In the near future, could we arrange a meeting with Senator Kerry?

[Forever Free]

Perhaps contact his Senate office? This could all just be the crazy ramblings of a college student though. Heh :)

[elshiva]

1. Yes, but let's have some political action to

bring to him. I'd be to embarrassed to show up like we were his fan club or something.
What will it be? NAFTA? Election Fraud? Health Care?

[JohnKleeb]

3. special education is a big personal issue to me because I am LD

We can think of somethin as a group of course.

[elshiva]

4. Learn Disabilities, excellent topic and

close to JK's heart. Special Ed is important to me personally too, because I went to a special high school for the mentally ill.

[JohnKleeb]

5. yep take it you read the Donnelly story

I am considered ADD I think too.

[elshiva]

6. Yep, I done read it.

A lot of people at my "special" high school had ADD. I have major depression, anxiety, partically social anxieties.
As a Derryiac, I'd like to point out that Dean was a great supporter of the rights of the mentally ill to be covered under health care, as well.

[JohnKleeb]

7. good on him, I recall that Tipper Gore is also a champion of mentally ill

The history of this country from what I learned in psychology towards the mentally ill has not been good. Sorry about your mental illnesses.

[elshiva]

10. Love Tipper Gore, for this reason and others

Thanks for your concern Kleeb.

[JohnKleeb]

11. yep sure

I believe Wellstone was another great advocate for the mentally ill too.

[elshiva]

13. Wellstone is my man, he's immortal.

[Vektor]

40. Me too!

Math.

It cripples me.

[TayTay]

8. Well, the hot button issues are

Social Security, War in Iraq, healthcare for children (and eventually all Americans) and the deficit.

Education has always been of special concern to Massholes. Kerry has a good record on this as regards to voting for money and programs. That would be a fine issue to discuss.

Now, what do you bring to the table and what is it that you want to hear? Who do you represent and what does the federal government have to do with it? What specific programs are on the docket this year that affect SpEd programs? Is there a continuation of SpEd funding in colleges? Does No Child Left Behind affect SpEd spending? What is it that you want a US Senator to do about it?

Discuss, get back to us on this forum and we can call the office and ask to speak to someone in charge of ed policy. It will be a start.

[ginnyinWI]

9. but that's what we are

We ARE his fan club! (one of them anyway) :hi:

[elshiva]

12. Yeah, I am a fan, but it's not like he's

(just) a rockstar or something. If we want the full JK experience, it would be great to talk about health care or other iniatives he's pushing and not just gush over him. Don't get me wrong I'd love a good gush.
"Sen. Kerry, you're my hero, sigh!"

[JohnKleeb]

2. Actually some of the massholes on the forum are trying to do just that

oh and hey its the only other guy on the forum, hah hey. I cant wait to be in college myself, last year of HS, and can't wait.

[TheDonkey]

14. Intresting, Perhaps a DC meetup too, where we could meet Kerry

[TayTay]

15. Perhaps if we go to the March 19th protest

Maybe we could ask if the Sen is in that week. Then we would have a ready made issue. I am a constituent and am worried about the war and it's affects on the country.

[JohnKleeb]

17. Hmmm I dunno

I may have a hard time meeting up with you guys March 19th, it depends what happens. Its gonna be the first time in a while that me and my friends have met up.

[JohnKleeb]

16. That would be best

[TayTay]

18. Kleeb, dear

go with your friends. I'm old enough to be your Mom, dear. You need to hang out with your friends. I need to hang out and protest as what I am, a Mom with concerns about the future for her kids.

'tis okay with me.

[WildEyedLiberal]

19. Hey, I'll accompany you to a meeting with John Kerry

Strictly to keep you company, of course.

No, seriously, if that could happen, count me in. I go on spring break and would really love to make the 700 mile trip to DC for the protest. Throw in Big John and I'm THERE.

[Vektor]

31. I WANT TO GO TOO!!

I have a hot button....




.......issue


... to discuss with the Senator.

No, seriously, I definitely would like to join.

[WildEyedLiberal]

32. You could come to DC on the 19th?

I'd really like to go if I could formulate an actual plan as far as how to get there, where to stay, etc.

[JohnKleeb]

33. They have hostels down there for college students

Friend of mine has stayed at one before.

[Vektor]

34. The 19th of March?

Possibly, are you guys definitely going?

[JohnKleeb]

35. I definely am because I live so near by

[Vektor]

37. Sounds cool....

I could definitely try to be there.

