Op-Ed News
Dean Just Told Them The Truth and They Thought It Was Hell
by Thom Hartmann
This morning I called the Democratic National Committee to
tell them that I support Howard Dean's modern-day version of Harry Truman's
dictum that, “I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and
they thought it was hell.”
Timid and fearful Democrats are trembling on national
television as they beg Dr. Dean to stop pointing out the hypocrisy and
misinformation efforts of Republicans in office and Conservatives in the media.
“He doesn't speak for me,” they say, apparently
longing for the days when their spokesman was taking big checks from
multinational corporations, signing corporate-friendly trade deals, and
defending sex scandals.
The simple truth is that the “stars” in the
corporate “mainstream” media have been so terrified by Bush
administration threats of loss of access (which could then lead to the loss of
their own 6- and 7-figure income jobs) that they perpetuate administration lies
and tremble at the thought of actually asking a tough follow-up question when
Bush prevaricates.
Howard Dean points out these uncomfortable truths. And, like
the little boy who said that the Emperor had no clothes, those entrenched in
the status quo are trying to hush him up.
But the status quo is bankrupting our families, gutting the
middle class, putting a bulls-eye on American soldiers and tourists around the
world, devastating our environment and our children's future.
[It is] critical that progressives infiltrate and take over
the Democratic Party. After all, it was started by radical progressives like
Thomas Jefferson, and reached its greatest electoral victories in the 20th
Century when Franklin D. Roosevelt promoted an unabashedly progressive agenda.
And the best way for progressives to be heard today, when
it's critical that Howard Dean get support in standing up to corrupt
Republicans and spineless Democrats, is for the DNC to hear from us.
Mid-way into my phone call this morning, I realized that if
I really wanted the DNC to pay attention to my comments I should make a
tangible gesture. I pulled out my Visa card and made a small donation. It was
only ten dollars, but if a million of us did the same, it would make people
stand up and take notice.
Click here to contact the DNC . Or call 877 336-7200. Speak out now.
(click here to read the entire article)
Thom Hartmann is a Project
Censored Award-winning best-selling author and host of a nationally syndicated
daily progressive talk show. His most recent books are The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, Unequal Protection, We The People, The Edison Gene, and What Would
Jefferson Do?
Stop media bias in the Hawkeye state.
Click here to receive action alerts from Rapid Response –
Iowa
Blog For Iowa 