BREAKING NEWS: Edwards to drop out of race
by Brian | January 30th, 2008 |It is with great sadness that I read this morning the news that John Edwards is bowing out of the 2008 race for the Democratic nomination. The Associated Press reports that Edwards will make the official announcement this afternoon from New Orleans in a matter which–in my mind–highlights a core reason he should be the Democratic nominee:
Edwards’ campaign will end the way it began 13 months ago — with the candidate pitching in to rebuild lives in a city still ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Edwards embraced New Orleans as a glaring symbol of what he described as a Washington that didn’t hear the cries of the downtrodden.
Candidates in all parties would do wise to remember that if we want to be a strong nation, we must respect, work with, and care for all of our citizens.
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“we must respect, work with, and care for all of our citizens”
Edwards’ campaign was built upon the monstrous notion of “Two Americas” — a fiction that glorified divisiveness and called for open and notorious disrespect for — indeed warfare against — an entire segment of the American population.
“Do wise to remember” indeed…
By KipEsquire on Jan 30, 2008
A friend of mine recently returned from the Gulf Coast and said that “it was a third world country in America.” I go to work, collect benefits, live in a high rise apartment building, and buy groceries from a local market. As part of the more financially secure segment of the “Two Americas”, I don’t feel attacked at all. Rather, I feel called to live up to my potential: to whom much is given, much is expected.
I can’t bridge the gap without first identifying it.
By Brian on Jan 30, 2008
Oh… I’m still in mourning. I think I may start a draft John Edwards for NC Governor 2012 campaign.
By Matt on Jan 31, 2008