LaRouche is eligible for matching funds

[goobergunch]

Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON -- Lyndon LaRouche, an economist who has sought the Democratic presidential nomination since the late 1970s, was declared eligible Thursday to receive federal matching funds in the 2004 presidential primaries.

more...http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2148671

:eyes:

And yes, the only other candidate eligible for matching funds is Dean. :wow:

[leyton]

1. I realize he's wacky...

and the fact that's tried so many times gives the DNC a good reason (IMO) to ignore him. But was LaRouche ever invited to debates or anything? Was he ever paid attention to, perhaps in the 70s?

[genius]

2. Howard Dean said he was probably in jail

during one of the debates. Did Dean make that up? I guess Dean can't be trusted.

[Rose Siding]

3. Or...

he has a sense of humor. Gasp.

[genius]

4. It was a tasteless joke

This is not the kind of person I want representing my party.

[Sean Reynolds]

5. Tasteless how?

Have you actually read what LaRouche has said in the past? Now that is tasteless.

[genius]

7. It doesn't hurt to be respectful of others and Dean is not

The fact that the Dean people don't know why this was disrespectful is in itself a statement about their lack of regard for others.

I don't know much about LaRouche but he doesn't go around making statements like that about Dean. I guess between the two of them, LaRouche has the better character.

It is a sign of how sick some people are that they don't know how to be decent human beings.

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. LaRouche does a lot of accusing

In 1995 his publication accused Prince Philip of being connected to Terrorism:

http://www.larouchepub.com/other/1995/2241_sas.html

[JohnKleeb]

11. yea genius

LaRouche is a nut head honest to god.

[Freddie Stubbs]

12. I don't think that LaRouche is nuts

I think that he knows exactly what he is doing. If you read some of his writings he is clearly a very intelligent. It seems that he just likes to prey on the conspiritorial minded for the purpose of seperating them people from their money.

[WillyBrandt]

13. Dean was right to attack LaRouche

in a cruel joke.

LaRouche is a horrible fascist. You'd be right to put down a Klansman; likewise with the evil LaRouche.

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. LaRouche served five years in federal prison for fraud and conspiracy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/larouche/larou8.htm

[genius]

8. Dean's moral character or lack thereof is the issue not LaRouche

I don't know whether the guy was framed (as his followers claim) but he served his time and is a member of our society who has the right to be treated with respect and dignity.

Explaining decency to a Dean supporter is like explaining colors to a blind person.

[Rose Siding]

9. A joke indicates moral character?

You don't have teenagers, do you?