HOWARD DEAN HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU: "WILL YOU STAND UP AND BE COUNTED?"

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Yesterday I recieved my first email EVER from Howard Dean. Do you remember him? A couple of months ago, he said:

"I can tell you what our agenda is for the '06 elections, according to Senator Reid, Leader Pelosi, myself and others. One, we want honesty and openness back in government again. Two, we want a strong national defense, first of all, based on telling the truth to our citizens and our soldiers before we send troops abroad to defend America. Three, we want American jobs that will stay in America using energy independence as a new industry to create millions of construction and manufacturing jobs. Four, we want a health-care system that works for everybody, just like 36 other countries have in the world. And, five, we want a strong public education system so we can have optimism and opportunity back in America. I think that's a pretty good agenda, and I think it's one that can win it for us in '06."



WILL YOU HELP HIM ACHIEVE THESE GOALS?

He now writes:

Less than 24 hours ago we launched a two-week drive to send a clear message that Democrats want to grow our party everywhere -- and we're already close to reaching the goal.

If we hit the goal we'll keep going, because we're not going to let up on this. During these two weeks we're going to make the clearest case possible for the 50-state strategy and back it up with a potent force. That's you.

Earlier this week I asked our Executive Director Tom McMahon to put together some facts and figures for you -- his message is below. There's a lot of information there, but questions have been raised about the 50-state strategy and I want you to have as many facts as possible in order to make your own decision and spread the word to others to make theirs.

Results like these are just the beginning of what we will achieve with a simple new principle governing our party: People count.

Stand up and be counted now:

http://www.democrats.org/peoplecount

Thank you.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

on edit:

[neoblues]

1. Democracy Now? Donate Now!

Contribute to the Democratic Party to assist in our 50-State Plan! You Have The Power!

Edit: added graphic

[Jeffersons Ghost]

2. thanks for the vote and reminder to include the graphic: HERE IT IS...

[rodeodance]

14. Stand up and be counted now:``` YES. YES. I needed this pep talk

[Jeffersons Ghost]

22. there's TOO MUCH NEGATIVE POSTED AT DU! it's become a losers site...

It's time to win, it's time to speak out and it's time to give generously to leaders who can and will fix America!

I don't remember who said, DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD but I'm saying:

DAMN DIEBOLD, FULL SPEED AHEAD, WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT STUFF!

[Upfront]

3. Done

With pleasure!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

4. thanks for your support upfront. you won't like this picture but maybe...

If I show DU what the reich-wing has put on google images, DU will stand up and be counted... It's typical 24K neocon trash! Will we let Republicans get away with calling many leading Democrats "weak cowards" while depicting our strong leaders like this:



There were other worse graphics of DEAN but I'm reluctant to show FULL FRONTAL SWASTIKA NUDITY, unlike them. You've seen their OPs, here at DU that attack our heroes. Are we going to sit back and allow them to run over us again in November?

[Cha]

26. Did Dean save

that kitten from frist?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

44. LOL zidza Yep, DEAN takes a strong position on Kitten Saving. a pic 4U...

[Stevepol]

5. If Dean will stand up for counting my vote, I'll stand up and be counted!!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

6. you know what HE JUST MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL!

but I don't believe you for one minute! I think people talk DIEBOLD as an excuse for not working for our party. It's their reason to do nothing but whine.

[Kurovski]

33. I whine, AND I support Dean! The work he's doing is remarkably effective!

He'll come out strong on Election Reform once it doesn't interfere with his present, all-consuming work on the ground. The last thing Dean needs these days is to field attacks from the media, Dems, and Repubs.

