AWD's announcement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [View All]

[AngryWhiteDemocrat]

Ladies and gentlemen, friends of the Democratic Underground, thank you for your attention this afternoon.

Like everybody in this community, I am a strong follower of progressive politics. I first became interested in the process when a young man named Bill Clinton shocked the country when he came out of nowhere to win the Presidential election in 1992. On that day, a seed was planted. That seed represented my interest in politics, and it has since grown a great deal.

As the Clinton presidency was attacked by Republican ideology, I became more involved politically and became an activist. I spoke out as often as I could against the ridiculous tactics and hypocrisy of the right wing as they tried to bring down a popular President for reasons that were not at all valid.

On December 12th, 2000, I shook off the title of 'political activist' and proudly donned the title "Liberal activist". I would no longer accept what was being done to my country and it's democratic process, so I took another step deeper into politics.

As I discovered Democratic Underground, my hunger for knowledge was satisfied as I found a community of like-minded people to share my interest with.

On June 14th, 2002, I grew into a 'radical activist' when I was forcibly removed from Ohio Stadium for the crime of facing North when pResident Bush was standing to the South of the arena. I promised you all then that I had fully opened my eyes and I would never close them again. I still maintain that promise.

As the drums of war began to beat, I began organizing weekly protests in my hometown of Canton Ohio, and we managed to wake up this sleepy town, which we had previously thought was full of conservatives. The crowds that gathered with us weekly proved that our conceptions about Canton were grossly exaggerated. There indeed was a segment of the population willing to stand with me against the war in Iraq, and my spirit was invigorated once again.

Today is the day that my love for progressive politics takes another step. I have decided that I will no longer be merely an activist, demanding change in our government and the way it runs this wonderful country.

This afternoon I officially declare my candidacy for the 16th District in Ohio. I now announce my intention to run for the United States House of Representatives. Rather than call for change in government, I will now MAKE a change in government. My campaign begins today, here and now. In the coming months, I will ask the citizens of Ohio's 16th District to support me in my campaign. Today, I ask the citizens of Democratic Underground to launch that campaign, and help me change from being a strong follower of progressive politics into a strong LEADER of progressive politics.

Thank you,
Jeff Seemann, a.k.a. Angry White Democrat