My Inspiration
Governor Howard Dean
I'm a doctor. And I was proud to be Governor of Vermont, where we balanced our budgets; where we made sure that every single child in our state had health insurance; where we're proud to be the stewards of our land and natural resources. Where we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all are created equal; that all are endowed with the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and where we--like all Americans--love our country and want to see her flag stand for freedom and justice for all, and that flag is not the property of either party--that flag belongs to every single American.
Today, our nation is in crisis. The President pushes forward an agenda and policies which divide us. He divides us by race by using the word "quota"; he divides us by gender by attacking a woman's right to make her own health care decisions; and he divides us by sexual orientation by supporting senators who slander gay Americans and appeals once again to the worst instincts in us instead of all that which is good in America. We seek the great restoration of American values.
I'm tired of being divided! I will not listen to the fundamentalist preachers anymore! I want an America that looks like America, where we're all included hand-in-hand: black and white, gay and straight, man and woman! America, stand up for America! Stand up for America! Stand up for America!
We seek to build a community of millions and strengthen the voice of our people, and like the founders of the Republic, we seek change. And I ask all Americans, regardless of party, to meet with me across this nation, to come together in common cause to forge a new American century. Help us in the quest for return to greatness and return high moral purpose to the United States of America.
The truth is that the future of our country lies in your hands, not mine. You have the power to reclaim our nation's destiny. You have the power to rid Washington of the politics of money. You have the power to make right just as important as might. You have the power to give America a reason to vote again. You have the power to restore our nation to fiscal sanity and bring jobs back to our people. You have the power to take back the Democratic Party. You have the power to take our country back. And you have the power to take the White House back in 2004. You have the power! You have the power! You have the power to take this country back. You have the power! You have the power!