That's the plan, isn't it? :D

At any rate, I think it's self destructive not to contribute to the DNC these days. In fact, if anyone has a beef...write it in a letter and send it to Dean with a check. That's how the "fatcats" USED to do it with the DNC! ;-)

If you don't get what you want, you THEN pull out support in the next election cycle. That's how all the most corrupt corporations ended up contributing chiefly to the Repubbies, who were more than happy to regularly commit all nature of crimes for the dough.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

34. I agree, Diebold, MIGHT be an issue but it's nothing we can fix today...

Diebold threads are plentiful at DU and I kick and vote them up regularly but banter about fixing that issue has NO PLACE on a democratic fund-raising thread. Posting DIEBOLD concerns on threads like this does NOTHING but kill or side-track the fund-raising effort. As you say, the DNC is working hard on it but they need the funds to advertise and bring the message to all of America, as November elections draw near. We can do something to offset the issue today: send them some money to fix America.

When I first started posting at DU, all the DIEBOLD chatter made me feel weak and powerless. I thought surely they would have an electronic machine at my polling place. When I voted in the primary a few weeks ago, however, I found that it was on old-fashioned paper ballots. I wonder how many at DU don't even know that their ballots are still paper because they felt like their votes wouldn't count anyhow and failed to vote in the primary elections.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

7. here read THIS stevepol

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement in response to the Justice Department’s approval of the latest version of Georgia’s restrictive voter ID law.

“Once again, the Justice Department has put partisan politics ahead of the interests of the American people. In approving the earlier law Republicans ignored the advice of respected career attorneys within the Justice Department and rammed through Georgia's restrictive voter ID law requiring all voters to produce government issued photo identification in order to vote.

“This law, like the prior Georgia law that was struck down, and like the laws Republicans have enacted or are pushing in Missouri, Ohio, Indiana and across the country, have the sole purpose and effect of preventing eligible, lawfully registered voters from exercising their right to vote. Unfortunately, the burden of these laws falls especially on the elderly, young people, urban and rural voters, minorities and lower income citizens.

“Voting is our most precious right, one that preserves all of our other rights. Democrats believe that we should be making it easier not harder for Americans to vote. We believe in putting country ahead of Party, and that the more people who vote, the better for America.

“We hope and expect that the federal courts will again find this law to be unconstitutional and overturn this law.”

[Jeffersons Ghost]

8. Hey GREAT! I just found ANOTHER PERTINENT QUOTE! read this too...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on Indiana's voter identification law, one of the most stringent in the country:

"Today, I join Democrats in Indiana and throughout America in expressing my profound disappointment over the federal court ruling on Indiana's voter identification law. While Democrats are working to protect the fundamental right of all Americans to vote and have their votes counted, Indiana Republicans have joined national Republicans in pursuing unfair voter ID laws that disproportionately prevent countless poor, minority, elderly, rural, disabled and student voters from casting their ballots.

"Indiana's voter ID law, widely regarded as one of the most restrictive in America, creates unfair obstacles that will prevent citizens who are lawfully eligible to vote from casting their ballots. I applaud the Indiana Democratic Party's decision to appeal this ruling. As part of our Party's commitment to doing whatever we can to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to participate in our democracy, the DNC will assist the Indiana Democratic Party's legal challenge to this unfair law and continue our fight to make it easier for all Americans to exercise their right to vote."

[Jeffersons Ghost]

9. DID I SAY A 50 STATE PLAN? where do you live STEVE? here's another....

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement in response to Republicans pushing restrictive voter ID measures in Missouri:

"Once again Republicans have succeeded in their efforts to disenfranchise lawful voters. This time Republicans in Missouri have enacted a restrictive law that would require eligible voters to present a state issued photo ID when going to the polls to vote. Current law allows voters to present other forms of ID including utility bills, bank statements, or a paycheck. To justify these restrictive measures, Republicans are falsely claiming that voter fraud continues to be a big problem.

"This law is so restrictive that eligible voters will be denied access to the polls even if they present a voter registration card. To make matters worse voter ID laws also disproportionately affect rural voters, seniors, minorities, disabled voters and young people who often have a harder time obtaining a state issued photo identification.

