Kerry is riding for Kennedy in the Pan Mass race

[karynnj]

I saw this in the article that Kennedy was completely the chemo therapy - http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1109217 The comments there from his email were nice,

"The final day of grueling chemo comes as Sen. John F. Kerry pledged to ride the Pan Mass challenge next week in honor of Kennedy. A cancer survivor himself, Kerry sent an e-mail saying the bike ride this year is “for Ted.”

“This year, it’s especially poignant and meaningful,” Kerry said in a written statement. “I’ll be thinking of him every mile of the ride across a state we both love.”

[globalvillage]

1. I got a thank you note from Sen Kerry today

For donating to his Pan-Mass ride. It was a nice surprise to find his note in the mail along with the bills and junk mail.

KV has the email and a short clip about JK's finish from last year.

http://www.kerryvision.net/2008/07/do_more.html

[karynnj]

4. Really nice post there

That's a great email - I need to resign up because I don't get any Kerry emails :( any more.

[wisteria]

7. You really do need to resign up. You don't know what you are missing. n/t.

[karynnj]

8. Actually I do know - I read them on my husband's email

where he gets them.

[wisteria]

9. Oh, I should have known. That is good! n/t

[wisteria]

6. I got a thank you too. I thought it was a specia thing to do. It makes me want to do more. n/t

[MBS]

15. Lucky you!

I didn't get one. : (

[JI7]

2. that is very sweet

i know how important this is to JK.

[politicasista]

3. Cool!

:kick: for JK and Uncle Ted. :kick:

[BlueIris]

5. Too choked up to post. nt

[MBS]

10. JK said yesterday that he's raised about $77K so far! n/t

[wisteria]

13. Wonderful, I think his goal was 75,000.00! n/t

[MBS]

11. BTW, you can add comments there. . .

I did. . .

[MBS]

12. there's a thread on this in DU -GDP

People might be interested and want to contribute. .
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6544408

[MBS]

14. $116,623 so far!

Have a good ride tomorrow, Sen. Kerry!

[wisteria]

16. Yes Senator good luck! n/t

[globalvillage]

17. NECN has some video

of JK speaking about his ride for Teddy.

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Arts-Entertainment/PMC-kickoff-Sen-John-Kerry-riding-for-Kennedy/1217641543.html

[MBS]

18. to hear the catch in his voice when he talked about Teddy showing up

in the Senate for the health-care vote. . oh, my.

[karynnj]

20. That was emotional

Both of these videos are great.

[wisteria]

32. I agree. n/t

[MBS]

19. here's a video from this morning, JK interviewed at start of race

http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/Kerry-rides-in-PMC-to-honor-Kennedy/1217682499.html

[globalvillage]

21. What a great video.

Are you posting that in GD?

[MBS]

22. good idea. done n/t

[Island Blue]

23. Great interview.

I don't know who that kid was he was talking to him at the end of the clip, but that was a really nice moment. For one thing, it showed that people who say he's aloof are just dead wrong (as we all know). I couldn't make out what he was saying to the kid, but I did hear him asking why he wasn't wearing bike shorts.

[MBS]

24. love the quote on your signature--

that's going on my bulletin board right now!

[Inuca]

35. Can'r get to any of these necn pages :-(

I get "unable to connect to database server" :-(

[beachmom]

37. Somebody needs to do a post on BMG. Yes, I know, the site

is full of snark artists, but this is a Mass. story. Somebody from Mass. needs to write a short diary & include this video. I look at BMG, and am wondering where are the Mass. stories? I mean the stories that people are really thinking about like this annual event. Nothing on the site at this time about the Pan Mass Challenge.

[globalvillage]

25. Woo Hoo, check out JK!

His fastest time ever.

http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/PMC-riders-begin-to-arrive-in-Bourne-MA/1217694717.html

[karynnj]

26. That is impressive

I liked the woman's last comment - that you can't go slow if you are with the Armstrong team.

[ProSense]

31. That's really awesome.

Why do I suddenly have the urge to exercise. LOL!

[wisteria]

33. Alright! Wow! n/t

[TayTay]

27. There is a post on this up at the John Kerry for Senate site

http://www.johnkerryforsenate.com/blog/entry/the_pan_mass_challenge_riding_for_hope_and_for_courage/

Gives that link to donate as well.

[globalvillage]

28. OK, so maybe it's not a race.

He's still wicked fast.

[karynnj]

29. Very nice post - I never knew the fund was connected to the Red Soxs

[karynnj]

30. Here's a little article in the Cape Cod Times

with a great photo - Kerry's got a great smile. It was taken at the end of the race.

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080802/NEWS11/80802007

[wisteria]

34. Thanks for posting. n/t

[globalvillage]

36. More video

http://www.abc6.com/news/26211654.html

[beachmom]

38. Was that a "terrorist fist jab" I saw him do?

:)

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[wisteria]

39. Why, I think you may be correct. LOL! n/t