{"id":137237,"date":"2013-02-11T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=137237"},"modified":"2013-12-09T11:46:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T16:46:06","slug":"john-kerry-secretary-of-awkward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/political-ironing\/02\/11\/john-kerry-secretary-of-awkward\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kerry, Secretary Of Awkward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all remember John Kerry as the first man to lose to George W. Bush in a presidential election and make some Republicans boycott ketchup. And in a few years, we&#8217;ll probably remember him as the man who merely carried through Obama&#8217;s situational, &#8220;lead from behind&#8221; diplomacy while Hillary prepped for her successful 2016 presidential run. But today, we remember him for being awkward. (NB: the above image is obviously photoshopped, though we wish it weren&#8217;t.)  <\/p>\n<p><strong><center>John Kerry, Compadre Of Diversity<\/center><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-black-power.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Black Power\" width=\"560\" height=\"397\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-black-power.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-black-power-200x141.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><center>John Kerry, Budding Athlete<\/center><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Football\" width=\"560\" height=\"698\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-481x600.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-2.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Football 2\" width=\"560\" height=\"668\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-2-167x200.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-2-502x600.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-soccer.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Soccer\" width=\"560\" height=\"722\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-soccer.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-soccer-155x200.jpg 155w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-soccer-465x600.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-3.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Football 3\" width=\"560\" height=\"415\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-3.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-football-3-200x148.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>John Kerry, Baseball Enthusiast<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-game.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Game\" width=\"560\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-game.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-game-200x110.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>John Kerry, DC&#8217;s Resident Glamor-Puss And 2010 Winner Of The Bea Arthur Lookalike Contest<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-glamour.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Glamour\" width=\"560\" height=\"385\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-glamour.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-glamour-200x137.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>John Kerry, Guitar-Shredding Savant<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-guitar.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Guitar\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-guitar.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-guitar-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>John Kerry, Part-Time Celebrity Masseuse<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-leo.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Leo\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-leo.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-leo-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>John Kerry, Avant-Garde Fashionista<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-suit.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Awkward Suit\" width=\"560\" height=\"411\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-suit.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/secretary-awkward-suit-200x146.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all remember John Kerry as the first man to lose to George W. 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