May 12, 2008
Hilary Clinton: Anything for the White House
By Suzanne Baroud - managing editor of PalestineChronicle.com, and a regular contributor to IslamOnline.net. Nothing seems to work right for Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton in her attempts to once more dwell in the White House. Senator Barack Obama, despite inflated...
May 9, 2008
After Hillary, Voting With Conscience and Pride
BY Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy and Friends of the Article V Convention This general election more than most will test the courage of voters to avoid lesser-evil strategic voting that has propped up our two-party plutocracy. People...
April 28, 2008
Fastened To A Dying Animal
By Phil Rockstroh of Ebullient Skepticism Fastened To A Dying Animal: a short jeremiad regarding that affront to the nation's dignity known as the US election process Here in this crumbling empire once known as the American republic, here in...
April 17, 2008
Open Comment - Religion in Politics
I'd like to know how folks feel about the injection of religion into politics. This campaign (including the Republicans before settling on McCain) has had way too much religious inquiry and debate for my comfort level. From debates to hosting...
March 23, 2008
An Election Without Meaning
By: Peter Phillips: Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University and director of Project Censored. Access to verifying facts and analysis for the issues mentioned in this article is available at Project Censored. Reprints and postings allowed with credit to...
March 21, 2008
Hope, Change, and Pissing in the Wind
By: Patrice Greanville and Jason Miller of Thomas Paine's Corner "Of Obama, Democrats, and the Power Elite" CHARISMATIC, ARTICULATE, SMOOTH, AND INTELLIGENT, Barrack Obama is the living embodiment of his vague, ethereal, and tantalizing messages of "hope" and "change." To...
March 11, 2008
It Is Time to Take a Stand
I have remained officially neutral since Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are the last two standing in the Democratic Presidential campaign. (Sorry Mike Gravel. I respect you but you are not a serious candidate, but I appreciate your taking the...
February 28, 2008
God Bless Ralph Nader
BY Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy and Friends of the Article V Convention Because he wants to salvage American democracy and help Americans, Ralph Nader is running for president again. He deserves the support of all Americans that...
February 24, 2008
Delusional Hope: The Obama Rapture
BY Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy and Friends of the Article V Convention Never have so many hoped for so much because of rollicking rhetoric and pulsating platitudes. A tsunami of hope has plunged America into electoral euphoria....
February 18, 2008
Why I AM Voting
Some of the authors whose work is shared at Uncommon Thought argue their reasons why they are NOT voting. However, this does not mean that I agree with them. I will be voting, and I will continue to vote. I...
February 15, 2008
Celebrating Un-President's Day: Why I Will Not Vote in 2008
By Carolyn Baker of Speaking Truth to Power Four years ago, I wrote "Why I Will Not Vote In 2004" for which a number of readers thanked me profusely while another segment of readers sent scathing emails questioning how I...
February 5, 2008
On an Inspiring Note
This YouTube video "Yes We Can! Si, Se Puede!" from Barak Obama is well worth watching. Or at YouTube...
February 4, 2008
An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton from a Wellesley College Alumna
The following is reposted from Speaking Truth to Power. Editor's Note: This article is written by Linn Cohen-Cole. The issues regarding Monsanto are real and urgent, and the author has done a good job discussing the process and support for...
February 2, 2008
Three Left Standing
With the resignation of Edwards from the Democratic presidential race, we still have three candidates left standing Clinton, Gravel, and Obama. Oh, you didn't know that there was still a third candidate? Most of the country never knew that there...
January 25, 2008
Kucinich Withdraws from Campaign
My preferred Presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich, announced the end on his Presidential campaign today. I was not really surprised after his being totally shut out of corporate media coverage - no debates and no news. There is no way to...
January 22, 2008
The Fighter Pilot and the Princess In America's Presidential Election
By John Chuckman The fighter pilot of this story is, of course, John McCain, but the princess is not Hillary Clinton as some readers might have guessed. The princess in the story is Britain's late Princess Diana....
