Howard Dean's acceptance speech

[yesthattom]

http://www.democrats.org/news/200502120001.html

Standing up for our beliefs… organizing… and transforming our party into a grassroots organization that can win in all 50 states: That’s how we will rebuild the Democratic Party.

We will rebuild our Party because only we are the party of reform. Republicans can stop progress, but only Democrats can start it again.

And we will rebuild our Party because our greatest strength is something the Republicans can and will never match — the diversity represented in this room.

Look around — we look like America. We are America. Republicans stop progress, but only Democrats start it.

It’s going to take a lot of work. And I’m going to be asking a lot of all of you. It is not my chairmanship; it is ours.

Election by election… State by state… Precinct by precinct… Door by door… Vote by vote…

We’re going to take this country back for the people who built it.

Comments

[rakshathewolf.livejournal.com]

This is very, very encouraging. Can it be...morning in America???

[dossy.livejournal.com]

We’re going to take this country back for the people who built it.

This is why Democrats shouldn't be allowed to run the country, they don't know their history.

This country was built by wealthy, white land-owners. It's still run by wealthy, white land-owners. Where does Dean suggest taking this country back to? The stone age?

Until the Democrats collectively get smarter (see this joke which expresses this sentiment through political humor), I hope they don't get a chance to put another President in the White House.

While I'm not happy with the Bush family's performance in the White House, this country desperately needs at least another 8-12 years of Republican stewardship.