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Thread ID: 12062 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2004-01-28
2004-01-28 19:08 | User Profile
This is a pretty good article about John Edwards. Every time I listen to that man, I feel
like he's trying to sell me something that doesn't work. God help this country if he ever
gets elected.
The title is "The Truth About Sen. John Edwards
Link: [url]http://politicallyright.com/article165.htm[/url]
Quote: "I must give Senator John Edwards his due: the man is a phenomenal public speaker. He
could have been a sideshow huckster, or a salesman of 80 proof Indian elixirs in dry
counties.
For instance, he once claimed to channel the spirit of a child. 'I feel her, I feel her
presence,' he said in a malpractice lawsuit on behalf of Jennifer Campbell. 'She's inside me
and she's talking to you. And this is what she says to you. She says, I don't ask for your
pity. What I ask for is your strength. And I don't ask for your sympathy, but I do ask for
your courage.'"
2004-01-28 22:43 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Buddy]As Americans become more familiar with John Edwards, they are likely to agree with Sen. Santorum, who went on to say, "The basic perception in the Republican caucus was that this guy is just an empty suit, that he just simply doesn't understand."[/QUOTE]Sounds like Dubbya doesn't he?
The more I look at the slate of candidates Pubbie and Rat, the more I'm convinced of the virtues of a third party this year.
I think Pat in 2000 was just the right guy at the wrong time. The bitter struggle between pubbies and Clinton overshadowed all other issues.
The right third party candidate by contrast this year could have great influence. There really is a sizable body of disgusted pubbies that might just stay home. A good third party candidate might be just the ticket to stir things up.
2004-01-29 01:33 | User Profile
"The right third party candidate by contrast this year could have great influence. There really is a sizable body of disgusted pubbies that might just stay home. A good third party candidate might be just the ticket to stir things up."
I wholeheartedly agree with your basic thrust. The problem is that no one seems to be stepping up to the plate. The Constitution Party's Michael Peroutka seems like a decent fellow, but his website doesn't explain whether he's for or against the war in Iraq (its nice to know he opposed to any foreign war lacking a formal Congressional declartion thereof, but the real question needs to be, would he have asked Congress for such a resolution against Iraq?). My email from a week ago, asking him (very politely) to explain his position on the war, has gone unanswered. Regardless, his campaign doesn't seem to be doing very much and I doubt he'll be a much bigger factor than Howard Phillips was during the last three election cycles. The Libertarian Party seems set to nominate another Randroid who enjoys focusing on legalizing drugs & prostitution and generally making himself as unelectable as possible. The America First Party seem a trifle moribund, although I haven't given up hope they might yet recover. The Reform Party? Who knows? But since the America First Party is made up of the Buchananites that were formerly part of the Reform Party, it seems unlikely to nominate anyone worth voting for. Am I forgetting anyone? I don't think so. Why the Constitution, Libertarian and America First Parties (and other little mini-parties, like the American Independent Party and such) can't just merge, if only for the purposes of the quadrennial presidential election, and all nominate the same ticket, is beyond me. Its silly to have three or more rightists all trying (and generally failing) to each get over 0.5% of the vote....This year is a golden opportunity to break the 5% threshhold that would enable us to garner pubic funding next time around. We ought to be taking it, but of course, we are not. What is it about political parties that makes them congenitally incapable of acting in their own best interests? (Other than the Democrats, of course, who always know which side of their bread is smeared with kosher butter).
2004-01-31 23:50 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Buddy]This is a pretty good article about John Edwards. Every time I listen to that man, I feel like he's trying to sell me something that doesn't work. God help this country if he ever gets elected.'"[/QUOTE]
Every time I see that man, I see someone who is neither a Jew himself, nor married to a Jew, nor groveling before Israel or the Jewish Lobby. God help the country if they get elected--things can always get worse.
Edwards has got my vote.
JW
2004-02-01 00:33 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Jean West]Edwards has got my vote.[/QUOTE]
You're a registered Democrat who can vote for him in your state's primary?