The Great American Restoration...June 23 announcement by Dean

[madfloridian]

This is the year anniversary of Dean's announcement, so this is June 23, 2003.

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/000481.html
SNIP..."Here are the words of John Winthrop: We shall be as one. We must delight in each other, make other's conditions our own; rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always living before our eyes our Commission and Community in our work.

It is that ideal, the ideal of the American community, that we seek to restore.

An America where it is not enough for me to want health care for my family but the obligation, and responsibility of every one of us as American citizens to insure that each one of us has health care for our families.

An America where it is not enough for me to want good public schools and a better life for my children but an obligation, and a responsibility as citizens to insure that every child in America may go to a good public school and have the opportunity of a better life.

An America where it is not enough to protect my rights under the law but where it is a duty and an obligation for each of us as Americans to make sure every American is equal under the law.

An America where it is not enough to proclaim the words freedom, self-government, and democracy, but where it is a duty and a responsibility to participate together in common purpose with the sacrifice required of each of us to give those words meaning.

If September 11, 2001 taught America anything it is that we are stronger when we are beholden to each other as a national community, and weaker when we act only as individuals. That tragedy gave us an enormous opportunity to focus not only on our common peril, but also on our common dreams. The peril remains, but the dreams must be resurrected -- and they will be in a new American century.

When confronted with a dedicated band of right wing ideologues, too many Americans have stopped participating, stopped voting, and stopped believing that they can change America. ..."END SNIP

And the amazing thing is that this movement is still going, still doing new things, and just being amazing.

[whirlygigspin]

1. again with John Winthrop

Is Dean the true Heir to the Reagan legacy?

weeeeeeeeee!

that should make a few freepers heads explode.

thank you very much.

[Sugarbleus]

2. Fabbbbbbbb u lous post, thanx...........eom

[madfloridian]

3. Slinkerwink did a wonderful Flash tribute in February. Sharing again.

I am sure she won't care as she just shared it at another site. Sorry but you guys must put up with sentimental Dean folks for today.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=360225

[madfloridian]

4. From the blog today.

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/004684.html

[janx]

5. I will never forget that speech--the best political speech

of my lifetime.

It was played in many cities in every state. I took two friends to see it. They'd never heard of Dean, and they had tears in their eyes a couple of times as they watched the speech.

Everybody new to Dean was completely amazed. They had so much hope all of a sudden.

Here's another great part of the Restoration speech:

"The history of our nation is clear: At every turn when there has been an imbalance of power, the truth questioned, or our beliefs and values distorted, the change required to restore our nation has always come from the bottom up, from our people.

And so, while the President raises $4 million more tonight to maintain his agenda, we will not be silent.

He calls his biggest fundraisers Rangers and Pioneers.

But today, we stand together with thousands in Burlington, Vermont and tens of thousands more, standing with us right now in every state in this nation. And we call ourselves, simply, Americans."

[madfloridian]

6. They have the speech up at the blog today.

At least a link to the video. The site is very slow today with viewing and donations, I guess.