a touch of color
richard gere
Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 31 October 2007 in Documentary & Street.
On Wednesday, October 17, the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his efforts for peace, nonviolence, and universal acceptance. The next few photos will be of that event. Go here to start at the beginning.
Surprise! Richard Gere appeared to speak about his efforts for Tibet as well as to introduce the Dalai Lama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Bet you didn't know a movie star was this involved in a movement eh? He's shown on screen because the speaker/performer platform was very far removed from the public by a fence and many many feet of lawn for security reasons.
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Photo taken at the Capitol on October 17, 2007.
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Rags from Plano, United States
what's freaky is that yesterday i watched a movie on the Dali Lama and today i watched a Richard Gere movie. I know from listening to NPR that Gere adores the Dali Lama and that he got into trouble (i think that it was at the oscar awards) for mentioning Tibet. I have enjoyed your "Gold Medal " series e.
31 Oct 2007 5:32am
Mandy from South Africa
This is a lovely shot e, you must've been thrilled to be there!
31 Oct 2007 6:32am
Mandy from South Africa
Hey e, I just checked back on your entire series....BRILLIANT!!
31 Oct 2007 6:39am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A brilliant capture e, I've always liked Richard Gere, It seems like it was an amazing day :)
31 Oct 2007 7:57am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Great catch e. Congratulations for this capture!!!
31 Oct 2007 8:11am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
yeah i like Richard Gere too,and this is a nice capture albeit its only his image on screen:)
31 Oct 2007 9:06am
ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany
It must have been a wonderful day with so much happening. Well done.
31 Oct 2007 9:31am
Illuci from Netherlands, Netherlands
Thanks, e. for this picture because I went to Google - Wikipedia to read about Richard Gere, his acting talents, his kissing error in India, how he was banned from juries in order not to step on China's toes, etc. and after reading I loved the man! I must have seen him in a couple of movies not realising who he really was. You can be proud of such Americans, I'm afraid he is too good, too honest and too non-politician to become a president, but with such a president... Why is politics reserved for actors such as the Reagans and the Schwarzeneggers and not for people like him?
31 Oct 2007 11:57am
Illuci from Netherlands, Netherlands
By the way, candidate presidents don't wear this color shirts :)
31 Oct 2007 11:59am
Shutterbug from Chennai, India
met the Gere himself once... he looked deeply into my eyes and spoke! On work of course! :) still it was nice! nice one here!
31 Oct 2007 12:04pm
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
ah - I thought this was a scary Halloween image at first but then just Richard Gere :)
Cool that you were able to hear the Dali Lama speak - bet it was a great experience
31 Oct 2007 12:24pm
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Big fan of Richard Gere's... not just 'cause he's a fine looking speciman of a man but because of his "politics". How lucky you were to be there for that amazing day!!
31 Oct 2007 2:28pm
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
great timing e.--right place right time,hey ??--billy
1 Nov 2007 1:47am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Personally, I think the symbolism of this so called "security" is insidious and ominous. It's insidious because it conditions people to accept the increasing social stratification of "us" and "them" under a pretense of "security" --a pretense that is being used to justify actions that would be intolerable based on any rational judgments. It's ominous because it unprecedented in a country that is supposed to be free. This is the kind of "security" you see in a Banana Republic, and the message is clear: those of us on the top are most comfortable when we can physically and economically separate ourselves from the rest of you. The next logical step is to have the speakers in a studio somewhere and just let you watch them on a big screen. That doesn't smell like "freedom" or "democracy" to me.
3 Feb 2008 3:24pm
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