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Robert Jereski's Speech At Press Conference Yesterday Calling For Maloney To Drop Ballot Challenge
Good afternoon. Thank you for coming out here today. My name is Robert Jereski and I am a candidate for U.S. Congress in this the 14th congressional district. Our nation has reached a defining moment in its history when we will decide whether we turn our backs on our finest traditions of justice, fundamental fairness, and democracy, or whether instead we will work to support all humanity as we play out our great role on history's stage. Today, in our district, this question is being asked by many of us and our campaign is providing an answer. It is so critical to our nation's well-being and the well-being of the entire planet that voters step forward and take part in the political process. We have launched an important campaign which raises key issues of concern to voters and which welcomes such participation. Many residents of the district are extremely grateful that we are standing up and putting forward an alternative to the incumbent's program.

The incumbent is not so grateful and would prefer a free ride on her incumbency while soft-shoeing her record of enabling the Bush Agenda. She is filing objections to our ballot petitions. We have gone through our petitions & we have enough signatures to be named on the ballot. We are comfortably above the number of signatures legally required. We have examined the voluminous objections Maloney filed and have found 100s of frivolous charges. Maloney claims not to be able to read 153 signatures or addresses, which we had no problem reading! Perhaps this is a condition we should be worried about: Maloney received 1000 to 1 letters from her constituents against the war in Iraq. Ignoring them, she voted for it. I had understood this as a sign of her contempt for democracy and representative government in our district. Perhaps the real reason is that she couldn't read them!

Seriously though, the war in Iraq was and is a disaster for our country. Maloney can't undo her support for that war which has killed so many young men and women. But principles of accountability in government and basic decency requires her to explain herself to the voters. We have encountered many in the district who deeply resent the transfer of this election from the wishes of the voters on primary day to the clutches of election lawyers and political operatives. And I share that resentment. How coy and hypocritical is it for Maloney to call for the U.N. to monitor the presidential elections in the United States while employing tactics reminiscent of Florida in the year 2000. We call on Carolyn Maloney to withdraw the objections she has made to our petitions and to accept the offer we made on July 15th to debate in front of the voters of our district the issues of most pressing concern to them. The basis of a democratic government is the informed consent of the governed. Maloney ignored our proposal to help inform the people of this district about her record and platform and about the qualifications, record, and platform I offer voters.

The voters are entitled to hear the incumbent explain why she went along with the Bush Agenda on the Iraq War - especially after receiving letters from her constituents 1000 to one opposing the war. The voters want to hear her explain not only how she could vote for the Patriot Act, but also sponsor legislation to allow the C.I.A. to deploy in local and state law enforcement agencies. Voters want to hear how she could support corporate-managed trade which sends good paying jobs overseas and destroys families and communities in this country. The Jereski campaign offers a choice and alternative to the incumbent's enabling of Bush's right-wing agenda. Voters deserve the opportunity to hear what we have to offer and to have their expectations raised of what responsible leadership of this district can provide. Election lawyers should not determine that choice for them. Please visit our website at jereskiforcongress.com and join our efforts. Thank you again for coming out here today. I welcome any questions.

Question: Why do you think that Maloney's afraid of you being on the ballot?

Robert J.: When we get on the ballot, Maloney will have to account for her support for the war which has cost our country so much in lives, money and prestige. She will have to explain how cherished domestic programs have been undermined by the huge expense of the war. She will also have to account for her support for expensive and destabilizing weapons programs, including new nuclear weapons and Star Wars. That's right, Star Wars. We thought we had put that one to bed after Reagan promoted it. To have it resurface with the support of a congressperson representing this educated and cosmopolitan district is outrageous. She'll also have to explain why she supports corporate-managed trade agreements which undermine the economic security of Americans while they are forced to compete against underpaid workers abroad, who have little job security, safety, or bargaining power through unions! We're running to replace Maloney with someone who better understands the needs of our district and our country. That's why she's afraid to have us on the ballot. She would have to explain herself.

