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To the EENR Administrators. How lucky are WE to have you and EENR?
We are incredibly lucky that those of you who decided to start this blog actually followed through and did it!
You didn't just talk the talk, you walked the keyboard walk to an ISP and made it happen. That, in itself is the part that took the guts. Some money too, I might add.
We are incredibly lucky that those of you who decided to start this blog did so with a Mission Statement in mind.
You were all veterans of blogging and I know you all have seen the Good, the Bad and the YEEKS! In your wisdom gained by your experience and the addition of your good sense, this is what you wanted Edwards Evolution, Next Revolution to become (I'm cherry picking. So sue me):
Our acronym, "Edwards Evolution, Next Revolution," reflects the formation of the EENR group originally as Edwards Evening News Roundup for supporters of John Edwards during the 2008 presidential primary.
We have continued as EENR because we want to continue the movement for progressive change based on the platform laid out by John Edwards, which we consider the gold standard model for progress in America. We are not affiliated in any way with John Edwards, except as supporters, but we have retained his surname in our acronym as a nod to his significant contribution to the progressive movement.
We are unapologetically progressive and populist. We welcome discussion on a range of progressive issues. We believe in bold, transformative change. We reject the notions of baby steps, moving to the center, bipartisanship, and letting corporations run our government. The current system is out of balance, rigged to favor the powerful interests, unable to hear the voices of those without power. We believe in public financing of all federal elections as a cornerstone to achieve change.
Our government and Constitution belong to the People, who should be protected more than profits. Equality and economic justice are cornerstones of the progressive movement. Universal heath care is a fundamental right, and poverty a fundamental wrong, here and globally. We believe that work should trump wealth, and that a progressive movement must include the working class, unions, and people from diverse backgrounds in all 50 states.
The ideas and ideals placed into those 4 paragraphs have a tremendous strength attached to them.
John Edwards was the voice of the Democratic Party as well as the idea person for the Democratic Presidential Candidates throughout the 2007 campaign. In 2008, the candidates he was running against sure do sound a lot like John Edwards.
Their plans? JRE's.
Their rhetoric? JRE's plans.
It's good to know you were right in the first place, isn't it?
;-)
We are incredibly lucky that those of you who decided to start this blog have a sense of humor.
Without your sense of humor, I would have been banned on day one and my boring "the sky is falling" series of non-funluvn economic diaries would be missed by all. Ok, by some. Oh, all right! Two of us would miss them. Geez! Tough crowd here.
We are incredibly lucky that those of you who decided to start this blog gave us all a place to come home to.
You allowed us to take our uncertainties, our craziness, our wishes for real discourse once again and created a home where we could come in, hang up our jackets, grab a cold one, sit down in the comfy chair and start into discussion regarding the issues of our world, our country and ourselves.
That is powerful. Thank you so much.
We are incredibly lucky that those of you who decided to start this blog took the time to emulate the good things other blogs have done, such as start an ActBlue page for EENR endorsed candidates.
We are also lucky that those of you who decided to start this blog took the time to disavow the not-so-good things other blogs have done.
I'll let each individual reading this decide what those things might be. I know what I'm thinking, and if you want to buy a few rounds of drinks at the Greensboro, NC Drinking Liberally meeting some Thursday night, I might even tell you my ideas on the subject.
I want to take this opportunity to say to those of you who decided to start this blog, if you ever need any assistance, please let me know. I will bend over backwards to assist you with anything I might be able to do. This includes pitching in some $$$ when bills for running the site, or upgrading the site, or just for beer money are needed.
I have a feeling there are many others here who might just feel exactly the same. If so, you "others", please tell the Admin's in the comments.
Thank you. You rock, and you know it!
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