February 6, 2008
John Edwards
Giving a voice to the voiceless and hope to people without
hope is not something that's been very much in vogue. At least
not with
individuals running for national
political office since the Reagan era.
But John Edwards staked his presidential candidacy on just such a goal. Edwards
put the people who have been left behind, first. In particular, he staked his
race on the notion that human life is more important to our values than the well-being
and profiteering of corporations.
Edwards deserves this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award, as the reader
who nominated him declared, "For his daring race for the Democratic Presidential
Primary 2008 riding on the themes of justice, integrity, a government of, for,
and by the people, not the corporations, and for highlighting poverty in America
and doing something about it, leading by example."
It was fitting of his campaign that Edwards began and ended his race for the
White House in New Orleans, a city and people largely abandoned by the federal
government.
Perhaps the most significant immediate legacy of Edwards is that he was able
to revive the concept of "populism," long since abandoned to the dustbin
of history by the corporatists, D.C. establishment, and the mainstream media.
For that alone, John Edwards merits the BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award.
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Nominated by Dianne Shatin of Levittown, PA
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