Great action photo of Kerry snowboarding earlier today in Idaho!

[flpoljunkie]

Seems to have rested up, already!
AP Photo/Elise Amendola

[BeyondGeography]

1. Repubs: He snowboards like someone who's weak on defense

[Hand]

2. Not bad...

The Dems need to make a poster with this on one side and Chimpy falling off the Segway on the other! That speaks volumes!

:evilgrin:

[eleny]

45. Yeah! Great idea!

Who inspires more confidence? Who exudes more confidence? Americans can decide in November.

[RobertSeattle]

3. Cool - he just got the snowboarder vote!

[IrateCitizen]

9. Yeah, if they're not all too stoned to make it to the polls!

Note: I say this as a snowboarder myself. :smoke:

[blm]

13. Can I come 'snowboarding' with you?

Man, it has been too long since I've been snowed.

[IrateCitizen]

15. Hey, man... I'm just reinforcing the stereotype.

:evilgrin:

[blm]

4. Put that photo next to Bush on the Segway.

Heh.

[JI7]

5. he looks so good there

i'm saving that pic.

[tandot]

6. great photo - my kinda action figure

compare that to seeing pics of Bush jogging (YUCK).

I guess the guy in the back is a secret agent protecting him? Do they have to find people who are able to ski/snowboard so they can protect Kerry?

[Catfight]

7. Chicks will dig it

Chicks will dig this, it's far sexier than little man syndrome in his TopGun geer.

Yosemite Sam vs. Extreme Sports Man...LOVE IT!!!

[IrateCitizen]

8. Repubs: Snowboarder = stoner

As a snowboarder myself, I can just feel that association coming a mile away!

[sadiesworld]

10. He needs to get his ass to some fundraisers.

[Hav]

11. .

I think he deserves a break.

Btw:

[Dookus]

12. he's raised over 3 million

in the last 3 days. He can take a day off to relax.

[JI7]

17. and better to be rested and be on message

when he returns to campaigning than to keep campaigning while he is too tired and get off message. somtimes it helps to get away from it all. and it'sonly for a few days, unlike both who goes on 6 week vacations every 2 weeks.

[Robb]

14. That's it, he's lost my vote.

...for boarding in Idaho instead of Colorado. :silly:

[Debi]

16. Does he own property in Colorado as well?

Maybe that's where he'll go moutainbike riding for the May action photos!!

[JI7]

19. he was born in denver colorado

i think at a military base.

[ronnykmarshall]

27. Dingbat!

[Cocoa]

18. another Kerry flip-flop

first he's a windsurfer, now he's a snowboarder.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

21. Yep. And real men do not go on the bunny slope.

I want a picture of him inverted 30 feet in the air.

Then he will have earned my vote.

[Nimble_Idea]

39. lol

I wouldn't put is past them

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

20. Estimated speed: 1.82 kph

Not sure about the fstop.

[revcarol]

22. It would have been nice if he had had an "ordinary man's " vacation...

instead of heading far away(expensive plane fare) and doing an elite sport like skiing-snowboarding,,,,have you seen what they charge for lift tickets recently?

Ordinary Joe, josefina are't going to relate to this rich man's vacation.

[TheDonkey]

23. Kerry should construct a multi-billion dollar ranch in Mass.

complete with a faux donkey and a pitch fork for the photo ops.

[JI7]

24. kerry ISN'T an ordinary man

he doesn't need to put on a false image to show he cares as he actually is on the right side on the issues unlike bush who puts on the false image while ripping off the people he claims to be like. kerry served in the military when many like him got out of it using connections. and i know many people who go to the mountains for vacation and they aren't very rich like kerry is.

[KoKo]

25. I think there's a possibilty they are trying to recreate the Kennedy

Mystique. I worry that this will turn off some folks. Contrasting Kerry's elegant lifestyle (and lets face it folks, he does have an elegant lifestyle) with the Chimp's Pretend ranch with rented cows and shrub, and the pond stacked with "Prarie Creek Bass" does do wonders for some folks. But only those who want "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" for President.

He really needs to tone this down. I think a few days in the Carribean or relaxing in Aspen with a little "downhill" would have seemed more appropriate than this photo of him with his "snowboard." Photos of him reading and seriously studying issues affecting the Democratic Party or even a novel or work of non-fiction would be more effective with folks like me, who aren't interested in 60 year old men who "snowboard, play hockey, ride Harley's and kill pheasants.

The image doesn't do much to dispell his image of extreme wealth, in contrast to "Poor Boy George" with that "scrubgrass ranch" who's one of "US."

I honestly think that Bush's supporters think he's poor. They don't seem to want to know how the Bush's got their money or how much they are worth, but the Press will treat Kerry like the Kennedy's.

