Dean campaign: Common Sense for a New Century

[mandyky]

In the spirit of Thomas Paine, one of our first patriots, the Dean campaign today unveiled their common sense creed.

http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=commonsense

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Over two hundred years ago, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that would light the fire that forged our nation. He called it “Common Sense.” Passed from hand to hand, patriot to patriot, it was a call to action for those Americans who believed their government had to change. It spelled out the values of a new republic. And King George III—who had forgotten his own people in favor of special interests—was replaced by a government of, by and for the people. America was born.

Like those early patriots, we face a growing threat to our liberty and justice in America today. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison spoke of the fear that economic power would one day seize political power.

That fear is now being realized—under the Bush administration, pharmaceutical companies draft our Medicare laws. Oil executives sit in the Vice President’s office and write energy bills. A majority of the reconstruction contracts in Iraq goes to corporations headed by campaign contributors to the president.
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[KittyWampus]

1. Dupe -Slinkerwink had this posted already

:)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?

[mandyky]

Where?

I looked in LBN and P&C and here... it just started today...

[Cha]

4. I couldn't find it, either, and I thought .."what the

heck". I'll just come back and post on mandy's! :)

[alexwcovington]

2. interesting

...

[Cha]

3. The host was passing this out at our Dean

Meetup tonight! I haven't read it all yet but I am so proud of Dean I could just cry from happiness. :)

[sleipnir]

5. Yeah, right on

I read it, pretty cool...I'm starting to move over to Dean very quickly!!!

[mandyky]

6. I think we are on the brink of a revolution,

not necessarily a violent one. I like how the Dean campaign likens this George the 2nd to King George III.

[PSR40004]

7. Go Dean...

The election's main issue will be the war and Dean's the only one who wasn't falling over himself to support it.

[Polemonium]

8. Go Dean

The internet is certainly revolutionizing campaigns, who can say this in a thirty second spot. But the telling thing may be that no one else seems to be saying it. Go Dean, Go the citizens of this country for that matter.