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Originally Posted by dda
Just for the record, however, I would vote for Gore or Kerry if the only other choice was Obama and Biden. I think that if they get elected ( a very likely event) we will long for the good old days when we had a stallwart president like Jimmy Carter. At least Carter was an honest man.
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yes. obama lies. but he at least has an excuse. the one excuse. the one excuse that excuses you for selling out. the excuse that you are appeasing the brain dead electorate so that you can get in power
and then do what needs to be done.
well he's certainly sold out. he's sold out to AIPAC, he's sold out to the oil lobby. he's sold out to the talking points and the stupid prejuidces that invade and contextualise every single debate you see on national tv.
the one thing that can redeem him, is if he is doing this as a means to gain power
and then do as much good as he can without being impeached.
do i think he would do that? probably not to any meaningful extent. but if you think he isn't, then simply don't vote, or vote for someone with genuine integrity. don't vote for the figurehead of the party that sets the agenda in this way so that someone who (possibly) wants to do some good has to sell out like this.
there is no excuse to vote for mccain. you're not making a principled vote, and you're not voting for the "least bad option". there is no excuse.
this is a fun article by the way.
http://www.counterpunch.org/valentine06132008.html