Reply #4: We have a lot in common! [View All]

[redqueen]

I was no Clinton fan either, so mostly tried to ignore national politics during his terms. After Bush was selected, I got back into the fray.

I originally supported Dean, actually, based on his comments against the war (ho ho!), but when he said the pentagon budget was a sacred cow, that was it for me, and that was when I found out about Kucinich. :)

Like you, I admired Wellstone greatly. I was home on the afternoon his plane crashed (luckily not at work I couldn't have explained it to my boss!) and when I found out I was in the car. Someone told me and I was angered because they knew I had donated to his campaign (even though I'm in TX) and thought very highly of him. I thought they were teasing. When I realized it was the truth, I broke down. I remember my kids asking why I was crying, and I couldn't explain it to them... except to say that we'd lost a great man who fought hard for the people against the powerful. They're too young now but when they're older they'll hear the whole story.

Thanks for sharing your experiences campaigning for Wellstone. I'm glad you went through this 'no you can't, because we SAID so' routine before, because now that it's national, and now that the stakes are so much higher, we really need those kinds of testimonials!

Have you sent that to the campaign website, btw? It's a great story, and really illustrates Kucinich's belief in working hard to attain goals previously believed to be unattainable.

And to your question, I'll answer: nothing more needs to be said... we just need to tell more people! :)