Wednesday, November 6, 2002 |
16:30 - Oh good-- All Is Lost after all
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Nope, they sure don't disappoint.
Dear MoveOn member,
Yesterday's loss was devastating. We truly face dark times.
The light in this darkness is you, and the tens of millions of people like you, across the nation and around the world, who will stand for a vision of hope, and not be blinded by the politics of fear.
With Paul Wellstone's recent death, we've all been thinking a lot about heroes. What defines a hero? And when do you know that someone is a hero?
To stand up when it's darkest and continue the fight. That's heroism. To fight against the odds, for something that matters. That's heroism. To step forward, when the rest of humanity seems to be in retreat. That's heroism.
You are heroes.
And when you step forward, you will not be alone.
We will be there, with you.
Three weeks ago, we honored four heroes, who stepped forward when much of Congress was in retreat -- Paul Wellstone, Rush Holt, Jay Inslee, and Rick Larsen. You came forward for these heroes with a tremendous outpouring of support -- thousands of volunteers and more than one million dollars in contributions. Holt, Inslee and Larsen all won their races yesterday. And of course, we all know Paul Wellstone would have won.
In the end, we will win.
We will win by rebuilding a new political will founded on vision that goes beyond the tactics of fund raising and triangulation. We will win by projecting a vision of hope for our country and the world that is too compelling to deny. We will win by supporting exciting new leaders on a political landscape filled with dinosaurs.
Bush will try to position our loss as his mandate. But remember one thing: less than 20% of the American electorate voted for GOP candidates. Nearly as many voted against, and far more stayed home. There is no mandate.
With your help, we will fight the coming onslaught.
We will support heroes in the House, like Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi, who led an overwhelming majority of House Democrats to oppose the Iraq war resolution. We will support heroes in the Senate, like Senator Robert Byrd, whose eloquence brought us to tears in the Senate debate on Iraq.
It's time to make a fresh start. We will demand quality leadership in these difficult times. The Democratic party must find its voice, represent its members, and promote the broad interests of the American public. We will accept no less.
Thanks for everything you've done.
We stand together, with you,
- Wes, Joan, Carrie, Peter, Doug, and Eli MoveOn.org PAC Wednesday, November 6th, 2002
PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG PAC
"Dark times" indeed. Hey, weren't conservatives supposed to be the ones who live in the past, don't accept existence proofs, and can't recognize which way the winds are blowing?
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