[Peace-discussion] Re: A socialist in the Senate!
Henry D.
henryduke2004@yahoo.com
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 06:43:06 -0800 (PST)
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The Green Party welcomes Vermont Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and notes he is not with the Democratic Party of Barak Obama.
We encourage him to evaluate and consider joining our party as we run elections to provide a values not corporate profits agenda.
Congratulations. We await Ned Lamont, Barbara Lee, Cynthia McKinney, and even Dennis Kucinich.
Unconditional support for a lesser evil as in Al "death penalty Gore and blaming Nader for what democrats and republicans in power did, is blaming the victim.
Us non-corporate funded movements have a right to run in all elections, and the country is following and moving with us.
The Democrats are actually moving to the right: witnessing their "victory in Iraq -- no matter the #'s killed", their opposition to Roe v Wade, and especially Hillary Clinton and Dianne Feinsteins bill in the senate to immediately add 80,000 more troops into our armed forces.
[Have they no shame?]
Hillary Clinton even recently commented that is was not practical to get universal health insurance for children!!!!!
I will finally be officially joining the Social Democratic movement, and now find that, for me, never was there a better time to precisely describe my political values of supporting democratic socialization of our worlds resourses.
Solidarity,
Henry H Duke
Frank Llewellyn <"Democratic SocialistsofAmerica"@smtp6.icpbounce.com> wrote:
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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA
November 7, 2006 News From DSA
A Report from DSA's National Office Contents
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First Socialist Elected to U.S.
Senate!
Voters Send A
Message to Republicans, Lame-Duck President.
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News From DSA
is now published in a new format; we hope that it will be more interesting and more readable. You can help DSA build its electronic list by making good use of the "forward to a friend" button at the bottom of this message.
SANDERS ELECTED TO SENATE
Today, history was made when Vermont Congressman Bernie Sanders became the first self-identified socialist elected to the United States Senate. His election is a tribute to his long-standing determination to serve the citizens of Vermont—a service he has performed admirably for more than 20 years—without sacrificing his political and socialist principals. Bernie Sanders’ political career and campaign are models for progressive electoral work and effective coalition building.
Much will be made, no doubt, of the “novelty” of Senator-elect Sanders’ faith in socialist values and the progressive economic and social policies he espouses. We believe that it is precisely those values that enabled him to be so successful. Seeing those values working in tandem with a capacity for leadership and public service is why we supported him in this campaign.
DSA members throughout the nation are proud of the support they organized for the Sanders election. The grassroots fundraising efforts that our political action committee spearheaded forwarded some $56,000 in contributions, most of them $100 or less, to the Sanders’ Senatorial race.
Added to our satisfaction with Bernie’s victory is seeing the Congressional defeat the American people inflicted on the Bush Administration and the Republican Party. That political defeat, administered to the most reactionary U.S. administration in more than a century at the hands of the American electorate, sends a clear and needed message. Voters want:
a new, sane policy leading to a prompt exit from Iraq;
an end to economic policies that favor the rich and large corporations at the expense of the poor, working families and the middle class;
an end to the legal graft that allows lobbyists, politicians and their relatives, and corporate interests to line their pockets at the public’s expense.
The incoming Congress and the lame-duck president must not ignore this message.
We in DSA look forward to organizing grassroots support for the political program to which Senator-elect Sanders and other progressives will soon rally the country. Elements of the program include: raising the minimum wage, ending unfair tax breaks for the corporations and the richest one percent of Americans, restoring workers’ rights to join unions, moving toward sustainable development and energy independence, enacting immigration reform, and, of course, bringing the troops home now.
