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Have we become so petty as a nation that when we do not have valid real issues of substance against a candidate we turn to being petty and verbally assaulting candidates and people with spit balls? Perfect example is the negative frictional statements that Obama is so dumb he is scripted on cue of his every word by his handlers. A lot of people should be so lucky to be numbered among these gifted few dumb souls. The President who succeeded in tearing down a wall in Russia by his careful ingenious scripting not only with words but also by timing and date. This president was President Ronald Reagan. Really tired of the spit balls stating the concerns of Americans, usually conservative right wingers who say Democrats are immoral, crooks etc. They are ready to beat the drum on the events of a few while getting upset when you mention the crimal acts of a President name Nixon, resulting in resignation of born again Col. Oliver North and many of the Nixon administration. The ancient script states he that is not guilty of sin throw the first stone. Get real!!! There are great souls on both sides of the aisle of the political floor. John F. Kennedy didn’t have a lot of experience regarding foreign affairs, but he handled the Cuban Missile Crises quite well. Morality is not the gauntlet of government. Obama is honest enough to tell you his plans and possibilities for change in taxes and attempts to improve our economic futures to the more former prosperous days. Senior former President Bush said, read my lips no new taxes. What happened? More taxes, so wake up and be willing to trust again. Light, Life, Love. Ruth http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9124198051110115917 turn the page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mMdnxVUnc8
Marketing has existed for as long as long can be. You could say that the snake in the biblical "Garden of Eden" was the first example of marketing. Then business required that people know of their product. No different than a political campaign. There is no doubt we expect the straight forward truth regarding the subject. The expectation often leads people putting their faith in that information.
So when I hear promises made by a campaign, I can't help but wonder to myself... by what Constitutional Authority do you suppose grants the executive a power to accomplish that? The truth is, there is no such power. Then why do Presidential Candidates run on such promises? I believe the answer is... Because if they don't meet those expectations, they can blame congress. If the 'other party' controls congress, it is warfare to take over seats in congress.
We need to stop listening to what programs they are going to offer, and find out more about what kind of person they are. You can find that out by asking questions.
If you ask a Republican if they believe in abortion, they will tell you "no, it's wrong, and there should be laws that make abortion illegal."
If you ask a Democrat if they believe in abortion, they will say, "I believe a woman has a right to choose, and no law should be passed violating that right."
Why don't we ask another questions.
Republicans & Democrats: Do you believe that the federal government has the power to take away a persons rights?
When a Bill of Rights was suggested and enumerated before congress, one comment made was that "The Constitution doesn't grant any power to restrict the freedom of the press." Nor does it grant any other power to restrict the actions of people.
So when congressman offer up bills to be passed into law, I think the phrase "& for other purposes" should be excluded from all bills. It means there are other provisions that aren't being discussed, and have nothing to do with the title of the Bill itself. They should also be required to state as part of the Bill the Constitutional Power that allows such a law to be passed. Any congressman opposing a bill should state any constitutional clause that forbids such a law to be passed. If you pass a bill contrary to the Constitution, then it was passed Unconstitutionally, since all laws must be made pursuant to the constitution, and bills contrary to the Constitution cannot have any affect and are immediately null and void, then why do we continue to allow ourselves to be kicked around?
Perhaps it's a lot like the beaten wife syndrome. After a while, we will protect the person inflicting the pain, and continue to blame ourselves for what has happened.
Dammit! Most Democrats are still seething about 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote but lost to George W. Bush after a Supreme Court ruling...the recount that resulted in another recount! They're still irked, too, about 2004, when many think that their nominee John Kerry should have won at a time when the nation was split over whether Bush was managing the Iraq war wisely. I keep thinking about the horrendous lines of voters (seen from above by helicopter cameras at 11:30 p.m. that November night!) in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron, Columbus, and Toledo...so few voting machines for and underestimated turnout! Ohioans still claim it was fixed by the Republicans! By the numbers, everything points to a big Democratic rebound in 2008. President Bush's approval rate, as well as the numbers of Americans who think the country is on the right track, has hit historic lows. The War in Iraq is a Republican mess! People everywhere are ready for Change! Ah, that word "Change" brings a warm rush of hope. The nation is reeling from a sluggish economy and mired in a deeply unpopular war, two factors that usually have turned voters away from the incumbent White House party. In addition, the presumptive Republican nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain, who'll turn 72 in August, is the oldest major party candidate ever to seek a first White House term. I did say OLD! That plus the fact that he's got enough baggage to keep the Democrats busy trying to figure out just which item to reserve for their "Swiftboat" attack! Still, Democrats enter the general election less than confident that their party can heal the wounds of the long and divisive primary battle between Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York in time to defeat McCain. Part of the concern stems from what's been evident in primaries throughout the winter and spring. Obama routinely won big majorities of votes from black people, younger people and higher income voters. Clinton got white conservatives and the majority of women, however, and exit polls in state after state found that big chunks of her backers are inclined to support McCain in November. Obama, they said, is too liberal and too inexperienced. What the party must do, and they haven't yet, is recognize quickly and demonstrate that it understands the needs of the Clinton constituency. I can't see that as an easy task until we know what Clinton's intentions are...we have to wait till this Saturday. We must realize NOW that we'll have a tough time selling the party if that group feels underappreciated/under-represented. Sure, if Clinton embraces Obama and stumps vigorously for him and the party this summer and fall, many of her supporters will rally. I was reminded earlier today that they're not just puppets on a string. Some Democrats are demoralized by past defeats. Others, however, think memories of 2000 and 2004 will motivate the party faithful in an extraordinary way and allow the wounds from the Obama-Clinton duel to heal quickly. I certainly hope so! www.uniteddems.com
Even the most prominent archaeologists would have difficulty unearthing a legacy of the Bush presidency. But if there is one, then it's that the past seven years collectively have united the nation on one front: outright dissatisfaction with the Bush administration. Mr. Bush's approval rating has lingered near an embarrassingly low 30 percent--a sign proving that even his own party is turning against him. The unprecedented turnout at the polls in both parties this primary season reflects a growing sentiment to veer sharply from the Bush years.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two Democratic presidential candidates, present themselves as antitheses of Mr. Bush's foreign policy. Mr. Bush proceeded relentlessly to raise troop levels--the surge--at a time when the Iraq war was already highly unpopular. The two presidential hopefuls' pledges to remove troops from Iraq have been repeated over and over again ever since they announced their candidacies.