[TayTay]

38. I want to go

I spoke to my husband about it and used my "I'm serious" voice. (As opposed to my usual, I'm lost in LaLaland voice. There is a difference.) He looked at me, remembered what I said when he told me he was thinking of running for elected office again and smiled. Sure, go follow your star, said the love of my life. So it looks good.

[Vektor]

39. Excellent!

Sounds promising.

[TayTay]

41. Oh, I am also logged on elsewhere tonight

And it's frickin lonely over there. I am obviously out os synch with the rest of the universe. I never go anywhere when with living breathing beings there. Damn.

[WildEyedLiberal]

42. Me either

I kill threads.

[JohnKleeb]

43. all good, I am only on for a little while right now

since me and my brother are doing some stuff together.

[WildEyedLiberal]

44. cool

Is your brother older or younger than you?

[JohnKleeb]

45. younger

He can be such a jerk but we do sometimes have a lotta fun together making fun of shit or playing GTA.

[seito]

36. I am planning to be there

It would be nice to meet those of you Kerrycrats that are going.

[JohnKleeb]

20. Ok neat

I thought you would understand. Its just I want to meet Kerry too but I doubt my friends are gonna.

[GRLMGC]

21. I wanna meet John Kerry but I'm

3,000 MILES AWAY!!!! :cry:

[JohnKleeb]

22. I wanted to intern for him but someone got it before I did

Goddamnit, sigh I am jealous of that girl damnit. Ahh well I got an interview with Congresswoman Hooley who Ive never even heard of tommorow.

[GRLMGC]

23. Those Senate internships are WAY hard to get

You have to have connections and crap. Sucks, huh? Good luck w/ you interview. I had to postpone mine because there was a freaking power outage in the building

[JohnKleeb]

24. Yeah what pisses me off is that I am not working with someone I wanted

God I don't get it, our two class conservatives somehow got very promient senators, McCain and that ass Hatch. I don't know, I guess its because they have a more impressive resume than I but damnit, they got their choices, at least the McCain dude did, he's known since November where he's gonna be working. Such a right wing shithead he is, he's the ass who condescended to me the night before the inaguration.

[GRLMGC]

25. How the hell did they get that?

Are they rich bastards?

[JohnKleeb]

26. I would not be surprised

and then I find out that the girl who got my first choice, Kennedy, remember I was trying to get this pre election, I thought Kerry would be in the white house so Kennedy became my first choice, so I find out that the girl who got him, got him only so she could supposely get drunk with him and according to what I hear, she's a republican ditz. Goddamnit, Ive always liked and admired the Kennedy family, and this is how I am treated.

[GRLMGC]

27. What the hell?

and a Repub to boot? What a burn. They must be rich bastards because those are hardcore internships, like really hard to get.

[JohnKleeb]

28. Yeah

I know, I heard that, I don't know her personally, it's a big school so I don't know everyone. God it just frustrates me if that's the truth, if she thinks like that. Stupid, stupid crap. I hope the person who is woroking for Kerry is doing it in good intention.

[GRLMGC]

29. You said you were from a rich area right?

Maybe that explains it. It must be so frustrating for you since you actually care about the issues and know about the person you'd be working for. Maybe you can get a kickass internship when you go to college.

[JohnKleeb]

30. Maybe

Yeah, I come from a rich area but I myself don't come from an incredibly wealthy background. I come from a good background, don't get me wrong but if it wasn't for my mom, we would live in an apartment or something like that. Many people here have nice cars that they don't have to work for, more than one game console, etc. I have a computer of course and a PS2 but it's not as if when I get my license, I am gonna get a sports car like some of these people.

[Blue_In_AK]

46. I'm even further than that, GRLMGC ........

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[WildEyedLiberal]

47. Awwwww

You poor isolated thing.

[Blue_In_AK]

49. Hey, hey.....

A little sympathy, all right???

[vinessa4freedom]

48. Oh, sure

I'm gone for a few days diligently trying to keep up with my increasingly overwhelming studies and you all plan an all-John included trip without me. Waaaaa!:cry:

Enough of the pity-party. I'd love to go. Have to check when Spring break is, though. Our schedule is a fair bit screwed-up. My issue of focus for passion's sake (and the focus of my academic semester since I've been able to tie it into a class) is repealing the PATRIOT act, but I have a host of other issues. What good liberal, doesn't anyway. The environment is of paramount importance to me in the grand scheme of things, but the Iraq situation obviously has to take precedence. The matter of most urgency, I guess.