By- Suzie-Q @ 6:55 PM MST
via: Crooks and Liars
Randy Rhodes in Detroit: Was Conyers listening to the Kucinich/Cheney Impeachment
Curt Guyette (Metro Times) reported that John Conyers had a few words with Randy Rhodes after she gave a keynote speech in Detroit—Peace Action’s 50th anniversary–and the topic of their chat was: Impeaching Dick Cheney! Go to the 19th minute of the vid…
C&Ler Carol emailed me this article:
After her talk, Rhodes knelt alongside Conyers’ chair and they had what looked to be a friendly chat that ended with an embrace. We then collared the always-congenial Conyers and asked him what was going through his mind as he heard Rhodes endorse the call for impeachment and saw the crowd of lefties stand and give that endorsement thunderous applause.
“I can’t tell you,” responded Conyers.
We pressed him, pointing out what he’d told us in the past about impeachment being counterproductive. But that was before Republicans voted to make this an issue, Conyers explained.
“Events have changed the situation,” he said.
But, if what Rhodes told us is accurate, it’s up to us to force the hand of Democrats on this issue. As longtime activist Al Fishman told the assembled crowd at the Westin, the name of the group being celebrated had two components, peace and action…read on
I talked to Curt Gayette today and he thought we have a chance to move the impeachment ball forward….Email and call John Conyers office early and often and ask him to proceed with the bipartisan support of Kucinich’s impeach Dick Cheney resolution! Phone: (313) 961-5670 Phone: (202) 225-5126
Bernie Sanders and Russ Feingold have been saying on the radio that they haven’t been hearing from the public on Kucinich’s proposal so they don’t think we want Shooter impeached…If they get calls all week we may get some movement on this…Go here to find your Rep’s info…
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Come on Conyers… do the will of the people and Impeach Cheney first and then Bush!
The only way through to a sound domestic policy is to first rid ourselves of the entrenched tyranny!