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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 05:58 PM
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Here's a great suggestion to give Edwards the White House.
Unfortunately, it's not mine.

http://mediamatters.org/altercation/index

Name: J DAlessandro
Hometown: Crestwood, NY

Here's a magic bullet for the Edwards campaign: have him call for impeachment of Bush and Cheney, and turn every speech and rally into an impeachment rally. This will eat up much of Clinton and Obama's web support, and put the issue squarely into the public arena, where it belongs. They've barred Kucinich from the debates, but let's see them try it with Edwards. And just today, we've added another charge to the indictment. According to NPR, the Administration is negotiating a treaty with Iraq to tie the hands of the next president, and commit the US to a permanent military presence. Except they're not calling it a treaty, because they can't get Senate confirmation. We're running out of Articles and Sections of the Constitution that they haven't violated. So, let's give Tim Russert and Matthews something more meaty to talk about at the next debate: impeachment. It's what's for dinner
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 06:01 PM
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1. Didn't do Kucinich much good
Just sayin
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 06:02 PM
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2. I don't know.
Impeachment is a good applause line but people want to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against. I'm not sure it would make people take Edwards more seriously.
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 06:02 PM
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3. I've dreamed of this for months...
He'd have to craft his message carefully.

That this isn't about "payback." It's about accountability - that it's time for criminals in ALL POSITIONS (politicians, white collar) to be held accountable and our Constitution be defended.

And the second part of the message is that this must be done so others know THEY WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT ANY MORE. Since John's message is about power to the people, our elected officials need to be held accountable, letting others know we're watching and we're not gonna take it lying down any more.


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TheDebbieDee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 06:05 PM
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4. I think you might be right about - it would be a Magic Bullet
for JE Campaign and the Dems overall.

Let's hope John Edwards already had plans to do just that. Those bastards deserve Impeachment and they should get it........
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surfermaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 06:08 PM
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5. With what Hillary said Bush was up to in the last debate
It might work, I would be afraid to tell him to do that. but who am I to know.
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Jack Bone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 06:16 PM
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6. K&R..for the cause!!
:patriot: :kick:
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