Howard Dean

[palmtreegirl]

What You Won't Hear on TV Today

Governor Howard Dean sent this message to Democracy for America supporters today.


Montana, one of the reddest states, has a new Democratic governor.


First-time candidates for state legislatures from Hawaii to Connecticut beat incumbent Republicans.


And a record number of us voted to change course—more Americans voted against George Bush than any sitting president in history.


Today is not an ending.


Regardless of the outcome yesterday, we have begun to revive our democracy. While we did not get the result we wanted in the presidential race, we laid the groundwork for a new generation of Democratic leaders.


Democracy for America trained thousands of organizers and brought new leadership into the political process. And down the ballot, in state after state, we elected Dean Dozen candidates who will be the rising stars of the Democratic Party in years ahead.


Tens of millions of us are disappointed today because we put so much of ourselves into this election. We donated money, we talked to friends, we knocked on doors. We invested ourselves in the political process.


That process does not end today. These are not short-term investments. We will only create lasting change if that sense of obligation and responsibility becomes a permanent part of our lives.


Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."


We will not be silent.


Thank you for everything you did for our cause in this election. But we are not stopping here.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/

This wasn't posted as a debate it was posted as a messsage of hope to all liberals!

 

[Geoff_M]

Interesting, but again... it's "lipstick on a pig".

 

[NMAmy]

Thanks, palmtree girl, I like it.

One of my faculty is a die-hard Republican (former state GOP vice-chair) and he just left me a second ago. He came in to gloat a little--but not in a mean way. After the teasing was over he told me, "Heck, it's all just politics. We always live through it when a candidate we hate gets elected. It's always changing."

 

[palmtreegirl]

Originally posted by Geoff_M
Interesting, but again... it's "lipstick on a pig".

what does that mean, I've never heard that saying before.

 

[pjd02176]

It's a phrase that means that you can dress up a pig (put makeup on it, etc.).... but under it all it's still just a pig.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Originally posted by pjd02176
It's a phrase that means that you can dress up a pig (put makeup on it, etc.).... but under it all it's still just a pig.

Thanks for the explanation.



Well then Geoff_M- Nice, real nice.

 

[tink85]

Very interesting - thanks for sharing. I have been a little down in the dumps about the election but I got the same sense that we need to keep working to get our voice out there no matter what!

 

[SueOKW]

That is an awesome speech - thanks for posting it