"Democrats believe that we should be making it easier not harder for all Americans to exercise the right to vote. For years voters have gone to the polls and voted without photo ID and there has been no evidence of wide-spread voter fraud. Instead of working to disenfranchise legally eligible voters Republicans should join Democrats in expanding and protecting the rights of all Americans to vote."

[Jeffersons Ghost]

23. WHICH STATE STEVE? must I go through all 50 before you answer?.....

Today, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) added an unrelated amendment to the immigration bill that would, for the first time ever, impose a federal requirement that all Americans must present proof of citizenship at the polls. If McConnell has his way, American citizens will be barred from even using a state issued drivers license as identification when casting their votes and would be required to have a passport or national identification card, just to be able to exercise the most fundamental and basic right in our democracy - the right to vote. This legislation would go so far as to exclude military identification and even McConnell's own Senate issued ID would be unacceptable.

McConnell's overreaching proposal is nothing new. Republicans in Congress and the Bush White House have repeatedly demonstrated their mistrust of Americans and their penchant for overreaching and invasive treatment, whether in hospital rooms, bedrooms, or the privacy of our phone records. Nor is McConnell's the only Republican effort to impose unnecessary requirements that will stifle the vote of millions of Americans. Republicans all over the country in states like Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Missouri and Georgia are attempting to pass restrictive voter ID laws that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters from participating in federal, state and local elections.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement:

"This time Republicans in Washington have gone too far. Senator McConnell's plan for a National ID card would not only disenfranchise tens of millions of American voters, it disregards the rights of individual states. While Republicans have tried to cast themselves as the party of limited government, the truth is, the expanse of their intrusion into American's lives seems to know no bounds. Now they want to burden ordinary Americans with extreme measures to prove citizenship or a mandatory national ID, which many people of all political persuasions believe to be intrusive and invasive.

"Democrats believe that Democracy is at its best when we work to make it easier for all eligible voters to participate in the process. Unfortunately Republicans who are failing Americans on gas prices, health care and national security seem to think they fare better when fewer Americans have an opportunity to vote and have their voices heard. Democrats will continue to fight Republicans overreaching efforts to manipulate the Democratic process and keep Americans under their thumbs. And we will work to protect the rights of all eligible voters who deserve to have their votes counted.

"The Senate should defeat the McConnell amendment and block any attempts to dilute the voting rights of America's citizens."

[Stevepol]

38. I like Dean a lot. He's doing a great job except for one issue.

Unfortunately, it's the key issue now as it has been since 2002 (and maybe before that, beginning in 96): we have to have the votes counted fairly.

It's hard for me to see how this is not obvious to anybody: If our vote is counted in court-protected secrecy by partisans of one side, without any effort to check the accuracy of the vote count, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EVEN HAVE A DEMOCRACY, much less worry about who commits the fraud or how it's actually pulled off in every state or how many Dems actually get disenfranchised during each election cycle.

I say Go Howard. Your organizing is great and your motives and ideals are right, but the basis of a democracy is the counting of votes, is now, always has been, always will be.

I've written many letters and emails to Dean and of course I don't expect him to pay attention to one voice but I feel if enough people tell him this, eventually he'll pay attention.

If he ever makes democracy the number one priority, I'll contribute again. Right now, I'd rather contribute to uscountvotes.org, to Clint Curtis, etc., whatever comes down the pike that looks like it will bring democracy back to the US. It will come, but only with people spending their money and energy on what they feel is the best way to do that. I applaud Howard and all those who are with him. I gave quite a lot of money to him back when he had the courage to come out against the Iraq War and run for president. If he'd come out for democratic vote counting, I'd give even more than I gave then.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

45. check this out steve...

Diebold threads are plentiful at DU and I kick and vote them up regularly but banter about fixing that issue has NO PLACE on a democratic fund-raising thread. Posting DIEBOLD concerns on threads like this does NOTHING but kill or side-track the fund-raising effort. As you say, the DNC is working hard on it but they need the funds to advertise and bring the message to all of America, as November elections draw near. We can do something to offset the issue today: send them some money to fix America.

