Link to Kenyon College Webcast

[globalvillage]

http://streaming.kenyon.edu/#test

In case you want to test.


Senator John F. Kerry to speak at Kenyon Commencement


GAMBIER, Ohio (May 10, 2006)– Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts will present the Commencement address at Kenyon's one hundred seventy-eighth graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 20. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. on the lawn of Samuel Mather Hall. (The rainsite is the Kenyon Athletic Center.)
In addition to presenting diplomas to graduating seniors, the College will confer honorary degrees on Kerry; Teresa Heinz Kerry, chairman of the Howard Heinz Endowment and the Heinz Family Philanthropies; and Diane Ackerman, author of nonfiction works including An Alchemy of Mind and A Natural History of the Senses, as well as collections of poetry and several children's nature books. Honorary degrees will also be conferred upon retiring faculty members Robert E. Bennett, professor of classics, and Charles A. Piano, professor of Spanish.

http://www.kenyon.edu/x32070.xml

[whometense]

1. Thanks, gv!!!

Saturday morning JK! What's not to love?? :loveya:

[ProSense]

2. Cool! Thanks! n/t

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. Thanks, GV

I was just looking for it, its great that they are streaming this live.

[k j]

4. Excellent!

Thanks so much!!!

[whometense]

5. Just saw them march in!! n/t

[globalvillage]

6. Who were those people cheering for?

:-)

[MH1]

7. Hee hee, I saw that

Thanks for posting the link, GV!

:)

[globalvillage]

8. HEY!!!

Are they allowed to speak in Latin?

[globalvillage]

9. THK!!!

Yay!

[whometense]

10. JK's got that

"accepting the honorary degree" knee-dip down pretty smoothly.

[ginnyinWI]

11. I see he's busily cramming for that speech now n/t

[whometense]

13. Oh my god,

that story about meeting with Kenyon alums before coming to the school brought tears to my eyes. That was soooooo Kerry, so perfect, and so perfectly wonderful. :loveya: :loveya:

Edited to add: I'm curious about the dork bell, too.

[ProSense]

12. Wow!

That was an incredibly personal introduction!

[karynnj]

14. Absolutely amazing speech

It was so perfect.

[ProSense]

16. It was great, and filled with hope!

I want my President!

[globalvillage]

18. That was beautifully researched and inspiring.

How many commencement speakers put that much work into a speech?
And the reaction of the crowd was great.

Very nice.

:applause: :applause: :applause:

And to all the Kenyon grads

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[ginnyinWI]

15. Well, here's the score:

"idea": 3; "idear": 3! :) :)

Wonderful, inspiring speech! So heartfelt.

[globalvillage]

It's good that you're keeping count, ginny.

If he starts dropping too many 'r's', we're going to have to voice our dissent.

Save the 'R'!!!!!

[ginnyinWI]

20. they're endangered, I'm afraid.

He seems to be trying to rub them out.

[MH1]

22. What about when it's plural?

I think I've noticed more "ideas" than "idears" but more "idear"s than "idea"s. Does the addition of the s silence the r?

Any Boston-dialect experts want to weigh in?

;)

[globalvillage]

27. I tried to have Tay explain that.

But she believes he's trying to suppress them, and that there's no real pattern.

I believe the 'r's have a right to be heard!

I'm afraid can not support the Senator on this issue.

[TayTay]

46. The serious situation of the lost R's.

I did explain this. Usually, Bostonians drop their R's all over the place. However, it is a sin to throw away a perfectly good consonant simply because you disagree with it at a phonetic level. (This is Boston, home of guilt of all sorts: liberal guilt, Puritan guilt and Catholic guilt. It affects the R's situation too!)

Bostonians take the R's and stick them on the ends of words that end in vowel sound 'A.' (It is obviously a truce and sounds like something that only a committee could come up with, but there it is.) So China becomes Chiner. (Dishes or country, same thing.)

