Open letter to Gov. Dean. Now is the time.

[Vincardog]

Dr. Dean:
Now it the time. Commander Bunny pants has shown his gross incompetence racism and cronyism clearly and publicly. Now is the time for REAL DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION to stand up and speak clearly.

When the fascist corporatists sign bills removing wage protection from relief efforts Where is the Democratic Response?

When the cronies are exposed as the embezzlers and frauds that they are WHERE IS THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE?

When the Radical Rights's policies run their course and FEMA actually PREVENTS aid from reaching American Citizens,
WHERE IS THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE?

Now it the time to stop all but the most essential government operations. Filibuster ALL of little george's nominations.
Stop the Radical Right in its tracks and refuse to be complicit in the corporatizaton of America.

Demand a tax on all excess corporate profits.
Demand a Public Works Program to rebuild The Gulf Coast.

Demand NOW the Impeachment of The resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and his whole corrupt cabal.

Demand a full and complete accounting of the 200 Billion shipped to Iraq as well as the Billions already allocated to the Katrina effort.

We can not afford another day, hour or minute of the corrupt empire of little king george. Now it the time.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Well said!

Kicked and nominated.

[Vincardog]

2. Thanks nt

[ultraist]

23. "Now is the time" is from "I have a Dream"

http://www.mecca.org/~crights/dream.html

"We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood...."

[FlemingsGhost]

3. Politicians are not going to "rescue us," this time.

The media is not the calvary, either.

We are on our own.

[Vincardog]

4. If out political 'leadership' refuses to lead they will be left behind.

[freemen2005]

5. HERE HERE!

[longship]

6. Kicked. Need to spell and grammar check it.

A good rant. Here's some corrections...

Crones ==> cronies
(caps and typo)

==> When the fascist corporatists sign...
or ==> When the fascist corporatist signs...

FFEMA ==> FEMA

george's ==> George's
(cap)

Stop the radical right in it's tracks ==> in its tracks
("it's" is a contraction for "it is")

==> Lead, follow, or get out of the way. (punc)

[Vincardog]

7. Done thanks but Little george is never getting the respect of a G

[ellenfl]

25. also, fix the second to the last sentence . . .

'Now it the time.' change 'it' to 'is' . . . then send it to dean, please. the filibuster of everything dubya is a great idea.

ellen fl

[Vincardog]

8. Well? What do you say Gov. Dean?

[shance]

9. Have you been around the past week? Dean and Pelosi are the leaders

who have risen to the occasion and have been well, leaders.

[madfloridian]

10. He has been speaking out all week. Loudly today.

Where have you been, and why aren't you paying attention? Pelosi called Bush dangerous...when asked to apologize she said she was being nice.

Dean hit him hard several times this week. Have you not been paying attention?

Dean is leading. He has been.

[MelissaB]

18. Video of Dean on CNN

here: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/

In the green rectangle, click "Dean weighs in on Katrina."

[madfloridian]

11. Dupe, posted twice accidentally.

.

[madfloridian]

12. It is not responsible to call them out, then not pay attention.

.

[Vincardog]

19. I am not talking about speeches. Where is the action?

Are they going to appoint Roberts? Are they going to allow the uncontrolled fleecing america at the DOD and FEMA to continue?
Are they going to force the outrageous Bankruptcy bill to be rescinded?

I Love to see anybody speak truth to power.

Now is the time for ACTION.
I'm just saying.

[wiggs]

13. Forget the democratic response....

...where's the sane, compassionate, human, healthy, normal response to the last 5 years?

[Turn CO Blue]

14. They will replay "The Situation Room" with Dean on CNN tomorrow

Gov. Dean was very strong and outspoken, even though Wolf Blitzer pushed Howard pretty far and was grilling him with RW talking points. Dean didn't apologize for any of his statements this week.

I hope you get a change to watch it.

[madfloridian]

15. Do you know what time?

:hi:

[Name removed]

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[pippin]

17. Do Your Part: Sign this Petition

If you haven't seen this posted yesterday you need to. Dr. Dean needs our support and this site will help his and his brother Jim's efforts to yank accountability out of this regime.

http://tools.democracyforamerica.com/petition/katrina/

About DFA:

"Who heads Democracy for America?
James H. Dean, Chairman
As the chair of Democracy for America (DFA), Jim Dean is committed to carrying on what his brother, Governor Howard Dean, started - strengthening grassroots participation; and the recruitment and election of fiscally responsible and socially progressive candidates to all levels of government. This is a long-term investment that will pay off if we are willing to stand up for what we believe in and support candidates at every level of political office.

Jim has been working with Democracy for America since it was founded last March. He previously worked on Howard Dean's presidential campaign, beginning in early 2002. Jim has been responsible for a variety of campaign functions including but not limited to fundraising, surrogate activities, political organizing in his home state of Connecticut, and supporting several additional DFA state organizations.

Jim has also always been an active fundraiser for Governor Howard Dean, including his eleven years as Governor of Vermont, and prior four years as Lieutenant Governor. Both Jim and his wife, Virginia worked full time on Howard Dean's first race for Lieutenant Governor in 1986.

Prior to the Presidential Campaign, Jim worked in the Marketing Research business holding various positions, including business development, marketing, and sales at both Yankelovich Partners Inc. and Greenfield Online Inc. "

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/about.php

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. Great letter! Can you add it to the activist thread here?

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Ditch Bu$h and save the Gulf: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=22507&mesg_id=22507

Then save the nation!
http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/electionreform.htm

[autorank]

21. I agree completely; but did you miss this one?

Dems Get Angry

[ultraist]

22. John Edwards has demanded a public works program

http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/

We ought to give them the chance to help through a New America Initiative, modeled after the Works Progress administration, to rebuild a devastated region and offer good-paying jobs and hope to the displaced. Join me and say no to President Bush's failed leadership in a growing call to take this tragedy and turn it into an opportunity. It is not enough to talk about it; we will have to show this Administration that the real leadership means visionary action. You, one by one, can increase the power of the call to action by signing my New America petition here:

Join me as I call for President Bush to create this initiative.

Every single signature increases the power of the call and the chance for real hope for our brothers and sisters. If anything good can come from this terrible tragedy, it can be a New Orleans and a Gulf Coast that represent the one America we all believe in, not the two Americas we've seen on television for the last ten days. And the way to build that one America is to help the victims of Katrina take control of their own destiny, with good jobs that contribute to the cause.

[mandyky]

24. If Dean is not supported by Congressional Dems on this

it won't matter. I like your ideas, but the DEM leaders in congress have told Dean NOT to comment on policy.

[Vincardog]

26. The Dem 'leaders in Congress' Had better listen to US

I don't know if I have make myself clear on this issue.
FoCK THE DLC.
They are corporate whores and no better than the other republicans.

[mandyky]

27. Unfortunately other than the Black Caucus (with a few exceptions)

everyone has bought into the Dean is crazy meme, or are part of the DLC cabal. Reid and Pelosi basically told Dean to build the party and leave policy to them. And then there is the media problem. Wolfie did it again on CNN today when he was interviewing John Edwards - he said Dean said GWB doesn't care about black folks or some such. I saw Wolfie's interview with Dean and that is not what Dean said. Kayne WEst, yes, not Dean.