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TucsonGreen Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:31 PM
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Green Party DID NOT Endorse Kucinich
The Arizona Green Party has not, nor do we intend to, endorse any Democratic candidate for President (including Kucininch). Whoever posted the previous message to this board is spreading misinformation. We also have no intention of encouraging our members to register as Democrats. In fact, we are actively recruiting new Green Party registrations all over Arizona.

Sam Ritchie
Treasurer, Arizona Green Party
sam@progressivist.org
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wuushew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:32 PM
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1. Me thinks the Greens set their bar too high
Edited on Wed Aug-06-03 01:39 PM by wuushew
Really if they don't like Kucinich then they are not going to like anybody
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:41 PM
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8. hard to like Kucinich when he's a Democrat
ya know? different political party and all
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wheresthemind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:37 PM
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2. Its ridiculous...
If the Greens came out and endorsed this man they could not only help return the Democratic party to its origins like they always want to, but would have one hell of a shot at the presidency.

I'm not tough on Greens usually but by not supporting Dennis I think it makes ya'll look very hypocritical.
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SyracuseDemocrat Donating Member (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:38 PM
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3. Well...
Edited on Wed Aug-06-03 01:38 PM by SyracuseDemocrat
What did you expect? They are the Green meanies after all...
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:43 PM
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12. better than Libertarians
sheesh!
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chadm Donating Member (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:39 PM
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4. You have to remember that..
Greens don't see themselves as disgruntled Dems. YOU see us that way.

If you understood the Green Platform, you'd realize that it has nothing in common with the Dem platform.

Would you endorse a Republican candidate just becuase he says the right things?
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:42 PM
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10. chadm...you hit it right on the head
Edited on Wed Aug-06-03 01:42 PM by trumad
and that is exactly why Greens shouldn't be on a Democratic Forum!

Thanks for clearing that up!
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:44 PM
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13. Greens have every right to be here. (nt)
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:47 PM
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17. Well then fucking invite the repukes in to DU...
Why the fuck not! Are they an opposition party too. You heard the dude up above... The Greens have nothing to do with the Democrats and they want to beat the Dems just as bad as the repukes!

Fuck the whiny little Greens!
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:50 PM
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19. They are liberal/progressive, and DU is better for their company
Their strategy is debatable, but the benefit of their viewpoint to this board is indisputable.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:52 PM
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21. poor tru...Greens are better liberals than Democrats and it GNAWS on you
:nopity:
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:44 PM
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14. "democratic" forum
not "Democratic"
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chadm Donating Member (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:55 PM
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23. Right...
let me just modify all my core beliefs so I don't get booted off this board. LOL.

Believe me, if they kick me out of here I'll survive. Talk to the mods about it.
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indigo32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:48 PM
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18. Good point
I always go back to the Republican platform and think... no way in hell.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:40 PM
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5. Thank you for the clarification. (nt)
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:41 PM
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6. Who said they did?
I might have missed the thread, but the only tale I heard was that Nader thought Kucinich was a good choice for Democrats, and that Kucinich wants to try to appeal to Greens.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:41 PM
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7. It was in LBN a while back (nt)
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:42 PM
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11. well, that's useless
but thanks
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demdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:23 PM
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28. HERE IT IS
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=52397&mesg_id=52397
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:27 PM
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30. Here Lies a Disruptor n/t
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:42 PM
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32. Yes...
he was tombstoned for using a personal name of a Dean worker in Az. he seemed to be at odds with there.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:41 PM
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31. from a KERRY SUPPORTER no less
:eyes:
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:42 PM
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9. Greens marginalize themselves again
No surprise. The Working Families party is better anyway.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:45 PM
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15. coming from somebody who thinks Gephardt is a good choice for president
:eyes:
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:59 PM
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25. yep
having known many Green party organizers in my lifetime, I think their hearts are in the rights place, and their heads in the clouds.

They will never amount to more than a spoiler party - but so far they can't even get that right.
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:47 PM
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16. This is bizarre
So I went and found the origanal post. Here it is:

The Arizona Green Party has decided to ENDORSE DENNIS KUCINICH!

( a friend of mine,out in Arizona who is the ((editing to protect the innocent)), just called me)

EVERY GREEN PARTY member of Arizona, all 40,000+ of them are going to register DEMOCRAT for the election!

THIS IS THE BIGGEST WAVE of progressives to flood the Democratic Party since the 1970s!


wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


Maybe you could shed some light? :shrug: Was it pure disinformation? I know the California Green Party is still undecided but extremely supportive of him.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:54 PM
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22. I'm not sure about these particular circumstances myself
but there are all kinds of people who will be spreading mis- and dis- information about Greens for decades to come.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:51 PM
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20. Maybe you didn't but Nader (On NPR) said that he was...
..."Watching what DK does" before making a decision.

It was bordering on an endorsement from Nader.

Yes, I know, he doesn't speak for all Greens.

But sadly most Americans would say he does.

Sorry.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:06 PM
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26. Nader would not run if DK were the Dem nom
Ralph Nader knows that won't happen, so...

He can be political and support Kucinich, but Nader knows better than anyone that Kucinich might as well already be in the Green party. He won't get close to the ticket as a Democrat.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:20 PM
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27. heard RN on my local community station
he is uncommitted on running, will make decision after first of year, and heartily supports DK.
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West Coast Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:58 PM
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24. My Once Nader-Supporting Neighbors Now Support Kucinich
They did have "Nader 2000" bumper stickers on all of their cars for the past 4 years, but just a couple of weeks ago they took of all the Nader stickers and replaced them with Kucinich stickers.
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:26 PM
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29. n/t
Edited on Wed Aug-06-03 02:29 PM by Tinoire
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:43 PM
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33. hehe....a post with no text is like sunshine with no flowers
:)
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