Thiebear Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 In the NY Times: OLEDO, Ohio, June 6 -Postponing a pair of million-dollar fund-raising concerts, Senator John Kerry said on Sunday that he would cease active campaigning until President Ronald Reagan is buried at week's end. "We're going to suspend any sort of overtly political rallies," Mr. Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, told reporters after attending Mass at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston's financial district. The fund-raisers in Los Angeles and New York City - featuring Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Jon Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp and James Taylor, among others - had been expected to yield several million dollars for the campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Tickets for the events, at the 2,000-seat Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, which holds nearly 6,000, began at $250; aides refused to say how many had been sold. Reuniting the performers and rebooking those locations will be difficult. more in the doc not copied... pretty classy move on the surface.... I hope its real... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Classy move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I must agree, probably the first "statesman" thing I've seen him do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 i will give him some props for that move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I don't think anybody is really going to campaign this week because of this. It falls even more in line with Reagan's, after work we're all American's stance. You are apart on topics and beliefs......but there are core ones that everybody should be sharing. Respect the man by following this most basic of beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big z Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 agreed...kudos to kerry. Godbless Ronald Regan and his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I'm impressed, one of the more outspoken conservatives actually posted this... two thumbs up Thiebear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Of course, by putting pressure on the Republicans to also cease fund-raising, Kerry may not lose as much financial ground as he might have. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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