This can be confusing, as dinner becomes dinnah, but if you wrote it down as 'dinna' and handed it to me and told me to pronounce it, I would, puckishly I might add, say 'dinner.' So, there is a rather underhanded way to get people with Boston accents to pronounce words in 'Standard American English' but then, why would you want them to in the first place? (You can teach a duck to fish, but really, why bother?)

Anyway, the Senator has undertaken the consonant rescue project and has kindly decided to help us recycle all these R's that are moping around Boston, unusued and unloved. He picks them up, when he thinks of it, and appends them to words that end in the 'A' sound, like idea, where they get all snuggly and warm and feel quite at home. (Really, it's quite nice of him.)

Clear?

[sandnsea]

17. Very inspiring

I wonder where all the pundits are when he gives these speeches. Cheering crowds wherever he goes, yet somehow Democrats don't want him. :crazy:

[ginnyinWI]

19. I really don't see how anybody else can hold a candle to him.

I don't see how anybody can write him off--he's got what it takes, possibly even more than he did two years ago. He's a visibly better speaker now than Spring 2004, even to a lay person like me. He's learned to turn off the "senator-speak" and just be a really, really good public speaker, maybe more like he was pre-Senate.

[jenndar]

21. I was just thinking that.

That speech was so beautiful, in craft and in delivery. I can't think of anybody who could give a speech like that. I'm so tired of people talking about him like he's a giant robot. He's not good as what he does because he's mechanical and overscripted, but because he really cares about what he's doing.

[karynnj]

23. Definately

It was such a personal speech, but with some incrediblely good themes. The story about the coach is amazing. My mind can't reconcile hearing this with the "he can't communicate" types. It is so interesting that he met with alumni before writing it - he really worked to make it special for those graduates.

[karendc]

24. Ray of Light

is going to be at the Toledo rally, taking pictures. (ssshh, there may be a surprise for her...)

[Noisy Democrat]

30. Ray will be there? Cool! I'm going too

I didn't know anyone else from our gang was going to be going. That's awesome. :) Maybe I'll meet up with her somehow.

[TayTay]

31. Oh, that's wonderful!

I can't wait to hear her report.

If I had one wish for this group it would be that everyone is able to see these wonderful speeches in person and see Sen. Kerry in their neck of the woods. (Hey MH, I just got a feel that the Sestak campaign will have a rally with special guests in the near future.)

Yeah and :loveya: (See, I do want to share. Really I do.)

And KAren, there is something more there lately in those speeches. I hesitate to say this sometimes because people think I mean there was something less before and I don't mean that. But there is something more there. The speeches are better and more personal and just, ahm, there's something more there lately.

[MH1]

33. Max Cleland

is due very soon...I believe June 11.

I may go to that one. I would love to meet Max.

[beachmom]

55. So did any Kerrycrats end up going?

According to this thread Ray of Light and Noisy Democrat were planning on going, but they haven't posted yet (at least in JK forum), so was just curious if you guys went?

[karynnj]

57. A LeahD went to the commencement and to Utica

she had some nice comments on the DU-P thread. Femrap went to Utica

link to LeahD:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2636605&mesg_id=2637601

link to: Femrap
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2637642&mesg_id=2638608

[sandnsea]

25. He's doing that more now

He did that in 2004 too, but usually in smaller groups. Maybe he's finally figured out that he can do the same thing in larger groups and be just as powerful. I still like his "senator speak" speeches too, but more people will connect to the kind of speech he gave today I think. It was really good.

[ProSense]

28. Very impressed

with how JK's speech was inclusive. He still was critical, but demonstrated that he will be a great POTUS, unlike Bush who is POTRWA (Right Wing Amerika).

In anycase, there are a number of Republicans who don't like Bush, thinks he is the worse president ever and are turning on the GOP for inaction.

[globalvillage]

26. The sun reappears for JK in Ohio

Here comes the sun, finally
Blue skies are back, bringing warmer temperatures after 10 straight days of rain.

Now this is more like it.

