A wonderful blog from TN on caring about people, and Dean's TN visit.

[madfloridian]

Egalia posted this at the bottom of a long thread. It is very special in its focus...and I love the description of Dean's visit to TN.

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/

One of the topics is:
"Will Dr. Frist & Senator Hyde Save The Life Support of 323,000 Tennesseans?"

SNIP..."The Democrat's comments on gay rights were minimal. Obviously, Dean was aware that TN Democrats have joined Republicans in an effort to forbid gays from adopting and foster parenting. Obviously, Dean was aware that TN Democrats have joined with Republicans to pass an anti-marriage amendment (which will be on the ballot in 2006). Dean said he knew that Tennessee is not going to have same-sex marriage. He urged students to run for office."

SNIP..."When Dean asked for questions, long lines formed. Almost without exception, questioners expressed an almost embarrassing gratitude to Dr. Dean for actually coming to Tennessee, or for breaking the national party's misguided tradition of writing off the South.

Howard Dean has something that few Tennessee Democrats possess. He has the courage and conviction to speak his mind. Here in Tennessee, we are accustomed to democrats who say one thing to gays and another to straights, one thing to whites and another to Blacks, one thing to pro-choice constituents and another to anti-choice constituents. Dr. Dean presents a stark contrast to democrats who speak out of both sides of their mouth....."END SNIP

Thanks, Egalia, it was nice to see something like this today.

[Melodybe]

1. I love that man, thanks for posting.

[Cha]

2. That's Sweet! I tear up with

emotional gratitude when I read something like this!

A little bit of levity!..

"Dr. Dean urged his audience to become politically active. He asked: ''How many people in the audience think they can't be just as good a president as George W. Bush?" The audience roared with laughter."

Heavy!

"While Dean was in Tennessee, the GOP ran attack ads on radio stations across the state. The ads poked at both Dean and Bredesen. They suggested that both democrats were (gasp) liberal. The GOP ads had the desired effect; they made Bredesen's cowardice starkly visible.

Dr. Dean answered the charge. The cowardly governor did not."

[cquik18]

3. the TN GOP is launching salvos at Bredesen...

because they know he's too busy cleaning up the mess Sundquist made. I only voted for him because I felt he couldn't POSSIBLY do a worse job than Sundquist, hopefully Tennesseans remember the mess he and other Republican governors always make in Nashville.

[Cha]

4. Good Luck with

your new Gov and Welcome to DU!

[madfloridian]

5. Another good post from that blog....right wing men..

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2005/03/right-wing-men-may-be-coming-to.html

SNIP..."Right-Wing Men May Be Coming to a Planned Parenthood Near You

Indiana seems to want to come into the good-old-boy Confederacy. Pseudo-Adrienne reports that the state is demanding that Planned Parenthood turn over the records of sexually active teen girls. The state wants the records of girls who are both under the age of consent and over the age of consent.

Did these girls have abortions?

Did they have (gasp) sex?

The inquiring right-wing men who control the state of Indiana want to know.

It's a good idea to check out the grim details at Pseudo-Adrienne's Liberal Feminist Bias because:

Right-wing men may be coming to a Planned Parenthood near you

Right wing men may hear that YOU have been sexually active...." END SNIP

Isn't another state doing this as well? Asking for records? Some attorney general...forgot where.