Local Democrat Committee Meeting/Attempted Robbery in Killingworth CT

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I was asked to attained a Democratic Committee town meeting in Killingworth, CT. Very nice and refreshing, very 1st Amendment. Town locals got to hear from real people representatives of each candidate. Everyone told how they were moved to leave their normals lives recently to support their candidate, to try to get the word out. Some spoke from the heart, and some spoke of facts. Very open minded and a really nice dialog of beliefs. We spoke of what are candidates did, what they worked for, and sort of world they believed they could give us. From the Kucinich point of view we told people the Kucinich platform http://www.kucinich.us/issues/, how he voted no on the bush issues, how Dennis was the only one who said from the beginning that there was no evidence of WMD, and of what Scott Ritter and other journalist who visited Iraq recently told us about Iraq\The state its in\WMD\How we need to get out based on the facts and reality.

We also said good things about the other candidates, and that people shouldn't vote on who is popular, but who they believe in. That even if your candidate didn't win, maybe they could influence the candidate that did. That the party deserved the continued dialog, and the whole country deserved it's say so, to heal this country/party, so that we would be united. That people need to think and decide for themselves. And lots of "FACTS" Yes that ugly five lettered word!!!

The Kerry Krew then get up there, or as I like to call them at this cozy town hall meeting, "The Suits" A lifer and his trainee. This guy's dropping names and showing he's a real good "Smiler" The whole "I'm one of you" They play on fears, they praise their boy. They let everyone know, "Hey, This election is over. So, we're going to pass a paper around, everyone write your name down, and get on board the Kerry train."

Well Killingworth, CT didn't buy into it. They had a mind of their own. They started asking questions. "The Suits" started dancing around the topics, getting fuzzy. Saying things that weren't true. When people started disagreeing with them, they tried to get the people to listen but not speak, at their own town meeting. "The Suits" started acting like they were running the show, and not invited. They started saying the information wasn't in on the war yet, not true. They started saying raising lots of money from special interest was a good thing, now is it? When Killingworth showed they had a mind of its own, that liked many different candidates, "The Suits" put on their coats and got out of there. All the other reps stayed to shake hands and talk.

I'm not saying we won Killingworth over to Kucinich, because we didn't (Though we did good in Washington and Maine) I'm saying Killingworth could think for it's self, and was tired of being told what to do, and I really think that great group of people won't make up their mind until March 2nd. I hope all of America is starting to get like Killingworth. If Kerry wins, Kerry wins, but let our party be heard, let it run to the Convention. No more tricks or suits. Real people, real issues, for a real candidate.

[Tinoire]

1. Sounds like the DLC's smoke and mirrors are not working anymore

Good.

It's about time we start showing our back-bone & take our power back from that cabal.