Honor Roll
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E. Ethelbert Miller
http://www.eethelbertmiller.com/
etube/poem-bench.html
Michael Brewer
Shahid Buttar
Kate Colgan
William Eskridge
Ron Ginsburg
Susan Hester
Bob Horvath &
Patrick Lyden
Edward Hobler &
David Garrity
Elizabeth & Gary Hubbard
Hans Johnson
Frances Kissling
Larry &
Mary Donn Liles
David Mariner
Kate Michelman
David Mixner
Eddy Morales
Ian Palmquist &
Brad Oaks
Ted Pappas
Ron Richardson
Sam Smith
Mary Snider
Eric Stern
"New Momentum is coming our way. Onwards Edwards!"
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Tyrone Freeman
Carol Schneider
Nicole Curran
Lisa Hubbard
Jim McNeill
Rayford Kytle
Nina Shapiro-Perl
Ann Hoffman
Vincent Wong
Jeff LeTourneau
Margie Snider
Fred Heutte
Bob Owen
Carla Peterson
H. David Rosenbloom
Brock Thompson
Chad Chitwood
Megan Burger
Emile Junge
Timothy X. Moore
Dalbert Ginsberg
Ruth Milkman
Elaine Reuben
Patti McQueen
Matthew Specter
Marion T. Smith
Jared Pettinato
Steve Ackerman
Sheila Reid
Robert A. James
Terrel Rhodes
Nakia Bell
Lucia Cruz
Debbie L. Davidson
Harlan Levinson
"The North Carolina delegation unanimously
supports John's candidacy because we know his character, leadership ability,
and commitment to our country. John's vision for our country is one of
opportunity and common-sense solutions to the challenges we face.”
—Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chapel Hill, N.C., 3/8/2007
Edwards on Unions
"More than ever, America needs a president who will stand up for working
families and the middle class. I have walked picket lines and helped
organize thousands of workers, and I've seen firsthand what unions go
through every single day trying to protect the right to organize, trying to
bargain collectively, and trying to get a decent wage and health care. If
we're going to grow the middle class and ensure fairness, we need to
strengthen workers' rights. I have always stood on the side of working
Americans, and I always will." Speech, Chapel Hill, N.C.,
8/30/07
Edwards on Iraq
"We
don't need debate; we don't need non-binding resolutions; we need to end
this war. In order to get the Iraqi people to take responsibility for their
country, we must show them that we are serious about leaving, and the best
way to do that is to actually start leaving." John Edwards,
johnedwards.com, 2007
"Our men and women in uniform have been heroes. They've done everything that's been asked of them and more. But what about our government? Four years after invading Iraq, we cannot even keep the lights on in Baghdad." Speech, St. Anselm's College, Manchester, N.H., 10/29/07
Edwards on Education
"The chance to go to college meant everything in my life, and I want every
young person to have the same chance. ... Unfortunately, for too many
families, this chance is out of reach. College for Everyone will open the
door to a higher education for millions of young people, so they have the
opportunity to realize the American Dream. Every young person who is willing
to work hard should have the chance to get an education and get ahead."
Speech, Snow Hill, N.C., 5/11/07
Edwards on Civil Rights
"We must never forget what the achievements of all of our civil rights
pioneers contributed to America. We would best honor their courage today by
recommitting ourselves to giving every single child the opportunity to go as
far as their dreams and God-given potential will take them."
Statement, Chapel Hill, N.C., 9/25/07
"LGBT Americans are entitled to equal respect and dignity under our laws.