Frank Llewellyn
National Director
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<DIV>The Green Party welcomes Vermont Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and notes he is not with the Democratic Party of Barak Obama. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We encourage him to evaluate and consider joining our party as we run elections to provide a values not corporate profits agenda.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Congratulations. We await Ned Lamont, Barbara Lee, Cynthia McKinney, and even Dennis Kucinich.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Unconditional support for a lesser evil as in Al "death penalty Gore and blaming Nader for what democrats and republicans in power did, is blaming the victim.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Us non-corporate funded movements have a right to run in all elections, and the country is following and moving with us.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The Democrats are actually moving to the right: witnessing their "victory in Iraq -- no matter the #'s killed", their opposition to Roe v Wade, and especially Hillary Clinton and Dianne
Feinsteins bill in the senate to immediately add 80,000 more troops into our armed forces.</DIV> <DIV>[Have they no shame?] </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hillary Clinton even recently commented that is was not practical to get universal health insurance for children!!!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will finally be officially joining the Social Democratic movement, and now find that, for me, never was there a better time to precisely describe my political values of supporting democratic socialization of our worlds resourses.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Solidarity,</DIV> <DIV>Henry H Duke<BR><BR><B><I>Frank Llewellyn <"Democratic SocialistsofAmerica"@smtp6.icpbounce.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><!-- Template Created by IntelliContact Last Modified on: 2/2/2006 Last Modified by: ADU Header Color: #990000 Footer Color: #990000 Body
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align=center><FONT face=Arial color=#621e11 size=2> </FONT><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000 size=6>DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA</FONT></STRONG></DIV></TD> <TD align=right width="33%"><FONT face=arial color=#990000 size=2><B>November 7, 2006 </B></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="95%" align=center border=0><!-- Main Title Row --> <TBODY> <TR> <TD colSpan=3 height=10><IMG height=10 alt=" " src="http://www.intellicontact.com/templateimages/spacer.gif" width=1></TD></TR><!-- Sub Title Row --> <TR vAlign=center> </TR> <TR> <TD width=20 bgColor=#990000 height=70><!-- spacer--></TD> <TD bgColor=#990000 height=70><!-- Sub Heading --><B><FONT face=Arial color=#ffffff size=6>News From DSA </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT face=Arial color=#ffffff size=3>A Report from DSA's National Office </FONT></B></TD> <TD width=20 bgColor=#990000 height=70><!-- spacer--></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- Main Content Row --> <TABLE
height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=20 width="95%" align=center border=0><!-- Main Title Row --> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width="30%"><!-- Nested Table for Border Effect --> <TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#990000 border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD><!-- Nested Table for Border Effect 2 Page Background Color --> <TABLE height="100%" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=20 width="100%" bgColor=#fffee9 border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD align=left><FONT color=#621e11 size=2> <DIV><B><FONT face=Arial color=#990000 size=4>Contents</FONT></B></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#990000> <HR color=#990000 noShade SIZE=1> </FONT></DIV><U><FONT color=#990000> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>First Socialist Elected to U.S.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Senate!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Voters Send A</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Message to Republicans, Lame-Duck
President.<BR></FONT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></U><FONT face=Arial color=#990000> <HR color=#990000 noShade SIZE=1> </FONT> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#990000><EM>News From DSA</EM> </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#990000>is now published in a new format; we hope that it will be more interesting and more readable. You can help DSA build its electronic list by making good use of the "<STRONG>forward to a friend</STRONG>" button at the bottom of this message.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><BR><BR><FONT color=#990000> </FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="70%"><FONT size=2 family="Arial"><!-- Article 1 --> <DIV class=Article><A name=Article1></A></DIV> <DIV class=Article><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=4>SANDERS ELECTED TO
SENATE</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=Article><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>Today, history was made when Vermont Congressman Bernie Sanders became the first self-identified socialist elected to the United States Senate. His election is a tribute to his long-standing determination to serve the citizens of Vermont—a service he has performed admirably for more than 20 years—without sacrificing his political and socialist principals. Bernie Sanders’ political career and campaign are models for progressive electoral work and effective coalition building. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>Much will be made, no doubt, of the “novelty” of Senator-elect Sanders’ faith in socialist values and the progressive economic and social policies he espouses. We believe that it is precisely those values that enabled him to be so successful. Seeing
those values working in tandem with a capacity for leadership and public service is why we supported him in this campaign. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>DSA members throughout the nation are proud of the support they organized for the Sanders election. The grassroots fundraising efforts that our political action committee spearheaded forwarded some $56,000 in contributions, most of them $100 or less, to the Sanders’ Senatorial race. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>Added to our satisfaction with Bernie’s victory is seeing the Congressional defeat the American people inflicted on the Bush Administration and the Republican Party. That political defeat, administered to the most reactionary U.S. administration in more than a century at the hands of the American electorate, sends a clear and needed message.
Voters want:</FONT></DIV> <UL> <LI> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>a new, sane policy leading to a prompt exit from Iraq; </FONT></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>an end to economic policies that favor the rich and large corporations at the expense of the poor, working families and the middle class;</FONT></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV class=Article><FONT face=Arial>an end to the legal graft that allows lobbyists, politicians and their relatives, and corporate interests to line their pockets at the public’s expense. </FONT></DIV></LI></UL> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The incoming Congress and the lame-duck president must not ignore this message.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>We in DSA look forward to organizing grassroots support for the political program to which Senator-elect Sanders and other progressives will soon rally the country. Elements of the program
include: raising the minimum wage, ending unfair tax breaks for the corporations and the richest one percent of Americans, restoring workers’ rights to join unions, moving toward sustainable development and energy independence, enacting immigration reform, and, of course, bringing the troops home now. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Frank Llewellyn</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>National Director</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE height=10 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=10 width="95%" align=center border=0><!-- Main Title Row --> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD align=middle bgColor=#990000 height=8><B><FONT face=Arial color=#ffffff size=2>Paid for by Democratic Socialists of America PAC, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 505, NY, NY 10038; not approved by any candidate or candidate's committee.</FONT></B></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE
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