How Edwards can mount a surge, by an Obama supporter.

[Blarch]

He needs something to happen, this is clear..he can't wait for Hillary or Obama to screw up.

My advice is to break out on a issue, any dividing issue, make Hillary and Obama take a stance on a position they are not comfortable with. Edwards cannot just declare a position, he must be asked...

"Mr. Edwards, Will you hold the Bush criminals accountable ?" ...yes. (then Hillary and Obama will be asked this.)

"Mr.Edwards, Will you sign up for the ICC (International Criminal Court)?" ...yes (then..ect, ect...)

"Mr. Edwards, Will you put SS payments in a 'lock box'?" ...yes. ect..ect.


These are just examples, but whatever the question is, it needs to be asked now, and it needs to distinguish a difference between them.

Any Ideas, examples ?

[kelligesq]

1. Blarch, are you really saying you like Edwards?

?

[Blarch]

4. I support Obama

Edwards is a very close second and Hillary is a distant third. (rating the top three)

If Edwards and Obama were fighting it out, I wouldn't really mind, tossing Hillary in kinda screws me up.

[Hutzpa]

22. I doubt you very much

this is a case for 'concern troll'

your post is vile, and is a flamebait post,

enjoy your stay at DU!


:hi:

[Blarch]

25. I offered sound advice.

Sorry you don't agree...but calling me a troll :rofl: ...your not the first hater to say that :toast:

[Divine Discontent]

2. sounds great to me!

I hope he or his organization see this when they look at the stories on this site, he should be hitting them in their weak areas about how they would not hold the crime family accountable for the thousands of American deaths under W's 'watch' and the trillion wasted on warfare, the spying on Americans without merit, and the laziness regarding the Katrina disaster.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Holding the Bush criminals accountable

is one of my top issues, and I have yet to hear anyone give a clear answer. National unity is fine, but Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Addington/etc. etc. etc. must be made to pay.

ed. Oh, and Bremer. My God, what an idiot that guy was/is.

[cali]

8. ugh, bremer

not only did I grow up in the same town, I was good friends with his younger sister and now, like me, bremer lives in Vermont.

[Blue_In_AK]

9. I always knew he was a POS

but I didn't realize how truly terrible he was until after seeing "No End in Sight." The Iraq invasion was a huge mistake, obviously, but the situation possibly could have been salvaged with the right actions after the toppling of Saddam's government. By disbanding the Iraqi Army and "de-Baathifying" the civil service levels so far down the chain, Bremer almost single-handedly turned the Iraqis completely against us. He emphatically closed whatever window there was for us to get it right. And then for him to be given that medal -- there are no words.

[polichick]

5. "Will you hold the Bush criminals accountable?"

Yes, I want to hear all three of them answer that question!!!
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[balantz]

7. I'm afraid standing out on some things at this date could be a disastrous

move for a candidate. Even if a candidate wanted to, the administration and its media would go all out on decapitating that candidate. Sadly, a lot of the public would buy whatever the media is told to say about the candidate. Edwards has already gone out on a limb voicing his intent to attack the corruption, and look what the media has done so far by virtually ignoring him at best, or painting him in a bad light.

[bdamomma]

11. for some reason I'm sure they wouldn't.

and they will just want to move on, without holding these thugs accountable and the number of countless people who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[JDPriestly]

14. Second that.

Also. How soon will you close Guantanamo? How soon will you restore habeas corpus for all? How soon will you complete the investigation of 9/11?

[ladjf]

26. The conviction of Bush and his top henchmen for their war

crimes and treason would go down in history as the greatest one piece of mental health therapy. Millions of people all over the world would be uplifted from the deep psychological trauma inflicted by the Bush Administration over the past seven years. It would show the world that the United States was truly and honorable and viable Democracy, worthy of respect and emulation.

[bpeale]

6. i hope you don't mind, but i sent this along to his campaign. thanks!

[Big Blue Marble]

10. Funny isn't that how these things that mean so much to us

never get mentioned by any of the Democratic candidates?

[GreenArrow]

12. and who, in the corporate media,

is going to ask these questions?

[Blarch]

15. The media doesn't.

It happens on the campaign trail, or in a TV interview with a friendly source.

It has to be a issue that makes Hillary and Obama squirm. Squirm in the same way Ross Perot would make Bill and George squirm in the debates.

[GreenArrow]

17. Okay. Then who in the corporate media

is going to pick up the story and give it exposure to a national audience?

[Blarch]

18. It depends.

If Edwards says he will sign up for the ICC and wouldn't object or protect former Bush officials from prosecution, it would get played bigtime...Hillary and Obama will also be asked the question.

Hillary and Obama will look like they are protecting Bush and his criminals, it's a good wedge issue.


What about Kyoto ? ...repealing the MCA (Military Commissions Act)..Incentives to NOT outsource, penalize for outsourcing.

There are many issues where Obama and Hillary would stick together and Edwards would stand out. Of course he has to be willing to hang it out there. But I do believe some of these big issues that are never addressed could create a difference and get air time...especially the responses from Hillary and Obama..

[balantz]

21. That is a good point.

[Hutzpa]

23. Why don't we'all

go out naked and stand in front of the GOP and SING hosanna.....

its easy.

[balantz]

24. Let us know how that goes

:eyes:

[JDPriestly]

13. You are absolutely right.

For me, one issue is nuclear power. There is no way I want any more nuclear energy until we have solved the myriad of problems associated with it like what to do with nuclear waste and how to prevent terrorism against nuclear reactors. Both Obama and Hillary are pro-nuclear energy.

Edwards has the best environmental plan by far.

[Neecy]

16. After reading The Shock Doctrine...

I'd like to know what he'd do to reform the IMF and the WTO and the World Bank. We're like a damn crime syndicate, looting and pillaging the economies of the world. After reading this book I'm very tempted to switch from Obama to Edwards - but I'd like a clear idea on where he stands on this.

[Blarch]

20. good point.

reforming these corrupt agencies could save millions of people untold hardships. Reading the Shock Doctrine is in itself a shock...what incredible insight.

He needs to frame the issue as a 'pledge' ...like a pledge to not hand out 'get out of jail free cards'. When Obama and Hillary refuse to sign up they look like enablers.

A pledge to sign up for the ICC
A pledge to Ban private companies from doing traditional military jobs (Halliburton, Blackwater)

Some pledge that Obama and Hillary wouldn't sign up for.

[ProgressiveFool]

19. He should out-Kucinich Kucinich

The only issue I have with Obama at this point is a nagging fear that he might play too nice if he gets into office, and "for the sake of national reconciliation" allow the Bushies to get away with their crimes by not investigating the problems of the past. I'm pretty sure that Edwards wouldn't let them off, but it would help him immensely to pick up Dennis's line about pursuing the Bushies to the fullest extent of the law.

We don't just want change, we want justice.