| In his speech,
former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) drew repeated applause describing some
of the difficulties ordinary Americans face and then stating, "It doesn't
have to be that way." Edwards called upon the audience to stand with
these Americans facing trying times. He cited Dr. Martin Luther King's
statement some forty years ago that "silence is betrayal." On the
war in Iraq Edwards declared, "We cannot be satisfied with passing nonbinding
resolutions that we know this president will ignore." Edwards also
made the most overt appeal to organized labor. "I'll tell you one
thing, the unions, the men and women of organized labor, they will never
lack the backbone to stand up for their workers," he said. "They
will right injustice when they see it, they will fight with courage and
passion, and I'll speak to this Democrat: I am proud to stand with them,"
he said. |
