This was already on here at dKos back when it happened back in June, but it cheered me up watching it this morning. It's so refreshing to see a Democratic politician be unafraid, to bring it.
Here is the text of the speech:
http://www.berwickforgovernor.com/...
It is not liberty for all when one among us sleeps hungry, as 3000 Massachusetts kids will tonight; when 4000 families are homeless. It is not liberty for all when one among us works 40 or 50 hours a week and can’t make ends meet for her family. It is not justice for all when a person struggling with addiction or mental illness is slammed into a prison and forgotten.
And it is neither liberty nor justice when we surrender to the myth that, if some are to win, others must lose. That in a Commonwealth that thrives, Isaiah must die.
No! Wrong! When injustice wins, no one wins.
For a compassionate Commonwealth, the answers are clear. Are you hungry? Food. Are you lost? Take my hand. Are you sick? Care. Are you idle? Work. Union work.
The problem is lies – lies that endanger our nation. It is a lie that those with great wealth have the right to control our future. It is a lie that corporations are people. They aren’t. It is a lie that the poor make themselves poor; that the sick make themselves sick.
I'm going to do what I can to help him win the primary and the general. The primary here in Massachusetts is coming up fast, September 9th. Unfortunately Votebuilder is down today so I can't phonebank.
Here is hoping that every state in the country has someone running equally as bold and qualified.