Gov. Dean to be in San Jose Oct. 15th.

[madfloridian]

Gov. Howard Dean, chair of the Democratic Party,
will be back in town to visit old friends, all of
us and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.

Sat. Oct. 15th
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
IBEW Hall, 2102 Almaden Road, San Jose CA 95125
Music and food
$100 per ticket

Must be a fundraiser for Zoe....

Check with the local Dem Party, he usually holds a rally for $25 as well.

[Tom Joad]

1. Protest Dean's Support for the Occupation.

For all people who oppose the continuing occupation, this would be a great opportunity to protest.

If we are going to end this war, we must confront and challange all its powerful supporters. This war is not merely "mismanaged", it is a crime against humanity.

From Kevin Zeese in CounterPunch
http://www.counterpunch.org/zeese04222005.html

It didn't take long, the former anti-war presidential candidate has now become the pro-occupation leader of the Democratic Party. Just when a majority of the public is saying the Iraq War is not worth it, Howard Dean the new leader of the Democratic Party is saying: “Now that we're there, we're there and we can't get out.”

Like the good partisan he is Dean blames Bush for a war most in his party voted for and an occupation that most in his party recently voted to continue to fund. Of the President Dean said: “The president has created an enormous security problem for the United States where none existed before. But I hope the president is incredibly successful with his policy now that he's there.”
Chairman Dean does not seem to understand that the illegal occupation of Iraq is part of the problem, not part of the solution. In fact, the many fears he expresses regarding pulling out of Iraq are made more likely by the US occupation of Iraq.
...More see http://www.counterpunch.org/zeese04222005.html

[madfloridian]

2. Many believe that website only advocates for one Democrat.

Only one, Kucinich...well, Nader also. The others they despise and attack in every way.

Most of us here have reached a consensus about their goals, and we don't usually link to them.

If you don't believe me do a search on the various candidates last year.

And no, Dean is not in favor of "occupation"....but that has been done to death so not going there.