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Green Party Meeting in Chicago: Diversity Offerings
on the Wilder Side | 9 hours ago by iwilder
Info and Schedule for Green Party Annual National Meeting in Chicago below. KW: Greetings. This is a personal message and summary from Kimberly. Though, I have recently been elected as one of the Co-Chairs of the GP-US Diversity Committee, so I would read more
MAPLight explores influence of money in politics
Social Media | 19 hours ago
Maplight: shining a light on politics and money from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Sean Tanner, research director of MAPLight.org, talks about how the organization provides transparency to the political donations system through widgets that tap into pubic info read more
Latest on Barack Obama
Random Political Thoughts and News | July 5th 2008
U.S. presidential candidates historically steer to the political middle once nominated, but Democrat Barack Obama's unabashed appeal to centrist American voters has further opened the door to Republican claims his message of change only applies to th read more
Waterboarding Is NOT Torture… (or else call the ASPCA!)
Orange Juice! | July 5th 2008 by Art Pedroza
Puppy Dish Nap Waterboarding. See? It’s not so bad after all. If this adorable little puppy can take it, then why not a hardened, untried, un-convicted, suspected terrorist? Right John McCain?! SMS SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Waterboarding Is read more
Declare Your Independence… From ‘Dumbya!’
Orange Juice! | July 5th 2008 by Art Pedroza
Click the logo to leave President Bush a parting message in a book that will be presented to him when he (finally) leaves office! SMS SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Declare Your Independence… From ‘Dumbya!’", url: "http://orangejuiceb read more
Obama Moves to the Far Right - Forum South - July 3rd
Lost in the Ozone... | July 4th 2008 by David Quintana
Also Published July 4th in the Rockaway Wave - Troubling Election Season Dear Editor:I am writing to comment on recent troubling developments in the presidential race. After what was described by many pundits as a interminable race in the democratic read more
Black Agenda Report: Cynthia McKinney Deserves Your Support
on the Wilder Side | July 4th 2008 by iwilder
Cynthia McKinney Deserves Your Support, Obama Does Not A Campaign Foreign Policy Focus by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who seems poised to capture the Green Party presidential nomination, in Chicago, t read more
Peace Activists: Don’t let the Democrats chain you in
on the Wilder Side | July 4th 2008 by iwilder
This message is especially for members and former members of the Re-create 68 coalition who are disillusioned with the current happenings. Also, for anyone who is still enrolled in the Democratic Party, dreaming that their party will someday bring pe read more
And on the 5th - Do Something
Forks Off The Moment | July 3rd 2008 by dianne
I spent a big part of today (Thursday the 3rd) at the VFW post.We all got to talking about Independence Day and patriotism.One of guys mentioned how sick he was of flag waving and bumper ribbons and endless talk of Obama wearing or not wearing a lape read more
Talibani Republicans unite behind John McCain
Orange Juice! | July 3rd 2008 by Art Pedroza
“In a seemingly symbolic move, 100 conservative Christian leaders agreed to unite behind the presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain at a meeting Tuesday in Denver, Colo., Time.com reports,” according to Fox News. Here are read more
My Candidate Can Kick Your Candidate’s Ass (From TheCentristOC)
Orange Juice! | July 2nd 2008 by Art Pedroza
WASHINGTON - Retired Gen. Wesley Clark rejected suggestions he apologize Tuesday for saying John McCain’s medal-winning military service does not qualify him for the White House. Elaborating, Clark said a president must have judgment, not merel read more
What’s the beef? Wesley Clark is right about John McCain
Orange Juice! | July 2nd 2008 by Art Pedroza
I don’t get it. General Wesley Clark did not say anything untrue or malicious about Republican Presidential nominee John McCain. Here is what Clark said: “In the matters of national security policy making, it’s a matter of under read more
An Argument For Obama
Blue Linchpin | July 2nd 2008 by Yvette
I’m voting for Obama, even despite his last few pushes towards the middle. And here’s why. What America and the rest of the world needs right now is not a warrior. We do not need another cowboy safe in the White House acting tough as he read more
GOP Hypocrisy and Real Bravery
Blue Linchpin | July 1st 2008 by Yvette
The Grand Old Party is at it again! Everyone and their mother has heard about Wes Clark and his statement regarding John McCain’s military experience not making him automatically fit to be president. I couldn’t agree more–I sh read more
Electoral Vote Strategy
Straight Talk | July 1st 2008
