Image Heavy Post of President-elect Kerry in Rochester MN!!!

[Wickerman]

Just returned from the Rochester Kerry rally. Very nice! 7,500 in the Mayo Civic Ctr and they turned away a few thousand more. This in a VERY republican part of Minnesota.

Here are some of the photos I took - nothing great (extreme use of the zoom on the Mavicam), but hot off the press!

Look at all those Kerry voters waiting to get in!

If Homeland Security $$$ were used correctly we wouldn't have to borrow Bloomington's bombtruck

Garrison Keillor warmed up the crowd!

Andre Heinz

Chris Heinz

Kerry and his stepsons, some others

Rolling up his sleeves to get to work!

A mod shot (some would call it an error - I call it art) ;)

Pressing Flesh at the end of the Rally

[Gloria]

1. Wonderful pics!!!!! Thanks!!!!

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[Demi_Babe]

2. awesome...thanks for sharing

[Skittles]

3. I think they ARE great pictures

I'm familiar with southeastern Minnesota; my dad was born and raised in Caledonia and I still have relatives in that area

[Wickerman]

6. LOL, I won't be going to Caledonia for fear of getting my ass-kicked!

:hi:

[Skittles]

8. can you believe I lived in Mabel for a while when I was a teenager

and attended Decorah High School. I KID YOU NOT!!!! Talk about a culture shock - from England to rural Minnesota. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

[Wickerman]

10. Mabel. Wow, that is the sticks

I knew a dentist's daughter from Decorah, fun LITTLE town. I feel for you, must have been traumatic. :scared:

[Skittles]

13. here is some Skittles trivia

my uncle Flavian (yes that's right - Flavian - named after a hammer) was Mabel's town drunk for decades. He lived in the Mabel hotel!!!

I'll tell you what was traumatic - a f***ing OUTHOUSE in MINNESTOTA during WINTER. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

[USA_1]

4. Great pics!

Minnesota is Kerry country!!!

[Wickerman]

5. Yep, I tried to take a picture of that sign but it was too dark!

[fishwax]

7. Great picks, thanks!

I love seeing everybody's pictures from events like this. I don't see enough of the crowds on the television. :D

[zekeson]

9. Lunabush, great shots

are you a professional photographer?

LOL. Perhaps I'm getting a little loopy out here - I jsut don't feel like myself...

[David Zephyr]

11. Great photos. Thanks.

lunabush!

[Maiden England]

12. nice photos thhanks!

I would so love to get to go to a rally.

[Gaffey Duck]

14. Kerry and co. better stop drinking GOP Kool-Aid.

MN is ours!

Spend time in OH, FL, AR, and the Mountain West swing states.

It's too bad President Gore is only staying on for one term though.

[tabasco]

15. Sometimes those fuzzy pictures turn out really cool.

You know, those "artistic" shots .... heehee.

Thanks for the pics.

[WI_DEM]

16. That is a great turnout

especially considering Rochester is a GOP stronghold in Minnesota.