Democrats Move to Secure Loss in 2004 Presidental Elections

Unregistered · 2003-01-21, 01:52 PM

WoooooooHoooooooo!!!

Running on the Reverse Racism Ticket: Al Sharpton!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,76178,00.html

Racism + No Tax Cuts = Lose! Go Dems Go!!!

WASHINGTON � Saying the Democratic Party needs to expand its political base, the Rev. Al Sharpton formally filed papers Tuesday seeking the party's nomination for the 2004 presidential race.

The 48-year-old civil rights leader said he was the only candidate who is "anti-war, anti-death penalty, anti-tax cut across the board." Sharpton, who is black, said he would reach out to disaffected voters, including Latinos, blacks and young people.

"The Democratic Party cannot win unless it expands its base, unless it goes out and gets those that have been disaffected," Sharpton said at a news conference after filing the papers at the Federal Election Commission.

Sharpton, who has unsuccessfully run for mayor and the U.S. Senate, has been outspoken on many local and national issues, most notably on police brutality in the highly publicized cases of Amadou Diallo and Abner Louima in New York City, and the U.S. military bombing on the tiny Puerto Rican island of Vieques.

Last week, Sharpton charged that too many presidential candidates are "rich white men" who don't understand the makeup of America or the world community, and that the country is "going in the wrong direction."

Senate Democrats running for president or considering a run include Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts, John Edwards of North Carolina, and Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Rep. Dick Gephardt, of Missouri, also is likely to run. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was the first Democrat to declare his candidacy.

Lexington_Steele · 2003-01-21, 02:11 PM

I am voting for whoever will actually do something about campaign finance reform.

(I wonder if Al Sharpton even knows what that is)

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 02:25 PM

Lieberman will probably get it. Al Sharpton would be nice for a few reasons. The dems are obviously going to lose unless Bush gets LA nuked. I think Lieberman isn't a bad candidate though. He's the most known and probably most 'experienced'.

Lexington_Steele · 2003-01-21, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by Sputty
The dems are obviously going to lose unless Bush gets LA nuked.

Why do you think democrats are assured defeat? They had the popular vote last election. If it wasn't for Ralph Nader we would have a democratic president. I am not saying they are going to win, but I don't think they are assured defeat.

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 02:51 PM

Well, too many gun ho people will side with Bush just to be nice basically. If the democrats won I'd laugh because of hjow surprising it would be.

Lexington_Steele · 2003-01-21, 03:08 PM

I don't see how it would be supprising. In a campaign, bush will be attacked with things like an economic decline, move from a budget surpluss to a budget deficit, lack of campaign finance reform, enron and bush's own similar practices with his own company. Comparisons will be made as to where America was before Bush and after and I don't think it will look favorably on Bush. Regardless of whether these thing are really bush's fault, he will still be held accountable by the American people.

Also, what hard facts can you really bring up that really say something positive about Bush's performance. When I asked in another thread why people like bush, I wasn't getting the types of answers that could be touted during a campaign except maybe his foreign policy (which people are beginning to see as a covering for the declining economy).

If Bush wants to see another four years he better hope the economy takes a sharp upwards turn in the next year.

Bush will be a one termer, just like his father.

Unregistered · 2003-01-21, 03:08 PM

Mid term elections were a definate sign the people are sick of the Dems. Liberman needs to fucking die. Him + Al (Tipper) Gore were the censorship ticket since they have both run crusades against free speech in music in their carrers.

Vote for Liberman. The man that knew so little about the music he wanted to ban he thought Marylin Manson was a chick.

Al Sharpton is an even bigger disgrace to Dr. Kings Legacy then Jessie Jackson. If he thinks young people are going to vote for him he better stop smoking crack again.

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 03:09 PM

In a way that'd be good. Get some more diplomatic people in office to handle Korea especially.

Unregistered · 2003-01-21, 03:12 PM

Like Clinton who created the problem buy giving our Nuclear secrets to China, and not enforcing any of the treaties we had with North Korea? That will sure help a lot

When thinking of politics you have to keep in mind that a president spends most his time in office (the first term) sifting through the mess created by the previous president.

Osama, and North Korea are both problems that stem from the Dems lack of action.

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 03:15 PM

Clinton negotiating the shutting down of the nuclear plant in Korea. And Osama couldn't have been actioned against..What could have he done? Invade all of the middle east?

Lexington_Steele · 2003-01-21, 03:16 PM

No one is going to vote for sharpton, however it is interesting (hillarious) news that he plans on running.

HotDogTommy · 2003-01-21, 03:34 PM

I got a question. How come Clinton was in court for a large part of his career as pres with stuff like Whitewater and Monica, but no one has even raised the issue of investigating Bush AND Cheney for their shady business practices? The same ones, I might add, that Bush was so angry about and doubled punishment for after Enron and co. Seems like the Dems sorta dropped the ball there. If the Republicans gave them hell, why not give it back? If Bush went to trial and faced impeachment like Clinton did, it would make a difference come election time.

Lexington_Steele · 2003-01-21, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by Unregistered
When thinking of politics you have to keep in mind that a president spends most his time in office (the first term) sifting through the mess created by the previous president.

Osama, and North Korea are both problems that stem from the Dems lack of action.

This may be idealisticly correct, however you need to convince the voters of that.

btw Osama and North Korea predate Clinton. (Wasn't it Reagan that Solidified support for Osama and the Taliban by providing them US advisors and weapons?)

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 03:35 PM

Well, hard to say. say it's a conspiracy and somehow the aliens are profitting from this. Hard to say though.

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 03:36 PM

Also, the Republicans seem to disagree on a lot of issues, which is never good.