When I first started posting at DU, all the DIEBOLD chatter made me feel weak and powerless. I thought surely they would have an electronic machine at my polling place. When I voted in the primary a few weeks ago, however, I found that it was on old-fashioned paper ballots. I wonder how many at DU don't even know that their ballots are still paper because they felt like their votes wouldn't count anyhow and failed to vote in the primary elections.

check this out:

Raleigh, North Carolina - Responding to arguments made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a North Carolina judge today told Diebold Election Systems that the e-voting company must comply with tough North Carolina election law and dismissed the company's case seeking broad exemptions from the law.

EFF intervened in the case earlier this month, after Diebold obtained a broad temporary restraining order that allowed it to evade key transparency requirements without criminal or civil liability. The law requires escrow of the source code for all voting systems to be certified in the state and identification of programmers. In today's hearing, the judge told Diebold if it wanted to continue in the bidding process for certified election systems in the state, it must follow the law and if it failed to do so, it would face liability.

"The North Carolina legislature showed great leadership and courage in passing one of the most robust voting machine transparency laws in the country," said EFF Staff Attorney Matt Zimmerman. "The court decision reiterates what EFF had been arguing on behalf of our client all along: Diebold is not entitled to special rules."

EFF intervened in the case on behalf of North Carolina voter and election integrity advocate Joyce McCloy, with assistance from Don Beskind and the North Carolina law firm of Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau, P.A. EFF argued that Diebold had failed to show why it was unable to meet election law provisions requiring source code escrow and identification of programmers, and asked the court to force Diebold and every other North Carolina equipment vendor to comply.
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_11.php

As you see from my numerous posts where Howard Dean personally adressed the issue he intends to do something about voting fraud/ transparency but others are also working hard to overcome the problem. BTW, if YOU are indeed concerned post a thread on DIEBOLD and I'll vote and kick it up, as I usually do here at DU.

http://www.eff.org/

[mopinko]

24. i'm with you steve. i love howard, but

he really has to get his head out of his ass about voting. voter id is the tip of the iceberg, and we will do nothing but spin our wheels till we start actually counting votes again.
i do donate to the dnc, btw, and i do it for howard. but, ferchrissakes, man, count the fucking votes.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

27. you obviously can't read but DON'T WORRY! DEAN is strong on education...

try reading back a bit, if you can... I'll use smaller words in the previous posts if it will help.

[mopinko]

28. election integrity and voter id are 2 separate issues

and you are an insulting ass.

[madfloridian]

29. There is a conference in DC with the DNC, lawyers, and state officials.

They are working on things. Of course, it won't be enough to satisfy, but they are.

[mopinko]

30. more info?

it is a large and sticky wicket, and i understand that. but it is the elephant in the room, and until they start painting that sucker blue, i will be less than perfectly happy with my party. this is an issue of the future of democracy.

[madfloridian]

31. It is a private confernce for now.

I am sure more info will come of it. It is next week sometime.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

35. HERE'S MORE INFO:

E-Voting Company Forced to Comply with Election Transparency Laws

Raleigh, North Carolina - Responding to arguments made by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a North Carolina judge today told Diebold Election Systems that the e-voting company must comply with tough North Carolina election law and dismissed the company's case seeking broad exemptions from the law.

EFF intervened in the case earlier this month, after Diebold obtained a broad temporary restraining order that allowed it to evade key transparency requirements without criminal or civil liability. The law requires escrow of the source code for all voting systems to be certified in the state and identification of programmers. In today's hearing, the judge told Diebold if it wanted to continue in the bidding process for certified election systems in the state, it must follow the law and if it failed to do so, it would face liability.

"The North Carolina legislature showed great leadership and courage in passing one of the most robust voting machine transparency laws in the country," said EFF Staff Attorney Matt Zimmerman. "The court decision reiterates what EFF had been arguing on behalf of our client all along: Diebold is not entitled to special rules."

