, great pics - thanks for sharing! n/t

[Duncan Grant]

13. Kick for MrSlayer.

Great pics, MrSlayer! Thanks! :yourock:

[Trajan]

14. IF you look VERY closely .....

You will see 6 members of Free Republic registering their 'dissent' of dissent ...

See them ? ...

Behind that pole .. over THERE !

BTW: GREAT pics ..... DAMN you were close ! ...

You could probably smell their BREATH ! ...

[RichardRay]

18. Who is the really scary looking guy

keeping JK from getting pulled into the crowd? Secret Service? He kind of reminds me of Kevin Costner in 'The Bodyguard'.

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY

[MrSlayer]

22. Yeah he's a rather stern looking fellow.

He also has the wonderful job of making sure no one yanks Kerry into the crowd and also that the Senator doesn't accidentally fall on his own when leaning in. He does this by sticking his hands down the back of Kerry's pants and gripping. He is so good at it that when viewed from the front you never really notice it happening. I would probably look a bit salty with that job myself.

[booksenkatz]

19. This stuff has gotta give the SS nightmares

How can you guarantee JK's and Dawg's safety in that environment? You can't. It scares the shit out of me, but at the same time, I don't like Bushesque screened crowds, either. Stay safe, John (and John) and Bill!

Great pics, BTW.

[MrSlayer]

24. Well you had to go through metal detectors and a U.S. Marshal search.

To get into the "Red Zone" and "Blue Zone" which are about the front 30,000 or so people. All electronics have to be proved as to their function, you have to walk through a metal detector plus get a wand sweep and pat down by the Marshals who really aren't people to be fucked with. Then there are the snipers and spotters on all the surrounding rooftops. Basically, it would have be an inside job to get close enough for an assassination. Someone theoretically could have hit one of them with a crutch or punched them or something but they would get such a beat down that one would have to be suicidal to try something like that.

[fishwax]

20. Fantastic! Thanks for posting

I've been hoping to see pictures of the crowd ever since being stuck in my office reading the reports on DU.

Awesome!

:D

[mzmolly]

21. I love the ones of Kerry and Clinton together. You should send them to

the campaign. :yourock:

[fryguy]

25. they're both looking good

glad to see bill up and about - looks great for a recent quadruple bypass patient.....