"I ENDORSE EDWARDS"

[lame54]

ME
My credentials:
An American citizen
A tax-payer
A registered voter
A working stiff
A concerned law abiding member of my community

I may be no Ted Kennedy or NY Times but I am ME and John Edwards is my candidate for President of the United States
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZxOYF9ZAe0

[bobbolink]

1. "I Endorse Edwards"..... POOR, needs a champion in my corner!

:pals: lame 54!

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. No one else has accumulated the life experiences needed to fight

the influence of the corporate giants and good ole boy networks we're dealing with today.

[bobbolink]

8. Absolutely, and here the party is rushing to shoot themselves in the foot by ignoring said

experience.

:crazy:

:cry:

[The Backlash Cometh]

16. We cry together.

:cry::cry:

[neutron]

62. Edwards lost

and it is not fair to the winning candidates
to have him hang on and siphon votes.

They won fair and square, he needs to bow out
before he loses our respect.

[King Coal]

64. Speak for yourself. I want to win the election.

[SammyWinstonJack]

75. Good luck with that.

:crazy:

[liberalhistorian]

94. And it won't be won with Edwards as the

candidate, not even Dems are voting for him. If he had a chance, he'd be winning some of the primaries and he'd have won more of them in 2004. I agree with a lot of his message, he just has no chance.

[The Backlash Cometh]

68. You never gave him respect, or you wouldn't be spouting such dribble.

[Tyler Durden]

88. Actually, I think you mean "DRIVEL,"

And yes, they are spouting it. However, fanatic drooling: certain spoor of the committed OBAMAITE/HILBOT.

[The Backlash Cometh]

92. No, I meant dribble.

As in an old man who sits there muttering in his chair, spit dribbling down the side of his mouth.

[Tyler Durden]

126. Wouldn't that be drool?

Gives the thread a kick.

[The Backlash Cometh]

127. The british posters I use to debate against called it dribble.

I "met" them on an open british newsgroup pre-9/11 and the resident iconoclast socialists were constantly being attacked by the Tories, which seemed higher in number. The only people who the Tories liked making fun of more was us "undereducated" Merkins. They really had an easy job of putting us down. It took about a year for us to season, and learn how to debate properly, and then we had us some good fightin'. We were like divorced spouses.

God, I miss those days. But, 9/11 changed everything. Us left-leaning Americans didn't seem to have the heart to stick around for light banter anymore. There were bigger mysteries to unravel.

The brits were mostly retired gents with a penchant for cooking, and one astute Californian commented something to the effect that they were tired nuts, with tired nuts, talking about recipes with tired nuts.

[lame54]

77. which candidate is he siphoning votes from?

[Patchuli]

86. Oh so in other words, the rest of us

out here in the states that have not yet had a primary don't matter to those of you whose candidate has done well so far? I don't think so. Perhaps some of you should chill your jets and give the rest of us a chance to speak out in the voting booth? You make some big assumptions.

[bobbolink]

116. Democracy? What the hell is that? Some quaint, vintage concept?

:hi: :thumbsup:

[Patchuli]

122. Damn straight

and I know my candidate is doing a lot to center the two churlish candidates on to THE ISSUES which is what I want to hear, not who can sling the most crap pie! For that matter, I wish the celebrities jumping on bandwagons and doing anything other than maybe playing a rally would just quit it too. They are using their fame unwisely to influence. In this media-driven society, their word is weightier than it ought to be!

[liberalhistorian]

95. Yes, he's lost in the primaries so far, but there have only been

a few of them. Most of the country hasn't had a chance to speak yet. Are you saying that they shouldn't have a choice based on the voting of just a few states?

[bobbolink]

115. Ohhhhh, it's not FAAAIIIIRRRRRR.....

Here, here's a hanky.

Yup, your post just DRIPS with said respect.

:rofl:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

119. Siphoning votes? Hardly!

If Edwards voters wanted to vote for another candidate, they would. I assure you that no one is holding a gun to the heads of Edwards voters. In the GE we will vote for anyone who is the nominee, but we prefer it be him, we want it to be him, and in the interim, there's an added gift: he's explaining to the nation what no one wants to explain to them: that corporations have torn this country into pieces.