After 10 consecutive days of rain, West Central Ohio will see some much deserved blue skies — if only for a day. Warmer temperatures also are expected.


http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/05/20/sns0520weathermain.html

Sen Kerry mentioned it in his speech. Ohio has had 10 straight days of rain, but the sun reappeared, just for today, for his three-stop visit to Ohio.

Tomorrow? More rain and no Kerry.

[ginnyinWI]

29. I know exactly how they feel--we had the same weather.

It was a week ago on a Thursday that it began--and today, the 10th day, it's beautiful here too: Sunny, 72 degrees, slight breeze, big white Cumulus clouds overhead. Perfection. I just got back from a walk.

[karynnj]

34. That was such a cute line in the speech

I hope Ohians do take note! He was really lucky to get the one clear day.

[globalvillage]

38. Was it luck?

I think not.

I believe the sun, knowing full well that Senator Kerry and the lovely THK were planning to visit, chose to shine some hope on the Kenyon grads today.

;-)

[ProSense]

32. Photos! Photos! Photos!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[whometense]

35. I agree!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Thanks for the pics! I used one in my blog post. http://toughenough.org/2006/05/poetic-justice.html

[ProSense]

37. Wonderful post!

Great choice of photo, then again, they're all great photos.

[whometense]

39. Thanks.

I love that one especially because he looks so young, and because he looks like he's having so much fun.

[globalvillage]

40. You picked my favorite. n/t

[whometense]

41. That one shows a definite

twinkle in his eye.

[politicasista]

36. Nice pics of JK and Momma T

I miss her. They look so classy. :loveya:

[ginnyinWI]

42. I love the third one

You know, I think because Teresa was there might have been one reason his speech was so good--doesn't JK seem more relaxed and happy when she's around?

[TayTay]

44. I think so too!

And I love that last pic, that profile shot. Sigh!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[karynnj]

45. The second one is really a nice picture of them also

Nice smiles. They just look very happy.

[benny05]

43. Sorry I missed the live blogging party!

But I just read the transcript on Truthout. Good day for Kenyon Grads and for KerryCrats.

My fav line:

"Yeah, my country wrong or right. When it is right, keep it right. When it's wrong, make it right."

Thanks for the pics. They both look relaxed and in their element.

:kick:

[whometense]

47. Thanks for the transcript link.

I've been looking for one everywhere.

Anyone have a video or audio file?

[globalvillage]

48. It's not up at the Kenyon site yet.

COMING SOON
Recorded footage from

Kenyon College's 178th Commencement Ceremony


The live webcast of Kenyon's 178th Commencement Ceremony took place on Saturday, May 20 at 10:30am EDT. Recorded footage will be posted to this web site within the next few days.

http://streaming.kenyon.edu/

[whometense]

49. Thanks, gv.

Yesterday's speech at Kenyon showed a side of Kerry I hope everyone will get a chance to witness.

[kerrygoddess]

50. I posted it here yesterday morning

John Kerry Delivers Kenyon College Commencement Address
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=273x87623

Sorry you missed it.

[ProSense]

51. Kerry's speech getting attention

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0605/S00416.htm

[Island Blue]

52. Another story with a few more photos

The story and photos couldn't be copied and pasted, so here's the link.

http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/06/05/22/kenyon.html

[fedupinBushcountry]

53. Thanks

those pictures are really good, to bad they can't be copied.

[karynnj]

54. Nice stories and pictures

(there's a second story of his time in Utica linked at the bottom. The picture where they are putting the cape thing on is really really good.

[fedupinBushcountry]

56. For anyone who watched

they have a survey up asking what you thought of their streaming and a place for comments.

Let Us Know What You Think!

If you watched the live webcast of this event on May 20th, please tell us about your viewing experience! Click http://streaming.kenyon.edu/#test to fill out a brief survey. Your feedback will help us to determine interest in future webcasts and to improve their quality.

[jenndar]

58. Filled it out, thanks! n/t

[ProSense]

59. Done! Thanks! n/t