Kiteboarder One Step Closer to President

Coach · Post by **Coach** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:57 am

In case you didn't know it, John Kerry is an avid kiteboarder and windsurfer... and has become the new democratic front-runner.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/ ... index.html

Boardsports USA · Post by **Boardsports USA** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:19 pm

Are you serious, this guy is really a KiteBoarder?

If this is true, I now know who I am voting for!!

Josh J · Post by **Josh J** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:24 pm

I know he windsurfs, anyway.
Here is an interview with Kerry in American Windsurfer.

http://www.americanwindsurfer.com/mag/b ... erry2.html

Photographic evidence even!

Denis · Post by **Denis** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:25 pm

October 09, 2003
Associated Press - (...) The Massachusetts senator has a way of throwing himself at things, even when they seem to contradict each other. War and peace. Bleeding-heart liberalism and prosecutorial zeal. Kerry, 59, is into kite-surfing, hunting and flying his own plane. (...)

Full article here
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/clip ... 1009e.html

Bryce · Post by **Bryce** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:23 pm

Kiteboarder too!

http://www.boston.com/globe/nation/pack ... 103b.shtml

BSMITH · Post by **BSMITH** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:53 am

...too bad he's a Democrat!

Coach · Post by **Coach** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:35 am

I can't believe it took this long for someone to point that out!

At least he's not completely liberal/left... He's no Howard Dean, thank goodness.

-Coach

p.s. Oh boy, I hope I didn't just start a political discussion on LAKAWA...

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:06 pm

Yeah, I was too scared to say anything. I'm glad you guys did.

TomFranchett · Post by **TomFranchett** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:17 pm

Better a Kitebar in your hand than a Silver Spoon dripping with crude oil.

Tighe · Post by **Tighe** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:45 pm

http://gallery.johnkerry.com/gallery/extreme
http://www.americanwindsurfer.com/mag/b ... erry2.html