Would Hil & Obama PLEASE flame out so we can discuss some GOOD candidates?

[elehhhhna]

Flame away.

[xultar]

1. Bravo...like Biden.

[elehhhhna]

8. yep

[kansasblue]

20. Look forward to everyone trashing Biden when he's leading in the polls.

go BIDEN!

Joe's right!

[Jennifer C]

22. Biden is excellent

:thumbsup:

[Blue_Roses]

25. me too

I don't understand why he isn't further in the polls.

[aquart]

2. Nobody's stopping you.

Or, I guess, paying attention to your candidate, either.

[K Gardner]

7. Case in point. They can't stop themselves. n/t

[SoFlaJet]

3. like Edwards

you know a candidate that can win

[elehhhhna]

9. yep

[progressivebydesign]

4. Would people take their hatred of democratic candidates to anti-democratic boards?

I have a few in mind...

[elehhhhna]

10. "hatred" is YOUR word, not mine.

[Warpy]

12. Look at the recs, seems there's a lot of agreement with the sentiment

I'd like to see a lot more discussion of the positive attributes of Biden, Edwards, Kucinich, Richardson, Dodd, and even Gravel. They're getting lost because of all the redundant threads pro and con for the media darlings.

Enough, already. Since this is one of the few places people can read about the other six candidates, it would be nice if their voices weren't being drowned out.

[elehhhhna]

13. yep. thank you.

[sandnsea]

5. Ah, the "high road" supporters n/t

[K Gardner]

6. Nice wish, but I don't see it happening. Quite unfortunate. I thought

yesterday was bad, but I've seen some of the vilest posts today. Ergo, I either stay away from GD-P or hide threads.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

11. Unfortunately they ARE good candidates

But I fear only in the primary.
I like our chances better in the general with Dodd.

[Dawgs]

14. Like who?

The other GOOD candidates that voted for Bush's war like Edwards, Biden, and Dodd. Or the ones that are so GOOD that they can't get above 3% in any poll.

:shrug:

[emilyg]

15. You start..

[gowexler]

16. Let's talk platform- what do we want from our presidential candidate?

Dennis' stance on the issues
1. US out of Iraq * 12 point plan
2. Universal Health Care
3. Jobs and Withdrawal from NAFTA and WTO
4. Repeal the Patriot Act
5. Guaranteed Quality Education, Pre-K Through College
6. Full Social Security Benefits at Age 65
7. End the Drug War
8. Fair Elections with Paper Ballots
9. Environmental Renewal and Clean Energy
10. Restored Rural Communities and Family Farms

[troubleinwinter]

17. Much of the noisy racket is INTENDED to drown discussion of other candidates. It won't cease.

Keeps the focus off other candidates that are worthy.

Are all the noisemakers legitimate supporters of their 'candidates'? Or just making sure that there is so much cacophony of bullshit, that we find it difficult to have good serious conversations of some candidates that truly should be part of our Democratic discussions?

[rucky]

19. Yep.

They don't care why or how, as long as they stay in the spotlight.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

24. Indeed Sen Dodd did a great job on the holding off the retro active immunity for telco's bill,

Sen. Biden has been spot on in his analysis of the international affairs, Gov Richardson has impressive diplomatic credentials as well as an in depth understanding of the immigration issue and he opposes the "war on drugs" and Rep. Kucinich, well, I have yet to find a single issue of his on which I disagree.

The sniping between the Sen Obama and Sen Clinton camps, in particular, has been ridiculous static in the middle of our discussion about this most important election.

The worst of it are the newbies whose express purpose here on DU seems to be tearing down any other candidate who is not theirs. Interestingly, there are some of these vitriolic posters who never seem to explain why their candidate is worthy of one's consideration, at least not in a way that resonates.

Fortunately, there are many more who are gracious in their support of their candidate and recognize we're all in this together.

The newbie partisan vipers are quite unpleasant. And, like you, I question their ultimate agendas.

I now understand why longtime posters here warned of how much things here can SUCK during the whirling vortex of the primaries. MKJ

[FogerRox]

18. I gotta admit, I kinda agree.

[JeffR]

21. K & R!

and if I could rec this 20 times, or even just twice, I would.

Thanks!

[blondeatlast]

23. Sickening, isn't it? Our strongest are ignored by the MSM--and here.

I'm still undecided and would love to debate the merits and shortcomings of our QUALITY candidates.

K&R.

[Omaha Steve]

26. I'll take any Dem over any Rep for President

I'm not going to flame anybody among our candidates in my Party!

[Miss Chybil]

27. Discuss away...

Do you need permission to discuss your "good" candidates? Most people who wish to display their superior mental powers and discernment simply bloviate for paragraphs railing against whomever may be the front-runner and sometimes even throw in a few paragraphs promoting the fine qualities in the person they believe should be the front-runner. Little do they realize, were their choice to be the front-runner, there would be plenty of reasons for him/her not to be! So... join the crowd. No reason to ask for certain front-runners to disappear. There will always be a new one to replace him/her. That's the thing about being in front, or in back, there is always somebody there, and always somebody to wish there wasn't.