This is my first diary, but I love this place, so I'll try not to be nervous.
Here's a speech I'd like Kerry (or Edwards) to give. For me, it's so sad to see us Democrats floundering in the past few years, and I really think it comes down to the fact that we're not very confident(or that we don't project confidence.) I believe that 70 percent of the American people are aligned with Democratic values. However, Americans also love when someone fights for what they believe in against all odds (see any blockbuster movie for proof.) But for some reason, not many of us can say "I believe that health care is a right of all Americans. Period. End of story." When a Democrat is confident, he/she will win every time (see Bill Clinton.)
Anyhoo, I'd love to see a section of a speech that included: (in extended section)
"I believe that if you dump chemicals in MY Mississippi River, in YOUR Mississippi River, you should go to jail, the same way if one of your neighbors came over and dumped their trash in your kiddie pool, he'd go to jail. The environment belongs to us. We own it. If you don't agree with me DON'T VOTE FOR ME. I don't want your vote and I wouldn't respect it if you gave it to me.
I believe that we must fight terrorists with force and intelligence. We can't be distracted by countries like Iraq, because if we do that, we actually create more terrorists. We've given Osama a 3 year running start by lollygagging in Iraq. Come January, he better start packin'. If you don't agree with me DON'T VOTE FOR ME. I don't want your vote and I wouldn't respect it if you gave it to me.
I believe that health care is a right. We can argue till the cows come home on how to pay for it, but the simple fact is that the other guys don't care about the health of your children and grand children. If they did, they wouldn't have gotten us into this mess. If you don't agree with me DON'T VOTE FOR ME. I don't want your vote and I wouldn't respect it if you gave it to me.
I believe in an economy that makes Bill Gates ten times richer and makes Bill Gates' maid ten times richer too. And guess what? Bill Gates ain't gonna' get ten times richer unless his maid has some extra cash to buy Windows XP. If you don't agree with me DON'T VOTE FOR ME. I don't want your vote and I wouldn't respect it if you gave it to me.
I believe that...(insert belief here) If you don't agree with me DON'T VOTE FOR ME. I don't want your vote and I wouldn't respect it if you gave it to me.
This, in my opinion, is the kind of thing that will dazzle a nation.