Discrimination is morally wrong. All Americans should have the same freedoms
and the same responsibilities." John Edwards, johnedwards.com, 2007
Edwards on HIV-AIDS
"The loss from HIV/AIDS is almost beyond understanding. This is a fight
for people's lives. HIV is a preventable disease – but an estimated 40,000
new HIV cases were reported in the U.S. last year, and 4.3 million were
reported around the world. What's more, HIV/AIDS is a treatable disease –
yet 17,000 Americans and 3 million people globally died from it in 2005. We
have a moral imperative to do much more and do it much better." Press
Release, 9/24/07
"Senator Edwards becomes the first candidate to respond to the HIV/AIDS 'Call to Action' calling on every Presidential candidate to commit to developing a results-oriented national AIDS strategy to reduce HIV infection rates, ensure access to care and treatment and eliminate racial disparities." AIDS Action Council, 9/24/07
"This plan
is both bold and achievable, and we are thrilled to see Senator Edwards'
tremendous leadership on this issue. It's exciting to see such a realistic,
science-based approach to the epidemic in the US and globally." Dr. Paul
Zeitz, Executive Director of the Global AIDS Alliance Fund, 9/24/07
Edwards on Reproductive Choice
"The kind of people that will be appointed to the US Supreme Court by the
next president will control whether a woman's freedom, freedom to choose,
make her own health care decisions will be made by her or will be made by
the government or by some men sitting on the US Supreme Court. Now, on the
issue of abortion, I believe in a woman's right to choose, but I think this
is an extraordinarily difficult issue for America. I think it is very
important for the president of the United States to recognize--while I
believe the government should not make these health-care decisions for
women--I believe they should have the freedom to make them themselves--this
is a very difficult issue for many people. And I think we have to show
respect for people who have different views about this." South Carolina
2007 Democratic Primary Debate, 4/26/2007
Edwards on Fair Trade
"We need new trade policies in
America that put workers, wages, and families first. Not fourth, not third,
not second. First. What we need is trade without trade-offs. Trade without
trade-offs for workers. Trade without trade-offs for jobs. Trade without
trade-offs for the environment."
Speech, Cedar Rapids, IA, 8/6/07
"Under
intense pressure from Sen. John Edwards (D) and a building national fair
trade movement, Sen. Hillary Clinton tonight finally disclosed her position
on a bill to expand the NAFTA trade model that passed the U.S. House today
and is moving to the Senate. Reuters is reporting that Clinton says she will
vote for the Peru Free Trade Agreement -- the first agreement in a package
of agreements to vastly expand the NAFTA trade model. Clinton is citing the
Peru deal's labor standards as justification for her support, despite the
fact that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has told reporters it has received
'assurances'
that those labor standards are 'unenforceable.'
David Sirota, Campaign for America's Future, 11/8/07
Edwards on the Common Good vs. Bush's Government
"When Hurricane Katrina
hit New Orleans, the American people were at their best. They donated their
time and their money in record numbers. There was an outpouring of support.
I took 700 college kids down to help: young people who gave up their spring
break. But what about our government? Three years after Hurricane Katrina,
thousands of our fellow Americans, our brothers and sisters, are still
housed in trailers waiting to go home." Speech, St. Anselm's College,
Manchester, N.H., 10/29/07
Edwards on Universal Health Care
"When it
comes to 47 million Americans without health care, silence is betrayal. The
47 million are silent victims of a health care system gone wrong, where
policies are driven by profits, not patient care. We have to stop letting
the health insurance companies and the big pharmaceutical concerns decide
our nation's health care policy. We have to give the silent victims, who
stand in line at free clinics and use the expired medicines of friends and
neighbors, we have to give them the dignity of universal health care. And
while we're at it, we have to stop using words like "access to health care"
when we know with certainty those words mean something less than universal
care. Who are you willing to leave behind without the care he needs? Which
family? Which child? We need a truly universal solution, and we need it
now." Speech, DNC Winter Meetings, Washington, D.C., 2/2/07
"So this is a smart, serious proposal. It addresses both the problem of
the uninsured and the waste and inefficiency of our fragmented insurance
system. And every candidate should be pressed to come up with something
comparable." Paul Krugman, New York Times, 2/9/07
Labor Endorsements
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
United Mine Workers of America
United Steelworkers
Transport Workers Union of America
Iowa SEIU State Council
California SEIU State Council
Washington SEIU State Council
Ohio SEIU State Council
Oregon SEIU State Council
Idaho SEIU State Council
Montana SEIU State Council
Minnesota SEIU State Council
Michigan SEIU State Council
West Virginia SEIU State Council
New Hampshire SEIU State Council
Nevada Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Iowa Postal Workers Union
UNITE-HERE Chicago and
Midwest Regional Joint Board
South Carolina Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Newspaper Endorsements
Fresno Bee [California]:
http://www.fresnobee.com
Q Notes [North Carolina]:
http://www.q-notes.com/top2008/top04_011208.html
Other Endorsements
Friends of the Earth Action
Caucus for Priorities, a project of the Priorities Action Fund
New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition
Clips:
John Edwards & NEA "Teach for a Day":
Elizabeth Edwards in New Hampshire:
Edwards & SEIU "Walk a Day in My Shoes":