Alone, Obama and Clinton representing historic prospects underscores this country's readiness, at least on the Democratic side, for a dramatic shift, one that would undoubtedly sweep an eraser over President Bush's White House chalkboard.
The remarkably close Democratic race is less a conflict over policy--in fact, pundits assert that their views on key issues are very similar--than it is over which Senator gives the party a better chance to win the White House and overhaul the unrelenting policies Bush implemented during his tenure.
Equally as interesting, even the Republican primaries show the electorate's wish to see a leader markedly different from George Bush. With the presumptive nomination of John McCain, voters have selected a candidate who stands farther to the center than any of his opponents for the party's nomination. His stance on immigration deviates from the traditional conservative view. As a Senator, he voted against the Bush tax cuts for the rich. Only as he faces the pressure of ideological conformity is he now saying he favors tax reductions. McCain was the party's choice because of his potential as a commander-in-chief, his candor--he was dubbed the Straight Talk Express--and admirable courage in war, among other things. While McCain's favoring continuance of American involvement in Iraq does perpetuate a Bush theme, its appeal to the public stems from his military experience, an asset that by far separates him from Mr. Bush.
Mike Huckabee's advocacy of economic populism, usually a liberal's centerpiece to a campaign, served to add another appealing attribute to his Evangelical Christian-based platform and evidently resonated with voters in the South. Although a McCain victory was more and more inevitable, the Huckabee persevered and has certainly built credentials for possibly becoming Mr. McCain's running mate this fall.
Just as tellingly, Republican primary voters rejected Mitt Romney, the top choice of staunch conservatives. A platform of both social and economic conservatism perhaps led voters to reason Romney would seem too reminiscent of the Bush days. His defeat has yielded outrage from the right-winged media, notably radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
It will be interesting to see how Democratic political geniuses gear their negative advertising campaigns in the run-up to the fall contest. If they exploit President Bush's ineptitude and use that to explain why a new party should step into office, then any attempt by McCain's camp to retaliate could take an appearance of defending Bush's extreme conservatism. And if Mr. McCain is put into the position of having to woo independents, then he could have trouble getting the most adamant right-wingers to the polls on election day.
Whoever may assume the presidency, he or she will be rushed by calls to deviate as profoundly as possible from the Bush administration. Restoring this nation's reputation looms formidable--both at home and abroad--as a tide of economic insecurity sweeps through the middle class, and in a time of hot debate over whether the plan to increase troop levels in Iraq is working. Taken together, this illuminates why campaigns stressing hope (Obama), experience and trustworthiness (Clinton), and openness and admiration (McCain) are clicking with voters this election cycle.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two Democratic presidential candidates, present themselves as antitheses of Mr. Bush's foreign policy. Mr. Bush proceeded relentlessly to raise troop levels--the surge--at a time when the Iraq war was already highly unpopular. The two presidential hopefuls' pledges to remove troops from Iraq have been repeated over and over again ever since they announced their candidacies.
Alone, Obama and Clinton representing historic prospects underscores this country's readiness, at least on the Democratic side, for a dramatic shift, one that would undoubtedly sweep an eraser over President Bush's White House chalkboard.
The remarkably close Democratic race is less a conflict over policy--in fact, pundits assert that their views on key issues are very similar--than it is over which Senator gives the party a better chance to win the White House and overhaul the unrelenting policies Bush implemented during his tenure.
Equally as interesting, even the Republican primaries show the electorate's wish to see a leader markedly different from George Bush. With the presumptive nomination of John McCain, voters have selected a candidate who stands farther to the center than any of his opponents for the party's nomination. His stance on immigration deviates from the traditional conservative view. As a Senator, he voted against the Bush tax cuts for the rich. Only as he faces the pressure of ideological conformity is he now saying he favors tax reductions. McCain was the party's choice because of his potential as a commander-in-chief, his candor--he was dubbed the Straight Talk Express--and admirable courage in war, among other things. While McCain's favoring continuance of American involvement in Iraq does perpetuate a Bush theme, its appeal to the public stems from his military experience, an asset that by far separates him from Mr. Bush.