When it comes to Presidential politics at this point in the game then there is no better web site to grasp all fifty states political leaning be it Democrat or Republican than the one I am about to suggest. Electoral-vote.com is a political junkies m read more
Green Party of Hawaii regains ballot status
on the Wilder Side | July 1st 2008 by iwilder
The Green Party of Hawaii has regained ballot status for the 2008 elections, after gathering more than twice the number of petition signatures required. “Thanks go out to the tireless efforts of local Green activists as well as supporters who read more
Mugabe wins Presidential race
Its all about the world | July 1st 2008 by srini
Zimbabwean President and ruling Zano-PF candidate Robert Mugabe has won a landslide victory in the presidential run-off election, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced.Mugabe won all 10 of the country's provinces.Mugabe won 85.5 read more
Wexler defends Obama on Israel
JTA Election Central | July 1st 2008 by Daniel Sieradski
In an Op-Ed piece in Sunday’s Palm Beach Post, popular Jewish congressman Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) offers an impassioned defense of Barack Obama’s stance on Israel and slams email smears against the presumed Democratic nominee. He writ read more
Obama now opposing anti gay marriage ballot measure
Orange Juice! | June 30th 2008 by Art Pedroza
My faith in Barack Obama has been restored! “Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who previously said the issue of gay marriage should be left up to each state, has announced his opposition to a California ballot measure that would b read more
Nativo Lopez backing Barack Obama
Orange Juice! | June 30th 2008 by Art Pedroza
There are still quite a few Democrats who blame John Kerry’s loss, at least in part, on Nativo Lopez. He left their party and joined the Green Party a few years back and he helped the Ralph Nader campaign, against Kerry. And as we all know, read more
Can we trust McCain on immigration?
Orange Juice! | June 29th 2008 by Art Pedroza
Can we trust GOP presidential nominee John McCain on immigration? The pundits and the media are telling us that he shares Democratic nomiee Barack Obama’s views on immigration. But is that really true - and will the Republican Party allow M read more
Both McCain and Obama are against gay marriage
Orange Juice! | June 29th 2008 by Art Pedroza
“GOP presidential candidate John McCain has endorsed the November ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage in California,” according to the Sacramento Bee. While this news is not a surprise, I was shocked to find out that Barack Obama also read more
Resources Spent on Getting Votes or Stopping Votes?
on the Wilder Side | June 28th 2008 by iwilder
The Green Party, holding its 2008 national convention in Chicago, will highlight the growth of the Illinois Green Party after adversity faced by Illinois Greens in the 2006 election. The convention, at which Greens will nominate their presidential read more
Who do you know in Florida?
on the Wilder Side | June 27th 2008 by iwilder
Posted by Kimberly Wilder: To donate on-line to Cynthia McKinney’s campaign please go here. (Political contributions are not tax-deductible. More information at the web-site) The Cynthia McKinney for President campaign has an interesting goal read more
Vote for the Green Party Vice Prez
on the Wilder Side | June 27th 2008 by iwilder
Go to the poll here. (Then, scroll down on right hand side.) I think it would be wonderful sometime, if the Green Party of the United States created rules that allowed for an actual vote for the Vice Presidential candidate. But, alas, that is not yet read more
THE REAL MCCAIN?
A Fil-Am Journey | June 27th 2008 by DanaDebbie
Will the real John McCain PLEASE stand up? Can we hear from you some consistent policy or will we just have to tolerate the back and forth, lick your finger and stick it in the air politics if you become President? Will you pander to special inter read more
Chicago Conventions in 1968 and 2008
on the Wilder Side | June 27th 2008 by iwilder
The site of the 2008 Green National Convention commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention, outside of which thousands of antiwar activists gathered to protest the war and the nomination of pro-war candidate Hubert Humphrey. read more
underwhelmed by sales
A day in the life of a crafter | June 26th 2008 by craftsfromtheheart
Online selling, much like brick and mortar selling, has come to a screaming halt. I guess it is the lack of gift givi read more
John McCain is 400,000 years old
Give Me Space (To Rock) | June 26th 2008
Some notes on the presidential race: 0. John McCain is 400,000 years old. Not only does he love Jesus and want his word preached in our schools, but he was also good friends with the guy back in high school. My point is that everyone should pay speci read more
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