Burner: "I will not compromise on upholding the constitution."
Yesterday, McJoan at DailyKos posted a great look at a day in the life on the campaign trail with Darcy Burner. It's a really nice piece overall, showing a lot of what's so wonderful about Darcy and her campaign. Darcy's own remarkable qualities as a person and a leader, the deep and committed support of her campaign's volunteers, and the staggering amount of hard work that everyone from Darcy on down puts into that campaign.
But what really stood out for me were two quotes from YouTube videos at the bottom of the post. One is from a video of Darcy talking about the economic crisis, and she quotes Dave Reichert from an interview with the Seattle Times.
Reichert: "Well, corporations and wealthy investors need tax breaks too."
That pretty much says it all, right? Well, not quite. The last video in the story is a clip of Darcy answering a question about the House's role (and hers, should she be elected) in defending the Constitution. It's an incredible piece. Darcy speaks more directly, candidly, and clearly about this than any politician I have yet seen. She lays it out in no uncertain terms. In explaining how deeply aggrieved she has felt to watch our current House and Senate cave time and time again on defending the constitition (she calls out the retroactive FISA immunity debacle specifically), she ends with the following.
Burner: "I will not compromise on upholding the constitution."
It's one thing to read a quote like this on the screen. But it's something else entirely to watch her do it unscripted and live. To see the look on her face and hear the tone in her voice when she says those words. I wish more politicians had the guts to take a stand like that.
The question is, will the rest of us take a stand and help her get elected? If we love our country, we must. Donate. Volunteer. Make calls and knock on doors. We don't want to wake up November 5th to two more years of Dave Reichert's corporate puppeteers calling his votes in Congress.
But what really stood out for me were two quotes from YouTube videos at the bottom of the post. One is from a video of Darcy talking about the economic crisis, and she quotes Dave Reichert from an interview with the Seattle Times.
Reichert: "Well, corporations and wealthy investors need tax breaks too."
That pretty much says it all, right? Well, not quite. The last video in the story is a clip of Darcy answering a question about the House's role (and hers, should she be elected) in defending the Constitution. It's an incredible piece. Darcy speaks more directly, candidly, and clearly about this than any politician I have yet seen. She lays it out in no uncertain terms. In explaining how deeply aggrieved she has felt to watch our current House and Senate cave time and time again on defending the constitition (she calls out the retroactive FISA immunity debacle specifically), she ends with the following.
Burner: "I will not compromise on upholding the constitution."
It's one thing to read a quote like this on the screen. But it's something else entirely to watch her do it unscripted and live. To see the look on her face and hear the tone in her voice when she says those words. I wish more politicians had the guts to take a stand like that.
The question is, will the rest of us take a stand and help her get elected? If we love our country, we must. Donate. Volunteer. Make calls and knock on doors. We don't want to wake up November 5th to two more years of Dave Reichert's corporate puppeteers calling his votes in Congress.
# Posted by Jason Black : 9:03 AM
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