Not good....his managers ought to tone that stuff down until after the Election when Kerry can do whatever he wants but now...it doesn't look so great except to those who love the "look" of wealth, and privilege in a Dem. :-(

[JI7]

26. most don't give a shit about kerry being rich

only those who hate him bring it up and attack him as elitist or whatever. kerry was in los angeles and meeting with grocery workers on strike last month. i talked to some of them and they love him because he understands them, he listened to them. it's not about how much kerry's hair style costs or where he vacations, it's about whether he can help them with decent jobs and decent income, whether he can help them with good quality and affordable health care. and with paying for their kids college. he didn't just give a speech, he LISTENED to them and answered their specific questions. and they also have a lot of respect for a man who served his country in the military.

[KoKo]

29. Yes, but Kerry can't personally meet with every American and show

understanding. It's the "Media" who manipulate the rest of folks.

They aren't going to show Bush meeting with the grocery workers on strike in Los Angeles, but if they did show it and then cut to a photo of Kerry snoboarding or yachting, it would make it seem he's a "shmoozer" who can talk a good line about "caring for folks" on the way to one of his Mansions for a Campaign Break for R&R.

That's all I'm trying to say. Kerry needs to be careful with this stuff. Look at how they "spun Gore." He needs to look like a man of the people who can relax better than the insulated little Chimp.

The photo posted here, looks bizarre to me... sorry...just my gut reaction.

[JI7]

52. he doesn't have to meet every person

and as i said, the people who attack kerry for being rich are those who hate him no matter what. the same fools who attack his military service record. many people know him and help spread his message. he has been working forpeople foryears. people WANT to support him. they love going out and talking to others about him.

[JohnKleeb]

32. I am in the UFCW

I hope they can have him out here. He does respect the people thats for sure.

[Catfight]

28. WOCA are coming....

Maybe when Rove's attack machine start pouting off about Kerry relaxing, we can kindly remind America how this President ELECT has taken more vacation days than any President in history. I hope the strategy..opps strate'gery, is to DARE the Bush-finger-pointing-machine to say something...I say, next stop for Kerry should be a military funeral, after that, an elderly nursing home, after that, Vet hospital, after that an unemployment agency, and so on and so on...all his speeches should have a back drop of "Business closed, Out of Business, Business for Sale, etc." Rove is just itching to bring out the WOCA...Weapons of Character Assassination. BRING IT ON!

Kerry should have commercials about Bush being on MARS he's so out of touch...come on...steriods, Mars, gay rights while spouting off about being a war President...get serious george, the world isn't your playground! Come on Kerry....it's time to call out the big dogs and show America that Bush wants to take this country BACKwards...we want to take our country BACK, so we can start saving it for our future...our children!

Gas prices are high because Bush is just itching to drill on American soil...Kerry should say, NEVER! He should pledge to liberate America from being held hostage to Oil nations. It's time for a new America, you're either for making America better for our children or you're not.

Kerry needs to propose a counter BILL to the "No Child Left Behind," and make it, "NO Child will ever have Asthma."

Kerry needs to promise America that the Freedom of Information Act will be upheld in his presidency and he will not conduct politics behind secret doors.

Kerry needs to REMIND Americans that he will NEVER oust a CIA employee as retaliation, and if it happened under his roof, (the White House roof) he'd find the person responsible and fire them.

We Democrats just need to go right down the check list of this George the Horrible heinous deeds and make sure America does know the truth.

Kerry needs new catch phrases to interject here and there....and if a vacation stirs up the media so that Kerry can start bringing up the juxtaposition of Georgie playing cowboy...then again...BRING IT ON! I'm ready...and I think he's got the cool to do this without losing his cool like Dean...don't get me wrong, I too dated Dean!


Kerry needs to tell America.."George W. Bush thinks you're stupid, he thinks he can change reality by just saying so. Aren't you tired America of a President that can't say he's sorry? Aren't you tired America of a President who squanders our children's future?" I know I am! The choice is yours, you're either for America's future or for more of the same? You're choice America.


whew..at least this site is theraputic...I feel better now that I vented.

[KoKo]

30. Your "vent" suggesting "Kerry Talking Points" was a good one! I hope

he addresses every point you make. I want a president who will deal with this and talk about it at every opportunity.

Snowboarding Kerry....sort of doesn't look serious to me. Anymore than the Chimp's costumes and posturing that he's a "macho, macho, man..." does. :-(

[OKNancy]

48. Sometimes I just can't believe the stuff

I read on DU.

[Adelante]

53. If it weren't so sad

I swear, I'd laugh.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

31. A lot of snowboarders would rather ride than eat.

A lot of skiers as well. I spent 14 years working in the ski industry and ski-bumming and your stereotype is undeserved. There are plenty of people on the slopes who are not rich.