Mike Huckabee's advocacy of economic populism, usually a liberal's centerpiece to a campaign, served to add another appealing attribute to his Evangelical Christian-based platform and evidently resonated with voters in the South. Although a McCain victory was more and more inevitable, the Huckabee persevered and has certainly built credentials for possibly becoming Mr. McCain's running mate this fall.
Just as tellingly, Republican primary voters rejected Mitt Romney, the top choice of staunch conservatives. A platform of both social and economic conservatism perhaps led voters to reason Romney would seem too reminiscent of the Bush days. His defeat has yielded outrage from the right-winged media, notably radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
It will be interesting to see how Democratic political geniuses gear their negative advertising campaigns in the run-up to the fall contest. If they exploit President Bush's ineptitude and use that to explain why a new party should step into office, then any attempt by McCain's camp to retaliate could take an appearance of defending Bush's extreme conservatism. And if Mr. McCain is put into the position of having to woo independents, then he could have trouble getting the most adamant right-wingers to the polls on election day.
Whoever may assume the presidency, he or she will be rushed by calls to deviate as profoundly as possible from the Bush administration. Restoring this nation's reputation looms formidable--both at home and abroad--as a tide of economic insecurity sweeps through the middle class, and in a time of hot debate over whether the plan to increase troop levels in Iraq is working. Taken together, this illuminates why campaigns stressing hope (Obama), experience and trustworthiness (Clinton), and openness and admiration (McCain) are clicking with voters this election cycle.
Greetings to all Native American Brothers and Sisters, as an Educator and Businessman, as well as politically experienced individual, I understand how important it is to listen to the interests of all our constituents in order to best represent the issues that matter the most to all of us. I understand how very important it is to work with the business community as partners in helping to shape and create a better future for all Californians, and move forward with what can only be a brighter tomorrow.
I have the experience and reputation as a person who is a Can Do type person, someone willing to go the extra mile in order to make sure that the job gets done, and that it gets done right. I have worked tirelessly on behalf of Working Families, Educators, Small Businesses, Corporations as well as Agriculture in an effort to facilitate exchange of ideas and innovation in an effort to enrich the economy of the 34th Assembly District. In addition, I have been a staunch supporter and advocate for the Native American Tribal Nations, in that the right to self-determination is inherent and inalienable to the peoples of these great lands, as is their right to pursue progress relative to their unique interests.
As a life-long Resident of California, with excellent name recognition, and a great deal of political experience, a multitude of organizations as well as individuals are supporting me as the favored candidate as well as clear front runner in this election. With your support I can fight the bureaucracy that impedes progress, and work on your behalf to find sensible solutions and policies with attention to your interests, in order to promote business, create new jobs, reduce our state budget deficit and seek to bring balance to a State capital that for too long has been polarized with discourse, rather than moving forward with the People's best interests.
I am very pleased to be invited to this forum, and I know We, all of us, are going to make a difference for the better, and a better future for us all.
Respectfully,
Desmond Farrelly
I have the experience and reputation as a person who is a Can Do type person, someone willing to go the extra mile in order to make sure that the job gets done, and that it gets done right. I have worked tirelessly on behalf of Working Families, Educators, Small Businesses, Corporations as well as Agriculture in an effort to facilitate exchange of ideas and innovation in an effort to enrich the economy of the 34th Assembly District. In addition, I have been a staunch supporter and advocate for the Native American Tribal Nations, in that the right to self-determination is inherent and inalienable to the peoples of these great lands, as is their right to pursue progress relative to their unique interests.
As a life-long Resident of California, with excellent name recognition, and a great deal of political experience, a multitude of organizations as well as individuals are supporting me as the favored candidate as well as clear front runner in this election. With your support I can fight the bureaucracy that impedes progress, and work on your behalf to find sensible solutions and policies with attention to your interests, in order to promote business, create new jobs, reduce our state budget deficit and seek to bring balance to a State capital that for too long has been polarized with discourse, rather than moving forward with the People's best interests.
I am very pleased to be invited to this forum, and I know We, all of us, are going to make a difference for the better, and a better future for us all.
Respectfully,
Desmond Farrelly
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Sam PageDemocratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Today - early this morning - I left for Jefferson City. On arriving at the Secretary of State's office, I officially filed for the office of Lieutenant Governor at 8:00 a.m. today when filing opened. At 5:00 p.m., on March 25th, filing will close.
I have spent the last 12 months making new friends across Missouri, so you might say I have been campaigning for a year. In reality today the starter's pistol is fired. The race is now on for real. I am now a candidate for Lt. Governor.
My opponent, the incumbent Lt. Governor, Peter Kinder, decided to run for Governor and so left the office open, but then the heads of his party informed him that they had other plans for the Governor's office. Peter is now back and running for reelection for his present office, Lt. Governor.
Peter is a first class campaigner and - more to my detriment - a first class fund raiser. Unlike his party's leaders, I respect him as an opponent and I respect him as a campaigner. I do not respect his handling of the office. I'll speak to that in the General Election. What I will say now is that it is time to raise some real money for the coming TV, Radio, Newspaper Ads, Signs, and Direct Mail. Will you help me?
