Friday, May 12, 2006
Howard Dean is a wired-in guy
I was shocked to read that Howard Dean was on the Board of Directors of an organization that was against Internet Freedom and part of a Bell astroturf campaign. I kind of know Jim Dean -- Howard's brother, who lives near me and occasionally attends our local Fairfield County DFA meetings -- so I wrote to a bunch of my friends who are activists and asked them to write to Jim to ask that Howard either get the organization to change its position or quit his BoD position.
Not 30 minutes after I shot off the first salvo, I got this from Dr. Dean via Kim Hynes (another local friend who ran for State Rep in 2002 as one of the original Dean Dozen):
Woohoo. This is how the Internet ought to work! And how responsive our leaders should be. (I'll grant that Dr. Dean had no idea that the organization he was director of copped the position it did. Now that he knows, he's promised to act. In public. And we're watching. And he knows we are.)
Thanks Kim! Thanks Jim! Thanks Howard! And thanks to "The Black Commentator" for the astute reporting and analysis that drew the issue to my attention (hence Dr. Dean's) in the first place.
Not 30 minutes after I shot off the first salvo, I got this from Dr. Dean via Kim Hynes (another local friend who ran for State Rep in 2002 as one of the original Dean Dozen):
From: Howard Dean
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 10:09 AM
This is really helpful, I had no idea [the organization] . . . had taken this position. We will deal with this as soon as I find out more. If they have truly endorsed this position on the Net, I will either get them to change their position or I will resign. Feel free to use this as you see fit. Thanks, Howard Dean
Woohoo. This is how the Internet ought to work! And how responsive our leaders should be. (I'll grant that Dr. Dean had no idea that the organization he was director of copped the position it did. Now that he knows, he's promised to act. In public. And we're watching. And he knows we are.)
Thanks Kim! Thanks Jim! Thanks Howard! And thanks to "The Black Commentator" for the astute reporting and analysis that drew the issue to my attention (hence Dr. Dean's) in the first place.
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