Antiwar Activists Down, but Not Out
From the L.A. Times, June 8, 2003 -
"Has my passion diminished? It's not focused in the same direction. I would say it's focused on the next election and regime change at home," said Donna Francescani, 35, a lawyer in Bethesda, Md.
She has begun attending campaign events for Sen. John F. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat. He hasn't taken the strongest antiwar stand of all presidential candidates, but his big asset, in her mind, is simply that she believes that he can defeat Bush.
Many from the Antiwar movement can't seem to get past that his antiwar stance has not been stronger. However, I am heartened by today's L.A. Times article about the Antiwar movement to know that I am not alone in my support for Kerry. I protested the War, and I am proud to say I am supporting John Kerry.
"Why?", many have asked me, who protested alongside of me just a few weeks ago. This statement from Washington Post says it best: He became famous for a war within himself: He had fought in Vietnam and came, reluctantly, to believe the war was wrong. As spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War, he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" The senators were awed by the young man's poise and by his Bronze Star, Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. He was a hero.
Read more about John Kerry and Veteran's Issues.
From the L.A. Times, June 8, 2003 -
"Has my passion diminished? It's not focused in the same direction. I would say it's focused on the next election and regime change at home," said Donna Francescani, 35, a lawyer in Bethesda, Md.
She has begun attending campaign events for Sen. John F. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat. He hasn't taken the strongest antiwar stand of all presidential candidates, but his big asset, in her mind, is simply that she believes that he can defeat Bush.
Many from the Antiwar movement can't seem to get past that his antiwar stance has not been stronger. However, I am heartened by today's L.A. Times article about the Antiwar movement to know that I am not alone in my support for Kerry. I protested the War, and I am proud to say I am supporting John Kerry.
"Why?", many have asked me, who protested alongside of me just a few weeks ago. This statement from Washington Post says it best: He became famous for a war within himself: He had fought in Vietnam and came, reluctantly, to believe the war was wrong. As spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War, he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" The senators were awed by the young man's poise and by his Bronze Star, Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. He was a hero.
Read more about John Kerry and Veteran's Issues.
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