The maximum contribution allowed has been raised from $1275 and is now $1350. I will need many maximums to generate a million-dollar campaign budget. But I appreciate that each must contribute to their ability. I understand that.
Please do what you can. I do need your help.
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Well, as we close in on Iowa I thought I would try and get a bit more support for Bill Richardson here in the next few day, even if it's only 1 or 2 people, but what the heck, I can try aye?
We need a candidate with experience, that candidate is Bill Richardson. We need a candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq, that candidate is Bill Richardson. We need a candidate win a sound, fair, and effective tax policy, that candidate is, well... Bill Richardson (how did you guess? lol) We need a candidate who has a record that backs up his talk, that candidate is Bill Richardson. We need a candidate who's not afraid to take a stand on the tough issues, Bill Richardson is not afraid. We need a candidate who has the guts to stand up to the Democratic & Republican parties when they get out of line, Bill Richardson has the guts to do so. We need a qualified diplomat, Bill Richardson is beyond qualified in that area. We need someone who's health care plan won't be ran by the health care industry! We need an activist candidate, who will fight for equality for EVERYONE, Bill Richardson has a record of doing so, and has pledged to keep on fighting for us. We need a candidate that has experience dealing with border issues directly, that candidate again is Bill Richardson. We need someone who knows how to run a government, Bill Richardson is the current 2-term Governer of New Mexico. We need someone who can get bi-partisan support, Bill Richardson recieved %40 of the GOP vote in his last Gov. election, contributing to his %69 of the votes in a red state, and we need someone who will stand up for our 2nd. amendment rights.
I guess you see where i'm going with this. Don't just sit there and say "i'm not voting for Bill cause he's not high enough in the polls", vote for who YOU want to win, not who the media says is in the lead. Don't follow the pack, vote with your gut, vote for someone who has a strong record, and experince. We don't need 4 more years of the wrong President....
We need a candidate with experience, that candidate is Bill Richardson. We need a candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq, that candidate is Bill Richardson. We need a candidate win a sound, fair, and effective tax policy, that candidate is, well... Bill Richardson (how did you guess? lol) We need a candidate who has a record that backs up his talk, that candidate is Bill Richardson. We need a candidate who's not afraid to take a stand on the tough issues, Bill Richardson is not afraid. We need a candidate who has the guts to stand up to the Democratic & Republican parties when they get out of line, Bill Richardson has the guts to do so. We need a qualified diplomat, Bill Richardson is beyond qualified in that area. We need someone who's health care plan won't be ran by the health care industry! We need an activist candidate, who will fight for equality for EVERYONE, Bill Richardson has a record of doing so, and has pledged to keep on fighting for us. We need a candidate that has experience dealing with border issues directly, that candidate again is Bill Richardson. We need someone who knows how to run a government, Bill Richardson is the current 2-term Governer of New Mexico. We need someone who can get bi-partisan support, Bill Richardson recieved %40 of the GOP vote in his last Gov. election, contributing to his %69 of the votes in a red state, and we need someone who will stand up for our 2nd. amendment rights.
I guess you see where i'm going with this. Don't just sit there and say "i'm not voting for Bill cause he's not high enough in the polls", vote for who YOU want to win, not who the media says is in the lead. Don't follow the pack, vote with your gut, vote for someone who has a strong record, and experince. We don't need 4 more years of the wrong President....
Blue man running in red territory. Can you help?
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Dem Pres Candidate Mike Gravel In Town Saturday. Meet Him For Free!!
As a Senator from Alaska, Gravel started a one man filibuster that ended up shutting down the draft, and read portions of the Pentagon Papers into the congressional records at a time when Richard Nixon was theatening folks with prison if they leaked the info. If only more of our current reps had the same concern for peace, truth, and transparency in government and balance of powers! Read More »
Dem Pres Candidate Mike Gravel In Town Saturday. Meet Him For Free!!
As a Senator from Alaska, Gravel started a one man filibuster that ended up shutting down the draft, and read portions of the Pentagon Papers into the congressional records at a time when Richard Nixon was theatening folks with prison if they leaked the info. If only more of our current reps had the same concern for peace, truth, and transparency in government and balance of powers! Read More »
What I heard or saw tonight as I watched the debate on Fox:
- Huckabee saying that he "knows that Americans are divided (on the abortion issue)" and that therefore, based on his beliefs, he will make the decision to work to deny the right of choice.
- A lot of bellicose, saber rattling, posturing from several candidates on who we should fight or invade next. Brownbeck suggested that we'll need US ground troops to perform bomb damage estimates after a strike on Iran. Yikes, we haven't won this war yet.
-That no Republican candidate has a good plan for getting out of Iraq. The definition of "win" kept changing.
- No one except Ron Paul say that maybe there are other ways to avoid another war.
- Huckabee said that the United States agreed before the war started that if they break Iraq, it must buy it. Actually, Mike, that is what Colin Powell said before the invasion on why we should be careful before we decide to invade Iraq.
- Ron Paul continue to step up to bat and ridicule the hawkish posture and retoric of the other candidates on Iraq. Best line of the night by Paul "Why should we trust anyone who voted for the war to make future decisions".
- It dawned on me that Mitt Romney may be more shallow than I thought, a little to slick and careless in his comments.
