John Edwards, Tom Paine Award winner, speaks at 1:15PM, EST on C-Span

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.c-span.org

IN WASHINGTON



John Edwards at "Take Back America" Conference
 
During "Take Back America's" Tom Paine Award ceremony, Fmr. Sen. John Edwards, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate for 2004, delivers a speech entitled "Moving Beyond Two Americas." He is introduced by AFL-CIO President, John Sweeney. Howard Dean won the Tom Paine Award in 2004.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Good choice n/t

[ncrainbowgrrl]

2. kick

Thanks for posting this!
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[saltpoint]

3. Yes -- a good choice.

A good man. I feel pretty sure that this won't be the last time he is in the news over the next few years.

[MeDeMax]

4. thnx, wade henderson is on now...

thnx for the post, I'll be listening.


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[ChiciB1]

5. He's The Man!!

I'll be listening will ALL my ears!

[flpoljunkie]

6. Kick! Edwards to be speaking shortly.

[flpoljunkie]

7. John Sweeney speaking now, 1;50PM, EST,will introduce John Edwards.

[flpoljunkie]

8. KICK! Speaking now, 1:56PM, EST.

[flpoljunkie]

9. Talking now about those "yappers on tv" who've got it dead wrong!

"How about if we actually stand up and fight with passion for what we believe in. It's what the Democratic party stands for."

[Wind Dancer]

10. He is speaking about the need for unions in this country.

It's good to hear this important issue being addressed.

[flpoljunkie]

11. And he called the recently passed bankruptcy bill an "abomination."

[eleny]

12. Counting the votes!

Interesting that he keeps using the word "truth" in this speech.

[flpoljunkie]

13. Edwards: "Gotta get this off my chest."

"Build the best election system money can buy...so that the next time you go to vote you will absolutely have no doubt that your voted was counted."

Amen to that!

[libnnc]

14. exellent, excellent speech

well done John!

:applause: :woohoo: