The two-point agenda for the two day meeting included the elections and the upcoming Communist Party National Convention. The NC greeted Gladys Marin, chairperson of the Communist Party of Chile, who is in the U.S. preparing for a lawsuit against the CIA and State Department who could be liable for their role in the 1973 coup. The meeting also heard from Tim Wheeler, World editor, live from Palm Beach, Florida.
Wheeler is on assignment there, investigating and reporting events from the voters point of view.
John Bachtell, chairman of the New York District, welcomed everyone and called for the NC to dedicate the meeting to the memory of Gus Hall, long-time Communist Party leader. The NC then observed a moment of silence for the beloved Hall. There was a slight style change, yet no difference in content. The Bush campaign was a deeply racist campaign. Tyner went over the election statistics broken down by union household, gender, race and age.