[smokey nj]

2. Me too!!!

[democrat2thecore]

3. As an Obama supporter - I'm glad you are sticking by your guy. Truly!

Edwards is a great candidate and deserves to have his supporters stick with him. He is bringing up issues that need to be addressed.

[lame54]

28. Thank you - There are a lot of negative posts...

and it is good to hear something to remind us that we are all in this together - thanks
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QUiEd0IHaDs

[NastyRiffraff]

5. He's got my endorsement!

Funny, I seem to have the same credentials, too!

[bobbolink]

7. Hurrah for Nasty!

:) :hi:

[asdjrocky]

6. Another proud endorsement here lame54!

[lame54]

35. Sweet

[asdjrocky]

39. All sweets back homey!

[Snotcicles]

9. Put my name on that growing list of endorsements. nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

76. Mine too.

:bounce:

[avaistheone1]

125. As anticipated

I unequivocally support John Edwards for our next president of the United States of America.

[ozone_man]

10. You may not be Ted Kennedy or the NY Times.

But I loved your video! I trust my gut to tell me who to support and Edwards is the one. He speaks the populist and progressive message that I respond to. As long as he's in, I'm in.

[bobbolink]

11. And it continues after NOV!!

His insight must lead us on to REAL CHANGE, and we are the ones who must create it!

[ozone_man]

22. I never give up.

And support anyone willing to carry the populist torch as well as Edwards has in this election. Can you imagine what the debates would have been like without Edwards? :)

[Tulkas]

12. maybe he can be Secretary of Labor or something.

He doesn't have a job, has not had one since he lost his senate seat.


I am fairly certain he would have a cabinet position in an Obama administration. I am not so sure about a Clinton one.


The Clinton's still have people they owe favors to from the Bill years. Also the "lobbyist" issue is one that they disagree on and I can't see either one moving toward the other.

[mac56]

14. Maybe he can be President or something.

And maybe you can shut up or something.

[lame54]

15. .

:spray: :rofl:

[pamela]

24. lmao

:rofl: I have tears from laughing at this post. Good for you, mac56!:toast:

[judaspriestess]

29. .........

:spray:

[Control-Z]

30. To mac56!!

:toast: :toast:

[Tulkas]

47. He has no viable path to the nomination, Denial is not a river

[mac56]

55. "Denial is not a river"

God, that's cute. Think that one up yourself, didja?

:eyes:

[bobbolink]

114. You're no fun when you don't get upset at......

DUMBASS SILLINESS...

:hi: :pals:

[mac56]

121. hee hee!

And there's so much of it here to go around, ain't there?!

:hi:

[frogcycle]

56. with all due respect...

wait - no respect is due; crawl back under your rock

[foxer]

63. Seems to be the only viable candidate

With Clinton and Obama supporters at WAR isn't he the only one we can vote for. If you people don't Unite and quit this squabbling the only choice will be to vote JRE or suffer the agony of defeat.

[liberalhistorian]

98. No, it isn't. And you're right, he doesn't have

a chance. Not even Dems are voting for him, and I don't see that changing.

[Cardboardurinal]

101. ???

So those 30% in Iowa, 15% in New Hampshire, and 18% in South Carolina don't count? I guess you are pushing the same idea as the Democratic Party...ignore the progressives and liberals who actually make up the base. They will vote for the nominee, we don't need to work for their vote...right?
But I guess you are technically correct...I am not a Democrat, they are too centrist for me. Go ahead and ignore the people who are the natural base of the party and we will get another Ralph Nader for you go scapegoat about for years.

[Pyrzqxgl]

108. Yup, I'm afraid this guy makes a lot of sense.

Progressives & Liberals have stuck with this party thru a lot of
years when it didn't stick up for them. You can't expect us to do
it forever.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

120. Here's my problem with that thinking:

First, there are still plenty of states left. Stranger things have happened than that a candidate that was 3rd, should win the nomination.
Second, his message is being listened to and that, to me, is more important than a million other thing.

[liberalhistorian]

96. He has no chance in the general election, frankly.

Maybe you can be a bit nicer or something. Telling people to shut up is pretty juvenile. Edwards has NOT had a job since 2004. I think he'd make a fantastic Attorney General or Secretary of Labor. We'd finally have a Labor Department that actually gave a damn about WORKERS instead of corporations first, last and always.

