Democratic Businessman to Take on Clinton

[brooklynite]

NEW YORK - A businessman who wants to take a stand against "sellout liberals" announced Friday he would challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary next fall.

Mark Greenstein, a 42-year-old self-described "new Democrat," has never held elective office but ran for president in 2000. He challenged Vice President Al Gore in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, winning 75 votes.

Greenstein acknowledged he had virtually no chance of defeating Clinton, who is popular in the state and has more than $17 million in the bank.

A former lawyer who now runs a chain of test-preparation centers, Greenstein said he would make national security, jobs, health care and clean government the key issues in his campaign.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060331/ap_on_el_se/brf_new_york_senate_race
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Hillary will certainly be sleeping restlessly tonight...

[Ian David]

1. Greenstein is a Zell Miller Democrat- an evil conservative fuckwad

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"Conservative Democrat" and Dartmouth graduate Mark Greenstein '86 advocates the traditionally Republican views of smaller government, decreased taxes and states' rights. Going a bit more out on a limb on the issue of highway traffic jams, though, Greenstein hopes to implement an airborne road service in which helicopters would swoop down to remove broken-down cars from others' pathway.

Greenstein told The Dartmouth last month that, because "Bill Bradley and Al Gore are more like Lenin than Jefferson," he hopes to become the choice of "Independents and mainstream Democrats."

Greenstein supports the complete abolition of the Social Security system, claiming that the 60-year-old program is "stealing from younger workers." In keeping with his desire for smaller government, he also favors the elimination of the income tax and all other luxury and social taxes. He plans to procure the lost revenue from taxes on corporations and individual investments such as homes, cars and boats, which he deems good measures of personal wealth.

Greenstein is opposed to abortion and does not support the advancement of homosexual rights. One of his primary goals as president would be to strengthen the US military.

More:
http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2000020101100

[saltpoint]

3. It sounds as if Mr. Greenstein is a bit of a hard-ass.

Speaking for myself, I didn't care for the slam on Bill Bradley and Al Gore. The comparison of those two democratic Democrats to Lenin is flagrantly ridiculous.

Well, New York Democrats. I hope you pass on Mr. Greenstein's candidacy.

[xultar]

6. Sounds to me like DUers would go for him. Since they HATE Hillary

so effin much.

If he wins the primary. Serves the fuckers right. He calls Hillary a sellout and DUers seem to like it. :rofl: This place it nuts.

[msongs]

2. sounds like he is making $$ off the government - test prep centers

could those be tests required by the govt, like no child left behind stuff, college prep etc?

Msongs
www.msongs.com/impeachbush.htm

[Virginia Dare]

4. Sounds like a RW plant. n/t

[NJ Democrats]

5. I wonder if he beats his 2000 total.

I hope not.