Dean presents letter from Kerry to Tom Hayden at Liberty Hill Foundation.

[madfloridian]

Scroll down for a comprehensive article on the fundraiser.

Democrats' political tent may be bigger than many think.
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18600

SNIP..."Howard Dean, who brought life and hope to the Democratic Party political process during the primaries – he "gave America back its political pulse," as one speaker described it – was greeted with a rousing standing ovation when brought on stage to introduce lefty political hero Tom Hayden....."

Hayden was receiving the Upton Sinclair Award – named after the muckraking journalist who wrote searing social commentary including "The Jungle" (1906), which changed the nation's meat packing industry.

Hayden was warmly embraced by Howard Dean, who read a supportive letter of congratulations to Hayden from soon-to-be presidential nominee John Kerry.

Dean pointed out that social justice is again in the air, as it had been when he was in college 35 years ago, when Tom Hayden was providing the leadership. Hayden, in his speech, suggested that Dean may be the key person between victory and defeat for the Democrats in November. Hayden also spoke movingly about the energy in the Los Angeles progressive community."

The Liberty Hill website:
http://www.libertyhill.org/donor/dinner.html

[Amerpie]

1. Nation Piece

Did anyone see the piece in the Nation last month that Hayden wrote about the demonization of his ex-wife (Jane Fonda)? He made several good points about Kerry as well.

[madfloridian]

2. Found it, called "You Gotta Love Her", from March.

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040322&c=1&s=hayden

Here is the link. I have a subscription to the Nation, so I don't know if others can view the page or not. It is 3 pages and quite good.

[bobbieinok]

3. I did - a very good article