I have to say...
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In general I find Moore to be a problem more than part of the solution but I do applaud these things he said:
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A candidate who says things like this: "I absolutely believe to my soul that this corporate greed and corporate power has an ironclad hold on our democracy." Whoa. We haven't heard anyone talk like that in a while, at least not anyone who is near the top of the polls. I suspect this is why Edwards is doing so well in Iowa, even though he has nowhere near the stash of cash the other two have. He won't take the big checks from the corporate PACs, and he is alone among the top three candidates in agreeing to limit his spending and be publicly funded. He has said, point-blank, that he's going after the drug companies and the oil companies and anyone else who is messing with the American worker. The media clearly find him to be a threat, probably because he will go after their monopolistic power, too. This is Roosevelt/Truman kind of talk. That's why it's resonating with people in Iowa, even though he doesn't get the attention Obama and Hillary get -- and that lack of coverage may cost him the first place spot tomorrow night. After all, he is one of those white guys who's been running things for far too long.Edwards is the only one of the three front-runners who has a universal health care plan that will lead to the single-payer kind all other civilized countries have. His plan doesn't go as fast as I would like, but he is the only one who has correctly pointed out that the health insurance companies are the enemy and should not have a seat at the table.
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I'm not Michael Moore and I have already endorsed John Edwards and some of the reasons why are in Moore's statement above. In some ways I think I'd rather Mr. Moore keep his endorsements to himself (I know he didn't make any...sort of) because he, like Hillary, is a lightning rod for trouble from right wing loons. I am not sitting on my thumb waiting for Al Gore to ride to the rescue. Edwards has stepped into the fray and is putting himself out there for us in this fight while Gore picks other battles. That's fine but as I see it Edwards has earned my support and I see no reason not to stick by the guy.
For the record Hillary is my UFO candidate, not Kucinich. UFO being "unfortunate fucking obscenity" in this case...something there is plenty of in US politics...but I'm sure you've all noticed that. We live, or at least I live, in a world of apples. By the way, happy new year everybody and thanks for being my cyber pals for so long...maybe I'm easier to put up with on the internets...ha!
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'The only way to avoid getting crushed by absurdity, is to humbly include the absurd in our calculations.'
'The only way to avoid getting crushed by absurdity, is to humbly include the absurd in our calculations.'
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In general I find Moore to be a problem more than part of the solution but I do applaud these things he said:
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A candidate who says things like this: "I absolutely believe to my soul that this corporate greed and corporate power has an ironclad hold on our democracy." Whoa. We haven't heard anyone talk like that in a while, at least not anyone who is near the top of the polls. I suspect this is why Edwards is doing so well in Iowa, even though he has nowhere near the stash of cash the other two have. He won't take the big checks from the corporate PACs, and he is alone among the top three candidates in agreeing to limit his spending and be publicly funded. He has said, point-blank, that he's going after the drug companies and the oil companies and anyone else who is messing with the American worker. The media clearly find him to be a threat, probably because he will go after their monopolistic power, too. This is Roosevelt/Truman kind of talk. That's why it's resonating with people in Iowa, even though he doesn't get the attention Obama and Hillary get -- and that lack of coverage may cost him the first place spot tomorrow night. After all, he is one of those white guys who's been running things for far too long.Edwards is the only one of the three front-runners who has a universal health care plan that will lead to the single-payer kind all other civilized countries have. His plan doesn't go as fast as I would like, but he is the only one who has correctly pointed out that the health insurance companies are the enemy and should not have a seat at the table.
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I'm not Michael Moore and I have already endorsed John Edwards and some of the reasons why are in Moore's statement above. In some ways I think I'd rather Mr. Moore keep his endorsements to himself (I know he didn't make any...sort of) because he, like Hillary, is a lightning rod for trouble from right wing loons. I am not sitting on my thumb waiting for Al Gore to ride to the rescue. Edwards has stepped into the fray and is putting himself out there for us in this fight while Gore picks other battles. That's fine but as I see it Edwards has earned my support and I see no reason not to stick by the guy.
For the record Hillary is my UFO candidate, not Kucinich. UFO being "unfortunate fucking obscenity" in this case...something there is plenty of in US politics...but I'm sure you've all noticed that. We live, or at least I live, in a world of apples. By the way, happy new year everybody and thanks for being my cyber pals for so long...maybe I'm easier to put up with on the internets...ha!
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'The only way to avoid getting crushed by absurdity, is to humbly include the absurd in our calculations.'
'The only way to avoid getting crushed by absurdity, is to humbly include the absurd in our calculations.'