EFF intervened in the case on behalf of North Carolina voter and election integrity advocate Joyce McCloy, with assistance from Don Beskind and the North Carolina law firm of Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau, P.A. EFF argued that Diebold had failed to show why it was unable to meet election law provisions requiring source code escrow and identification of programmers, and asked the court to force Diebold and every other North Carolina equipment vendor to comply.

http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_11.php

Go ahead and send EFF a check, as well. They've been working hard since the USA PATRIOT ACT was passed to protect your rights.

http://www.eff.org/

[mopinko]

36. what does this have to do with the dnc

or howard dean?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

37. according to your original post you were concerned with that matter...

which is why I offered the information you requested. You also said you "loved" HOWARD DEAN." I hope no one is doubting your sincerity at this point. I "love" my children, which is why I support them economically. Since you "love" DEAN, you've surely supported him with donations in the past. Why not post the email you received from him the last time you heard from DEAN or DFA?

[mopinko]

39. i am concerned about the lack of concern

at the top, including that fact that election integrity is never among the issues on their surveys of donor concerns.
i am also concerned about your churlish and divisive posts.

[madfloridian]

41. There is a meeting in DC this week with the DNC....

lawyers, and state officials. I don't know more about it than that. They are not publicizing everything they are doing.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

43. madfloridian, mopinko is obviously no longer concerned about that

mopinko is now "concerned about my "divisive" posts but I'll ask EVERYONE to review your original post on this thread. It says:
"he (HOWARD DEAN) really has to get his head out of his ass about voting. voter id is the tip of the iceberg, and we will do nothing but spin our wheels till we start actually counting votes again.
i do donate to the dnc, btw, and i do it for howard. but, ferchrissakes, man, count the fucking votes."

If I were mopinko, I'd be more concerned with my OWN "divisive posts" on a Howard Dean fund-raising board.

Also mopinko, I'm still awaiting that letter to you from DFA or Dean that shows the "love" and support you mentioned in the headline of your first post on this thread but all I keep getting is childish insults and personal attacks.

I originally invited this individual to read the NUMEROUS instances where DEAN has indeed paid close attention to election reform and transparency but for some reason mopinko continues to jump from concern to concern. I think if someone "loved" Howard Dean they wouldn't have posted such a divisive comment about the man in the first place.

[mopinko]

46. welcome to ignore

asshole

[Jeffersons Ghost]

47. well you can't expect your disruptive plans to work every time...

This time it back-fired and caused us to be able to raise more funds for our cause. Why be such a sore loser? I'm sure showing your true color was great for your little business. I bet true blues are just itching to buy your wares after today. Some come to DU to make money; others come here to raise a little cash for our cause. Happy trails!

Some trails are happy ones,
Others are blue.
It's the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here's a happy one for you.

Happy trails to you until we meet again.
Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy trails to you 'till we meet again.

[Seabiscuit]

10. I'll stand up and contribute when the DNC stands up for Francine Busby

The DNC and DCCC shafted Francine Busby in the recent 50th District race in San Diego to replace Duke Cunningham - witholding funds and allowing the Repukes to outspend her more than 3 to 1. I gave the max directly to Francine's campaign, which raised more on its own than the DNC/DCCC donated to her.

So, Howard, I supported your run for President. I donated the max to your campaign. When you stand up for Francine Busby as DNC Chair with the dollars that really count, I'll stand up again for the DNC and donate to the max.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

11. WELL YOU BETTER BREAK OUT THE PLASTIC! TIME TO DONATE AGAIN....

He's now pouring cash and support her way... time to help him instead of criticize.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement congratulating Democrat Francine Busby for energizing voters in California's 50th District and advancing to the run off:

"Despite the fact that Republicans outnumber Democrats 3 to 2, Busby was the leading candidate in an 18 person field, garnering more votes than the total of her three closest competitors. Yesterday, voters in California's 50th District spoke out loud and clear against the Republican culture of corruption and voted in favor of Francine Busby's bold leadership and her positive agenda for change. In the end it was Busby's message of honest leadership and much-needed reform that distinguished her from her opponents and the current Republican 'rubber stamp' Congress.