- Was reminded by one of the candidates that those who had military experience including the Joint Chiefs, Colin Powell and others where suspect about invading Iraq and those without military experience were for it.
- John McCain deserves our thanks, all the medals he's earned our attention to what he has to say on war. But he and we are better off with him in the Senate that in the White House.
- Rudy G is indeed tough on crime and a good major city CEO but he really doesn't know much about foreign policy.
- That some of these guys are scary.
- Huckabee saying that he "knows that Americans are divided (on the abortion issue)" and that therefore, based on his beliefs, he will make the decision to work to deny the right of choice.
- A lot of bellicose, saber rattling, posturing from several candidates on who we should fight or invade next. Brownbeck suggested that we'll need US ground troops to perform bomb damage estimates after a strike on Iran. Yikes, we haven't won this war yet.
-That no Republican candidate has a good plan for getting out of Iraq. The definition of "win" kept changing.
- No one except Ron Paul say that maybe there are other ways to avoid another war.
- Huckabee said that the United States agreed before the war started that if they break Iraq, it must buy it. Actually, Mike, that is what Colin Powell said before the invasion on why we should be careful before we decide to invade Iraq.
- Ron Paul continue to step up to bat and ridicule the hawkish posture and retoric of the other candidates on Iraq. Best line of the night by Paul "Why should we trust anyone who voted for the war to make future decisions".
- It dawned on me that Mitt Romney may be more shallow than I thought, a little to slick and careless in his comments.
- Was reminded by one of the candidates that those who had military experience including the Joint Chiefs, Colin Powell and others where suspect about invading Iraq and those without military experience were for it.
- John McCain deserves our thanks, all the medals he's earned our attention to what he has to say on war. But he and we are better off with him in the Senate that in the White House.
- Rudy G is indeed tough on crime and a good major city CEO but he really doesn't know much about foreign policy.
- That some of these guys are scary.
Okay, okay. I've been reading a lot of the postings that have been put up lately and I have been appalled at what I have seen in the way of responses. The Democratic party has always been something that I have been proud to be a part of because we are mature, intelligent, and do not follow our leaders around like blind lemmings.
We are a party that welcomes all debate in the spirit of the first amendment. We take our values of greater education and peace and implement it into our everyday lives. If we degrade ourselves to throwing petty insults at each other and trying to undercut people who do not support our candidates, then we have become nothing better than the Republicans.
We have been blessed this election season with a group of candidates who would ALL make fine presidents. What is more is that it is more than likely that one of our people will finally take the oval office back. They are all very good, and we need to focus on what is important - the progressive agenda, and putting America back on the right track.
With that said, we should all take what other people have to say in their blogs into constructive context, rather than simply insult those who may disagree with us. We are the party that is associated with peace and intelligent debate, so let's keep it that way.
-Angel Salvador Perez, D-CA Read More »
We are a party that welcomes all debate in the spirit of the first amendment. We take our values of greater education and peace and implement it into our everyday lives. If we degrade ourselves to throwing petty insults at each other and trying to undercut people who do not support our candidates, then we have become nothing better than the Republicans.
We have been blessed this election season with a group of candidates who would ALL make fine presidents. What is more is that it is more than likely that one of our people will finally take the oval office back. They are all very good, and we need to focus on what is important - the progressive agenda, and putting America back on the right track.
With that said, we should all take what other people have to say in their blogs into constructive context, rather than simply insult those who may disagree with us. We are the party that is associated with peace and intelligent debate, so let's keep it that way.
-Angel Salvador Perez, D-CA Read More »
I can’t quite put my finger on the impetus for the historically early Presidential Campaign kick-off. Some might argue that it was born out of “Bush Fatigue,” or from the growing anti-war sentiment, or from the inability of Congress to reign in a renegade White House and Department of Justice. But one thing is clear; the candidates want your undivided attention, and they want to keep it.
All but one of the Democratic candidates, Bill Richardson, is a current or recent member of Congress. Let’s face reality: Congress isn’t doing that well, at least not in the polls. The most generous poll, from CBS News, has Congress at an approval rating of 27%. If you can cheer for that rating, take your temperature, you might be ill. Read More »
All but one of the Democratic candidates, Bill Richardson, is a current or recent member of Congress. Let’s face reality: Congress isn’t doing that well, at least not in the polls. The most generous poll, from CBS News, has Congress at an approval rating of 27%. If you can cheer for that rating, take your temperature, you might be ill. Read More »
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In 1968, Robert Kennedy in his announcement of his candidacy for the Presidency said that he was not running "merely to oppose any man but rather to propose new policies."
He said he ran to "close the gaps between black and white, rich and poor, young and old, in the country and around the world".
In closing he said that "these are not ordinary times and this in not an ordinary election. At stake is not simply the leadership of our party or even our country - it is our right to the moral leadership on this planet."
Today, John Edwards is the only Presidential candidate running in either party to speak so boldly to Robert Kennedy's "issues of moral leadership on our planet". Read More »
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In 1968, Robert Kennedy in his announcement of his candidacy for the Presidency said that he was not running "merely to oppose any man but rather to propose new policies."
He said he ran to "close the gaps between black and white, rich and poor, young and old, in the country and around the world".
In closing he said that "these are not ordinary times and this in not an ordinary election. At stake is not simply the leadership of our party or even our country - it is our right to the moral leadership on this planet."
Today, John Edwards is the only Presidential candidate running in either party to speak so boldly to Robert Kennedy's "issues of moral leadership on our planet". Read More »
I am quite disillusioned with the Democrat Congress. When we all thought that this President [Bush] and his administration was going to become a real �lame duck� with no power and authority over important bills, the Democrats handed him [Emperor Bush & cronies] a �blank check� on a silver platter to continue funding �his� war for the benefit of Oil producing companies and WAR PROFITEERS, not only for consultants (war outsourcing companies) and war contractors KBR or Black Water, but for small arm weapons such as Remington and whole war machinery such as Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, etc. as well as non-bid construction companies like Halliburton ! Are the �new� Democrat lead in congress, who were elected by the people tired of this war that only benefits the war machinery, very pretentious by aligning with the American people against war, and then accepting Mr. George W. Bush�s funding for war ?
Then to top it off, the Democrats couldn�t agree on a just and comprehensive immigration bill. To our large Hispanic community in Texas, as well as for LULAC, our patience is wearing thin. We may even decide to go for the independent vote.
Then to top it off, the Democrats couldn�t agree on a just and comprehensive immigration bill. To our large Hispanic community in Texas, as well as for LULAC, our patience is wearing thin. We may even decide to go for the independent vote.
Why America needs John Edwards as our next President
By Marshall Adame
February 2007
The clamor for the White House is on. Clinton, Bush, Kerry, Obama, Gore, McCain and a fountain of other well known Washington insiders, themselves, for the most part, steeped in years of cozy relationships, cloak and dagger histories of deal making and inside political trading, not focused on Americas well being, but aimed and purposed for the retention of power or extending one’s influence.
We have, in Washington DC, political dynasties somehow permitted by the electorate to remain, in many cases, at the expense of America’s democratic health and vitality. We have permitted old money, old influence and all the political experience and seasoning it could buy to get us where we are today, drowning in two wars and a nine trillion dollar debt, trillion with a “T”.
America’s infrastructure is collapsing, and her education system is lagging behind many third world countries. Our reputation and standing in the world community has fallen off a cliff and over forty million of America’s citizens cannot get health insurance or earn enough income to put any away for a rainy day. Poverty in America is growing at an astounding rate.
The onslaught of attacks, by our government, on our personal liberties, in the name of keeping America safe, is unyielding and stifling freedom of thought, speech and the press, all of which represent the very foundations of a free society. The overreaching of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act and the Detainee Bill, are simultaneously chipping away at the very fabric of what makes America great; Freedom.
Health care issues are plaguing greater numbers of Americans, poverty is growing and security at our borders with Canada and Mexico is dismal. America’s international esteem, education and the inclusion of average Americans in the conscience of the person occupying the Oval office is all but absent.
America needs change. The American people want a new direction for our country. Change is a natural derivative of Democracy and it is the citizens of democracy who mandate the timetables for that change to occur. The time is now. Americans want our national esteem back. Leading the world in freedom and peace has been America’s hallmark. Strength and wisdom had been America’s calling card in the world and can be again. A new path, born of old traditions of principle, honor and integrity is America’s future.
Washington D.C.’s old blood has prevented the flow of free ideas and constructive participation. Freedom and liberty have been slowed in the pursuit of power and advantage in the Washington DC halls of power. We need a new leader. America needs a visionary. America needs the type of leadership that inspires us to be awed at the power of freedom and liberty. In our great history, these kinds of leaders have answered the calling of their country. Just to name a few;
George Washington, a man who would not be king.
Abraham Lincoln, a man of humility and awe inspiring presence and spiritual strength.
Harry Truman, an unassuming man of deep conviction and strength when America needed it.
Martian Luther King, a great man of peace, humility, suffering, example and leadership.
John F. Kennedy, who caught the world’s imagination and who inspired us all by leading us to be greater than our own circumstances and to reach just beyond our grasp.
Each one a great leader and a confirmation that, in the midst of chaos, calamity and uncertainty, a champion of the people and democracy can emerge to hold the lamp and lead the way. America needs a leader who can once again inspire us all to greatness, a leader who understands personal suffering and the humility of pain, born of humble beginnings and who has himself aspired to the American Dream. America needs John Edwards as the next President of the United States.
Edwards was born on June 10th, 1953 to Wallace R. Edwards and Kathryn Juanita Wade in Seneca, South Carolina. During John’s childhood the family finally eventually settled in Robbins, North Carolina where his father worked in a textile mill and his mother was a postal employee. Edwards was the first person in his family to attend college. He graduated with in 1974 from North Carolina State University, and later earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he also met his wife Elizabeth Anania.. They married in 1977 and have four children. Their first two, Wade and Cate, were born early in their marriage. Later, then sixteen year old Wade, was killed in a car accident. Following Wade's death, the Edwards had two more children, Emma Claire, born 1998, and Jack, born in 2000.
John Edwards and his wife have known the pain of great suffering. Losing one’s own child is the greatest fear of any parent. Knowing the otherwise unimaginable pain and the incalculable sense of loss that comes with the death of a young son, or daughter is part of who they are. As many other parents in America who have lost a child through accident, war, sickness, or violence John Edwards and his family also share the experience. As with many other American families, the Edwards have come through this terrible time knowing more than before, understanding that unknown part in all of us that allows us to endure and helps us to overcome that which seems overwhelming and impossible.
