Left Comes Full Circle From Chicago '68

[papau]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/28/politics/campaign/28left.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1091027163-D5oGPM8yh8/V6Kaljfmmzw&pagewanted=print&position=

Left Comes Full Circle From Chicago '68
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

OSTON, July 27 - At a standing-room-only forum against the war in Iraq, Tom Hayden, a leader of the bloody antiwar protests at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, began Tuesday by asking how many members of the audience were Democrats.<snip>

Mr. Hayden, who spent much of the 1960's battling against the Democratic Party, now urged antiwar activists to work within the party.

Sitting next to a sign saying, "End the Occupation of Iraq," Mr. Hayden told members of the audience, many of whom had originally backed Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio, that whatever their reservations about Mr. Kerry, it was vital that they vote for him.

"In a rough but very real way the November election will be a referendum on the war in Iraq," Mr. Hayden told the gathering at a Roman Catholic conference center. "The antiwar movement must step up to its responsibility to make this a referendum on the war."<snip>

"We know that we progressive Democrats may well be the difference in the election," Mr. Kucinich said. "We're going to reach out and help put up that big tent. We will ensure that John Kerry wins by showing those who would otherwise vote for Ralph Nader that there is a place for them in the Democratic Party."

Mr. Moore, who backed Mr. Nader four years ago, said at the forum with Mr. Dean that the Nader campaign had helped Mr. Bush win. He excused Mr. Kerry for voting for the war, saying that the senator, like many lawmakers, had been misled by the administration.<snip>

[madrchsod]

1. it`s really hard to excuse

anyone from voting on this war..it was their job to find out the facts. at least their were some who had the brains to see that the war was bullshit..