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John Kerry: A Portrait

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These photographs will appeal to those who like to use images to spark their imagination. There is one picture taken in 1972 at a peace rally in Bryant Park, NY. Kerry and Butler were sheltering from the rain in the back of a truck. The hydrolic lift on the truck starts up and rises. On it are John Lennon and Yoko Ono, seemingly levitating right there in front of them! After it reached full height, and the couple stepped into the truck; Butler says he called out to Lennon who turned and he took the picture. What a moment! You could just hear the opening lines of Gimme Some Truth (I'm sick and tired of hearing things From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics...All I want is the truth Just gimme some truth.......
Butler is not my favorite photographer but as a photo-journalist/film maker, he certainly makes the case for whoever his subject is. The message I got from these pictures? Kerry is a "Do-er". I got closer to knowing him from seeing these images. Am I glad I got the book? I'd have to say - Yes! I recommend it to anyone who wants to get past the talk and to the man. You can make up your own mind after that!
For the record - I was not a bonafide fan of the man and the book was sent to me as a gift -

This book is great for anyone who believes John Kerry should be the next president. I do not believe any book that fawns over the candidates, and this book is no exception. I had trouble getting through it. If you love the man and want to hear only glowing positives, this book is for you.

Isn't it funny how John Kerry always has a camera ready for certain occasions? If nothing else this book demonstrates that John Kerry had set his political ambitions as far back as 1964 when he first met George Butler.

And who is George Butler? His only meaningful success came in the 1970's covering the subculture sport of bodybuilding and a rising personality named Arnold Schwarzeneggar, a man who Butler would later betray ala Judas by creating lies about Arnold having been associated with Nazi's in Europe during Schwarzeneggars successful campaign for governor of California in 2003. Of course Butler would become very involved in John Kerry's bid for President just months later and would go on the talk show circuit on behalf of Kerry.

It would appear as though both George Butler and John Kerry were opportunists and are big losers.