Strength of character is not common today in Washington. Over the past six years our halls of greatness in Washington D.C. have turned into passages known well by the elite and privileged. A place where corporate influence and the pursuit of personal gain and advantage has managed to drown the will of the people, where even those elected representatives of conscience and morals are quickly derailed or compromised, leaving them to no effect. I believe John Edwards has the strength of character and the moral temperance to overcome the forces in Washington that are so easily succumbed to and to overcome them for the sake of the greater good and security of the American people.
Before becoming a US Senator, Edwards was a personal injury attorney. He represented families and children, and specialized in corporate negligence and medical malpractice claims. The people he represented, in many cases, may have otherwise never had their day in court had John Edwards not represented them. I believe John Edwards has a sence of the people. Rich or poor, Afro-American, Hispanic,Caucasion, Asian or what ever, I believe he understands what the people expect from thier president and from their government.
Of the 2008 Democratic presidential contenders who voted to give President Bush authority to wage war in Iraq, only one, John Edwards, has openly and publicly stated his serious regret for having casts his vote in favor of the President. As with many others in Congress, he had no reason to believe the President had misled America into engaging militarily in Iraq.
Edwards called attention to his vote in fall 2005, writing an op-ed piece in The Washington Post that began with: "I was wrong."
"It wasn't just the weapons of mass destruction I was wrong about," Edwards said. "It's become absolutely clear - and I'm very critical of myself for this - looking back, that I should not have given the president this authority."
During a recent broadcast interview Edwards said he believes that "anybody who wants to be president of the United States has got to be honest and open, be willing to admit when they've done things wrong." I was wrong," Edwards said, but he added that voters should also consider "who has the depth, the maturity, the judgment to be president of the United States." I believe John Edwards has grown to the extent he stands alone in the flood of contenders to the Oval Office.
I believe he is qualified, ready, sincere and determined in his quest to do what is right for America and I have decided to support John Edwards for President.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marshall Adame is a retired US Marine Vietnam veteran who became an Aviation Management/Logistics consultant in 1992.
Marshall worked in the Kuwait recovery of 1992-93.
He the Senior Aviation Logistics Manager for Kaman Aerospace in Egypt US Government programs for four years.
Marshall was in Iraq from mid-2003 until late-2006 where:
In 2003 he was the US Coalition Airport Director for Basrah Int'l Airport in Iraq.
In 2004 he was VP for Aviation Development with The Sandi Group Int’l, Iraq.
In 2005 Marshall was a Department of State US Diplomatic Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and with the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) where he was on the staff of the National Coordination Team (NCT) in Baghdad.
Marshall returned to the USA in September 2006 and is currently on staff as a Senior Analyst for a DOD project.
Marshall and his wife Becky (3rd grade teacher) have been married for 37 years and have four children, Paul, Veronica, William and Benjamin, and eleven grandchildren.
Their sons William and Benjamin, served in Iraq in the US Army. William was wounded in action on July 2nd 2006.
Marshall and Becky reside in Jacksonville North Carolina. marshall_adame@yahoo.com
Note: Marshall Adame is a likely 2008 Democratic candidate for Congress in NC
By Marshall Adame
February 2007
The clamor for the White House is on. Clinton, Bush, Kerry, Obama, Gore, McCain and a fountain of other well known Washington insiders, themselves, for the most part, steeped in years of cozy relationships, cloak and dagger histories of deal making and inside political trading, not focused on Americas well being, but aimed and purposed for the retention of power or extending one’s influence.
We have, in Washington DC, political dynasties somehow permitted by the electorate to remain, in many cases, at the expense of America’s democratic health and vitality. We have permitted old money, old influence and all the political experience and seasoning it could buy to get us where we are today, drowning in two wars and a nine trillion dollar debt, trillion with a “T”.
America’s infrastructure is collapsing, and her education system is lagging behind many third world countries. Our reputation and standing in the world community has fallen off a cliff and over forty million of America’s citizens cannot get health insurance or earn enough income to put any away for a rainy day. Poverty in America is growing at an astounding rate.
The onslaught of attacks, by our government, on our personal liberties, in the name of keeping America safe, is unyielding and stifling freedom of thought, speech and the press, all of which represent the very foundations of a free society. The overreaching of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act and the Detainee Bill, are simultaneously chipping away at the very fabric of what makes America great; Freedom.
Health care issues are plaguing greater numbers of Americans, poverty is growing and security at our borders with Canada and Mexico is dismal. America’s international esteem, education and the inclusion of average Americans in the conscience of the person occupying the Oval office is all but absent.
America needs change. The American people want a new direction for our country. Change is a natural derivative of Democracy and it is the citizens of democracy who mandate the timetables for that change to occur. The time is now. Americans want our national esteem back. Leading the world in freedom and peace has been America’s hallmark. Strength and wisdom had been America’s calling card in the world and can be again. A new path, born of old traditions of principle, honor and integrity is America’s future.
