Comments on: Dem Exec Committee Member Plans to Challenge Udall http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/ Here are my thoughts; share yours Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:28:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Jim in Aurora http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1228 Jim in Aurora Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:45:19 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1228 My recommendation to Mr. Benner is if he's any good at art, stick with it. He'll save himself a great amount of embarassment. I also suggest that he drop out of all the "sick" groups he currently belongs to and drag his head out of the good eastern Colorado sand. Mr. Benner has some problems he needs to tend to. My recommendation to Mr. Benner is if he’s any good at art, stick with it. He’ll save himself a great amount of embarassment. I also suggest that he drop out of all the “sick” groups he currently belongs to and drag his head out of the good eastern Colorado sand.
Mr. Benner has some problems he needs to tend to.

]]> By: LHKMAN http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1229 LHKMAN Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:47:56 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1229 That Udall is not "left" enough tells us where the left-wing of the Democrat party is. This reminds me of the suicidal primary campaign back when Salazar won the Senate nomination and later defeated Pete Coors for the Senate seat he now occupies. Oh, well, the Republicans have their internecine warfare between the so-called social conservatives and the traditional conservatives. So why shouldn't the Democrats have the same internal battles? That Udall is not “left” enough tells us where the left-wing of the Democrat party is. This reminds me of the suicidal primary campaign back when Salazar won the Senate nomination and later defeated Pete Coors for the Senate seat he now occupies. Oh, well, the Republicans have their internecine warfare between the so-called social conservatives and the traditional conservatives. So why shouldn’t the Democrats have the same internal battles?

]]> By: urthpigg http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1231 urthpigg Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:50:58 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1231 Congressional Democrats, including Mark Udall, need a reality check. For the most part, Congress has still been little more than a rubber stamp for Bush's policies, despite the fact that Congress now has a Democratic majority. All of Colorado's Democratic Congressional "representatives" recently supported the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, a bill introduced by Democrat Jane Harman of California. This bill, ignored by the mainstream media, which obviously has a strong right wing bias, would create a congressional commission that will be empowered to hold hearings, conduct investigations, and designate various groups as "homegrown terrorists." These hearings seem very similar to the hearings held by fear-monger Joe McCarthy in the early 1950’s. Ever since the Reagan years, elements in the Democratic Party, such as ex-Democrat Joseph Lieberman, have been trying to appeal to the far right of American politics. Anyone who considers himself or herself to be liberal or progressive will very seldom be represented by Democrats at this time in history. Liberals and progressives are still expected to vote for Democrats, even though Democrats continue to ignore the wishes of their supporters. It is time for liberals to stop supporting the Democratic Party, which does not support liberals. Having to choose between two very similar parties means that we are not living in a democracy. Most Americans now support ending the war in Iraq. If Hillary Clinton is elected President, voters will have elected a person who worked to pass the unconstitutional resolution to allow Bush to invade Iraq. Most supporters of Clinton seem to not realize that they are voting against themselves. The Democratic Party has helped create a truly Orwellian society in the United States of America. If the Democrats lose in 2008, it won't make much of a difference. Ralph Nader was right. Congressional Democrats, including Mark Udall, need a reality check. For the most part, Congress has still been little more than a rubber stamp for Bush’s policies, despite the fact that Congress now has a Democratic majority. All of Colorado’s Democratic Congressional “representatives” recently supported the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, a bill introduced by Democrat Jane Harman of California. This bill, ignored by the mainstream media, which obviously has a strong right wing bias, would create a congressional commission that will be empowered to hold hearings, conduct investigations, and designate various groups as “homegrown terrorists.” These hearings seem very similar to the hearings held by fear-monger Joe McCarthy in the early 1950’s.

Ever since the Reagan years, elements in the Democratic Party, such as ex-Democrat Joseph Lieberman, have been trying to appeal to the far right of American politics. Anyone who considers himself or herself to be liberal or progressive will very seldom be represented by Democrats at this time in history. Liberals and progressives are still expected to vote for Democrats, even though Democrats continue to ignore the wishes of their supporters. It is time for liberals to stop supporting the Democratic Party, which does not support liberals.

Having to choose between two very similar parties means that we are not living in a democracy. Most Americans now support ending the war in Iraq. If Hillary Clinton is elected President, voters will have elected a person who worked to pass the unconstitutional resolution to allow Bush to invade Iraq. Most supporters of Clinton seem to not realize that they are voting against themselves.

The Democratic Party has helped create a truly Orwellian society in the United States of America. If the Democrats lose in 2008, it won’t make much of a difference. Ralph Nader was right.

