pic from today

[JI7]

from a news conference that Mary Landrieu and George Allen held on the apology on lynching bill. Kerry was there to show support to them and their bill.






the man in the wheelchair is James Cameron who survived an attempted lynching against him.

[whometense]

1. Love the bottom two especially. Thanks!

Kerry today:

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Monday, June 13th
Labor Day - The Right to Organize

Labor Breakfast: “Protecting Workers’ Rights”
7:30a - 9:00a Breakfast & Keynote Address
9:00a – 10:00a Plenary
Location: Chicago Ballroom
Program Tract: Political/Labor/Business
We will establish an agenda to protect the Employee Choice Act; the right to organize, livable wages, pensions, trade/exports and healthcare, as well as facilitate a discussion on the targeted industries for labor organizing over the next four years.
Keynote Address: John Edwards
Special Guests: President Bill Clinton, 2004 Presidential Candidate John Kerry
Moderator: Marion Brooks and Ryan Baker (NBC-5)
Panelists: American Cancer Society (Smoke Free Campaign); Bill Lucy, AFSCME, Clayola Brown, UNITE/HERE; Mary Fenger, UFCW; Bob Borosage, Campaign for America’s Future; Senator Tony Hill, SEIU; Gerry Hudson, SEIU
Honorees: Scott Marks, UNITE HERE; Helen Miller, SEIU 880; Rose Daley, AFSCME; Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation; Rosalyn Pelles, AFL-CIO

[JI7]

2. Kerry had to cancel because of conflicts in schedule

i think it was assumed the Senate would not meet today since it's monday. but they did so he had to cancel this appearance.

Clinton had to cancel also. probably for some health reasons.

[Mass]

3. Both Clinton and Kerry were not there.

Kerry said conflicting schedules, probably this press conference.

[whometense]

4. Thanks for clearing that up.

Link?

[Mass]

5. Link here

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/061305_ns_push_edwards.html

Senator John Kerry was supposed to attend the convention as well, but he opted out citing what he called a scheduling conflict.

[Mass]

6. Thanks for the pictures.

[TayTay]

7. Center picture, center

That woman at the podium is Janet Langhart Cohen. She was a Boston anchorwoman in the 1980's who later married Sen. William Cohen form Maine, who was Defense Secretary for Bill Clinton. She is a wonderful and amazing woman and I am not a bit surprised to find out that she played a major role in getting this Senate resolution drawn up and passed. (No wonder Sen. Kerry was there. I'm sure that Ms. Langhart Cohen made quite a pest of herself getting this passed and that someone like Sen. Kerry must have loved the hell out of it.)

[elshiva]

8. Thanks!

But George Allen is still a bum...

[wisteria]

9. Totally agree with you!