Chris Dodd for President

Thank you Mr. Dodd for supporting the constitution. You did the right thing by standing up to the FISA bill. You certainly elevated your status as a presidential candidate in my eyes. Thank you very much.

Thank you Senator Dodd!! You have my support for President. We need someone who will stand up and fight and lead!!

THANK YOU CHRIS! I've waited for a long time for someone to stand up to the Bush administration and you put aside your campaign to stand up for what you believe in. BRAVO! With each passing day we lose a little more of our rights and freedoms. It's about time someone said "enough is enough". Please don't stop the fight. You have my support.

Wil Wheaton, ex-child star & current (amazing) author and blogger, has said the following:

Thank you, Chris Dodd

When the Democrats -- who I thought were the good (or at least the anti-Bush, and pro-Constitution) guys -- took back Congress in the last election, I was overjoyed. I thought we'd see an end -- finally -- to the Bush administration's recklessness and lawlessness that's made me feel ashamed to be American. Of course, the Democratic leadership has been a pathetic, embarrassing, contemptible, miserable failure, and now we see that not only have they enabled Bush's insanity, they've been willing participants, helping him and Dick Cheney feed our constitution into the shredder. Yesterday, for the first time in ages, I felt my faith in our government begin to return, and I have Chris Dodd to thank for it.

It's been depressing to watch our Democratic congressmen -- the very ones we all worked so hard to put into the majority -- do nothing to slow Bush's destruction of what it means to be American.

I still don't understand why Harry Reid will honor Republican holds and do back flips to make Mr. 24% happy while he extends a hearty "F you" to Senate Democrats, the Democratic party, and now the vast majority of Americans who are begging congress to do something -- to do anything -- to stop this tyrannical lunatic before it's too late to save our country.

It is outrageous that Senators Clinton, Obama and Biden are asking for our votes, but are unwilling to provide leadership now. If they won't stand up for the principles we all hold dear when they're trying to earn our votes, how can we expect them to do it once they're in the White House? Leadership is doing the right thing when it's risky and when it's unpopular. (And how depressing is it that upholding your oath of office is risky and unpopular? How doubly depressing is it that the only people who think that -- and the only people being listened to -- are Joe Klein, the DLC consultants, and the rest of the pundit class?)

Well, as a complete idiot once said: Fool me once, can't get fooled again.

John Edwards has inspired the hell out of me with his message of hope for America, but Chris Dodd has shown real leadership on one of the most serious issues we've faced lately with telco immunity. While the other Senators have talked a good game, Senator Dodd actually did something when his country needed him.

I wanted to share my letter to him here, in the hopes that somehow it will find its way into his hands.

Dear Senator Dodd,

I doubt you'll get to see this personally, as you're very busy campaigning and defending our constitution from, well, everyone in government, it seems.

I hope a staffer will convey my immense gratitude -- not only as a Democrat but as an American -- to you for respecting your oath of office, and standing up to defend the very values that have made America great.

I sent e-mails and I made phone calls yesterday, but you stood up on the floor of the Senate and did something no other Democratic candidate for president seems to be willing to do: you were a leader. You stood not only with the base of our party, but with the vast majority of Americans who want the recklessness of this lawless president brought to a halt.

Your real leadership has inspired me and many others I know who have lost faith in our government, but especially in the Democratic party.

Best of luck to you in the primaries, and thank you for restoring a little bit of my faith in America.

Sincerely,

Wil Wheaton
Pasadena, CA

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I've been watching you for a few months. Early this year, I got the impression that supporting you would be supporting the status quo and the DLC. Over the past six months, you have showed more leadership in addressing complex Constitutional issues that anyone I have seen in quite some time. I commend your opposition to the FISA bill sell out and I condemn any Democrat who supported it.

I think this type of leadership is what we need in the White House. This is especially important when our awful President Bush, wants to make it criminal to disagree or say something bad about him. I say plenty of negative things about Bush, because I don't believe in him. He is the worst President in history, and the mere fact that we put him in office twice -- is outrageous.

Let's get someone in office who sees the bigger picture. I think there are a handful of great candidates out there, and Dodd is certainly in that group.

Many thanks to Dodd for standing up for the freedom we so highly value in America. A true American!

Thank you, Senator Dodd, for being a good American and doing what is right for this country. That is exactly why you were elected to serve in the United States Congress. I applaud your courage.

Thank you Senator Dodd for your, brave hard work on the senate floor halting the retroactive immunity for the phone companies. It was a job well done, and I'm grateful to you for your efforts. However, it's a false victory really. The fact is your peers wanted to go home for the holidays and that's why they gave in. When you come back to session you will be forced to repeat the endeavor once again, but this time there will be nothing but time for the enemies of this republic to lay in wait. They will wait until you are exhausted, and collapse on the floor if they must, and then as they carry you away give you an arousing round of applause. They will speak with great reverence your name, give the expected accolades to show they are really with you in spirit. And when all of those bread and circuses are over Senator Dodd "Harry Reid, and the rest will screw we the people as they always do. Regardless Senator Dodd be brave and of good cheer, after all it isn't like we ever had a chance for real justice, and quite frankly we now only expect the daily bread and circuses. It's what our party seems best at these days.

Finally,
There is a set with in the Democrats!
I hope what ever you have is contagious Chris!
Some of our Brothers and sisters need what you got Senator!
Keep up the fight and Merry Christmas to you and your family sir!

Matt-Springfield, Mass

Nothing says leadership like Chris Dodd's threat of a filibuster that made Harry Reid remove the bill calling for immunity from prosecution for telecom companies that gave away personal data without asking for a warrant. Chris Dodd shows the people of this country what he has done and will do as President. Very impressive, Sir! Congratulations! I will continue to stand with you in all your battles against domestic tyranny.

thank you. thank you. thank you.