Hightower on third parties: "I'd settle for a second party!"

[Mairead]

Dear Friend,

We write you as artists and activists who believe the Democratic Party is at a turning point. Jim Hightower says it best -- when asked what he thinks of 3rd parties, he says: "I'd settle for a second party." So would we.

We want a Democratic Party that offers a real alternative to the Bush Administration agenda of corporatism and war.

We want Democrats to stand up against the Bush Administration's war in Iraq, and the continuing occupation which is so costly in lives and resources.

We want a Party that stands up for genuine universal health coverage and for expanded educational opportunities and environmental cleanup paid for by cuts in the bloated Pentagon budget. Our country's military spending now rivals that of all other countries in the world combined. Yet most Democratic presidential candidates have declared the Pentagon off-limits to cuts.

We want a Party that challenges NAFTA, the World Trade Organization and a system of global trade that enriches multinational corporations as it drives down environmental and labor standards around the world. Unfortunately, most Democratic presidential candidates supported NAFTA and/or the WTO.

We want a Party that says no to failed criminal justice policies such as the racially-biased "drug war" that has depleted state budgets while fueling the prison-industrial complex. {emphasis added}

If you agree with us on what the Democratic Party should stand for, there is one sure way of telling the world: Support Dennis Kucinich in the Democratic primaries!

Dennis Kucinich is a unique and courageous member of Congress -- the first presidential candidate to oppose Bush's war in Iraq, and one who has never wavered in his opposition.

He's the only presidential candidate who voted against the "USA PATRIOT Act." We know Dennis. We admire him. We endorse him.

If you agree with us on what direction the Party and our nation must take -- even if you aren't endorsing Dennis yet -- please consider sending a donation to help him spread his progressive Democratic message to more and more people.

Contributions are needed now, as the Sept. 30 is the financial filing deadline -- and your donation to the campaign is doubled thanks to federal matching funds.

It's quick and easy to donate. Please do so by clicking here:
https://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php

Join us and Dennis in telling the world that only a Democratic Party with firm principles can inspire and win.

Thank you,

Ed Asner, Ben Cohen, James Cromwell, Ani DiFranco, Barbara Ehrenreich, Elliott Gould, Mimi Kennedy

[ElsewheresDaughter]

1. SAGE!!!!

[Mairead]

2. Anyone who wants to live in Canada without actually having to move there,

vote for Dennis. Be there or be square.

[roughsatori]

3. Thanks for Posting, KICK NT

[sweetheart]

4. Yes indeed

With the wisdom and total goodwill of a mature, wise heart, Right Honourable Dennis kucinich is a rare gem of a politician.

[MrPrax]

5. Kicked n/t

[Mairead]

7. morning bump

[cprise]

6. I gotta hand it to them

It's bold and its beautiful.

Also, Mairead, that's a great tagline!

[CWebster]

8. Mairead

I was just thinking the same thought about there only being one party. As Gore Vidal once said, "the money party".

[Mairead]

10. Yes...who was it said something like

"We don't have elections, we have auctions"?

[Iverson]

9. nighttime kick

:donut: