So, Kerry's b-day isn't until december,

[Goldeneye]

but I was thinking maybe we could send him a group card. We could ship it all over the country and all of us Kerry fans could sign it. I'm not sure exactly how it would work out, but it would take awhile, so if anyone wants to do it...we would need to start planning now. Just trying to think of a way to show him some love...:loveya: Does anyone want to?

[globalvillage]

1. I would be happy to sign.

I imagine whoever has the card would have to pm the next person for his/her address. I have no prob with that, provided it's regular JK Forum posters.

[Island Blue]

2. That sounds like a cool idear

I'll sign it! It would probably be a good idea to rotate it regionally, all the folks in the NE sign it then down to VA (or wherever), etc., etc. (That's just my thinking anyway.)

[JanusAscending]

14. I'm In!!

I had a thought, but first, I'm one of those in NE.!! Since I'm one of the newbies, why don't you Veterans choose someone with the most seniority, or who is the closest to Kerry personally, then we can all PM our names and addresses to that one person? TAY TAY comes to my mind, but that's up to y'all! I guess we'll all have to be very careful about verbalizing our "FANTASIES" here if his bro. (or maybe himself!!) starts reading our posts! I'm already embarrassed by just the thought of it!!!
:blush: EDIT upon re-read Step Son!! Oh my God that's even worse! I'm about to crawl under a rock!! I bet you all one thing; we are all on his email list, so if he ever reads that, he ( JK ) may recognize some of our names!!

[globalvillage]

17. I have never posted anything blatantly sexual about JK

So, unless he's a mind reader, I think I'm good.

:rofl:

Seriously, if he wouldn't get a kick out of this forum, he's not who I think he is.

[JanusAscending]

18. You're right!!

Now, let me think,.......I guess I'm safe too. by the way, how old is he going to be? :P Gotta go now, Celine re run on Larry King. I want to hear her sing again,, Later!

[globalvillage]

20. Are you listening to Eric Clapton?

He's so cool.

OK, now Macy Gray singing Bob Marley.
Perfect.

[JanusAscending]

22. Yeah heard him!!

I know I watched Celine on his show during the worst of the hurricane, and she tore me up!! Especially that song The Prayer, Josh Grobin is on now with another of my favorites. I think of my husband every time I hear it!!:cry:

[globalvillage]

23. Sarah? She's incredible.

This is a great show. Better than listening to Larry King blather on about nothing.

[JanusAscending]

24. So right on!

This way I can listen as I write, but every now and then I run in to see what's going on! Pretty soon I have to take my baby boy out for a walk! Hope I don't miss too many of my favorites. Be back soon!! Wish I had a laptop, then I could do both TV and DU at the same time, instead of back and forth btween the office and the LR!

[JanusAscending]

25. Aaron Neville on now. This song is "SPOOKY"!

Louisianna! Just as it already happened once before. History repeating itself! I didn't realize that it was written by Randy Newmann!! He sang it himself on the telethon fundraiser last week. I called in a pledge to the Salvation Army and guess who answered my call? Yep~ Randy Newmann! I was so thrilled! Gotta go for real now. Dog is begging to out for his walk!

[Vektor]

28. I have.

And I'll gladly sign my name to it! :-)

[europegirl4jfk]

3. Great idea!

We once did it in a fan group for a certain actor. It actually wasn't just a card but a whole birthday book that we shipped all over the world to all his fans in the group, and he was really touched when he received it.

Well... I guess you won't be able to send the card to Europe? :-(

[TayTay]

4. We should start with you.

That way we get the farthest post office location out of the way first. Then you could send it west to New England and then we cold go from there.

I love this idea. I have a huge card store near me. I could go look/see what they have.

[europegirl4jfk]

16. Oh TayTay, that's sweet!

I would be honored to participate but I could totally understand if it's to difficult and time-consuming to send the card to Europe.

[sandnsea]

5. This sounds like such fun!!

I'm in!!

[babylonsister]

6. I make cards and would be happy to make one if

you want me to. I could personalize it from DU. Let me know!

[TayTay]

7. That would be even better.

Anything made by one person is better than store bought. You can send it to me and then I will forward to another Mass person and so on and so on. (Or, should another Mass person want to go first, I will take my place in the chain. Either way, it's all good.)

I love this idea!

[babylonsister]

8. OK, so how old will he be, and any thoughts as to

content? Should it be political, respectful (of course), a bit silly, I need some suggestions! I'll also need you to PM me with an address, TayTay. I'll work on it this weekend and can have it in the mail by Monday.

[Goldeneye]

9. I didn't really think about what we'd put in it.

:blush:

I think political and funny, but whatever you guys want is fine. I'm gonna go look for ideas.

[sandnsea]

19. Must have haiku

What was the word he used for Teresa.. saucy? Saucy haiku. Yes??

Hmmm, and hope, and maybe something about "we have to make some friends on this planet" and how his campaign brought us all together... or something...

[whometense]

10. I love this idea.

Count me in! Something funny and non-stalkerish, but it should definitely identify us as the JK forum at DU - don't you think? Maybe we should all sign with our DU names. ;-)

[Island Blue]

11. I think identifying ourselves as coming from this forum is great

but once he knows we're here (if he doesn't already) he'll sure be in for an eyeful when his curiosity leads him to seek us out! I'm sure he'll be flattered though that everyone here is so knowledgeable and appreciative of his ummmmmm, policies. Yeah, that's it. His policies!

