Coakley/Clinton Rally in Boston today

[graywarrior]

I was able to get in the front row. I'm trying to upload photo's of Martha, but Photobucket is being a little pain in the ass.

Here's what I've got so far.

Mr. Gray snapped this just as Bill was shaking my hand


I got the rest of these.










Here we go....Martha, who is cute as a button

[BeatleBoot]

1. That sure would fire me up to vote Tuesday!

Said the Michigander....

[graywarrior]

2. Kerry was a hoot, today.

[mascarax]

14. Why? What did he say?

And thank you for posting!

[graywarrior]

16. He kept referring to Scott Brown as Silent Scott.

The crowd loved it.

[politicasista]

18. Did he have Uncle Ted's

old cane? Heard he had another hip operation too.

[graywarrior]

20. He had a cane but don't know if it was Teddy's

You could feel Ted in the room today, tho. Lots of love for that guy in Boston.

[politicasista]

24. Cool.

Heard that Vicki was giving Kerry the cane that Uncle Ted used (while he had brain cancer. :() as he recovers from the 2nd one.

[graywarrior]

28. Niiiice!

[politicasista]

32. Yep. n/t

[karynnj]

21. I really don't understand why Kerry has the reputation for not being funny

when even in the Senate, he uses humor more than most of his peers.

[graywarrior]

22. He was a riot!

It's even funnier with his deadpan face when he says something about republicans.

[blm]

38. Because establishment DC needed him to be taken down at every opportunity.

Can't have the man who uncovered IranContra, BCCI, S&L problems, and CIA drugrunning to increase his power and access to even more hidden documents now, can you?

[ObamaKerryDem]

48. +1

John Kerry=One of the best Presidents we never got to have. :(

[mascarax]

46. I think he's funny...hey, he named "Crooks and Liars"!

Unfortunately, Kerry has been swift-boated in more ways than one.

[ProSense]

42. LOL! n/t

[ObamaKerryDem]

47. LOL, "Silent Scott". I love it! :D

I assume he means this in terms of Brown's record (or relative lack thereof).


I think Kerry is very funny when he wants to be. Does anyone remember when he was on Letterman during the '04 campaign and the quips he made about the seating arrangements for the upcoming debates (he joked that he and Edwards could stand up while Bush could sit in Cheney's lap, lol) and about how he could just ask Teresa to "pay for the whole damn thing" (I think he was referring to the deficit). I thought those were hilarious. :D I don't get the whole "unfunny" or "boring" meme about him at all. Never did.

Great pics, btw! Lucky! :) And it seems like there was real energy in the crowd, not to mention that it seems to have significantly outnumbered the one at Brown's rally. :D

Thanks for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear gray!

Wow, sweetie, those are fucking historic!

You seriously rock!

Front row. WOW.

:yourock:

[graywarrior]

4. I'm a pushy little fucker.

[euphoria12leo]

13. Great photos!

Being pushy is good thing sometimes.


:applause: :applause:

[graywarrior]

15. I learned from attending Obama rallies

Watch for holes in the crowd and run like a mutha.

[euphoria12leo]

30. Good for you!

Obama was in Mo. at a rally. No holes to get through. I drove past the Midtown campaign headquarters after the rally.
And yes, after the rally he went to the Midtown headquarters. :banghead:

[graywarrior]

33. Damn, don't you hate when that happens?

[gateley]

5. K&R -- GREAT shots! Was there a large turnout?? nt

[graywarrior]

6. They had to close off the room after 750 people.

Many more standing outside and in other rooms to hear the speech. Great, great, awesome turnout.

[gateley]

8. Excellent -- thanks!! nt

[flamingdem]

7. good news nt

[11 Bravo]

9. He wasn't perfect, but I still loves me some Big Dog!

[graywarrior]

12. He was emotional because he lost some friends in Haiti

He had been up for three days and said he and Hillary had cried on the phone over the deaths of people they were close to.

[11 Bravo]

23. And that's what separates him from the denizens of the right.

Whatever his shortcomings, he cared about more than just corporations and their bottom line. He cared about PEOPLE. I have seen him called a closet Republican more than once on this board, but Bill Clinton has WAY too much humanity to ever be confused with the party of Rush.

[graywarrior]

26. You know, when he speaks to a crowd, he looks right into their souls.

I was in the front row today, and he has this way of looking at you for more than 3 or 4 seconds. THAT is what makes him connect with people. You feel as if he is talking right to you.

[ObamaKerryDem]

49. I haven't had the opportunity to meet or see Bill in person, but from what I've seen from a far..

..that definitely seems to be true and why he still remains one of the most effective leaders of our time. :)

[politicasista]

25. Oh no

That had to be so devasting to them. :(

[graywarrior]

31. Yeah, he looked shaken, tired and sad.

[politicasista]

34. Man :(

Despite flaws and all he has done a nice job as an envoy to Haiti.

Team Obama is on it all the way.

[graywarrior]

36. Let's hope there are more people aware of dems acceomplishment than there

are brain dead zombie republicans voting on Tuesday.

[politicasista]

37. Bingo

Best wishes to you and the rest of the MA peeps. :hi:

[Jennicut]

35. That is very sad. He seems emotionally connected to Haiti and seems to care very

much for the people there.

[graywarrior]

45. Yes, we could all tell he was very upset about it.

[lukasahero]

10. Nice!

Thanks for the pics!

[bigwillq]

11. Great pics!

:hi:

[politicasista]

17. Nice pics

:yourock: :hi:

[karynnj]

19. These are wonderful photos - thank you so much for posting them

You and/or Mr Gray really got some nice shots of everyone. Kerry looks like he is recovering well from his hip operations. For the amount of sleep Clinton likely has gotten, it is surprising that he looks better than he has in other photos.

Hopefully, you will have some stories of the event.

[SpencerS]

27. A Question...

Can someone please, please answer a question for me? Do you think crowd sizes at campaign rallies make any difference? Because I checked looked up news about the Scott Brown rally, with Rudolph Guilliani, today. The report covering Scott Brown's rally said that over 200 people showed up to his rally. I saw a picture, and it looked a bit scarce out there. And, I think they were outside. I read another article that covered Martha Coakely's rally with Bill Clinton, and the it said that over 750 people were there. Theirs was held indoors. Do you think the sizes of the crowds at their campaign rallies matter?

Scott Brown/Rudolph Guiliani rally
http://wbztv.com/politics/scott.brown.rudy.2.1429036.html


Picture at Scott Brown rally
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/giuliani_leads.html

Martha Coakley/Bill Clinton rally
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/coakley_hoping.html

[graywarrior]

29. I think it proves the commitment to the candidate (or cause in this case)

The attendees today were pumped. People came from all over. I think the size of a crowd proves a lot.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

39. Martha will be in Hyannis Sunday at Tommy Doyles Pub

Heard Obama is headed into Mass Sunday? Don't 'spose the odds are too good that
Obama will show up there.

[graywarrior]

44. I hope he does show up

It will really fire people up.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Welcome to DU!

Stick around!

We need folks like you...

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

41. If we had more like you, graywarrior, we wouldn't be worried about losing this seat.

You're out there building support, and I know that you're active when you're not right out there.

Bless you.

:loveya:

[graywarrior]

43. It spreads the fire in the belly.

I gotta connect with people and get them fired up like they fire me up. I already convinced several people 19 and 20 years old to get out and vote Tuesday. Prior to that, they didn't even know it was a voting day.