Edwards Evening News Roundup-Tuesday 5/15 Edition
by ladylib
Tue May 15, 2007 at 05:39:14 PM PDT
Hi everyone! Welcome to another edition of the Edwards Evening News Roundup. Lots of good news today...follow me below the fold.
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I'm going to do a little something different tonight with this video. I'm posting it at the beginning of the diary instead of the end so you can enjoy listening and watching while you are browsing through the EENR. Enjoy. Huge thanks to Refinish69...excellent video. Love the message.
"Streetcorner Symphony"
It's morning
I wake up
The taste of summer sweetness on my mind
It's a clear day
In this city
Let's go dance under the street lights
All the people in this world
Let's come together
More than ever
I can feel it
Can you feel it
Come on over
Down to the corner
My sisters and my brothers of every different color
Can't you feel that sunshine telling you to hold tight
Things will be alright
Try to find a better life
Come on over
Down to the corner
My sisters and my brothers there for one another
Come on over
Man I know you wanna let yourself go
Some people
It's a pity
They go all their lives and never know
How to love or to let love go
But it's alright now
We'll make it through this somehow
And we'll paint the perfect picture
All the colors of this world will run together more than ever
I can feel it
Can you feel it
We may never find our reason to shine
But here and now this is our time
And I may never find the meaning of life
But for this moment I am fine
So
We start off today with news that Edwards has launched Women for Edwards and he announced this at a town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa today.
Receives Support from Women Leaders from Across the Country; Announces Agenda to Address Issues Facing Women
Des Moines, Iowa – At a town hall in Des Moines today, Senator John Edwards launched "Women for Edwards" and laid out his agenda to ensure fairness and equality for women. Edwards also received support from 140 national women leaders from across the country, and more than 1,500 women from Iowa. Edwards encouraged women to join Women for Edwards at http://johnedwards.com/...
"We need to make the idea of America—equality of opportunity, regardless of race, gender or income—real for all Americans," said Edwards. "Today, too many women are separated from the opportunities of our country because of their gender. We need to ensure fairness and equality for all women and work to lift up working mothers."
"I believe in John's deep and profound commitment to the issues that matter most in women's lives," said Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America. "From health care, to Iraq, to poverty, to our environment, I know John is the most effective national messenger for the values we share and I have complete confidence that—with our help—he will win the White House and improve the lives of women everywhere."
Women still make only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men and they are 45 percent more likely to live in poverty. Edwards believes we need to make a commitment to helping working women and strengthening our families. Today, he detailed his plans to improve the lives of women at work and at home.
Specifically, Edwards called for:
Guaranteeing that every woman has health insurance by providing universal health care.
Ending poverty. Edwards has called for an end to poverty within 30 years, with policies rooted in the core American values of work, opportunity and responsibility.
Helping women balance work and family by expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act to let parents take time off from work when they need it. Edwards also supports more resources for childcare and after-school programs to give children a safe place to learn while their parents are at work.
Fighting discrimination by enacting the Paycheck Fairness Act to strengthen the remedies for sex discrimination and deter wrongdoing, and expanding resources for female entrepreneurs.
Protecting a woman's right to choose.In addition to Michelman, prominent women leaders endorsing Edwards include Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and former New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid.
"Too many women are not getting the health care they need," said Johnson. "John Edwards is the only candidate to outline a specific plan to provide universal coverage and I'm proud to be part of a campaign—the only campaign—with a detailed plan to cover all Americans."
"John Edwards has laid out detailed proposals to strengthen families and help working women," said Herseth Sandlin. "John Edwards understands the need to prioritize families through good public policy that recognizes the contributions of America's women.
"I am proud to endorse my friend, Senator John Edwards," said Madrid. "He has always stood to fight for real change in women's lives—working tirelessly to raise the minimum wage, end poverty and guarantee universal health care."
The list of women national leaders is HUGE and to many to post here but you get look at the list by going to... http://johnedwards.com/...
Edwards Urges Senators To Support Reid-Feingold Iraq Bill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement today urging Senators to support the Reid-Feingold Iraq bill.
"It is time to end this war. The only real power Congress has to end the war is their funding power, which is why I and others have been calling on them to use it for some time.
"I would actually go further than Reid-Feingold and use the funding authority, not just to set an ultimate deadline, but to force an immediate withdrawal of 40-50,000 troops, followed by a complete withdrawal in about a year. But using the funding authority to bring this war to an end is exactly the right thing to do. Every Senator who believes this war is wrong and wants to end it should support Reid-Feingold.
"And nobody should buy into the president's false charge that cutting off funds for his failed war isn't supporting the troops. The best way to support the troops is to end this war and bring them home. That's what Congress did last month, and that's what they should keep doing until the president accepts the will of the American people and ends the war."
Edwards supports the Reid-Feingold bill, but thinks it should go further. Edwards has called for Congress to use its funding authority to stop the surge and end the war. His plan would cap funding for the troops in Iraq at 100,000 troops to stop the surge and implement an immediate drawdown of 40-50,000 combat troops, followed by an orderly withdrawal in about a year. Reid-Feingold uses funding to start withdrawing troops in four months and complete it by March 31, 2008.
And if you haven't already, be sure to stop by and sign the petition that Edwards has started on ending the Iraq War.
Go here to sign the petition...
http://www.supportthetroopsendthewar...
And for those of you that might have missed Edwards statement on Bush's Energy (non)plan
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement in response to President Bush's remarks asking Congress to pass his energy plan.
"America will never break its dependence on foreign oil without bold leadership. After years of catering to the oil industry, President Bush now says he is ready to curb our dependence on foreign oil. But his actions don't match his words.
"There is no time to waste in ending global warming and creating the new energy economy. The United States needs a major investment in energy innovation on a scale this president isn't talking about. We need to ask Americans to be patriotic about something other than war and involve everyone - government, industry, and individuals - in the solution."
To read Edwards' plan to achieve energy independence and stop global warming through a new energy economy, visit:
Here we have an article from the San Francisco Chronical about his hedgefund work should not overshadow his work on poverty and other issues that matter so much to the American people
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards argued on Tuesday that his work for a hedge fund shouldn't overshadow his efforts on poverty and other issues after the 2004 campaign.
"If you look at what I've done since the last election, it is true that I did consulting work for a hedge fund, part time," Edwards told The Associated Press in a brief interview. "It's also true that I started a poverty center at the University of North Carolina, that I led minimum wage initiatives in six states — all successful — that I started a college-for-everyone program for poor communities in eastern North Carolina, that I helped organize thousands of workers into unions, that I did humanitarian work in Africa."
At the time I am writting this the Kos Straw Poll is still active and as of right now Edwards is leading Obama in the neighborhood of 2500 votes. No Freakin' Clue is beating Hillary by almost 200 votes and Other is just slightly behind Hillary by about 20 votes....not a good sign for the Hillary Camp...at least here on Daily Kos.
For those of you that may still be undecided on who to support this election, I've got this for you...COME ON OVER to winning team!!!! :D
Have a good night everyone and remember to tell SOMEONE tomorrow why John Edwards is THE candidate to support and that he WILL be our next POTUS!
