Patrick Henry awards

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http://patrickhenrythinktank.org/

Congressperson of the Year: Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)

Congressman Dennis Kucinich is the former Presidential candidate who gave a voice to the concerns and issues of the average American. Kucinich has spent a lifetime putting the needs of the voters above his career plans. He has one of the best, if not the best, voting records in Congress.

December American Hero Awards

The PHDC also voted to recognize Dennis Kucinich, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), Robert Byrd, Rev. Jesse Jackson and investigative journalists Greg Palast and Wayne Madsen with American Hero Awards. Kucinich, McDermott and Byrd were recognized for having the courage to oppose the Intelligence Reform Act. This Act limits the amount of intelligence information Congress is likely to receive. It also establishes the basis for national ID cards and other intrusions into the privacy of Americans. Jackson, Palast and Madsen were recognized for their work in exposing the rigging of the 2004 election.

[LWolf]

1. I find myself, this Christmas morning,

reflecting on Dennis Kucinich, and remembering why I was drawn, for the first time in my life, to support a candidate and a campaign. I'm remembering the silence, and the tears, hope, and gratitude his words have brought to me. Another thread somewhere else brought this to memory, and I thought it was the right thing to share today:

http://www.fracturednews.com/FN-pages/Kucinich%20pages/Lakeside.htm

Violence is not inevitable.

War is not inevitable.

Nonviolence and peace are inevitable.

We can make of this world a gift of peace which will confirm the presence of universal spirit in our lives.

We can send into the future the gift which will protect our children from fear, from harm, from destruction.

Carved inside the pediment which sits atop the marble columns is a sentinel at the entrance to the United States House of Representatives.

Standing resolutely inside this "Apotheosis of Democracy" is a woman, a shield by her left side, with her outstretched right arm protecting a child happily sitting at her feet.

The child holds the lamp of knowledge under the protection of this patroness.

This wondrous sculpture, by Paul Wayland Bartlett, is entitled "Peace Protecting Genius".

Not with nuclear arms, but with a loving maternal arm is the knowing child Genius shielded from harm.

This is the promise of hope over fear.

This is the promise of love which overcomes all.

This is the promise of faith which overcomes doubt.

This is the promise of light which overcomes darkness.

This is the promise of peace which overcomes war.

Warm wishes to the recipient of the 2003 Ghandi Peace Award, and the Congressperson of the year.

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2. The Patrick Henry people also called for the Dems to make Dennis min leadr

Their recommendation is still on their site if you look down further.