Kerry( Statesmanship) and GHWB (lifetime achievement) are getting awards from the

[karynnj]

5. It is hard to believe that it is 40 years ago .... or that it was 5 years ago that many of

us went to Faneuil Hall to hear his speech on the right and responsibility to protest. That is the first time I ever heard a "real" John Kerry speech live - I did see him at a rally for Corzine to win the NJ governorship before. It is incredibly sad that very very few people ever saw this speech as it really was not covered by the same media that covered in its entirety Sarah Palin speaking to 200 people at the Tea Party convention - could it be because Kerry never thought to write his key points on his hands? For Democrats wanting a charismatic, impassioned speaker eloquently speaking their values - in 2006, Kerry was there. (It was telling that the NYT labelled his 2008 convention speech the best non acceptance speech at a Democratic convention in 2 decades - and was most enthusiastic about the pieces that came directly from this speech.

The speech was also special to me because it was the first time that I met a large group of people from this group. It was amazing meeting people and seeing that they were very much as they seemed on line.

Anyway, here is a link to the speech 5 years ago. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192179-1

I have not heard of any remembrance event.