Clark and Kucinich at NCAI

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(in the interests of equal time... since Dean & Kerry's presence at the National Congress of American Indians Convention has been reported)

http://clark04.com/speeches/011/

Edit: Apparently Dennis Kucinich spoke on the same day, but I could not find the remarks on his web site yet. Here is an article describing their appearances: http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/111803_news_ncai.shtml

...when Kucinich said he wanted to restore tribal sovereignty, and had a written policy to back it up, he touched a nerve in a good way.

"Man, when you start saying things like that, people pay attention," Hall said. :)

Clark also scored points by recognizing Indian veterans in the audience. His timing was right; the audience had just seen an emotional presentation about Lori Piestewa, the Navajo soldier from Arizona who died in Iraq. Her parents and two children were on hand for a celebration of her life.

When Clark, a retired Army general, asked all the veterans in the crowd to stand, he led a raucous round of applause for them and got some for himself, too.

"You've enriched this country for generations," Clark said. "But sadly, our country has not returned the favors."

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1. Thanks for posting this

It's good to point out how our candidates stand on these issues.

and a :kick: because it's important.