[KoKo]

33. Yes, but Kerry is rich. With so many out of work does it look right to

be "snowboarding," instead of doing some "downhill?" The message was that "Hey I'm 60 but I can still be a kid." He could also break his leg..do we need that??? Not, at this point we don't. And, if he isn't doing serious "snowboarding" (a 60 year old doing snowboarding at all???) then what the heck is this photo-op about? It looks like that Harley thing and reminds me of Chimp with the sock in his crotch doing his "FlyBoy" imitation?

Sorry...the more I see that photo the more it bothers me for "Image" right now at this time, in the campaign.

Snowboarding 60 Year Old!!!.......oh man ....way cool! All those kids are going to sign right up to vote in November, because I can snowboard....

[sandnsea]

35. Puke

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Feanorcurufinwe]

36. What you are saying would be valid if Kerry were a phony

who was just snowboarding for political purposes. Whereas, in reality, Kerry really does like to go snowboarding on vacation, and he is on vacation. I get to go skiing every morning before I have my coffee (I hike up the hill on my property) but Kerry is not so lucky, he's been working non-stop to oust Bush for months. I think he deserves a chance to have some fun on his day off.


Those who want Kerry to make every political correct move at the expense of being who he really is and saying what he really thinks are going to be disappointed.

[qanda]

38. Aw, lighten up a little

I think you're taking this way too seriously. Not a Kerry fan, but the man deserves to have some fun. I thought the picture was very nice. It's good to see him not so stiff and stuffy. I didn't even know the man could bend. I wouldn't be so hard on him about this one, I think it's a good move (politically and literally).

[Robb]

40. My 62-year-old father-in-law recently took up boarding

...a few years back, for the simple reason that it's easier on his damaged knees. He's a doc, he should know. :)

And, speaking as someone whose life is funded by income from the "sliding on snow" industry, I can tell you while skier numbers ("downhill") have remained flat over the past five years, snowboarding numbers are the only growth in the industry -- and interestingly, the 40+ crowd is the largest demographic.

I think it's a pretty shrewd photo-op. I also approve of his gear.

[Nimble_Idea]

41. Im a kid and I think it's VERY COOL

and all my friends think its' cool too.

I said to them "hey check this dude out, he's going to be president"

and they all said things like "Far out man, I will vote for him"


So I think your snide is pretty weak.

[KoKo]

44. Nimble........if it impressed you and your buddies, then I'm impressed.

Really! :thumbsup" then.

[Streetdoc270]

51. What did you expect?

Did you want to see him sitting on a beach chair slamming down Coors???? I know many Paramedics here in NC (where the avg salary is 30k a year) who go to Colorado every year to snowboard. Plus many high school students go to the mountains of NC to ski and snowboard, o how can you portray it as an elite sport?

[Adelante]

34. Whatta great pic!

I'm glad he's getting a few days R&R -- he needs this.

[Nimble_Idea]

37. Thats a nice photo

more photos like this, and they will have to start selling Kerry T-shirts to the littl'uns.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

42. I bet the Secret Service are gonna have a lot more fun

tagging along with Kerry than they've had sitting around on a pretend ranch in Texas.

[flpoljunkie]

43. You can say that again! They must be praying for Kerry to win...

They also have a house in Cape Cod. Can you imagine being assigned to Crawford, Texas in the dead of summer!!!

[RichardRay]

46. Actually, he looks pretty darn good

especially if he's still learning. My building is right next to the beginner run and I see beginner snowboarders all day - Kerry is looking way better than most of them!

Of course, I'd like to see if he looks as relaxed when he's on his heel edge.

[flpoljunkie]

47. Another action photo with accompanying article from New York Times...

Kerry Arrives in Idaho for Vacation


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is taking a five-day respite from the campaign trail at his vacation home north of nearby Ketchum.

The senator and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, landed in Twin Falls in an unmarked Boeing 737 Wednesday evening.

Kerry shook hands with airport firefighters and staff. The Secret Service kept onlookers 500 feet away until Kerry and his entourage left in a 10-vehicle motorcade.

The Kerrys planned to remain in Ketchum until Tuesday. No campaign fund-raisers or public events are planned, said Maria Weeg, executive director of the Idaho Democratic party.

"They're just coming to town for rest and relaxation,'' she said.

[Catfight]

49. The Kerry

I'm on the cusp of 40 and I'm impressed. The Bu$h attack machine doesn't want people to get to know The Kerry, they want to define him for us...but nonetheless, we're getting to know he's a pretty cool dude.

Hey dumbya...Ketch UP to The Kerry.

[blm]

55. I think you nailed it, Catfight...

They don't WANT the public to have the opportunity to get to know Kerry, because his lifestory and his record of public service are too compelling.

[David Zephyr]

50. Almost As Agile As Bush Eating A Pretzel, Huh?

[Undemcided]

54. I've seen lots of 'greyhairs' come over to the dark side.

More power to him. :)

[tridim]

56. My opinion of Kerry just went up

Not that it needed to go up much more. He so phat! :)