Reply #48: I FIRED TM a long time ago [View All]

[serryjw]

so I didn't respond....BUT my friend did....
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1. How did you participate in this election?
I did everything I could to spread the word about why Bush was a disaster as a President, why it was important to vote a new President as a form of apology to the world.

I wrote, called and contacted family and friends, I vigilantly campaigned on the Internet, corresponded with elected officials and candidates, I called in to radio shows and I distributed materials at work.

2. Is this the first time you participated in election activism?
No. I've voted in every election (local, state, national, primary, etc.) since 1983. I've been a pollster, I've participated in rallies, I've donated money, handed out flyers, marched, etc.

3. How would you like to continue to stay involved? (Volunteering, phonebanking, fundraising, local organizing, etc.)

The Democratic Party clearly is not interested in my participation as I am a proud liberal. I don't hide from that label the way Kerry and Edwards do. And I refuse to apologize for embracing our Constitutional protections and the rich diversity of our country.

The DNC has gone so far to the right, that either we need an overthrow of the DNC leadership (which includes McAuliffe, Daschle, Pelosi, Feinstein, Kerry and Edwards) or the party has no place for the core constituents such as myself who have supported this party for decades.

4. Did you feel the actions you took were effective?

No. Because the Presidential ticket was pandering so much to the right and the non-existent middle that it reduced the effectiveness of my outcries against the right-wingers who are destroying our country. The "Anybody But Bush" campaign was NOT ENOUGH. We needed a candidate to vote FOR much more than someone to vote against.

5. Was it a good experience for you?

No. It was a nightmare.

And my calls to the Kerry campaign and the DNC were ignored and rebuffed. When I offered suggestions, when I tried to voice my despair over the Democratic candidates and their misguided campaign I was offered NOTHING but responses such as, "do you know what horrible things President Bush has done?". YES, I KNOW! And that's why I wanted a different leader; not a new guy who is essentially from the same mold.

And every letter or email I sent was completely ignored by the DNC, the John Kerry campaign and moveon.org. EVERY single written response I got was a demand for CASH. You seemed to want only my money. Not my views, not my time, not my efforts, not my moral support.


6. How would you make it better?
We need a complete NEW leadership in the DNC party. We need to get back to the fundamental LIBERAL values of the Democratic party.

We need to show courage and conviction in fighting for civil rights, health issues, fair taxation, international responsibility and human decency.

We do not need a leadership willing to compromise on EVERYTHING including gay rights, constitutional rights (almost every leading Democrat in Washington shamefully signed the Patriots Act), gun control and civil liberties such as freedom of expression and due process.

Compromise is no longer the most important option. Nancy Pelosi again today called for compromise and unity. This makes me want her resignation even more. She needs to learn to fight for what's right in America. Not compromise for religious fanatics, activist judges who appoint Presidents and jingoistic rednecks who have no clue about the world around them.


7. Please share other thoughts and comments you have about the 2004 election and what Democrats and the Democratic Party should do going forward.

Please make sure Mary Beth Cahill's career is over.

Please embrace the integrity and extraordinary leadership skills of the few Democrats around who have the ability to stand up for what they believe in ... these include Bill Clinton, Gavin Newsom (who I hope replaces Diane Feinstein for the California senate seat), Ted Kennedy, Dennis Kucinich, Howard Dean and Ann Richards.

Without further delay, please start fighting the egregious wrongs with the power and passion that the Republicans do. Why is the FCC being run by the unqualified yet frightingly fascist Michael Powell without any concern from the Democrats? Why are the Democrats not impeaching President Bush for TREASON, for incompetence, for abuse of power, for lying during the State of the Union and for so much more? How DARE the Dems allow President Clinton to be crucified for a personal offense and not fight with expedience and vigor the blatant illegal wrong-doings of such leaders as Bush, Reagan and Cheney? How could you allow Donald Rumsfeld to essentially set up concentration camps in both Iraq and Cuba without any repercussions?

The DNC should be ashamed of its lack of leadership abilities, convictions for OUR values and horrendous lack of marketing skills or media savvy.

I'm not a fanatic and I'm not naive enough to believe that any party can achieve anything or please everyone. But you won't regain the passion of the voters without strengthening your collective backbones. The vast majority of Americans want someone with leadership skills and who will tell them what he or she believe in; not the other way around.