The Edwards Campaign has unveiled a new website called 'America Belongs to Us' which has two basic features.
The first is an online petition which states:
"Because I believe we need real change in America and an end to the broken system in Washington that works for special interests and not us, I pledge not to vote or caucus for a Democratic presidential candidate that accepts campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs."
The second is a compilation of 'outrages of the day' which must be addressed by the next President who represents the American People over the corporate interests.
The Wall Street Journal details this news by characterizing it as an attack on Hillary Clinton. The basics are excerpted below without the derisive spin. Follow the Link to read the whole thing.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/11/28/edwards-starts-web-site-targeting-clinton/"Former North Carolina Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards launched a Web site today....called “America Belongs to Us,” the site is essentially a petition seeking one million voters who promise to withhold their vote for any candidate who “accepts campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists’’ and lobbyist political action committees."
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"...the site includes an “outrage of the day.” The debut outrage takes on credit-card companies, which the former North Carolina senator all but accuses of usury by deliberately making credit contracts opaque and confusing to the average consumer. The site says credit-card companies and banks have spent nearly $750 million on political contributions and lobbying since 1998."
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"...the site includes an “outrage of the day.” The debut outrage takes on credit-card companies, which the former North Carolina senator all but accuses of usury by deliberately making credit contracts opaque and confusing to the average consumer. The site says credit-card companies and banks have spent nearly $750 million on political contributions and lobbying since 1998."
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