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fenriswolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:01 PM
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so from kucinich to edwards now I gotta choose again
I choose Obama. Why you ask? I'm sick of the clinton dynasty and I'm ready for change. Yes I said the "word of the day" but it's true and in all honesty that is about the only significant difference between them. Voting record the same, same background with shady deals and half way illegalities. I just want the clintons out.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:02 PM
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1. I'm not asking. I don't care.
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TexasProgresive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:09 PM
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2. Because I live in Texas I'm not getting excited about any
of them since it will be down to one by the time we have a primary. But if Edwards is still on the ballot Ill vote for him.
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:11 PM
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3. I'm leaning that way.
I'm trying to decide whether or not to go and vote for Kucinich anyway out here, or, if the California race looks close - Obama.

I'm just very concerned about him letting Donnie McClurkin emcee an event for him (the 'ex-gay' movement has been devastating to GLBT friends of mine AND it represented shameless pandering to religious social conservatives in the Democratic party); that having been said, however, I was SO disgusted watching Hillary in the debates. The woman was positively gleeful at the thought of dropping bombs on 'terrorists' (translation: looking tough on security while killing civilians).

Now, Hillary and I both graduated from law school. She was a practicing attorney. She knows that preemptive and preventative wars are illegal, as well as attacks on sovereign nations just because you have equated their government with terrorists (as Israel did). According to many international law experts, the U.S. violated the law when it invaded Iraq (we were in NO danger of imminent deadly attack, and we had no specific U.N. resolution authorizing attack at that time). I've never heard her state such.

I am encouraged that Obama, who taught ConLaw, stated that we never should have invaded Iraq.

Hillary also voted for Kyl-Lieberman, knowing full well that it was a trashing of the separation of powers. She knew that Shrub would interpret the language as authorizing an attack whenever he felt like it. She also, because she is beholden to the NeoCons/hawks, who donated to her, voted against the amendment precluding the sale of cluster bombs under certain conditions. She's a hawk, and I'm a peacemonger.

I've heard nothing from Hillary regarding restoring constitutional protections that have been lost.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:11 PM
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4. I've decided not to vote in the primary at all
There is no point. A primary should be where you can vote for someone whose positions you agree with. When you have to vote holding your nose should be the GE.

Now I will say that I'm spending some time at non-political boards, just reading comments. Right now, there are comments on politics cropping up--and they are not flattering to either Clinton or Obama. We will have our work cut out for us, I fear.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:12 PM
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5. Click on the first 20 threads in here
if posters here a representative of their candidate, you'll know which way to swing.
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