Maybe Vektor could include a PG rated haiku.

[babylonsister]

13. I think he knows; his step-son used to post a bit

before he got slapped down. People CAN be rude, but it wouldn't be anything he hasn't heard before. :)

[babylonsister]

12. Or DU name aka. real name! nt

[JanusAscending]

15. I trust HIM and Y'ALL with both of mine (via PM )

[Island Blue]

21. I think along with our names (real or DU)

whatever we decide, we should also all let him know where we are from. I think it's interesting that folks from pretty much every region of the US (and Europe!) post regularly on this board.

[babylonsister]

27. Great idea! City and state! So maybe a real

Kery afficionado should start something regarding how many people want to sign? Do we need one card, or 5? That is also DU-able! Might also be easier, given the disparity of people who love Senator Kerry!

[politicasista]

26. Nice idea.

:hi:

[Vektor]

29. I want in.

I will totally sign it, and craft a special "Lover's Birthday Haiku" just for him.

[babylonsister]

30. Okay, here's an idea. I need broad comments

that are simple enough so everyone can agree if I want to get this done today. When is JK's birthday again? And will one card suffice? It's early enough we could get it around the country by December.

Front:

May The Road Rise To Meet You
(picture or cartoon of someone bicycling)

May The Wind Be Always At Your Back
(picture or cartoon of someone sailing, skippering, or
windsurfing)

The rest of this Irish blessing is:

May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

This part wouldn't have to be used, or can be put inside card on the left.

Inside right of card:

Happy Birthday Wishes, Senator Kerry,
from some of your many fans at
www.democraticunderground.com

Thanks to you, we have met from all
over the globe. All of us want you to
know that WE HAVE YOUR BACK!

Signed name/DUname/City/State, or whatever you're comfortable with.

Let me know, or if someone comes up with something better, that's okay, too. Also, I could throw a haiku in there, if Vektor wants to provide one (though I'm not sure about a 'special lover's one:) ).


Edit for clarity

[whometense]

31. I really like that!

My only comment would be that I might want to say something a little bit stronger than this:

"...and will continue to
support you and your efforts!"

like maybe, ummm,

We have your back!

[babylonsister]

32. Sold, whome! I'll edit! Thanks. nt

[Goldeneye]

33. I like "we have your back"

The rest of the card sounds really good babylonsister.

edit: I'd like to put the whole poem in.

[babylonsister]

34. Thanks, Goldeneye. I will include the whole poem;

it's simple and lovely.

[MH1]

35. I think it sounds great!

I can't wait to see it (and sign it)!

Oh, and I vote for the whole poem, too.

:-)

[TayTay]

36. Me too!

I loe the whole idea. What do you need from us to get it done?

[babylonsister]

37. Just made two, Tay Tay. I'll be mailing them to you

tomorrow! :bounce:

[Goldeneye]

38. you're awesome...

I'd never have gotten it done. This is for your hard work and dedication...

[jillan]

42. Great poem! It's perfect.

Only thing I would like to add is something about how our little group here still believes that there is no one else that we would like to see
lead our nation back to its roots (bring us back to reality / bring our country back)... or something along those lines.

On edit -
It needs to be signed
"The Kerrycrats" and then we can all sign below.

[WildEyedLiberal]

39. I want in

But if we only have part of one side of a card to write on, will there be room for all our names? There are a lot of us.

[jillan]

40. Count me in!!!

This is a great idear.

Are we doing this for his birthday or just because we are his biggest fans?

I don't care if Kerry read what we wrote about him in this forum.
He would be flattered. It would be a huge boost for the ego.

Senator Kerry - if you are reading:
Not only are you my favorite politician, you are also
one handsome hunk of a man! A very lethal combination.

[beachmom]

41. Is there any way to specify that it's from one discussion board

on DU? Because there are obviously a lot of Kerry flamers in that GD world that many of you visit. I'm not sure how to put it, like from the John Kerry Discussion Forum on democraticunderground.com sounds too long and formal, but I do feel like that this is a unique phenomenon, that in many ways is quite apart from the rest of the website. Any ideas on that, or do you think that is getting too detailed? It's just we're approaching 50,000 posts. This thing is big, don't you think?

I love the Irish blessing, and I'm in on signing it. Great idea!

[Firespirit]

43. It is quite different from the rest of DU...

...And I agree that if we identify the site, it should be more specific than just "DU." It would be bad if he went to the website and saw the big message boards during a particularly nasty spell. Our URL is long, but that may be the best way to ensure that he sees us first.

I'm definitely in on signing it! I :loveya: him. :)

[WildEyedLiberal]

44. We're gonna need a way big card then

There are, what, like 40 of us? We're gonna need a BIG card.

[JanusAscending]

45. can't we just write small?

Kidding! Have y'all decided who to send our information to? Think it would be best for it all to go to the same person? Just let me know and I'll PM mine! Or I can just send mine to Tay and you can get it from her? Could someone email me in case I don't get a chance to check in for a day or so? Sounds like we're moving right along on this!! Good work all! This is very exciting! :bounce: :party: :toast: Love, DC

[JI7]

46. i would like someone to just put in a message for me

i would like to personally sign it myself but i am so bad with doing things on time and keeping a check on things like this and don't want to ruin it for everyone else.

so just add my DU name and tell him how much i love and support him.

if/when i meet him i'm going to tell him to check out this group.