Comments on: Clark Gives it a Go

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 09 Oct 2003 03:17:30 +0000

i dunno… i think clark looks pretty damn good actually. i managed to catch one of his townhall meetings from new hampshire on cspan a few weeks ago and was floored by the presence he has in a crowd.
he’s not perfect, but who is?

i am still bothered by dean’s co-opting of wellstone’s catch phrase in his attempt to align himself with the oft-ignored progressive s(”i’m from the democratic side of the Democratic party”). he is more of a traditional dem than a true progressive and using wellstone’s words makes it seem as if he’s trying to pull support from the memory of a truly remarkable man. he’s not as grassroots, doesn’t offer nearly the same support for labor and the everyman that wellstone built his reputation off of.

i guess i’m still in a very much of a wait and see phase right now. as i told jen a few weeks ago, i love dennis kucinich but don’t want to see him give up as head of the progressive caucus in the house. we need to keep the support we’ve got in the house, not lose it in what will be a failed attempt at more power.

By: mwarden

mwarden — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:45:04 +0000

Yeah, he definitely has no Roadmap for Peace worked out. And, as we all know, it has worked out!

Can’t we all just get along? You’re both wrong. Knock down the wall. Stop settlement. Work out a land agreement. Disable Israel’s nuclear arsenal (which they might have or might not — they aren’t sure — or something). Have the leaders of each nation get a tattoo of the other nation’s name inside of a heart on their tricep). Happy dance, etc.

It’s all about democracy, you see. No democracy has ever waged war against another democracy. Oh, except for that when that Hitler guy got elected. We just won’t call that one a democracy.

Here. Have a nice big plate of American Triumphalism.

By: SteamedPenguin

SteamedPenguin — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:01:56 +0000

Well it would certainly kick my ass.

In reading up on Dean I discovered that the guy supports and is supported by AIPAC the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. Basically this is the Zionist’s Lobbying force in Washington. You won’t be able to follow the money though since AIPAC doesn’t usually directly fund candidates, it just recommends or does not recommend people running for public office based on just how much they are willing to sell the public interest for support of Israel.

Dean might be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I am not very intersted in a candidate who wants to be this liberal on everything, but gives me the same crap regarding Palestine that I get from others.

Then again, if it weren’t for that he’d get my vote too. :)