Edwards: Fighting Corporate Greed Will Rally Democrats, Republicans, and Independents

[JohnLocke]

Edwards: Fighting Corporate Greed Will Rally Democrats, Republicans, and Independents
On day four of his "America Rising" tour, Edwards says corporate greed hurts everyone and Democrats, Republicans and Independents will work to wrestle power back to the middle class
John Edwards for President
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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Boone, Iowa – Today at a community meeting in Boone, Iowa, Senator John Edwards said that Democrats, Republicans and Independents must work together to fight the corporate greed that is destroying the middle class. Edwards' remarks calling on politicians to work across party lines to fix the broken system in Washington come on day four of his "America Rising: Fighting for the Middle Class" bus tour across Iowa. During the final days leading up to the caucuses, Edwards is visiting 38 counties and meeting with thousands of caucus goers to share with them his plans to stand up to powerful interests and make sure hard-working middle class families can get ahead.

"To get real change, we need a president who will stand up against the big corporations and powerful interests who control Washington," Edwards said today at his "Countdown to Caucus" event in Boone. "We need somebody who is going to fight this fight and win this fight. But I'm not talking about going to Washington as president and fighting politicians.

"I want to be absolutely clear that the corporate greed that is destroying the middle class of this country and stealing your children's future, it is stealing the future of Democrats' children, Independents' children, Republicans' children, " Edwards continued. "I'm telling you, this is a message and a cause we can unite America around."
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http://www.johnedwards.com/news/press-releases/20071230-ending-corporate-greed/

[Mythsaje]

1. When he says "Republicans,"

he doesn't mean the movers and shakers, the bigwigs of the party. He's talking to all those rural "values" voters who are finally realizing how they've been screwed. And by whom.

[JDPriestly]

2. Edwards is so right on this. And this is especially true if

you can link the illegal immigration crisis to the issue of corporate greed and the need to depress wages of employees more and more so that the CEOs can be paid more and more. And Edwards does that so well.

[David Dunham]

3. But most people in the US work for companies who pay their salaries

[rhett o rick]

6. Yes, but what's your point? If you work for Piggly Wiggly you shouldn't

oppose Halliburton/Exxon from taking over the World?

[Froward69]

4. Hedge Fund managers certainly arent

Greedy or corporatist.:spank: :argh: :puke:

[1corona4u]

5. I'm an Independent, and he's not getting my vote.

[tex-wyo-dem]

7. I absolutely agree with Edwards on this...

And the major advantage he will have if he becomes the Dem nominee is the message of fighting the ubiquitous corrupt corporate power in Washington that hugely benefits the top 1% earners at the expense of the poor and most of the middle-class. I firmly believe that the promise to fight this corruption will resonate within a broad spectrum of political ideologies: from the far left to the moderate repub/conservatives. Even the "crazy" Ron Paul supports would consider Edwards as I believe RP's support is largely from folks who have picked up on his anti-corrupt government message.