[mac56]

104. Really? Not nice enough?

Please shut up.

[liberalhistorian]

107. I will not do so simply because you stamp your foot and

jump up and down and demand it. If you are too childish and juvenile to make a point and argue your point without resorting to such infantile crap as "shut up", then don't expect people to listen to your point of view and/or argument. You are doing your candidate no favors by doing so.

[mac56]

109. Well then.

Just have a super-duper day, mmmmmkay?!

:eyes:

[liberalhistorian]

113. Oh, I have been and will

continue to have a super day. Thanks. :eyes:

[bobbolink]

117. Wow.... you saw him stamp his foot and jump up and down????

You must have quite a video setup.

I'm jealous.

[bobbolink]

118. When sHILL loses in November to a Wingnut, maybe you'll have the grace to

apologize for your snarkiness?

[unapatriciated]

82. We are not trying to find him a job!!!!

Unless it's the job of President.
He has done quite well for himself(in the past) and those with out a voice in the private sector. We want him to use those skills for all of us.

[mac56]

13. K & R

me too

[robbedvoter]

17. Beautifully said! Bravo!

[avaistheone1]

50. Edwards is our only hope.

Note sign in photograph: "HELP US...You're Our Only Hope"

[vanboggie]

85. Love that sign. It says it all!

I totally identify with it, too.

Vanboggie endorses Edwards! Mr. Vanboggie and many friends endorse JRE as well.

[thevoiceofreason]

18. I am an Obama supporter

But I think the world of John Edwards. He is a class act who can deliver the word. Amen.

[MissDeeds]

57. Thank you for this

You're a class act too - And welcome to DU! :hi:

[thevoiceofreason]

99. Thanks

Great folks -- and I don't mind the squabbling.

[Critters2]

19. Breaking: Critters endorses Edwards! Stop the presses!!

Take that, M$M!

[DianaForRussFeingold]

20. I respect you for that !

We don't need another American Idol!

John Edwards IS the leader we need!

[AmBlue]

21. Me, too!!!!

[CorpGovActivist]

23. Nice Beat!

I can boogie to the sound of your headline!

:woohoo:

- Dave

[GCP]

25. Me too

I'm still voting for him on Super Tuesday.

[Joe Chi Minh]

26. Wow! that's wonderful fighting talk. Just the spirit needed for the fray.

[lame54]

27. He's the only one that gives me hope

[Control-Z]

31. I too am here to say that John Edwards

can proudly add ME to his list of endorsers!

[Tennessee Gal]

32. My name is Tennessee Gal and I approve this message.

[lame54]

73. I approve your approval

[DianaForRussFeingold]

33. I forgot to mention

:patriot: I admire your tenacity and perseverance...
I love the video,-- it's my favorite song, now! You are so very inspiring...! :loveya: ThankYou! :yourock:

[lame54]

34. Have you seen this?...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QUiEd0IHaDs

[democrat2thecore]

36. What a GREAT video!!! Great job!!!!!!! AAAA++++

I know the subject line looks like ebay feedback. Sorry. Video was excellent!

[DianaForRussFeingold]

42. Wow,Love it! I didn't know you made that one!

After watching all your videos,I'm really impressed. You have a real gift, you can put songs and pictures to video--that say wakeup,do something... You have the best five star videos on YouTube,, I'm watching Life Uncommon for the third time, it's perfectly awesome!

[lame54]

67. "Life Uncommon" is actually my wife's...

unapatriciated

[southernleftylady]

37. me too! nt

[troubleinwinter]

38. Count me!

[deacon]

40. I also endorse Edwards. n/t

[unapatriciated]

41. I'm in

[Digit]

43. He is my candidate, too.

All the way.

[balantz]

44. I proudly endorse John Edwards, as he also endorses me!

:kick: :hide:
Now knock 'em DEAD at the debate John! We're still countin' on ya'!!
Let them super duper Tuesday voters know that the only place for their X is by the name of the most honorable John Edwards! Our man!

[lame54]

84. That's a great way to look at it...

Let's hope this attitude catches on

[stickernation]

97. JOHN EDWARDS ENDORSES YOU !!!

that is a really, really interesting way of looking at it.

wow, i think that would make a great campaign slogan.

that is exactly the way i feel about my own support for the Edwards candidacy.