Washington D.C.’s old blood has prevented the flow of free ideas and constructive participation. Freedom and liberty have been slowed in the pursuit of power and advantage in the Washington DC halls of power. We need a new leader. America needs a visionary. America needs the type of leadership that inspires us to be awed at the power of freedom and liberty. In our great history, these kinds of leaders have answered the calling of their country. Just to name a few;
George Washington, a man who would not be king.
Abraham Lincoln, a man of humility and awe inspiring presence and spiritual strength.
Harry Truman, an unassuming man of deep conviction and strength when America needed it.
Martian Luther King, a great man of peace, humility, suffering, example and leadership.
John F. Kennedy, who caught the world’s imagination and who inspired us all by leading us to be greater than our own circumstances and to reach just beyond our grasp.
Each one a great leader and a confirmation that, in the midst of chaos, calamity and uncertainty, a champion of the people and democracy can emerge to hold the lamp and lead the way. America needs a leader who can once again inspire us all to greatness, a leader who understands personal suffering and the humility of pain, born of humble beginnings and who has himself aspired to the American Dream. America needs John Edwards as the next President of the United States.
Edwards was born on June 10th, 1953 to Wallace R. Edwards and Kathryn Juanita Wade in Seneca, South Carolina. During John’s childhood the family finally eventually settled in Robbins, North Carolina where his father worked in a textile mill and his mother was a postal employee. Edwards was the first person in his family to attend college. He graduated with in 1974 from North Carolina State University, and later earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he also met his wife Elizabeth Anania.. They married in 1977 and have four children. Their first two, Wade and Cate, were born early in their marriage. Later, then sixteen year old Wade, was killed in a car accident. Following Wade's death, the Edwards had two more children, Emma Claire, born 1998, and Jack, born in 2000.
John Edwards and his wife have known the pain of great suffering. Losing one’s own child is the greatest fear of any parent. Knowing the otherwise unimaginable pain and the incalculable sense of loss that comes with the death of a young son, or daughter is part of who they are. As many other parents in America who have lost a child through accident, war, sickness, or violence John Edwards and his family also share the experience. As with many other American families, the Edwards have come through this terrible time knowing more than before, understanding that unknown part in all of us that allows us to endure and helps us to overcome that which seems overwhelming and impossible.
Strength of character is not common today in Washington. Over the past six years our halls of greatness in Washington D.C. have turned into passages known well by the elite and privileged. A place where corporate influence and the pursuit of personal gain and advantage has managed to drown the will of the people, where even those elected representatives of conscience and morals are quickly derailed or compromised, leaving them to no effect. I believe John Edwards has the strength of character and the moral temperance to overcome the forces in Washington that are so easily succumbed to and to overcome them for the sake of the greater good and security of the American people.
Before becoming a US Senator, Edwards was a personal injury attorney. He represented families and children, and specialized in corporate negligence and medical malpractice claims. The people he represented, in many cases, may have otherwise never had their day in court had John Edwards not represented them. I believe John Edwards has a sence of the people. Rich or poor, Afro-American, Hispanic,Caucasion, Asian or what ever, I believe he understands what the people expect from thier president and from their government.
Of the 2008 Democratic presidential contenders who voted to give President Bush authority to wage war in Iraq, only one, John Edwards, has openly and publicly stated his serious regret for having casts his vote in favor of the President. As with many others in Congress, he had no reason to believe the President had misled America into engaging militarily in Iraq.
Edwards called attention to his vote in fall 2005, writing an op-ed piece in The Washington Post that began with: "I was wrong."
"It wasn't just the weapons of mass destruction I was wrong about," Edwards said. "It's become absolutely clear - and I'm very critical of myself for this - looking back, that I should not have given the president this authority."
During a recent broadcast interview Edwards said he believes that "anybody who wants to be president of the United States has got to be honest and open, be willing to admit when they've done things wrong." I was wrong," Edwards said, but he added that voters should also consider "who has the depth, the maturity, the judgment to be president of the United States." I believe John Edwards has grown to the extent he stands alone in the flood of contenders to the Oval Office.
I believe he is qualified, ready, sincere and determined in his quest to do what is right for America and I have decided to support John Edwards for President.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marshall Adame is a retired US Marine Vietnam veteran who became an Aviation Management/Logistics consultant in 1992.
Marshall worked in the Kuwait recovery of 1992-93.
He the Senior Aviation Logistics Manager for Kaman Aerospace in Egypt US Government programs for four years.
Marshall was in Iraq from mid-2003 until late-2006 where:
In 2003 he was the US Coalition Airport Director for Basrah Int'l Airport in Iraq.
In 2004 he was VP for Aviation Development with The Sandi Group Int’l, Iraq.
In 2005 Marshall was a Department of State US Diplomatic Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and with the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) where he was on the staff of the National Coordination Team (NCT) in Baghdad.
Marshall returned to the USA in September 2006 and is currently on staff as a Senior Analyst for a DOD project.
Marshall and his wife Becky (3rd grade teacher) have been married for 37 years and have four children, Paul, Veronica, William and Benjamin, and eleven grandchildren.
Their sons William and Benjamin, served in Iraq in the US Army. William was wounded in action on July 2nd 2006.
Marshall and Becky reside in Jacksonville North Carolina. marshall_adame@yahoo.com
Note: Marshall Adame is a likely 2008 Democratic candidate for Congress in NC
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