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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-03-06 11:53 AM
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Kerry to speak at Grinnell on Saturday
Edited on Wed May-03-06 11:53 AM by CornField
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Dear Lynda,

This Saturday May 6 at 1:30 p.m., I will be speaking at Grinnell College about a topic very close to my heart and central to the future of this country. I hope you and your family can join me for a discussion of what is happening to our democracy at a time of war in Iraq when dissent -- the right of patriotic people to speak out -- is under assault.

RSVP to attend the speech on Saturday, May 6

This is a chance for me to put into context some things I have been thinking about and which have been important to me since I returned home from Vietnam. I am particularly grateful to share these thoughts at Grinnell College, which has such a proud history of educating young men and women through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas.

This Saturday, May 6, I hope to continue that tradition with you in a very personal discussion about the meaning and responsibility of freedom and the enormous challenges our country faces as our soldiers are fighting and dying in a war that has gone off course, with dissent and debate stifled here at home.

I have seen what is possible when the power of the Iowa johnkerry.com community comes together. I hope this coming Saturday May 6 at Grinnell College will be another one of those special moments when we all gather for an important discussion. Thank you for RSVPing today. I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Sincerely,
John Kerry

P.S. As you know, space can be very limited at Grinnell College's Harris Center Concert Hall. Please sign up as soon as you can for this Saturday. Tickets are not guaranteed, and seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-03-06 11:06 PM
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1. Wish I could go -- hope somebody does and reports back n/t
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EricTheRed Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 02:52 PM
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2. DAMN!
...missed it. I live in Grinnell and shoulda gone.
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pstans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 03:43 PM
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3. Welcome to DU
I live in Marshalltown and didn't make it. I wish I would have after reading the transcript of the speech.

http://commoniowan.blogspot.com/2006/05/kerry-speech-at-grinnell-college-today.html
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 12:32 PM
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4. Hi EricTheRed!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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