MANY INTERESTING COMMENTS FROM “kucinich4president” YAHOO GROUP MEMBERS ON RECENT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION & DELEGATE ACTIVITIES

Thomas Higgins Comments Today .... To begin with there was "misinformation"; Alaska too was told at first that since Kucinich would not be nominated any vote for him would be recorded as present. Later on it was clarified that it would be recorded as present and voiced as Kuicnich. This came from both Tim Carpenter and my Alaska chair. I was asked over and over again to change my mind. If you ask over and over it is because I am not giving the "right" answer; this came from Tim Carpenter and from many in the Alaska delegation. I was told I would give Alaska a black eye since I was going to go against party unity. I was told that we would be booed if I did what I was sent to Boston to do, vote for peace and Dennis Kucinich. I was told that I was sent because they knew I would make the right choice, but of course the right choice was agreeing with the unity idea, no other idea was right.

I was told I should follow my candidates lead; even after I told them over and over again that I supported the ideas that Kucinich carried for over a year as he campaigned and those ideas I believe was what I was sent to Boston to support, not the man's every decision. I could not give my vote or the votes of peace from those who sent me to a man who speaks of war and preemptive invasions. No one could answer my question "has there ever been an nominee that had 100% on first roll-call. If not then why is it so needed for Kerry to have such mandate?" Such mandate portrays all Democrats and thus most Americans to be War Pigs. At the roll call they had me sign in last even though my name is in the middle of the list. I can see several reasons for this. #1 they did not want me to start a trend with the other Kucinich delegates that they had already bullied into "unity". #2 they were hoping I would go to the restroom leaving them to fill my voting spot with someone else. #3 It was one last chance to bully me by give me the roll call sheet with everyone else already "unified".

When Alaska made the voiced roll call I was waiting with everyone else in a tight camera shot when I was told to "get that sign down". It was a Kucinich sign. To that I said "my vote for Kucinich is just as important as yours for Kerry" so she told me "well go ahead and vote for him in November" Almost 50% of Alaska state delegates sent me to vote for the ideas that Dennis Kucinich had campaigned for for over a year. Yes I think it "shameful" that anyone would request me and even bully me into turning my back on his or her wishes.

Thomas Higgins Comments From A Few Days Ago ... The Democratic Progressive Conference sponsored by the Kucinich For President campaign was held on the afternoon of the last day of the DNC and, one of Kerry’s handlers came. Did he come to welcome these people of peace and to listen to what we had to say? NO! He came with slides showing the percentages of swing votes, the people that the Kerry Campaign are after and how they were going to get them. Many others and I stood with signs of peace held high. And what did he tell us our “job” was? To go out and bring in the over 50% of the population that does not vote and those who vote Green, Progressive, Independent, etc. Do they really want or need these votes? I don’t think so. I think it is busy work to keep the peace voters too busy to work for peace.

Besides if he came with charts to talk with people who feel from their hearts, this guy and the Kerry camp is clueless. The handler talked about how they are going to win these swing voters. But I have to ask, if these people really know how to run and win an election, why was the 2000 Election close enough to be stolen and why did they not fight till the end, instead of caving in?!? I am trying to find some reason to support Kerry, but he is not helping. I brought a bunch of Alaska Green Party shirts to Boston, because I was really pissed off when I packed. I traded one of them for a “Kerry Don’t Make Me Vote Nader Shirt”. I was wearing this when I met Senator George McGovern on the plane out of Boston, and I quote him … “I like your shirt”.

A KUCINICH DELEGATE IN BOSTON AND THE TOTALITARIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
By Charley Underwood
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=2305

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIN LADEN, TALIBAN, AL QAEDA & THE CIA
From UnansweredQuestions Website
http://www.unansweredquestions.org/background_44.shtml

THE GOLDEN RULE
By Gary Harding
http://members.aol.com/trajcom/private/goldrule.htm