Ralph, (Read Their Lips), They Want NO MORE BUSH

[DinahMoeHum]

Hot off Buzzflash, from an editor/translator of Le Monde (France):
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/04/02/con04078.html

(snip)
You fling back the decrepit Democratic Party and the deadening American electoral system at your American critics.

But you never, ever, mention anything outside the narrow confines of the American political system.

Shall I tell you what the rest of the planet wants?

They do not want to hear about ''more voices and choices."

-- They Want NO MORE BUSH.

They do not want to hear about ''large areas of agreement with the undersigned on policy matters and political reforms."

-- They Want NO MORE BUSH.

They do not want to hear about ''the Democratic Party's stagnation, the corporatist Democratic Leadership Council and its domination by Big Money."

-- They Want NO MORE BUSH.

They do not want to hear about ''a tawdry electoral system -- ridden with fraud and manipulation."

-- They Want NO MORE BUSH.

(snip)
(capital letters are my emphasis - FZ)

:kick:

[Melodybe]

1. AMEN! Don't be an asshole, vote Dem 2004!

[Guaranteed]

6. Nah.

I think I'll be an asshole. The DLC has been nothing but a bunch of assholes to me- and all of us.

[indigo32]

7. But the DLC isn't the point

the entire FRIKKIN WORLD is.

[Snivi Yllom]

9. Here's another a-hole supposedly representing us.

Daschle satisfied with war progress
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/02/20/news/local/news05 ....
By Denise Ross, Journal Staff Writer

PIERRE - Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., on Thursday praised the Bush administration's war and nation-building work in Iraq and said he has no serious concerns about the lack of weapons of mass destruction.

Daschle told state chamber of commerce representatives meeting in the South Dakota capital that he is satisfied with the way things are going in Iraq.

"I give the effort overall real credit," Daschle said. "It is a good thing Saddam Hussein is no longer in power. It is a good thing we are democratizing the country."

He said he is not upset about the debate over pre-war intelligence on weapons of mass destruction, an issue that has dogged President Bush as Democratic presidential contenders have slogged through the primary season.

[library_max]

10. South Dakota has gone Republican in the last nine presidential elections.

So, what, you want a REAL Republican senator to replace Daschle? Somebody who would always vote with them on leadership, committee assignments, filibuster cloture, and everything else? Because that's the only alternative.

What's Daschle got to do with this thread anyway?

[mikehiggins]

2. Seems pretty obvious to me. Mother Earth wants no more Bush.

How about it Ralph? Listen to momma.

[ozone_man]

12. Mother Earth doesn't want Kerry to drill in ANWR.

That's what I heard from AFLCIO comments on Hardball. Did Kerry make a deal with them for union support? I'm just asking the questions.

But to me, Kerry seems only slightly better for mother Earth than Bush. I'm looking for real change and until I see it, I'm not buying.

[sadiesworld]

3. ABB-an international obligation.

[mhr]

4. Can't Agree, Run Ralph Run! Send The DLC Packing!

eom

[library_max]

11. How is that going to happen?

The more Nader hurts the Democrats, the more they need the DLC. He's driving the party right, because it has to get votes somewhere.

[ozone_man]

13. You've got it backwards.

It's because the DLC/DNC is so far right that gives power to Nader and 3rd party efforts. Nobody was mentioning Nader in 1992 or 1996. But by 2000, after the DLC had risen to prominence, it gave Nader real power. He may have even more power in 2004, since the DLC is now merging with the Republicans. If you look like a duck (IWR), quack like a duck (Patriot Act), and walk like a duck (NCLB), then you are, in all likelihood, a duck (Republican).

Wasn't it Clinton who got us into this free trade fiasco that has resulted in exporting millions of jobs? Wasn't it Clinton who presided during the period when the stock market bubble reached obscene levels, and which resulted in many people losing their savings?

We are talking about tweedle dee and tweedle dum here and Nader knows how to expose this.

[library_max]

14. That doesn't change the practicalities of the situation one iota.

Political parties exist to get their candidates elected. If a splinter party pulls votes away from the left, the most leftward of the two main parties has to make up those votes somewhere. If they could afford to pander to the base without losing necessary swing/center votes, they'd already have done it. Since they can't, they have no choice but to go farther right and try to build a majority wherever they can find one.

Voters on the left have a choice. They can support the major party nearest to their interests or they can vote for candidates who can't win and leave the real decisions to others. The party has no choice. It has to go where the votes are. If there aren't enough votes on the left because of Nader, it has to go elsewhere to find them. No choice.

[IconoclastIlene]

5. Retirement can be nice..thanks for saving me from the corvair

But just please....take a breather...no more Bush..no more Bush...i'll stop wearing my seat belts if you run....yes, I will.

Or launch a campaign; Bring Back the Corvair!!!

[indigo32]

8. Kick because the DLC is not the point

eom

[ShaneGR]

15. He just doesn't get it

He can't get away with taking right-wing money and trying to help Bush get another term, AGAIN. I can't wait until he has to release a financial report. And wherever that guy goes, a few hundred will gather to scorn him.