John Kerry reads Dear Abby and writes in to her

senator kerry read a letter sent to abby from a young girl who was teased for wanting to be president. many people wrote in responding to that letter including senator kerry which is below :

"Dear "I Have a Dream": I was touched by your letter to Dear Abby, and I want you to know that you can become the president of the United States because of who you are, not in spite of it. I have no doubt a woman will be president one day, and America would be lucky to have you leading us every step of the way.

When young people like you express such a desire to make a difference in people's lives, you should be applauded. Your teacher and your classmates were wrong to laugh at your dream.

What you already know, but they seem to have forgotten, is that we live in a country where every child, girl or boy, has an equal chance to grow up and become president, or a teacher, or a doctor, or a CEO or the shopkeeper down the street. That is what makes our country unlike any place on Earth. Anything is possible.

But to do the things we believe in, we all have to work hard, do our best and fight those who do not always believe in us. It is not easy to ignore their criticism, and it is tough to look beyond their doubts. But remember, doubters never made America a better place. It is people like you - people who dream big and are filled with hope - who make a difference in this world.

Always remember that the great thing about America is that you can become president, and you should never let anyone tell you different."

you can read the girl's letter to dear abby by clicking on the link to kerry's website below,

http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/001754.html

what the hell is this????
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What you already know, but they seem to have forgotten, is that we live in a country where every child, girl or boy, has an equal chance to grow up and become president, or a teacher, or a doctor, or a CEO or the shopkeeper down the street.
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Mean by that remark ? Don't you think 13 year old girls need encouragement?

i was explaining that he was encouraging her because she is 13.

It's a great post!

"Sorry, but due to gender inequity issues, the hard reality is your friends were right to laugh at you for being so stupid to think you can't become President." It's a 13 year old kid for christ's sake! :eyes:

If we still have elections and Presidents, she may very well have a good chance.

Ferraro in 1984 took a chance as the VP of the Dem candidate.

Elizabeth Dole "legitimized" it for the Repukes in 2000 with a run for Pres.

Mosley-Brown in 2003-2004 took the chance.

It's not as far-fetched as people might think.

Now, it might be true (forget who said it) that we will probably have a woman president before we have a black president . . .

and blacks are about 13%, statistically, in the absence of racism and sexism or if they are equal factors, one would expect that a woman who is not black would be president before a black man would be.

And, for anyone who thinks the dismal results to date for women shows how "advanced" the US is, we might do well to remember how many countries (including developing countries) around the world have already had female prime ministers or proportionately more senior level elected officials.

This is the most human thing that he has done in the course of this campaign and it needs to be widely publicicized!

"I know how hard it is to put food on your family".

it doesn't make big news though. but those who witness it get the word out to others.

Damn straight. Surprised the teachers didn't admonish the class...
John Kerry in character meter just went up 20% over here.