Third partying

Greens to announce presidential candidate

Posted by Kate Sheppard at 10:32 AM on 11 Jul 2008

The Green Party is hosting their presidential convention in Chicago this week, where the party is expected to officially select former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (Ga.) as its presidential candidate. Yesterday hip-hop activist Rosa Clemente accepted McKinney's invitation to run as the VP candidate. More to come on the Green ticket soon.

Speaking of third-party runs for the presidency, Ralph Nader participated in a live, online chat at the Washington Post yesterday. Minimal conversation about environmental topics, though he did discuss his opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Bad idea

I'm sure Ms. McKinney is a very good legislator and activist, but you don't need to live in WDC to see she's unelectable, way too much political baggage.

Couldn't we (i.e. the Green Party) do the smart thing around the presidential election for once and just endorse Obama? I know the Libs are doing him a big favor by nominating Barr, but it's not necessary for the Greens to balance that largesse by nominating someone to siphon away some of Obama's fringe votes. Every vote counts (at least if we pry the electoral machinery out of Republican hands). And does McKinney really want a replay of 2004 with Corpse-in-Chief McCain playing the role of President-Select Bush? I hope not.

Eat what you grow, grow what you eat

by PermieWriter at 1:39 PM on 11 Jul 2008

When I was a child,

I thought and acted as a child, but now that I am a man, I think and act like a man and no longer care what the Green Party does or thinks.

Been there. Seen it. Done it.

Randy Cunningham
Cleveland, OH

Randy Cunningham

by randino at 4:58 PM on 11 Jul 2008

Some Of Us Are NOT Democrats

Why in the world should a party that has vastly different values and priorities than those of the Democratic Party endorse Barak Obama? While I have some serious problems with politics of the faction of the U.S. Green Party that participates in the electoral process by putting up candidates -- and no, I do NOT mean that I have a problem with the fact that they run for office -- their politics are exponentially better than those of the Democrats. So while Randy and others can do all the name-calling they want, I will, once again, vote Green for president and probably every other office.

by Wolverine at 5:14 PM on 13 Jul 2008

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