John Kerry

MBS

(9,688 posts) Sun Jul 8, 2012, 07:55 AM Jul 2012

JK at Barney Frank wedding

Ok, the (really sweet) story is really about Barney Frank and Jim Ready, but I thought people would be interested to see Sen. Kerry among the attendees. (Look at far right: the digital version cuts off more of his head than the hard copy, but there's the bonus that it's in color)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/fashion/weddings/barney-frank-wedding-jim-ready.html?_r=1

Mr. Frank, 72, and Mr. Ready, 42, were married in Newton, Mass., part of Mr. Frank’s district, on Saturday in a low-key ceremony on the banks of the Charles River. Gov. Deval L. Patrick of Massachusetts officiated. The guests included Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, as well as Senator John Kerry and Representatives Dennis J. Kucinich and Steny H. Hoyer.
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And in vows written by the couple, Mr. Frank and Mr. Ready pledged to love each other “on MSNBC or on Fox” and “in Congress or in retirement,” a reference to Mr. Frank’s decision not to seek another term.

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JK at Barney Frank wedding (Original Post) MBS Jul 2012 OP

Boston Globe version MBS Jul 2012 #1

Wonderful! Glad to see Barney happy! nt snappyturtle Jul 2012 #2

Congratulations to the happy couple. dmr Jul 2012 #3

Good time to give Massachusetts props ladym55 Jul 2012 #4

Congrats o the happy couple. Mass Jul 2012 #5

another one JI7 Jul 2012 #6

A better one :-) Inuca Jul 2012 #7

Nice photo karynnj Jul 2012 #9

thanks for this better pic (of JK) MBS Jul 2012 #10

Congrats to the both. ProSense Jul 2012 #8

NYT on the wedding celebration - JK and Patrick left after the ceremony karynnj Jul 2012 #11

MBS

(9,688 posts)

1. Boston Globe version

Reply to MBS (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 08:05 AM

Jul 2012

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/07/07/barney-frank-weds-jim-ready-newton/h5GBhG9aAjALM10f0TgIcO/story.html

Guests at Saturday’s wedding included US Senator John F. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat; House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California; US Representative John F. Tierney, a Salem Democrat; US Representative Rosa DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat; and US Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat who served with Frank on the House Financial Services Committee.

“He’s a wonderful person,” Green said. “[Frank] is one of the most brilliant persons I’ve ever known.”

http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/07/08/frank/J1ebJWjTAq2MgRUt2opQSM/story.html

Patrick then asked the couple whether they would love each other “under the Democrats or the Republicans, whether the slopes are powdery or icy, whether the book reviews are good or bad, for better or for worse, on MSNBC or on Fox.”

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)

2. Wonderful! Glad to see Barney happy! nt

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Sun Jul 8, 2012, 08:50 AM

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dmr

(28,347 posts)

3. Congratulations to the happy couple.

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Sun Jul 8, 2012, 11:19 AM

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ladym55

(2,577 posts)

4. Good time to give Massachusetts props

Reply to MBS (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 04:34 PM

Jul 2012

Barney Frank and Jim Ready could get married in their home state. They didn't have to travel to Iowa like one couple I know or to Toronto like another couple I know and then come back to a state where their license isn't recognized.

Thank you, Massachusetts!

(And thank you for the nice picture!)

Mass

(27,315 posts)

5. Congrats o the happy couple.

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Sun Jul 8, 2012, 07:40 PM

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JI7

(89,252 posts)

6. another one

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Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:21 AM

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Inuca

(8,945 posts)

7. A better one :-)

Reply to JI7 (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 07:55 AM

Jul 2012

I read the NYT article yesterday, lovely. I got the link when I saw that Barney Frank was trending on Twitter and clicked to see the comments. Some, as you would expect, were abominable (the first term that came to my mind, because, if I remember correctly, someody called Barney an abomination), but many were very nice. The NYT article gives some interesting background on Jim that I did not know.