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TheConstantGardener Donating Member (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:45 PM
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Is it too much for a Presidential Candidate to go to an Antiwar Protest?
Well, besides a certain one with a heart of pure gold, I never seem to see any of them out here joining us hundreds of thousands of citizens working hard to end this war.

Why is that, exactly? The majority of the country strongly supports us and having the presidential candidates out there would give us much more media coverage.

I remember someone remarking in the January 27th protest, "Where's Hillary?" This was followed by laughter.

Come on, guys, we're waiting...and we have our signs, petitions, banners, and state legislature resolutions waiting.
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:46 PM
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1. I think Gravel has done enough to oppose war in his career
Edited on Fri Mar-16-07 06:47 PM by Greeby
As for the others, I'd say they don't honestly share the same convictions as far as being anti-war or pro-peace goes
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:47 PM
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2. Kucinich may show up
I wouldn't put it past Chris Dodd too (didn't he vote no?).
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TheConstantGardener Donating Member (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:50 PM
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6. Gravel certainly has paid his due as has Kucinich
The rest are a bit too much in certain military-industrial coffers to raise a voice of opposition, it seems.
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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:47 PM
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3. Nixon did. At midnight, if I recall correctly.
Somedays, I really miss those brain cells...
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Monkeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:49 PM
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5. Yep
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TheConstantGardener Donating Member (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 08:13 PM
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8. Heh
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Monkeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:48 PM
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4. And GW is running away again
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TheConstantGardener Donating Member (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 06:53 PM
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7. The biggest coward of them all, of course nt
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