Kerry Campaigns as Candidate of Big Business
If
you're one of those people who believes that the United States actually
has a one-party system - the Corporate Party - and that the Republicans
and Democrats are merely separate factions of the Corporate Party, then
perhaps you won't be shocked that I am linking to an article on the
World Socialist Web Site. I've linked to more shocking places
before. CNN.com comes to mind.
Historically,
the Democratic Party has cast itself as the “party of the people.” It
claimed to stand up for the “common man” against those whom Franklin D.
Roosevelt described as the “economic royalists.”
But that
was 65 years ago. How far this party has shifted to the right,
abandoning the last vestiges of liberal social reform, was on display
this week, as its presidential candidate John Kerry surrounded himself
with the modern-day princes of great wealth.
The
Kerry campaign Wednesday released the names of 200 billionaire and
multi-millionaire financiers and corporate executives who have endorsed
his run for the presidency, touting their support for his campaign as
proof that he is a “responsible” candidate who will protect the
interests of American capitalism.
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Monday, August 9
Kerry Campaigns as Candidate of Big Business
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 09 Aug 2004 05:44 PM CDT
Iowa City: Volunteers Needed for Shopping for Homeless Children
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 09 Aug 2004 01:02 PM CDT
Iowa City: Volunteers Needed for Shopping for Homeless Children
On August 14th, the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP) will sponsor the annual Back-to-School Shopping at K-Mart in Iowa City. HACAP donates money to each school-age child to provide school supplies, tennis shoes, socks, and underwear so they can go back to school well prepared. We need more volunteers to help with the shopping. We assign one volunteer to each family to aid the parent in making purchases and also to let them know there are friendly people in the community who want to help make the shopping fun and easier. Let Jeanie at HACAP know if you can help...it will only take an hour or so and will make a difference on Saturday, August 14. You will be assigned a specific family and time to meet. HACAP phone number is 337-5765. We also want to encourage people to donate school supplies at the little red school houses...all four Community Credit Unions, Hy Vee on Waterfront and First Avenue, and SuperWal-Mart in Coralville and K-Mart. Call Jeanie now and volunteer!
Marine Displays Opinion on Bush and National Debt
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 09 Aug 2004 09:24 AM CDT
Marine Displays Opinion on
Bush and National Debt  Photo taken by Celeste Drury North of Clear Lake
While out campaigning with Dean Dozen candidate John Drury on Saturday, Celeste Drury took this interesting photo. Apparently the owner of the truck is a retired (or maybe active) Marine who has some strong opinions about that good ol' boy, Gee Dubya.
Connie Wilson: Intrepid Reporter Covers Dubuque Rally for Blog for Iowa (Aug. 3, 2004)
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 09 Aug 2004 04:35 AM CDT
Connie Wilson: Intrepid Reporter Covers Dubuque Rally for Blog for Iowa (Aug. 3, 2004)  Young Dems Amanda Burkert (left) and Stacey Wilson (right) attend the Kerry rally in Dubuque on August 3, excited about the appearance by Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. Amanda was interviewed by local Channel 7 about the significance (if any) of rock stars campaigning for their favorite candidates while the girls and Stacey's mom (Connie) waited for four hours. By Connie Wilson When I received the tickets to attend John Kerry’s Dubuque, Iowa, appearance on August 3, 2004, from MoveOn.org, I made the mistake of telling the daughter that Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters would be appearing with him. Even though Kerry and crowd were scheduled to hit our home town area the very same night, nothing would do but that we take best friend Amanda Burkert and hit the road for Dubuque. What follows is an hour-by-hour re-telling of the successful rally, which, they say, drew 4,700 people. (The fire marshall quit letting people in to the Center after about 1,000, so I imagine this is the estimate from the number of tickets pre-printed off the internet or collected at the door.) It is the first day of school for the daughter and her companion, Amanda (and it is only August 3rd!) but United Township High School in East Moline, Illinois, has gone to a year-round schedule this year. The girls sleep all the way to Dubuque. 3:00 p.m. – We arrive, park, and walk to the venue for the rally, which is the Dubuque Five Flags Center, changed from the outdoor Watchtower Plaza. Button-vendors approach us. I agree to pay $10 for 3 buttons, but only the “clean” ones. I select “John-John 2004” for myself. One girl selects “Cute Chicks Go for Edwards” while the other picks “If You Can Read This, You Aren’t the President.” However, there are other more “colorful” buttons (one reads BU—SH__) which I refuse to purchase for the under-age girls, who promptly whip out their OWN money and buy them, anyway, as well as the “A--es of Evil” one. (We won’t go there). 3:30 p.m. – It turns out that we have been waiting at the wrong door. It works out well for Amanda, who is interviewed by Channel 7 regarding her opinion of rock artists campaigning for their favorite candidates. Amanda is wearing pink glasses that make her look like she is auditioning for a remake of “Return from the Black Lagoon.” They are thick, goggle-like, and pink plastic. We have been kidding her about these glasses all day. She still looks darling! The girls are as cute as buttons, and this has not escaped the young reporter’s attention. (Nobody wants to ask me anything.) When asked why she is in attendance, Amanda says, “My friend’s mother made me come!” (And I had predicted a 9:00 p.m. return home, while we really don’t get there until 11:00 p.m. on a school night! Sorry, Amanda’s mom.) 4:00 p.m. -We begin chatting with those around us, who are now beginning to pass out. (“MEDIC! MEDIC!”) I am not kidding about this passing out thing. The first one goes down at 4:10 p.m. There are many people in wheelchairs, being wheeled by relatives, and the high humidity, high temperatures, threat of thunderstorms, and tornado warnings contribute to a really miserable in-line experience. I learn that the young couple behind us have driven from Oelwein, Iowa; that the woman from Savannah, Illinois pushing the elderly woman in the wheelchair has the only “local” in tow who is actually from Dubuque. more » |
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