vote for whoever you wish

[G_j]

it's your RIGHT! I will discuss the issues with you, I may plead for you to understand my point of view. I may try my best to educate you on something I feel you might be missing.

But I will NEVER NEVER brow-beat you, attack you, blame you.

That is my pledge



peace out G_j

edit: should that have been whomever?
well you know what I mean :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. God I like you

nice post.

[G_j]

5. I've said a few things

here I've regretted, but as our situation gets more and more serious I am really going to make the utmost effort.

I am reminded of that familiar Hollywood movie scenario. A bunch of people are trapped in a frightening, dangerous situation, they start panicking and turning on each other, jeopardizing the safety of all. we don't need to being acting a bad movie.
...deep breath..

[BurtWorm]

2. I can get with a pledge like that.

:toast:

[ulysses]

3. and that

is one of the top ten posts I've seen on DU, and easily the finest pledge.

Thank you.

[reddouglasfir]

4. Nice post n/t

[King of New Orleans]

6. I'll take that pledge

Though I must confess I'm a sucker for satire too.

[wyldwolf]

7. yes, vote for whoever you wish.. but...

..should you decide not to vote for the eventual democratic nominee, please have the decency not to belly ache too much if Bush wins a second term.

[Toxictoaster]

8. Yup.

Well-said.

[G_j]

9. sure

and as I said, I reserve the right to plead and beg.

[AmyStrange]

21. Exactly...

and those voting for Kerry as nominee should also not bitch and moan and blame it on Nader or anyone else when Kerry is beaten by Bush in November, because in my opinion a vote for Kerry as nominee is a vote for Bush in November... you'll see I'm right in November,



Dave (AmyStrange.com) Ayotte
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http://NEWS.OneMissingPerson.org/




Serious Serial Killer discussion:
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[wyldwolf]

26. Explain a few thing to me ...

and those voting for Kerry as nominee should also not bitch and moan and blame it on Nader or anyone else when Kerry is beaten by Bush in November

If Nader jumps in and the polls show he begins siphoning votes from the democratic nominee, hell yes I will blame Nader. It is true Al Gore ran a less than good campaign in 2000, but the election did come down to Florida and after all the legal wrangling Bush came out on top by just over 500 votes. Nader got thousands of votes in Florida - many of which would have gone to Gore. That would have put any legal case out of reach for the GOP. That is called political reality.

So if this happens again, screw Nader.

because in my opinion a vote for Kerry as nominee is a vote for Bush in November... you'll see I'm right in November

Why not prove your case now?

[BruinAlum]

29. Apparently this person thinks that someone who can't win a single primary

would have a better shot at beating Bush in the GE. :eyes:

[bigwillq]

10. Good job

I here ya. I wish a tiny more people in here would live by that law.
Props to ya!

[orwell]

11. The Running Man

I'll go 'ya one further. I deeply resented Nader's intrusion into the close 2000 race, but after reading about The Nation's plea to Nader not to run, I suddenly realized that if he wants to run, and people are willing to support him, he should run. The Nation is undermining it's own philosophical underpinnings for political expediency.

Now I have nothing against individuals doing what's pragmatic. In fact, I feel it is required in many cases to vote for the lesser of two evils. For example, my favorite Dem is Kucinich, but I would pull the lever for Pat Buchanan over King George in the GE. It does however bother me greatly for a magazine such as The Nation to start practicing such mental jiu jitsu.

I won't vote for Ralph. I think he has become a bit of an egomaniac. But he still has a right to run. If we try to muzzle Ralph, we become the totalitarians that we rail against.

That being said, I hope he reconsiders.

O

[G_j]

13. that is spot on

and I'm sure there are plenty of people running for pres. as is always the case.
I think Wavy Gravy once ran. I remember when there was a campaign for "nobody for president" or maybe Wavy ran as nobody.
There is no doubt a pro-hemp candidate again, an anti-death penalty candidate?
They have the right to run, people have the right to vote for them.

I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.

Forget Nader, I just read an article on how single women are the biggest swing vote out there, energy might be very well spent reaching out to them.

[orwell]

19. Reaching Out

I would love to reach out to the single women. Unfortunately, I don't think my "significant other" would understand.

O

[G_j]

20. yup

I'll have to admit after reading that back, I had a similar thought and had to laugh.
I will look for that article though.

[revcarol]

12. And whosoever voteth the way his conscience doth tell him

buildeth up treasure in


MY ESTIMATION.

[Zomby Woof]

14. no shit - thank you!

My first response to "I AM NOT VOTING FOR..." or "HERE IS WHY I AM SITTING HOME..." threads is "Who gives a flying pink monkey's ass who you are voting for or why?"

Vote or don't vote, you childish whiny narcissistic piece of shit!

The worst threads on DU are where someone thinks their pathetic turd-like existence isn't validated unless they carp and moan above the fray. Fuck off already.

[Maddy McCall]

16. I agree, ZW

Narcissistic above all else--all of those posts are self-serving and feeble attempts at intellectual elitism.

[arwalden]

17. Amen! Hallelujah!

(said the atheist.)

-- Allen

[wyldwolf]

27. Holy Hell!

Sometimes you've just got to cut the pleasantries and tell it like it is.

[charlie]

15. Cool

Happy to see this thread, I've always felt the same way. :thumbsup:

[LWolf]

18. Thank you.

I'll join you in that pledge.

:hi:

[DjTj]

22. It's "whomever"

...the direct object of your imperative statement. :P

Great post.

[AmyStrange]

23. So it would be ok to say...

Vote for whomever, whoever you are.

I like good clear grammatic explanations DjTj. Thanx,




check out the "unofficial" DU slang dictionary:
http://DUG.SeattleActivist.org/



Dave (AmyStrange.com) Ayotte
Please, regularly check the One Missing Person (is one person too many) searchable website for the latest (and archived) missing person news stories:

http://NEWS.OneMissingPerson.org/




Serious Serial Killer discussion:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SK-Cafe/

[Stuckinthebush]

24. One must ask

if one does not intend to support the Democrats, what are they doing on Democratic Underground?

Just a thought.

[G_j]

25. from "About Us"

<snip>
We welcome Democrats of all stripes, along with other progressives who will work with us to achieve our shared goals. While the vast majority of our visitors are Democrats, this web site is not affiliated with the Democratic Party, nor do we claim to speak for the party as a whole.

Democratic Underground would not be possible without the participation of like-minded individuals from across the country and, indeed, from around the world. The content for the site is provided by people who feel that their views are not represented by the conservative "mainstream" media in the U.S. We accept article submissions from those on the left who wish to write, so that DU represents a variety of progressive viewpoints.
<snip>

I hope that helps

[JPJones]

28. Four more wars

and it is whomever.