"As Busby advances to the runoff in November her early success shows that Californians are tired of Republicans who offer more of the same failed policies and culture of cronyism and corruption. Busby's strong performance in a district once considered unwinnable by Democrats proves that when Democrats continue to stand up for what they believe they can and will win anywhere in the country."

[Seabiscuit]

52. Pablum. Nothing in that quote shows $$$ going her way.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

54. you're right seabiscuit... all it shows is verbal support BUT...

I just put in a call to Dean's office and the operator connected me with a number where I left a message. I WILL ask if they're supporting the VERY worthy candidate you mentioned and ALSO ask what they intend to do toward election transparency... more information to follow...

[Seabiscuit]

55. Well, thanks for your efforts! We need all the help we can get.

The 50th District is full of neanderthals who fall for and regurgitate every right-wing talking point they're ever exposed to.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

56. While you may not believe it, there are worse places, like where i live...

The main reason I work so hard raising cash for national causes is because I consider contributing locally a total waste of money, as does the DNC. When I phoned them I gave $25 more, while mentioning where I lived and why I gave nationally. The donation taker, just laughed when I told her not to waste money on Alabama. Almost everyone here, is still pro-war and thinks we're winning in Iraq. Damn Judge Roy Moore was a candidate for Governor. Shelby and Sessions sound like presidential echoes. The current Governor actually trained Michael Scanlon and defrauded the neighboring Choctaws in MS out of millions, while pissing on the Creeks in our state that want to build a casino.

We do have one Democrat Congressman but I won't mention how he votes on key issues because I refuse to bad-mouth Democrats. I was a strong supporter of his, until i started tracking his voting record. I will say this: If it talks like a Republican and votes like a Republican, then it must be a DUCK!

In another section of my email from Dean, mentioned in the OP, this information shocked me:

Per Governor Dean's request, I have put together a few facts and figures for you on the successes of the 50-state strategy. I have made one last-minute addition to this memo -- at the end you will find excerpts from a USA Today profile of our 50-state strategy in action in my home state of Nebraska. It ran on Wednesday as we were preparing this message for you.

"Critics say that our 50-state strategy focuses on the long-term at the expense of winning this year. As you will see, that simply is not true. Here are a few important results that our 50-state strategy has produced already:

MISSISSIPPI: Republican Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Democrats representing competitive districts in the state legislature to various boards and commissions, triggering four special elections at a time when he believed that his personal popularity would translate into new Republican legislators. Just a few months prior, the 50-state strategy had taken the number of Democratic Party staff in Mississippi from one full-time person to five. By organizing on the ground the way Democrats in Mississippi haven't had the resources to do in a generation, we swept all four special elections. Now Gov. Barbour has four more Democrats holding appointments in his administration and the same number of Democrats sitting in the legislature."

I'd have said Jesus, himself couldn't have done that in MS but DEAN damn sure did it!

Sometimes I feel so alone, way out in the country but I'd rather be alone with my garden and critters than living in town in Neocon Hell. It helps to write other Democrats, which is why DU is like my haven on certain days. Well thanks for listening and sorry I rambled on so long. I'll let you know if they call me back.

[Seabiscuit]

59. Thanks so much for telling me about it. I feel for you.

No, the 50th District isn't anything like Alabama. Well, yes, it is but only about 50-55% of it. It's because it was redistricted years ago by a Republican majority to include all the neanderthal areas far from where I actually live, which is along the almost blue as the ocean waves coastal area. As a result, itt includes places northeast of here like Vista and Escondido which are about as redneck as you can get outside of Alabama.