FIGHT ON !!! tar heels never retreat !!!

-s

[balantz]

100. Yes, I'm talkin' 'bout democracy man!

Can we dig it?!

Please use the slogan if you think it will help! Since you mentioned it, I agree that it is a good idea. I will introduce it to the campaign website discussion thread, anyone else please do so if you like it. Who needs big-wig, Washington insider endorsements for someone who is campaigning for the people?

How about this one? "JOHN EDWARDS AND THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA ENDORSE DEMOCRACY!"

Use it up! Any more ideas?

[glowing]

45. Got to say: Awesome and our endorsements mean more to him

than any "super-star"...

[and-justice-for-all]

46. Edwards, a true progressive...!!! nt

[Kool Kitty]

48. He's got my vote.

[JDPriestly]

49. I do too.

Same claims to fame.

[laststeamtrain]

51. Yep yep yep. K & R. n/t

[desertflamingo]

52. me too!!

i'm not rich.
i'm not famous.
i'm not a politician.
i endorse john edwards.

EDWARDS '08

[liberalla]

53. I endorse John Edwards

because he'll put a leash on corporate ownership of America.

Onwards, Upwards, Edwards. 2008

[sazemisery]

54. Hey that's ME to a "T". K&R n/t

[MissDeeds]

58. I endorse Edwards, too

He's the candidate for The People and not special interests or corporations.
No one else even comes close.

:kick:

[Kermitt Gribble]

59. Add me to that list, too!! eom

[bdamomma]

60. me too.

[foxer]

61. I Endorse him, and he endorsed my check

[Veracious]

65. Edwards 08!

His life time of work for justice is god enough for me.

[7horses]

66. Right on!!!!

:yourock:

[jwirr]

69. I have a question. When these super deligates endorse a candidate

do they have to remain committed to that candidate at the convention. It is my understanding that they are at the convention in order to help if it is a brokered convention. Can they override a clear majority?

[golddigger]

70. Add another one to that list.

I'm with John all the way baby!!!:hi: :woohoo: :kick:

[zalinda]

71. I support John Edwards

with what little money I have.
with what little voice I have.
and with what little power I have.
He speaks for me.

zalinda

[PATRICK]

72. the primary as it stands

where Edwards is beginning to be seen as the "spoiler" by both the other candidates(but who gains the most if he simply bows out prematurely?) AND by a a bumbling, split and fairly awkward(God bless them) party leadership.

This may very well be a JFK type of year where the voters are trapped in a naivete but an overwhelming instinct for change- with no incumbency shrewd Dick Nixon riding gravitas in a dull time toward continuity. I see a lot of the positioning and mistakes and glorious effectiveness of pure charisma in this analogy. The clever awkwardness of JFK dealing with his religion, beefing up the Cold Warrior image with the dangerous missile gap talk which sent Ike over the wall, realizing that no matter who won the military industrial complex would rule even military common sense. In any event, a critical difference is the total crap the GOP has created and the pressure of facts under the lid much greater than even the instinctual perception of the masses. And the economy tanks big time which is not the third rail but the oncoming train itself about to run over the party in power.

Edwards has not lost. The others have powered through a few odd contests and have attained the perception of momentum. In that momentum as in 2004, edwards may be derailed, eventually, but this time there are two, count them, two powerful campaigns on a collision course. The normal options are these: one or the others crushes the other and attains enough delegates, neither gains enough but Edwards has more than enough to broker a more progressive platform not as a McGovern but more of a Dr. dean to give the party the shot forward it needs so desperately, or the long shot collapse of one or both candidates paving the way for Edwards to break through. In none of those scenarios does it even make any sense for edwards to drop out.

It only makes sense in the pocket calculators of campaign managers of the other campaigns who in divvying up the edwards likely voters see and advantage here and there in the shallow contest aspect that so far has frozen out those voters and Edwards and DK and others. Screw them all. There are plenty of liberals now rallying in ORGANIZED progression for Obama to stop the worst from happening in the fall, showing their rebellion against the method and substance of the loosely described "DLC" do-nothing wing which has so frustrated the various elements of the most liberal wing(traditional liberals, progressives, the Black Caucus) and is responsible in large part for hobbling past campaigns into vulnerability.

