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it’s dumb to vote for Obama if you’re a Green in New York State

Posted on November 2, 2008 by iwilder

Am I the only one who’s not drinking the kool-aid? from resistance is fertile That said, I think Obama is going to be a great president, within the sad, small, shallow confines of what constitutes a “great president” in our downtrodden little pathetic crap democracy. Obama is a real person, a statesman, someone with a big […]

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Movement in lawsuit against Dick Cheney to fix Electoral College for 2008

Posted on November 2, 2008 by iwilder

Our Green Party colleague Asa Gordon, from the DC Statehood Green Party, is brilliant. In 2000, he filed a lawsuit as a non-attorney, pro se citizen, to try to intervene in the Florida recount. He was actually able to argue before a federal judge on the matter. And, for the 2008 election, Asa Gordon has […]

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Vote Your Values: An Interview with Rosa Clemente

Posted on November 2, 2008 by iwilder

from Z-Net Rosa Clemente is one of the most prominent activists of our generation. She is a nationally renowned speaker, writer, and journalist – one of the most important independent journalists covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – and in 2001 was a youth representative at the United Nations World Conference against Xenophobia, Racism, and […]

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CA Green Party poised to collect big victories 11/4/08

Posted on November 1, 2008 by iwilder

including two supervisor posts in San Francisco; Just 3 state propositions garner support of Green Party Twenty-three members of the Green Party are on the California ballot Tuesday – including presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney – with the party poised to collect several big victories, including two supervisor seats in San Francisco. Greens already hold about […]

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Incorrect Election Date given to Spanish Speakers in Westchester, NY

Posted on November 1, 2008 by iwilder

I now heard this from two sources: A person from the League of Women Voters and this Long Island immigrant support organization. (And, here is a story about the BOE’s attempts to correct the problem: here.) http://www.longislandwins.com/blog/in_the_news/elections_problems_begin_in_we.php By Patrick Young CARECEN October 31, 2008 2:44 PM On Fridays I work at the Westchester Hispanic Coalition […]

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Vote Green Party On Tuesday!

Posted on November 1, 2008 by iwilder

This is an exciting time for us! The Green Party has never been as relevant as it is today. As Congress offers trillion-dollar bailouts to Wall Street, people living on Main Street struggle to stay in their homes and pay for basic needs. Why is Congress bailing out corporations while the public slides into economic […]

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Good news for Greens in PA: Cynthia McKinney makes the grade in mock election

Posted on November 1, 2008 by iwilder

Green Party Presidential Candidates Cynthia McKinney is not on the ballot in Pennsylvania. (As some may recall, PA has onerous ballot access laws, and has made it incredibly difficult for independent and third party candidates, to the tune of indicted major party operatives.) Yet, Cynthia McKinney is a write-in in Pennsylvania. And, some Green Party […]

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Help us get Cynthia on CNN!

Posted on November 1, 2008 by iwilder

Hey Greens Call the CNN Newsroom at 212-275-7800. Ask them when they’re going to have Green presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney on for an interview. They’ve already had Ralph Nader and Bob Barr on today — why not Cynthia too? If they ask about how to contact Cynthia, give them John Judge’s phone number: 202-584-1021. John […]

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