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Friday, August 19
General Dean's Hollow Army
by
Caroline Vernon
on Fri 19 Aug 2005 05:14 PM CDT
 General Dean's Hollow Army
By Stephen Pizzo, AlterNet
Governor
Dean told us we have the power... it's time we reflect that power back
to him! This is a call to action! Contact Biden, Pelosi, Reid, Clinton,
and any other Beltway Democrat and tell them Howard Dean speaks for US!
Unleash the Krakken!
Howard Dean will need help to shore up Washington Democrats' will to fight.
If
General Eisenhower had the kind of troops on D-Day Howard Dean is stuck
with today we'd all be wearing lederhosen. Every time Dean says
anything even remotely true about the mess Republicans have made -
domestically, fiscally or internationally - his own party leaders feel
compelled to rush out and apologize. They remind me of an abused spouse
who, after every beating from her abuser, refuses to press charges
blaming herself for saying the wrong thing.
Dean
sent Democratic Party mice running for cover again last weekend when he
(correctly) stated that if Iraqis adopt a constitution based on
traditional Islam's rules for (mis)treating women, Iraqi women would be
worse off than they were under Saddam.
Now,
that statement is demonstrably true. A high school freshman on her
first day in debating class could win that side of the debate without
cracking a book. Just look at Iran, Saudi Arabia or even "liberated"
Afghanistan, where traditional Islamic law (sharia) calls the tune. In
those countries women are treated in ways that would send Sen. Barbara
Boxer into orbit if it were happening anywhere in the US. And
rightfully so.
Iraqi
Shiites are demanding just those kinds of laws in the newly liberated
Iraq. Nevertheless, top Dems elbowed their weaselly way to the nearest
CNN microphone to denounce Dean's (completely correct and defensible)
observation. Leading the Democrat[ic] damage control squad was the dapper
senator from Delaware, Joe Biden, who wants to run for President in
'08. He was the first to find an open mic and once again denounced
Dean's statement.
It was
the second time Biden cut the ground out from under Dean. The first was
last June when Dean described Republicans as "evil," and that House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay "belongs in jail." (Which in fact may come to
pass since he is under criminal investigation in Texas.) Biden was sent
right out to hoist a white flag before GOP snipers took offense....
To read the rest of the article, click here.
Sunday, August 7
Candidate Watch: Elesha Gayman - Iowa House District 84
by
Caroline Vernon
on Sun 07 Aug 2005 04:26 PM CDT
 Candidate Watch: Elesha Gayman - Iowa House District 84
by Caroline Vernon
Elesha Gayman is an outstanding candidate for Iowa House District 84. She is a breath of fresh air, and exemplifies the kind of down home values that will help to promote and preserve what it means to be an Iowan. Elesha will ensure that Iowa is a better place to live, work, and raise a family. What else could we ask for?
[Click here for a map of Iowa House District 84 in Scott County.]
Elesha Gayman was born in Davenport, Iowa. Her great, great grandparents were one of the original 13 families that settled in Davenport during the mid 1840's before Iowa became a state in 1846. In fact, the Gayman homestead is still in the family and their name can be found on the monument at the Scott County museum and pioneer village.
Initially inspired by former Republican State Representative, Neil Harrison, Elesha first became involved in politics at the age of thirteen when she became a member of the Davenport Youth City Council. Feeling a little rebellious at the time, Elesha advocated against youth curfews. Although she shared she was unsuccessful in changing anyone’s mind, the experience with the DYCC did much to enhance her confidence levels.
During her senior year in high school, Elesha helped to plan voter registration drives and engaged many of her peers in the process. Upon graduating in 1997, she recalls that Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America” was in full swing. It was at that time that she started paying closer attention to the different platform issues and became more selective of who she would support and why. Although she was previously involved with the Republican Party throughout the 90's, their message at that time discouraged women from becoming involved in the political process as well as the workforce. As a result, Elesha said the last thing she wanted to hear was someone telling her what she couldn’t do. This got her more fired up than ever.
Click here to visit Elesha Gayman's website.
After attending one year at St. Ambrose University, Elesha attended the first semester of her sophomore year in Rome, Italy, majoring in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations. Elesha shared with me that this experience imparted a deep sense of history. Many of the cobblestone roads still bore the deep grooves made by the wheels of ancient chariots. In addition to her political science classes, she also took advantage of taking classes in Catholicism, Art, and Philosophy.
Elesha arrived in Rome just two days after the embassy bombings in Africa and the Kosovo situation was also exploding over there at the time. These issues prompted her interest in law and military affairs, so she took as many military classes as she could in college. It was at that time that she became very interested in the career of General Wesley Clark. She later became part of the Draft Clark campaign for President although she ultimately went to the Democratic National Convention as a Howard Dean delegate.
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