]]> By: Grady Coker http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1233 Grady Coker Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:11:01 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1233 Who ever heard of Mark Brenner?? He sounds sick to me. Who ever heard of Mark Brenner?? He sounds sick to me.

]]> By: Dem Exec Committee Member Plans to Challenge Udall http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1236 Dem Exec Committee Member Plans to Challenge Udall Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:06:46 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1236 [...] post by Jim Spencer This was written by . Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2007, at 9:47 am. Filed under [...] […] post by Jim Spencer This was written by . Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2007, at 9:47 am. Filed under […]

]]> By: Brian http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1239 Brian Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:48:55 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1239 Democrats who constantly repeat the nonsense that Ralph Nader cost Al Gore the election are no more honest than George W. Bush has been about Iraq. (Al Gore doesn't believe either of the myths.) Democrats and Republicans spoiled Ralph Nader's chances when they kept him out of the debates (they own) in 2000. Too bad the Democrats don't fight the war criminals in the White House and their horrid policies with the same energy they had keeping Nader off November ballots in 2004. Democrats -- hardly democrats. Democrats who constantly repeat the nonsense that Ralph Nader cost Al Gore the election are no more honest than George W. Bush has been about Iraq. (Al Gore doesn’t believe either of the myths.) Democrats and Republicans spoiled Ralph Nader’s chances when they kept him out of the debates (they own) in 2000.

Too bad the Democrats don’t fight the war criminals in the White House and their horrid policies with the same energy they had keeping Nader off November ballots in 2004. Democrats — hardly democrats.

]]> By: Nancie Ziemke http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1241 Nancie Ziemke Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:04:25 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1241 I was very encouraged to read about the issues on which Mark Benner plans to run: single-payer health insurance; impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney; Congress’ lack of action on the issues of torture, withdrawal from Iraq and the environment. These are my top issues! To say that the American people do not want the impeachment of Cheney and Bush is a copout and erroneous. Impeachment is a necessary response to the constitutional violations of the Vice President and President. Bruce Fine and John Nichols have laid out an extremely compelling rationale for the need of impeachment hearings to safeguard our constitution and the balance of power of our three branches of government. I was very encouraged to read about the issues on which Mark Benner plans to run: single-payer health insurance; impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney; Congress’ lack of action on the issues of torture, withdrawal from Iraq and the environment. These are my top issues! To say that the American people do not want the impeachment of Cheney and Bush is a copout and erroneous. Impeachment is a necessary response to the constitutional violations of the Vice President and President. Bruce Fine and John Nichols have laid out an extremely compelling rationale for the need of impeachment hearings to safeguard our constitution and the balance of power of our three branches of government.

]]> By: Keith http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1242 Keith Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:05:46 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1242 The spineless Dem congress like Udall, need a reality wake up call from the true progressives, who don't want Salazar-like politics. If it takes someone more liberal, more progressive to get someone like Udall to quit hugging the centrists then so be it. The spineless Dem congress like Udall, need a reality wake up call from the true progressives, who don’t want Salazar-like politics. If it takes someone more liberal, more progressive to get someone like Udall to quit hugging the centrists then so be it.

]]> By: LHKMAN http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1250 LHKMAN Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:38:50 +0000 http://spencerspeaks.com/2007/12/08/dem-exec-committee-member-plans-to-challenge-udall/#comment-1250 I think the comments already posted for this column point up one of the biggest problems in the electoral process in this country. Only the extremes of each party really can gain nomination within the party, which means in many cases that we will elect either an unqualified person or a one-issue buffoon like Terrible Tommy Tancredo. Go ahead, appeal to the "base." The Republicans will nominate right-wing ideologues and Democrats will nominate left-wing idologues. And when November rolls around, the rational middle will holds its collective nose and vote for the lesser of evils. Folks, America doesn't need lessers these days. We need real leaders, and Colorado certainly hasn't been sending any of those to Washington. I think the comments already posted for this column point up one of the biggest problems in the electoral process in this country. Only the extremes of each party really can gain nomination within the party, which means in many cases that we will elect either an unqualified person or a one-issue buffoon like Terrible Tommy Tancredo. Go ahead, appeal to the “base.” The Republicans will nominate right-wing ideologues and Democrats will nominate left-wing idologues. And when November rolls around, the rational middle will holds its collective nose and vote for the lesser of evils. Folks, America doesn’t need lessers these days. We need real leaders, and Colorado certainly hasn’t been sending any of those to Washington.

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