DeclinetoState
02-10-2006, 09:33 AM
I wouldn't normally give a Democrat free publicity, but since he's essentially running against another Democrat, what the heck?
I'm a 45 year old, father of five whose [sic] a Marine veteran, business owner, finance professor, and Democratic political outsider who is so freakin' tired of the soft leadership that has eroded my family's hope for the American Dream. I'm fed up with the field of "me too" candidates who poll test every response and can't see that solid leadership begins with connecting with and genuinely representing everyday Americans, not special interests. That's why it's called public service.
My modest beginnings taught me that when we're on the equivalent of the economic and social Titanic, that empty promises don't mean squat without experience and conviction to jump in and save those who are below the water line. That's the underrepresented.
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I an [sic] think of no more recent reason than the threat of overturning Roe v. Wade and the threat of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants living peacefully and productively in the US. These issues and their solutions are non-negotiable and I will expose any elected official on either side of the aisle that compromises on these inalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
I'm not taking any crap from the GOP, their media machine. Chafee's a nice guy, but it's time to send him home and hire elected officials who are in touch with our issues, say what they mean and do what they say.
:sheeple: (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2450397)
Except for that last sentence, most of this probably could have been written by Chafee.
I'm a 45 year old, father of five whose [sic] a Marine veteran, business owner, finance professor, and Democratic political outsider who is so freakin' tired of the soft leadership that has eroded my family's hope for the American Dream. I'm fed up with the field of "me too" candidates who poll test every response and can't see that solid leadership begins with connecting with and genuinely representing everyday Americans, not special interests. That's why it's called public service.
My modest beginnings taught me that when we're on the equivalent of the economic and social Titanic, that empty promises don't mean squat without experience and conviction to jump in and save those who are below the water line. That's the underrepresented.
...
I an [sic] think of no more recent reason than the threat of overturning Roe v. Wade and the threat of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants living peacefully and productively in the US. These issues and their solutions are non-negotiable and I will expose any elected official on either side of the aisle that compromises on these inalienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
I'm not taking any crap from the GOP, their media machine. Chafee's a nice guy, but it's time to send him home and hire elected officials who are in touch with our issues, say what they mean and do what they say.
:sheeple: (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2450397)
Except for that last sentence, most of this probably could have been written by Chafee.