[Adelante]

12. YES!!!

:kick:

Thank you, JG.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

15. just like OUR party, this thread is gathering momentum and it won't die...

What IS dead is Republican chances in November. They'll try every dirty trick in the book. What they WON'T try is serving their constituents in an honest honorable way. They WON'T try telling the truth and sticking to issues.

[rodeodance]

18. good, lets help conjure up some green stuff (plastic is fine).

[Jeffersons Ghost]

21. explain this to me please rodeodance, as you know I'm still kinda new...

Why is it that I can count on you EVERY time I post an OP that supports out Democratic DC leadership? And more importantly, Why are there so few who are willing to speak out in a postive way for the FEW leaders in America who are willing to stand up for them?

[Kurovski]

13. Yes, yes, Howard. YES, already!!

:-) I'll do whatever you say, and you KNOW it.

[rodeodance]

16. RECOMMEND

[Kurovski]

20. I already did.

And now, I've kicked it! :bounce:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

48. thanks for all your help. we've done a lot toward getting rid of crooks...

and liars.

[rodeodance]

17. He is only one of a few who talks of health care.

.....Four, we want a health-care system that works for everybody, just like 36 other countries have in the world.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

19. it's nice to see your name on one of my OPs again Rodeodance....

I HOPE EVERY TRUE BLUE AT DU SIGNS THIS OP. Sign it like it's the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE! Sign it because this DEAN campaign represents INDEPENDENCE from lies, INDEPENDENCE from infringements on YOUR rights, INDEPENDENCE from government eavesdropping, INDEPENDENCE from BIG CORPORATIONS controlling your life, as they export your livelihoods, INDEPENDENCE from OIL, INDEPENDENCE from the REPUBLICAN CULTURE OF CORRUPTION!

[texpatriot2004]

25. Howard Dean speaks for me. Thank you Dr. Dean. nm

[Jeffersons Ghost]

51. thank you texpatriot

[Kurovski]

32. Kick! (nt)

[Jeffersons Ghost]

58. THANKS! GIVE TO HOWARD THE WOLF-SLAYER!!!

[lovuian]

40. Count me in!!!

:bounce:

[walldude]

42. Looks like a good freakin plan to me....

and this is the key to our future:
"we want American jobs that will stay in America using energy independence as a new industry to create millions of construction and manufacturing jobs"
It's time we became leaders again. It's time we started using our brains to solve problems instead of just blowing shit up.

[Marr]

49. I'll certainly stand up, but I'm afraid my party's leaders don't seem

particularly concerned about whether or not I'll be counted.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

50. have you been talking to Dean? He sure seems to have heard you!

READ THIS OTHER RECENT EMAIL FROM HIM:

Dear Patrick,
You Have the Power

I want to write to you today about a problem. I talk a lot about the successes of our 50-state strategy and ways you can get involved. But today I want to talk very frankly about the obstacles we still face.

We have seen so much rapid progress in so many places (sweeping four special elections in Mississippi, flipping three state legislature seats in New Hampshire that had been Republican-held for nearly 100 years) that it's easy to forget that the 50-state strategy is a controversial plan.

It boils down to this: participation politics. We're building an entirely new kind of political party -- one where every single person matters as much as the next, where each one of us has the power to take our future into our own hands. It's a new way of operating, but we know it will work because we believe in the extraordinary potential of millions of Americans united in common cause to make our country better.

We are at a crucial moment in our party's history, and it's up to us to show that the 50-state strategy has the financial backing of ordinary Democrats across the country. But we're going to do it in a new way -- we're going to count the number of people donating on our web site, and reveal the amount at the end.

Will you stand up and be counted? We're aiming for 5,000 donations for a 50-state strategy. Make a donation to support a 50-state strategy now, and watch the number grow as Democrats across the country join you:

[Amonester]

53. Kick!

:kick:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

57. thanks for the kick Amonester, if you want to help raise more cash....

I'm game... kick it back at me when it falls, if you want.