Lyndon Larouche

[the populist]

Why is this guy never mentioned as a candidate while he gets more federal funds than Dennis Kucinich? Is the media and our party ignoring him on purpose? Who made the decision to give him more funds than Kucinich and why?

I think the guy's a psychopath, but some of what he says about the neoconservative cabal's influence on politics and our reliance on slave labor in the Third World is actually quite sensible. I'd rank him 9th, ahead of Joe Lieberman; that's for sure.

[hellhathnofury]

1. Larouche is much much much worse than Lieberman.

He get's his money using less than scrupulous and even criminal means.

Lieberman is a saint compared to him.

[morgan2]

2. because of his cult like following

Yes his ammount of supporters as shown through his number of small donations should get him more attention. Its not the media or the DNC's job to judge who is and who isnt sensible. They should set some number of different people donating to a campaign as a way of getting into the debates.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

9. Larouche is banned from the DNC because he's a felon

The Democratic party has, rightfully in my opinion, done everything they can to keep him out. Let him join the cult-scammers party if he wants to.

[mandyky]

3. His followers are rude to boot!

I watched CMB, Sharpton, and Kucinich debate in DC last week (CSpan) and they had an eruption of Larouche-itis and had to drag at least 2 people out. I know little about Larouche, but have seen his followers act disruptively at debates, etc. Apparently they have his blessing to do this. Not good!

[the populist]

4. But when everyone acts as though he doesn't exist

how else do you want them to be heard? It's like the dude who heckled Paul Wolfowitz. I don't blame the Larouchies for heckling.

[hellhathnofury]

5. There's a reason he's ignored.

I wish he wouldn't run for our nomination.

[the populist]

6. There's no reason for him not to be included in debates.

It proves his conspiracy theories when he's silenced like this.

[hellhathnofury]

7. Or wastes everyones times and makes the party look really bad.

[Walt Starr]

8. If it came down to a LaRouche vs. Bush race

I would go cast a vote for Bush because LaRouche is THAT PSYCHOTIC!

Yers, a second Bush term would be preferable to a single day of LaRouche as president.

[Bolo Boffin]

10. Sounds like the choice that France had last time

...that got Chirac into power.

[Walt Starr]

12. Seriously, if our choices were Bush and LaRouche, I'd DONATE

MONEY to Bush.

I'd campaign for Bush.

Hell, if all that stood between the LaRouche getting the presidency and Bush winning was me, I'd give my life to be certain Bush got back in.

LaRouche is that fucking crazy!

Damn, now I have to go take a fucking shower.

[the populist]

11. I would vote for LaRouche!

Are you kidding?

[Walt Starr]

13. No, I'm not kidding. Bush is preferable to LaRouche

He is a racist bigot and a felon. He deserves nothing but scorn from the Democratic Party. He is not one of us and is further to the right than Bush.

[hellhathnofury]

14. Canada.

[Monte Carlo]

15. Bush is at least predictable...

... LaRouche is all over the map. He is, to put it mildly, malleable. His story changes to fit any situation, and for some insane reason, he gets federal matching funds.

[mot78]

16. Because he's a fucking lunatic!!!

This guy believes Queen Elizabeth controls the world's drug supply, and is into real estate speculation on Mars!! He's also an anti-semitic facist-wannabe!!! He's NOT a Democrat by official definitions, he's probably the only one who could get me to vote Green, or even for *. A LaRouche administration would be ten times worse than the BFEE.

[the populist]

17. LaRouche is an anti-semite?

What did he say?

[mot78]

18. This article provides an example

http://www.protest.net/view.cgi?view=2312

[the populist]

20. Nothing anti-Semitic in here

just anti-Judaic garbage.

[Walt Starr]

19. He is the worst form of overt fascist

As I said, If faced witha choice of Bush v LaRouche, I'd actually vote Bush.

[Moderator]

21. Locking.....

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