Edwards is still very much a vital voice for party members where it counts. If there is a further element of whether he might be a vital component of a "stop Hillary" or "stop the party wounding" argument, we will have to hear those cases after Super Tuesday. The RFK effect, in essence a challenge to the very powers of destruction themselves, ALSO continues and maybe be heard with each vote we cast to empower it. Morally and in the long run it is the necessary right thing to do and politically it is not all merely destructive and hopeless. At this moment it reflects, unfortunately or not, the percentage of aware populations for the most pointed change and reforms, which is not enough to win so long as the lid stays on the knowledge bomb and maybe not even after it comes off.

I want both my Kennedys to continue so by both prongs the DLC disaster is brought to an end and the fall is made all the stronger for it. That is this moment. Things might look different after the next round of primaries but as for chunks of real delegates and percentages all three possibilities and what Edwards stands for and for whom make it his duty to stay in.

A much more moral case could be made, though it is humanly impossible for any candidate I have ever known to act on it at this moment, is that the Clintons are eating their rationale and their likelihood of winning in the fall alive at great peril to everything far beyond mere party success- which is suffering stark attrition in the ripples in the shallow pool. While the handwriting is on the wall, still it is too soon to make that case until the real large voting coming up.

I wouldn't worry about any media memes or pressure from the other two camps. There is probably no worst case scenario where Edwards enables Hillary to gain anymore percentage than she would or Obama any less
that he couldn't give back again as a force for the progressive agenda. Should one or the other prove themselves obviously unfit for November, even if that one is slightly ahead in delegates, or the fluff-upped agenda platform, this is EXACTLY the principled well reasoned check in this starry eyed hoopla on the brink of world crisis we would like to have in place for the common man to be kingmaker.

In the best case scenario- realistically unlikely in my experience unless something truly unprecedented happens- Edwards might even win. So start the begging. Knee pads and all. It is nice to be appreciated.

[klook]

78. EXCELLENT post!

Thanks for absolutely nailing the rationale for Edwards to stay in the fight and force consideration of the working person's agenda. I'm bookmarking this for inspiration and reference, and I look forward to reading more of your posts.
:yourock:

[peacock]

74. Bravo!

I also endorse JRE, as an American Citizen who wants someone in office who stands up for me!

[DiverDave]

79. He got my vote on '04 and he'll get it again.

dave

[redqueen]

80. Sweet. I endorse him, too!

Single mom, lifelong Dem voter & former Kucitizen here. :)

[BrklynLiberal]

81. I'm with you.

[BonnieJW]

83. I will vote for Edwards in our primary.

I will hope that I have the opportunity to cast my vote for him in the fall as well.

[Andy823]

87. So do I

My Credentials:

American citizen
Tax payer
Registered voter
Veteran
Parent
Small business owner

And most important of all, sick and tired of the way things have gone since Bush took control, who wants "REAL" change in this country, not just more talk!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OzarkDem]

89. Best endorsement of all!

[erebusman]

90. sent in my early primary voter ballot today...

filled in the "Edwards" slot. Had been thinking very hard about whether to do Kucinich or Edwards .. unfortunately the decision has now been made easy.

peace

[RayOfHope]

91. Another endorsement here too! n/t

[earth mom]

93. Me too! Who gives a damn who the power elite endorse?

They aren't the ones losing jobs, houses and living paycheck to paycheck! :argh:

[balantz]

102. How about this one to knock 'em out of the water?

"JOHN EDWARDS AND THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA ENDORSE DEMOCRACY!"

Or something like that.

[balantz]

103. OR:

"JOHN EDWARDS ENDORSES THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA"

[Seabiscuit]

105. No! I'M SPARTACUS!

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[cordelia]

106. My endorsement is for Mr. John Edwards

Voted for him before, and will again on February 5.

[Pyrzqxgl]

111. Edwards Is the only Democrat who can win in November!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[caseycoon]

110. I'm for Edwards! n/t

[Myrina]

112. Same here!

I wasn't too fond of him in '04 (I was a Deaniac) but without a Feingold candidacy, John's the only progressive/populist in the race.

:patriot: Go Johnny, Go !! :patriot:

[Raksha]

123. Another Edwards endorsement here! n/t

[ProudBlue08]

124. I also endorse Edwards

because he represents me! :)