Going to see Dean at a "Town Hall Meeting" in an hour. What should I ask?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

SUggestions?

[niceypoo]

1. Ask if he knows about the PNAC

and their plans to take over the middle east

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

6. I printed out half a ream of paper on PNAC this morning...

I want to, but am having trouble deciding what facet of PNAC I'd like to question him about.

[niceypoo]

21. Ask him if PHEASANTS CHEW BUBBLEGUM

Just kidding....heh

[AP]

2. What he's going to do to tip the balance of power from big business

to the people, and whether progressive taxation is part of that plan.

[cjbuchanan]

3. How much money is he willing to put into...

research and development of alternative energy?

Not a hard-hitting question, but I think a good one.

You could also ask him why his collar is so tight in the debates ;).

Enjoy.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

9. Good. Did you watch K-Street? Carville saying, "He looks like

Rodney Dangerfield."

[BurtWorm]

13. That's not necessarily a minus.

;)

[arendt]

4. Ask if he will demand paper receipts on electronic voting machines

I asked a Dean staffer the same question at a Dean
event on Friday.

If he keeps hearing it, maybe he will research it
and come to the correct position.

arendt

[seemslikeadream]

8. What his reaction is to Wally O'Dell

Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Diebold saying he will do everything in his power to get george elected again. Easy for him to do since Wally's machines are counting the votes!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

10. A couple months ago a DUer dropped some BBV info on an

aide. This was one of my questions.

[AP]

11. Ask if he thinks it's right private companies make money off elections

and if there isn't an inherent conflict of interest, as suggested by the Diebold exec's statement about fund raising.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Good point.... Got a link or a direct quote I can use?

[liberalnurse]

16. Yes, I have not heard his insighful opinion and/or

action plan for this one! Hell, he and "we" have a vested interest in an honest election. :)

BBV and the need for reciepts.....you now the drill...

[JI7]

5. does he hate bush ?

ask him if he hates bush.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. "Who do I write the check out to?"

or "I know you support IRV, how about Federally funded elections?"

[BuelahWitch]

12. Is he willing to fight if Bush cheats to win the election again

That's the question I was going to ask him if I'd been close enough at the Harkin Steak Fry, but of course I didn't get the chance.

[uptohere]

14. why he's afraid to have Kerry 'say those things to his face' ?

but that will probably get you escorted away by security so better not.

What his plans are to address the Digital Divide ?

[Gman]

15. Ask him when he's going to quit waffling and sticking his foot

in his mouth.

[meegbear]

17. If you could be a tree ...

[hippiechick]

18. Stance on Assisted Suicide.

Seriously.

It would cut the pharm, insurance and long term care industries off at the knees, save elderly and terminally ill people TRILLIONS of dollars, and allow them to pass on gracefully rather than being beholden guineapigs for drug research, if they wanted to make that choice.


:hippie:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

19. Wow! So many good (and a few chuckles) suggestions!

I'm leaving in abt ten minutes and will print this out.

Of course, if I get to ask a question, I'll probably chake and ask what his favorite color is.

[dofus]

20. I'd go with the

electronic voting problem question. I think THAT'S going to be the key (other than some kind of outright cancellation) to W and his minions staying in power.

[maxanne]

22. ask about housing

and the homeless. Next year over 1 million children in the USA will be homeless. Homeless children should make us insane with anger, but instead we turn a blind eye. Working families are filling homeless shelters - what will we do about this?