Comments on: Refuse Corporate Donations: It is What Must be Done

By: rex kendall

rex kendall — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:17:51 +0000

I gotta believe Obama’s 4 steps ahead on this 2 – The repigs aren’t going to let up, the least we aggressive progressives can do is at least let him get into his Office before we burn him down – I’m still in shock he’s there at all – rex

By: margo

margo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:30:46 +0000

matt! what you are saying is righteous! i was intrigued by the whole article! obama is “the establishment’s candidate” (coined by Matt Gonzales), and the public is totally duped by him, thinking that he is their trustworthy leader. alas. but, i have to agree with Vote Green’s comment… and i expressed this to you before… why are you running as dem and not green? are you doing it cause you think that you wouldnt be able to get in there as a green, and you potentially can as a dem? what about representing the party which stands for your ideals? what about encouraging this nation to adopt a multi-party system? i’d like to know what you think. but anyways, keep up the good work… i’m glad youre out there representin’!

By: Vote Green

Vote Green — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:10:49 +0000

D’oh! Where you been all this time Matt?! Seems like you’re taking a page from the Green Party, which never accepted corporate or lobbyist donations. Ever.

I like what you’re saying about the corruption in the Democratic party, and how far it has strayed from what people believe (or used to believe) the party stood for.

All Green Party candidates refuse corporate donations. They don’t have to pledge anything, or change anything, because it’s the way it always was. Check it out. http://www.ILGP.org and look at the Ten Key Values.

Green Party candidates do not have the conflict of interest that the usual suspects from the Democrats and Republicans face. That is, they don’t have to decide whether to do what’s best for their constituents, or what’s best for their own careers and their biggest donors. Green Party candidates have never been forced to choose because they don’t take corporate money and cannot be bought, like Obama and all the other Dems in the chain of command.

So, are you really running as yet another Democrat? How long will that last in the Chicago-controlled Illinois Democratic machine? You will either have to play ball with Madigan-Jones-Daley, or you’ll be ousted and pay the price. You know that, right?

So, why not take a look at the Green Party? It’s the best choice for regular, living, breathing people who actually want to be represented in government.

By: bozh

bozh — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:59:12 +0000

matt touches on just one matter: people’s greed and dishonesty.
but, how is one not to expect all kinds of deceptions in one party system?
will this party work against own interests? as perceived by one party?
doesn’t US defend its interests? and as it sees them?
so, what’s new? hadn’t that been going on for millennia? and is going to stop tomorrow? or continue, but better hidden? of course! thnx

By: Don Hawkins

Don Hawkins — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:17:09 +0000

Instead you have to allow them to donate generously to your campaign and then to dictate your economic policies.

I wonder Matt if President Obama or any of his people read DV because in just a few months if these new people do business as usually or try to spin change and still do BAU or we see cap and trade that is greenwash well all I can say is he was the one who wanted to be President this time and if you think Bush’s approval ratings were bad how about 2 million to start in front of his office with change on there mind.