[ Posted Monday, November 19th, 2007 – 06:00 UTC ]
[This is one of a continuing series of candidate speech transcripts from all the Democratic presidential campaigns. Please see the introduction to this series for more information.]
Barack Obama
http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
A Change We Can Believe In
Spartanburg, South Carolina
11/3/07
One year from now, you will have the chance to walk into a voting booth, pull back the curtain, and choose the next President of the United States.
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[ Posted Sunday, November 18th, 2007 – 06:00 UTC ]
[ Posted Saturday, November 17th, 2007 – 06:00 UTC ]
[ Posted Friday, November 16th, 2007 – 06:00 UTC ]
[This is one of a continuing series of candidate speech transcripts from all the Democratic presidential campaigns. Please see the introduction to this series for more information.]
John Edwards
http://johnedwards.com/
The Moral Test of Our Generation
Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire
10/29/07
Many of you know that I am the son of a mill worker -- that I rose from modest means and have been blessed in so many ways in life. Elizabeth and I have so much to be grateful for.
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[ Posted Thursday, November 15th, 2007 – 06:00 UTC ]
[This is one of a continuing series of candidate speech transcripts from all the Democratic presidential campaigns. Please see the introduction to this series for more information.]
Joe Biden
http://www.joebiden.com/home
National Security and Civil Rights
Drake University School of Law, Des Moines, Iowa
4/3/07
Since before our founding, the United States has been set apart by its uncompromising commitment to the rule of law and individual rights and civil liberties.
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[ Posted Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 – 06:00 UTC ]
[This is one of a continuing series of candidate speech transcripts from all the Democratic presidential campaigns. Please see the introduction to this series for more information.]
Chris Dodd
http://chrisdodd.com/home
Rekindling the Flame -- A Call for A New American Patriotism
Nashua City Hall Plaza, Nashua, New Hampshire
6/23/07
Thank you, Mike, for that generous introduction, for your support and for your quarter-century of service to this community. I know of no more tireless advocate for firefighters, first responders and public safety.
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[ Posted Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 – 00:55 UTC ]
[Update: Here are links to all of the speeches, in the order that they ran in:]
Chris Dodd
Joe Biden
John Edwards
Barack Obama
Bill Richardson
Hillary Clinton
Dennis Kucinich
Mike Gravel
Today begins a series of campaign speech transcripts from each of the Democratic candidates for president. [Today also begins my vacation... but more about that in a minute.]
Time was when every candidate for president was taken seriously by this country's media. Their words were analyzed and reported in full, so that the American public could gauge for themselves what each candidate stood for, and what each would do if subsequently elected. Back then, the media considered it "newsworthy" to report what the candidates actually said.
Alas, in today's world, there are seemingly just two types of campaign stories: the horserace, and the "gotcha!" gimmick.
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[ Posted Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 – 16:06 UTC ]
Just a short three-dot column today...
...For all of you interested in showing Dianne Feinstein what the voters of California think of her recent actions, there is a drive for the California Democratic Party to officially censure Senator Feinstein at its upcoming executive board meeting. I have no contact information for them, but if I were thinking of letting them know how I felt, I'd start at the California Democratic Party website.
[Update: You can sign the petition to censure Dianne Feinstein at CourageCampaign.org.]
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[ Posted Monday, November 12th, 2007 – 16:54 UTC ]
A United States Ministry of Truth spokesman proudly unveiled the new official definition of "privacy" today, on the heels of their successful campaign to redefine "torture." The new meaning of the word "privacy" will now be (according to MiniTru): "the secure feeling citizens get by knowing that their government is collecting and protecting their personal data." Old definitions of privacy will no longer be operative.
The MiniTru spokesman was quite enthusiastic about the definition rollout. "For generations Americans have been burdened by the responsibility of guarding their own privacy," he said. "This was too great a task for the public to adequately control, so the logical answer was to have the government take over this onerous work, to better serve each citizen's private life. No longer will Americans have to worry about their own privacy, because now Big Brother will take care of it for them."
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[ Posted Saturday, November 10th, 2007 – 14:40 UTC ]
