tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post7585370882712900910..comments2024-03-05T21:04:43.133-05:00Comments on The Cahokian: 2, El Diablitoishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-87581558853492886012011-04-20T19:59:52.342-04:002011-04-20T19:59:52.342-04:00I'm not anti-third party candidates but timing...I'm not anti-third party candidates but timing is everything. Someone with a good knowledge of this might shed some light on the subject. But with the teabagging splintering of the Republican party that is going on who knows maybe a viable non-mainstream candidate could get elected. But I would not be willing to pay the price if the cost was letting a TB-er get elected.Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-38290072565487448492011-04-19T15:03:45.083-04:002011-04-19T15:03:45.083-04:00Gore ran as an empty suit and happily conceded the...Gore ran as an empty suit and happily conceded the stolen election to Bush. Nader just confused things. I voted for Nader because I knew that California was gong to go to Gore and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to protest. Other than that very slight disagreement I think you've done a great job of summing up our predicament. I'm going to vote for Obama because, for all practical purposes there is no such thing as a left in American politics. Unfortunately there most certainly is a dangerous and extreme right in American politics.Your driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406948739451124566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-7018441478581429452011-04-19T15:00:00.124-04:002011-04-19T15:00:00.124-04:00Miles, a closer reading of what I said does not ma...Miles, a closer reading of what I said does not make that statement. I said what is factual, that the strongest third party run in recent history ended with a Republican victory. Even if you're right that the election result was not the <i>fault</i> of Nader's run, it doesn't change the fact that every last person who voted for Nader threw their vote away. Was Gore a great candidate? Of course not. Was Bush's victory disastrous? Ask the Iraqi people.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-10707861401996745322011-04-19T14:43:46.684-04:002011-04-19T14:43:46.684-04:00You repeat the "Nader was a Spoiler for Gore ...You repeat the "Nader was a Spoiler for Gore in 2000" lie. Even if you believe it to be true, the facts do not support your claim. It assumes that everyone who voted for Nader, particularly in Florida, would have voted for Gore if Nader wasn't on the ballot. Well perhaps not "everyone" but enough to make a difference. The exit polling does not support this claim. Gore won that election, Bush stole it, and Gore's weak numbers were his fault and the fault of the Democratic Party. No one else. When Democrats keep perpetuating that myth, you just look weak and unwilling to engage in self-examination. There is an alternative to the duopoly, The Green Party. Here are the details as to why the myth of Nader causing Gore to "lose" in 2000, is bunk: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/positions/stillblaming.shtmlMiles Mendenhallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001937645659144873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-32250477198629226282011-04-19T07:04:13.652-04:002011-04-19T07:04:13.652-04:00Thanks Annie. And i do know that we differ in our ...Thanks Annie. And i do know that we differ in our past experiences and conclusions. People rightly distrust what they perceive of as ideology...I think because it sounds like you have to embrace political belief like a religion. In truth I'm not actually sure I'm even capable of following a religion like a religion... good religion like good political theory should expand your mind, expand your experience and understanding of the world and make your efforts and life's work more effective. <br /><br />Anyway thank YOU right back.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-47794309816117029332011-04-18T22:39:24.334-04:002011-04-18T22:39:24.334-04:00Better the devil you know!
Massively well written...Better the devil you know!<br /><br />Massively well written - I am passing this one on. You know ish, as far as ideology goes you are farther left than I am, but I have so much respect for how you pose your arguments I always listen. You never seem mean spirited in your concerns and I find that so important.<br /><br />If the election were held today I too would vote for Obama again. Hard to say what can happen in two years, but the thought that this country could be run by the likes of Palin, Trump or Bachmann is truly frighting. I won't not vote - I'll take the devil I know, because I believe the heart of that devil is in the right place.<br /><br />I don't always like the compromise that politics requires but I can understand it. I am becoming more aware each day the evil that corporate power has become. Perhaps I grow closer to your ideology as each day passes.<br /><br />Thank you again for a thoughtful post.Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.com