John Kerry On High Speed Rail, Cambridge Town Hall

[globalvillage]

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Sen Kerry spoke at a town hall meeting on Monday about the future of high speed rail and his pending legislation.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

1. It's Cambridge City Hall,not Town Hall.

[globalvillage]

2. It's a town hall meeting in Cambridge. n/t

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

3. Gotcha ! eom

[Ned_Devine]

4. I still like to hear him speak

So many people said he was boring. I think he explains himself well and is passionate

[globalvillage]

5. I think he's a great speaker

but he's at his best in hearings, IMO, and especially on his core issues like the environment. That's why I'm so looking forward to the SFRC this session, climate change is going to be a top priority. Here's a good one from last April on deforestation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=breI21Vmu1U

[karynnj]

9. I think he is a fantastic speaker

I love the issue speeches he has given at colleges, where he is interesting and does a fantastic job explaning the issue and then giving his solution.

He also can be a very eloquent speaker - and is far more often than Bill Clinton. His 1971 speech still holds up beautifully. I wish more people would have heard his 2006 Faneuil Hall speeches. (One thing those speeches and his 2008 convention speech had in common was that he wrote them.)

[cooolandrew]

6. Sounds promising for the future, the tide is liberal and our time is now, let's get it done, while >

we can. The fight has only just started we beat the elephant now the next elephant to overcome the lobbyists. After that the possiblities are endless.

[Hissyspit]

7. Whoops.

For a second there, I read that as John Kerry high on speed railing in Cambridge. :crazy:

[karynnj]

8. That is great - his explanation of

replacing short plane flights with high speed rail sounds great.

Here's a link to a Daily Kos Diary that Beachmom wrote on Kerry's bill. He has spoken often of the need for high speed rail, including on his book tour.

[beachmom]

14. You mean this. :)

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/25/95822/061

[karynnj]

15. Yep - oops!

[Muttocracy]

10. Awesome. This will be the most rail-friendly admin and Congress in a long time. nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

11. You go, Senator Kerry

Boy, I'm glad he got re-elected - he's got so much common sense. He's right on the money with train travel. All you have to do is watch "North By Northwest" again to see all the wonders.:toast:

[mt13]

12. BRILLIANT!

i have always felt we really lost something as a nation with the downfall of the railways. they were such an integral part of our history. and they are just plain romantic.

[beachmom]

13. K & R