Annual state Jefferson Jackson dinners are a big deal to Democrats all over the country. You can imagine how big a deal this year's Iowa JJ dinner held last night was. All the Presidential candidates were there to speak, their order by lot.
John Edwards drew the pole position and was introduced with great enthusiasm by none other than US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Mr. Edwards had much to talk about, and his theme was best illustrated by a story he told towards the end of his speech.
One of the last cases he handled as a personal injury attorney was on behalf of a little girl who was grievously injured and permanently disabled by a swimming pool drain the manufacturer knew to be defective. Mr. Edwards described sitting with that girl's family and giving them hope for a better outcome. He then went into the courtroom and gave the offending company hell. He won that case.
He wants to accomplish something similar for all of us.
Video link to the full speech below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4rqysXGj0o
"It's time to be patriotic about something other than war."
- John Edwards
Don Wheeler
Sunday, November 11, 2007
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