[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Heroes, Hope and Rebuilding

[Jay Mittenthal]

>Date: 6 Nov 2002 23:34:02 -0000
>From: "Wes Boyd, MoveOn PAC" <moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
>To: "Jay Mittenthal" <mitten at life.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Heroes, Hope and Rebuilding
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>Dear MoveOn member,
>
>Yesterday's loss was devastating.  We truly face dark times.
>
>The light in this darkness is you, and the tens of millions of
>people like you, across the nation and around the world, who
>will stand for a vision of hope, and not be blinded by the
>politics of fear.
>
>With Paul Wellstone's recent death, we've all been thinking
>a lot about heroes.  What defines a hero?  And when do you know
>that someone is a hero?
>
>To stand up when it's darkest and continue the fight.  That's
>heroism.  To fight against the odds, for something that matters.
>That's heroism.  To step forward, when the rest of humanity
>seems to be in retreat.  That's heroism.
>
>You are heroes.
>
>And when you step forward, you will not be alone.
>
>We will be there, with you.
>
>Three weeks ago, we honored four heroes, who stepped forward when
>much of Congress was in retreat -- Paul Wellstone, Rush
>Holt, Jay Inslee, and Rick Larsen.  You came forward for these
>heroes with a tremendous outpouring of support -- thousands of
>volunteers and more than one million dollars in contributions.
>Holt, Inslee and Larsen all won their races yesterday.  And
>of course, we all know Paul Wellstone would have won.
>
>In the end, we will win.
>
>We will win by rebuilding a new political will founded on
>vision that goes beyond the tactics of fund raising and
>triangulation.  We will win by projecting a vision of hope
>for our country and the world that is too compelling to deny.
>We will win by supporting exciting new leaders on a
>political landscape filled with dinosaurs.
>
>Bush will try to position our loss as his mandate.  But
>remember one thing: less than 20% of the American electorate
>voted for GOP candidates.  Nearly as many voted against, and
>far more stayed home.  There is no mandate.
>
>With your help, we will fight the coming onslaught.
>
>We will support heroes in the House, like Minority Whip
>Nancy Pelosi, who led an overwhelming majority of House
>Democrats to oppose the Iraq war resolution.  We will support
>heroes in the Senate, like Senator Robert Byrd, whose eloquence
>brought us to tears in the Senate debate on Iraq.
>
>It's time to make a fresh start.  We will demand quality
>leadership in these difficult times.  The Democratic party must
>find its voice, represent its members, and promote the broad
>interests of the American public.  We will accept no less.
>
>Thanks for everything you've done.
>
>We stand together, with you,
>
>- Wes, Joan, Carrie, Peter, Doug, and Eli
>   MoveOn.org PAC
>   Wednesday, November 6th, 2002
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