Edwards on CSPAN NOW!!!

[gardenista]

Being introduced by the president of the United Mine Workers.

Brought Combat Vets up on stage. YES!!!!

[gardenista]

1. WOW, this UMW guy is amazing! nt

[blueblitzkrieg]

3. Agreed.

Watched the rally earlier, I love this guy! He's so fired up, I love it.

[JI7]

4. i love that guy

[TheWebHead]

2. wonder why the mainstream media didn't cover this Thurs..

Oh yeah, it wouldn't fit in with their "where is John Edwards" meme.

[gardenista]

6. Yeah, they wrote the script a month ago. nt

[gardenista]

5. "George Bush gets millionaires to introduce him. John Edwards gets

a coal miner to introduce him."

[AP]

7. Here's the link

http://www.cspan.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS&ShowVidDays=30&ShowVidDesc=&ArchiveDays=30

[gardenista]

8. Thanks, AP, I got too excited to link it! nt

[gardenista]

9. OMG, he's so handsome. (Yes, I AM listening to what he says!) nt

[cheshire]

11. So want to look at this face for 16 yrs. Not a moron w/dick up butt.

[gardenista]

14. I would love to see him age gracefully as VP, then President.

Can you imagine what America could be under that leadership?

I can.

[cheshire]

16. He is great but so is Kerry I really like how they think and live.

[gardenista]

20. You're right. You can see LIGHT in their faces. Compare that to the gray

pallid, wan (except for the gin blossoms) faces of Bush and Cheney.

[JI7]

10. he is so good

ebay, halliburton, etc. getting the point across. and this is what he does almost everyday around the country. just because the big media doesn't show him doesn't mean he isn't doing anything.

[gardenista]

12. Amen. I will be so happy when K/E wins DESPITE the lame media. nt

[AP]

13. Wastes no time getting to the point: Bush destroying the economy.

You'll hear Bush make excuses. But 75 years of history show us that you can create jobs regardless of the adversity you confront. WWII. Cold War. Vietnam War. Oil Crisis. But Bush can't create jobs. He's a failure.

Income for working people is down. You want four more years of that, vote Bush. If you don't, vote Kerry.

They can't defend what they've done. That's why all they have are attacks on Kerry's character. And they'll lie. Cheney said they made health care more available and more affordable. WTF? The Ebay economy...they'll say anything.

They say they're doing no special favors for their friends. A mulitbillion dollar no-bid contract isn't a favor? Not following the law requiring money withheld from Halliburton when fraud is being investigated isn't a favor?

We need a new president.

Truth is we live in a country that is divided in two: for those who have it made and never have to worry, and one for those who are struggling. And Cheney pokes fun at this? Americans who are suffering don't think "two Americas" is a joke.

We can do better. We can build one America that works for EVERYONE. This is at the core of what we are all about.

I grew up in communities that suffer when the economy suffers. We need a president who realizes that work is more than just a paycheck. It's about dignity and self respect.

We have work to do. The starting place is jobs.

One in five jobs lost in America lost in OH. Why in the world would Ohioans reelect this president?

Outsourcing this administraiton would be good fro this economy.

(takes off jacket...)

[gardenista]

15. Wow, you're fast! nt

[AP]

21. I think I know this speech a little too well.

I love this speech.

In my opinion, it's exactly the message America needs to hear right now, and is the one that can help Kerry win.

[gardenista]

24. I love it too. I could hear it 100 times. nt

[cheshire]

25. I think Edwards has stuck to this message all along. It works

[AP]

17. more...

...let's build cars for Americans in America by union workers.

When oil prices go up, oil profits go up. Are you surprised that Cheney (oil) and Bush (oil) don't have any interest in energy independence?

Uh, uh. Kerry isn't compromised on this issue. He will do what's needed.

Bush is in MN today lying about health care. "It's a very short speech: prey you don't get sick. Pay more. Get less."

Of all the places to go to talk about health care, MN, where premiums are way up (230%?).

Kerry is going to do something about health insurance and prescription drugs.

Bush had a clear choice on this issue -- Canadian imports. But he stood on side of the drug companies, and not with the people, not with America seniors.

Patients bill of rights: Bush stood with big insurance companies and HMOs.

Kerry-Edwards will allow Can drug imports, will use market power of gov't to negotiate better price, and will get those ads (creating desire) off the TV.

[JI7]

HOPE IS ON THE WAY

[AP]

19. This is America where everything is still possible.

I have heard this speech dozens of times, and I still get moved by it.

[JI7]

23. me too

that's why the criticisms of edwards giving the same speech shouldn't matter. first of all most of the people who listen to it have not heard it before. but also, there is no reason to change it if it's so effective.

[AP]

18. Four more years of taxcuts for millionaires? A president who stands with

Halliburton? With HMOs?

Nope.

Then vote Kerry, who will wake up every day and work for you.

We need you every day reaching out to your friends and neighbors. Tell them hope is on the way.

[gardenista]

22. Aaaaaaack! Tom Ridge coming next. Going to hide under the covers! nt

[jean]

27. haha - my same reaction! Quick! Turn off the tv!

[jean]

26. he is superb! I noticed at the end, c-span announced bush, cheney

and Kerry's schedules for Monday (today) but NOT John Edwards!

JE will be in NC and Ohio today and Elizabeth (EE) will be in NH.

[AP]

28. Kick this antidote to Nina Totenberg's story on NPR this morning.

Nina's story had a lot of clips of Edwards speaking, which is great. But a lot of spin telling us how what you were hearing wasn't great, which was bad.

Well, in this thread, here's what real people heard in that speech.