An open letter to Senator Kerry..

[TruthIsAll]

Dear Senator Kerry,

Now that you're the front-runner, how about addressing the real number one issue - the ongoing theft of our democracy? You know, you're not running against Bush, he's toast, but you are running against Diebold. It's not who votes, Senator, it's who counts them..

Don't look back, Senator, there are true, strong patriots running for the nomination who are right behind you, ready to take the lead, who won't get over it, who want to take their country back...

When you were a young man and JFK was assassinated, did you tell your friends who loved him to "just get over it"?

When you served in Viet Nam, and you saw our boys killed on the battlefield, did you tell their families to "just get over it"?

When you saw a Democratic President hounded and impeached by evil Republicans, did you tell Bill Clinton to "just get over it"?

When President Bush told Daschle and Leahy to hold back on the 9/11 investigation, did you tell them to "just get over it"?

When Daschle and Leahy were attacked with anthrax, with the perpetrators still not found, did you tell them to "just get over it"?

When President Bush lied to get your support to take us to war in Iraq, did you tell your constituents to "just get over it"?

When President Bush further decimated the economy with tax cuts for the weathy, did you tell middle class Americans to "just get over it"?

When the 9/11 victims cried for a full investigation and were left hanging, did you tell them to "just get over it"?

When over two million people have lost jobs due to failed Bush/Republican policies, did you tell them to "just get over it"?

When mere suspects are sent to Guantanamo without a lawyer, at the whim of Bush, did you tell them to "just get over it"?

When thousands of innocent Iraqis are killed, maimed and starving,
did you tell them to "just get over it"?

Senator, when patriotic Americans voice outrage that the greatest political scandal in history, the stolen 2000 election, is not fully investigated, with the realization that the nightmare we live with every day is a direct result of this heinous crime against democracy, why would you tell us to "just get over it"?

Especially when you could still lose the support of millions of patriotic Democrats and Independents, not to mention fair-minded Republicans, who are just as disillusioned and disgusted as we are over the 2000 Bush Coup.

Yours truly,

Truth Is All

[madmax]

1. Great letter where are you going to send it?

To his DC offices or Campaign Hq. I think the Hq would be better. Just mho.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. Excellent letter, TIA!

I hope it gets to him.

Go Wes!

[Jersey Devil]

3. Think hard about why he said that

I am a Dean supporter so this is not coming from the Kerry camp. However, I agree with Kerry.

To run a successful campaign against Bush it is necessary to talk about the issues facing us today - the war(s), national security, the economy, poverty, the environment, etc.

Getting the campaign involved in yet another rehash of the 2000 election is counter-productive and will turn people off. Sure I'm still pissed off about it but I don't need the nominee to tell me that. You are forgetting that the average voter is not totally enveloped in political issues. To them another round of discussions about 2000 is probably as welcomed as a case of the flu.

[PretzelWarrior]

4. Open Letter to TruthIsAll. If you DON'T get over it....

then all the Sore/Loserman labels get pulled out by the moderates and right wing. Everyone say....uh, the guy in oval office has been Bush for 3 years. Can't change it. Must look ahead. Must fight for today and tomorrow--not yesterday.

I'm very happy to see all of the official investigation of Diebold and electronic voting, but I'm also seeing the winning candidates having positive, forward-looking messages rather than:

"Vote for me. I'm antiwar and better than everyone else. Oh yea, they stole our election so WAAAAAHHHH!!!!"

American's don't like spoil sports. People discuss missed calles in football. They discuss bad policy decisions years later. They discuss some controversies in light of history...but they don't base their future message on those kinds of infinitely debatable points.

WE may think we have the patent on the truth, but there are a solid plurality of Americans who think they have a patent on it and it is opposite of our truth.

So in essence, GET OVER IT. MOVE-ON. Let's roll. Bring it on!

[LoZoccolo]

5. Oh yeah, we'll win our election so...

...YAAAAAAAAAAAAHR!

[sandnsea]

6. Living well is the best revenge

Beating Bush with a 50 state sea of blue is the best revenge. Why don't we dig down deep, find our guts and determination, and work towards that. We know we have the votes, we know we have the issues, we could know we've got the best guy if we wanted to. He's a fighter surrounded by fighters. Why don't we just get busy and get it done.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. In that same interview he also said, "Don't get mad, get even."

but that never gets tagged on to the quote :shrug:

All in all though, I think it's a great letter and I hope if he gets the nomination, he will address your concerns in a satisfying manner. They are legitimate.

[jsw_81]

8. Gore told Democrats (including Kerry) to move on

There was simply no way we could have prevented Bush from taking office after the Supreme Court spoke. Remember, the Republicans had a majority in the House and Senate and could have easily shut down any attempts to block the counting of the electoral votes.

And when you're surrounded and have no chance, a good soldier will follow orders and surrender. That way, you can live to fight another day; and that's what we're doing right now.

[Myra]

9. Great letter! Thank you for writing it.

I object to that crack of his, and to his flippant dismissal
of a NH voter the other day who asked how he could vote for IWR.
This voter didn't get the contrite and humble explanation that
Alterman got. He got a burst of hubris (if ya don't like it~_
"...don't vote for me."

If he doesn't feel that he owes us an explanation; if he
doesn't feel like he owes an explanation to the survivors of
the dead, then I don't feel I owe him my vote.

I won't get over that either.

[sandnsea]

12. That's what he told Alterman too

If you think I would have done what George Bush did, don't vote for me. And for chrissake, if that's what you think of John Kerry, don't vote for him. We wouldn't want another George Bush for President.

[PretzelWarrior]

13. Wahhhhaaaahhahaaaaa 8-(

nuthin' like a good cry to get out those toxins.

Now go do your duty for America and vote for the Democrat in November. Thank you.

[ibegurpard]

10. Good letter.

Too bad you're sending it to someone who could probably give a shit.

[WilliamPitt]

11. ahem

WRP: In terms of the 2004 campaign, the central argument put up by a lot of people in the Democratic base who are against you is that you don’t “get it.” They see other candidates as fighting for their progressive values, and they see you saying “Get over it” after the election debacle in Florida, as quoted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In contrast, your voting record in the Senate is clearly as progressive as the day is long. Where do you stand with the progressive community? Do you “get it”? Can you be their leader?

JK: I believe that I am the most consistent, most accomplished progressive fighter in this entire field. My record over 35 years of standing up and fighting for progressive causes is clear on with respect to women, with respect to the environment, with respect to children, education, health care, our role in the world, human rights, civil rights. My record is stronger, longer and deeper than any other candidate in this field with respect to the progressive agenda of this party.

When I say “Move on” from 2000, I’m as angry as anyone else. Votes ought to be counted. But my objective is to win. My objective is “Don’t get mad, get even.” They way you get even is to go out and take that agenda to the country and build a coalition around it. I think if you compare my record to the people in this field, I think it’s clear that I am the progressive candidate. I am the one who has stood up and taken the risks and fought for the agenda of my party with consistency.

I think the progressives in our party need to look and see who has the ability to take that progressive agenda and still stand up and beat George Bush. We don’t need to send the country a message. We need to send the country a President.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/122203A.shtml