3/25/07
Saturday, 3/24/07, as the media watched, Dennis Kucinich was honored
with awards and tributes by top liberal Democrats, labor leaders,
military families, youth activists, Democratic Congressional candidates
and others in the Southern California area. Following a string of
testimonials about Dennis's integrity, honesty, wisdom and courage,
Dennis received the Congressman of the Year Award and an American Hero
Award at the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)
Hall in Orange, California. For decades, Orange County has been
considered the most conservative county in the United States.
This is a county where Dennis Kucinich is loved and cherished.
Volunteers eagerly filled the chairs and lined up in the back of the
room to honor their hero, who had, the day before, stood up against
pressure to vote against continued funding for a war the people didn't
want. Democratic peace groups have vowed that Dennis Kucinich is
the only Democrat they will support in November , 2008. They are
working to encourage the party to nominate the true leader of the peace
movement and to guarantee the Democrats a general election victory.
Throughout the event, references were made to the pro-war stances of
all the other candidates. A very extensive voting record, which
was discussed at the event, shows that Dennis Kucinich is the only
Presidential candidates with a perfect record on the environment,
peace, choice, human and civil rights for all and other matters
Americans care most about. Speakers discussed the cowardice of
other Democratic leaders and the failure of other leaders to stand up
for the people. Participant after participant vowed support for
Dennis Kucinich's Presidential campaign.
Two teens, who skipped a prom to attend the event, gave
testimonials about Kucinich's voting record and leadership and
discussed some of the endorsements Kucinich has received. A
couple of his endorsements include the Patrick Henry Democratic Club of
America and the Orange County Chapter of the National Youth Rights
Association. One of the teens was on the national board of
directors of the National Youth Rights Association, the largest youth
rights organization in America. Another of the teens present was
the President of the Orange County Chapter of that organization. It was
pointed out that Kucinich is the only candidate who supports the issues
most important to young Americans.
After a moving speech, Kucinich took questions from the floor.
Kucinich answered all the questions without hesitation or
generalizations. Everyone left feeling they knew exactly where
Kucinich stood on the issue.
At one point Kucinich's campaign manager mentioned to one of the hosts
that certain forms had to be filled out for matching funds. After
this was announced, attendees eagerly asked for the forms and rushed to
fill them out and hand them in. The campaign also acquired pages
and pages of names of people in the room who eager to volunteer to
elect Dennis Kucinich to the Presidency .
Thousands of dollars in donations were collected from people who felt
certain that the best path to peace was to elect Kucinich
president. As people exited the room, they spoke among themselves
about how dynamic Kucinich was and how impressed they were with his
presentation.
From the reaction of the crowd, it was clear that Orange County belongs
to Dennis Kucinich. An extensive poll conducted by the Democratic
Party of Orange County (a conservative Democratic organization) earlier
this year proved that 60% of Democrats in Orange support
Kucinich. Kucinich beat all other candidates by more than a
four to one margin. When no other candidate could gain
enough support to change Kucinich's 60% (after a month) the poll was
removed from the DPOC's website.
Dennis's beautiful wife Elizabeth, who reminds many of the courage and
compassion of Eleanor Roosevelt, received a warm welcome. Several
guests commented that they expected her to be the finest first lady in
history. Elizabeth worked with Mother Theresa's organization
helping those in need. She went with Kucinich to Lebanon after
the bombing. Those who have met her say she radiates compassion.
Present at the event were reporters and TV crews. This is a sign
that the news media has recognized that Dennis Kucinich is the
candidate of the people. On November 7, 2006, the people overrode
the news media and the monetary interests to vote for peace. They
proved that they can and will elect candidates that get little or no
news coverage.
The event was sponsored by the Patrick Henry Democratic Club of America
with the support of the Democrats of North Orange County.
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