| June 2, 2005 -- Former Sen. John
Edwards was one of many speakers to address the Campaign
for America's Future's "Take Back
America" conference, which organizers
described as "the largest gathering of progressive leaders since the
election." Speaking on
the theme "Moving Beyond Two Americas," Edwards rebutted criticisms
that, "The Democratic Party doesn't know what it stands for. It
doesn't know what it believes in anymore. In fact, it's not clear
that the Democratic Party stands for anything." "Those yappers on
TV have got it dead wrong, dead wrong," he stated. Democrats,
Edwards stated, "know the difference between right and wrong," while
Republicans "value one thing, and one thing alone: wealth. And they
want to make sure that those who have it, keep it." Edwards also
had something to say on the subject of freedom, a theme frequently
evoked by President Bush. "[I]n a world where poverty and despair
is accepted, you can't have freedom," Edwards said. Earlier
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney presented Edwards with the 2005
TomPaine.com Award. |
