{"article":{"id":227434,"heading":"How "liberal" has become a poisoned brand","author":"Douglas Todd","created":"2009-05-28 10:23:18","modified":"2013-11-11 01:00:27","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:00:27","article":"

\"Might John F. Kennedy serve as a model for how “liberals” could again speak from their moral heart? Back when the assault on “liberal” was beginning, Kennedy passionately defended his ethical vision.

Kennedy said:

“If by a 'liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'liberal,' then I'm proud to say I'm a 'liberal.’”

to read Douglas Todd's article published in: The Vancouver Sun, 5\/22\/2009, click on

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