January 19, 2008
The Great Coming Together and the Phantasm of Democracy
While there may be diversity of aspect in the "top" Democratic Presidential candidates, diversity of perspective is becoming hard to find. The Nevada caucus has marked a turning point in the Presidential campaign - particularly with the debacle of the...
January 17, 2008
False Gods Create False Hope
BY Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy and Friends of the Article V Convention The good news is the huge pent up public demand for political change. The bad news is that presidential candidates have made a mockery of...
January 13, 2008
US Elections: Just Like the Movies.
By Ramzy Baroud (ramzybaroud.net) - author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicle of a People's Struggle (Pluto Press, 2006), and editor of PalestineChronicle.com The United States political process bears an uncanny resemblance to mainstream filmmaking. Elections and speeches are...
January 6, 2008
ABC's Debate
Let me start by saying that I am mad as hell that ABC excluded Kucinich. That being said, I also felt that the approach was biased. Beyond that, I thought that Edwards "won" and that the tit-for-tat between Clinton and...
January 4, 2008
Change Yes, Ron Paul No
BY Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy and Friends of the Article V Convention Ron Paul's obnoxious supporters like more traditional political activists can spin and delude themselves about election results. But the Iowa caucus results could not be...
January 2, 2008
Ron Paul: Not a Good Choice
Ron Paul is grabbing a lot of attention in this campaign season, from his vocal opposition to the Iraq war to his $6 million one day fund raising blitz. In fact, there is a lot to admire about Ron Paul....
How to Win an Election, Any Election
By: Richard Backus of Uncensored Opinions All of us have just about had our fill of unconstitutional and corrupt actions by our representatives in Congress and, considering their current extremely low "favorable rating" from the public, this is an ideal...
December 31, 2007
Ron Paul in 2008? Just Say No to Dr. No
By Jason Miller of Thomas Paine's Corner "Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class." --Al Capone It has taken Nuremberg-class war crimes, craven ineptitude by Congressional Democrats, foreclosures on every other home in the neighborhood, and a metaphorical...
December 12, 2007
Obama versus Clinton versus Plutocracy
BY Joel S. Hirschhorn author of Delusional Democracy and Friends of the Article V Convention Here comes another inconvenient truth. Despite all the attention to Oprah for Obama and the pundit blabbering about the Democratic primary horse race the outcome...
December 10, 2007
Sean Penn Endorses Kucinich - and More
Sean Penn gave a rousing speech endorsing Kucinich for President. The full text of the speech can be found Raw Story after a brief article about the speech. I have made a video of it available here - click "Expand."...
November 29, 2007
Kucinich Townhall
Kucinich has an online Townhall today. You may email questions to mailto:dialogue@kucinich.us. Include your name, location, and phone number. Among some of the highlights, Dennis will be talking with Melissa Etheridge about LGBTQ Issues, Cindy Sheehan and actress Frances Fisher...
November 28, 2007
Double Down on Kucinich
If you are a Kucinich supporter, he has got a matching donor up to $250. Every dollar you contribute is $2 until November 29th. I believe this is also the cutoff point for federal matching funds for this period. You...
November 19, 2007
Compare the Democratic Candidates on Global Warming
Living on Earth and Grist and Grist sponsored a Democratic candidate forum in Los Angeles on Global Warming and America's Energy Future. Only Kucinich, Edwards, and Clinton bothered to show up - which dramatically narrows the candidate field for me....
November 17, 2007
Go Kucinich
Dennis4President.com I watched the CNN Democratic Debate the other night. Don't worry, I am not going to give yet another analysis. I supported Kucinich in 2004, and I still support him. It is really frustrating that he gets so little...
February 4, 2007
My Oh My, Check Out Mike
Well, having one of my bouts of insomnia last night I was watching CSPAN at around 1am. The "underdog" Democratic Presidential candidates were getting their opportunity to address the DNC. Richardson was more interesting than I thought he'd be, but...
