An E-Mail from John Kerry - With My Reply

[CO Liberal]

I just received the following e-mail from johnkerry.com:

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Dear Wayne,

Earlier today I spoke to President Bush, and offered him and Laura our congratulations on their victory. We had a good conversation, and we talked about the danger of division in our country and the need, the desperate need, for unity for finding the common ground, coming together. Today, I hope that we can begin the healing.

In America, it is vital that every vote counts, and that every vote be counted. But the outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance that we would prevail. But it is now clear that even when all the provisional ballots are counted, which they will be, there won't be enough outstanding votes for our campaign to be able to win Ohio. And therefore, we cannot win this election.

It was a privilege and a gift to spend two years traveling this country, coming to know so many of you. I wish I could just wrap you in my arms and embrace each and every one of you individually all across this nation. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

To all of you, my volunteers and online supporters, all across this country who gave so much of themselves, thank you. Thanks to William Field, a six-year-old who collected $680, a quarter and a dollar at a time selling bracelets during the summer to help change America. Thanks to Michael Benson from Florida who I spied in a rope line holding a container of money. It turned out he raided his piggy bank and wanted to contribute. And thanks to Alana Wexler, who at 11 years old and started Kids for Kerry.

I thank all of you, who took time to travel, time off from work, and their own vacation time to work in states far and wide. You braved the hot days of summer and the cold days of the fall and the winter to knock on doors because you were determined to open the doors of opportunity to all Americans. You worked your hearts out, and I say, don't lose faith. What you did made a difference, and building on itself, we will go on to make a difference another day. I promise you, that time will come -- the election will come when your work and your ballots will change the world, and it's worth fighting for.

I'm proud of what we stood for in this campaign, and of what we accomplished. When we began, no one thought it was possible to even make this a close race, but we stood for real change, change that would make a real difference in the life of our nation, the lives of our families, and we defined that choice to America. I'll never forget the wonderful people who came to our rallies, who stood in our rope lines, who put their hopes in our hands, who invested in each and every one of us. I saw in them the truth that America is not only great, but it is good.

So here -- with a grateful heart, I leave this campaign with a prayer that has even greater meaning to me now that I've come to know our vast country so much better and that prayer is very simple: God bless America.

Thank you,

John Kerry

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And here is the reply I sent back:

And thank you for giving up. I stood for FIVE HOURS to see you when you came to Pueblo, and my back was sore for days afterwards (I have several herniated discs, and wear a back brace, but I felt it was worth seeing you. Now, I'm not so sure.)

I'm a life-long Democrat who is considering leaving the party, I am so dissappointed in you and the way you betrayed everyone who voted for you - especially the people who stood on line for NINE HOURS in Ohio yesterday.

If you didn't have the balls to see it through, you shouldn't have run.

(Name and address deleted
to prevent harrassment by Freepers)

[VelmaD]

1. I got the same email

I had already sent Kerry my sentiments earlier today but this is what I wrote in response to this particular email.
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I will tell you the same thing I put in an earlier
email today. I will NEVER forgive you for conceding
before all the votes were counted. I gave much of my
time and money I did not have to the local Kerry
effort. I supported you and feel like when the chips
were down you did not support me or the millions of
other rank and file Democrats who worked hard and
wanted you to fight to make our votes count.

We will NOT forget.

Barbara Simpson
STILL a pissed off Democrat

P.S. I don't care if you had a "good conversation"
with the illegal occupant of the White House. You
shouldn't have been talking to him to concede in the
first place. He talked about common ground and coming
together back in 2000 too and anyone with half a brain
can see he didn't mean it then and he doesn't mean it
now. To borrow an expression from my home state of
Texas...don't piss on me and tell me it's raining.

[pinniped]

2. As long as these assholes are in power the country will continue...

to be divided.

There is absolutely NOTHING this asshole* could do to garner my support. If WWIII starts tomorrow * is still an asshole.

There is no fucking common ground.

This county is truly fucked.

[NorthernSpy]

3. here's what I long to say to him...

if I get such a message, my reply will be:

Get stuffed, you quitter!

[Stuckinthebush]

4. This was my reply

Dear John:

We are so totally fu*ked now.

Sincerely,
Me