Senator, if you mean this:
| Enough is enough. When Congress comes back next week, they should stand firm and make their position clear: No timeline, no funding. No excuses. |
Then I’ve got to ask you: Are you ready to show up?
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We need somebody to show up, Senator Edwards.
Sir, we are drowning under the weight of bold speeches and big ideas.
Things are serious in our country. We don’t need rhetoric. So I have to ask you… I need to know: are you willing to show up?
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Will you show up with the rest of us on September 15 in Washington DC? Senator, please read srkp23’s diary and meet people who are all about showing up.
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Senator, will you show up at the opening session of Congress, stand on the steps of our great Capitol, and demand, on behalf of your country:
| Enough is enough. No timeline, no funding. No excuses. |
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Will you walk from the steps of the Capitol and show up at the White House and tell George W. Bush:
| “Enough is enough. No timeline, no funding. No excuses. |
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Senator, we are desperate. You want bold? You want to build defining moments? You want to pull away from other politicans, pundits, and candidates? Then put it on the line, for us. For your country. Go all in and show up!
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h/t to TomP and his diary: John Edwards on Iraq: No timeline, no funding. No excuses
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ps… Senator, if you really want to blow me away, get the other candidates to show up.
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I’m still largely on the fence in terms of choosing a candidate, but I went into yearlykos with Edwards near the top and left with Edwards near the bottom. His performance at the debate wasn’t just sub-par, it was condescending – the people at table with me (a few of whom are here) were pretty pissed, actually.
So I really felt this comment of yours:
That’s about right. I saw Edwards when he announced his candidacy in New Orleans East, and I was reasonably impressed. But he’s been on a steady decline since then, all “bold speeches and big ideas”. If he showed up to an anti-war rally, that’d inspire a bit more confidence in me that he’s serious about these issues.
Cool diary (although you should really crosspost it here in full, for those users who don’t go to dkos).
sept 15/16 is the one weekend my ex cant take rose for the night. he’s going to tennessee 🙁
im gonna poke around and see if anything’s going on locally that weekend…