John Kerry sports black eyes, broken nose at State of the Union address

John Kerry sports black eyes, broken nose at State of the Union address:  President Obama may have taken aim at Republicans during his State of the Union address, but it was the former presidential candidate John Kerry, who looked like he took a beating.

The Massachusetts Democrat was spotted sporting two black eyes and a broken nose, the results of a game of pick-up hockey, his spokesman, Whitney Smith, confirmed on Wednesday.

Kerry debuted his injuries during a visit to the White House on Tuesday, when he attended the ceremony to honor the NHL Boston Bruins.

"He is fine — just very ironically he busted his nose recent ice hockey match, then certainly they could relate to the Bruins," Smith said.

Senator of 68 years, Smith said, was a slap in the face with a hockey stick during a game.

"He must be feeling like Mitt Romney after South Carolina," Smith added the Boston Globe, who broke the story Tuesday.

Kerry is no stranger to the runway. He played hockey, lacrosse and football during his time at Yale.

"It was the kind of guy ... you know what ' track ' turn is? When the puck starts going in the opposite direction, is supposed to jam on the brakes and sprint back. If you are lazy, do not stop and start; Take a tour of the track, "classmate Stanley Resor says page two ESPN in 2004. "And John was the kind of guy who would do laps. But he would kind of look cool doing it. And was a staff and a good passer — when he wanted to pass. "