The Free Gaza Movement posts this article by American Green Party nominee for the US Presidential elections Cynthia McKinney, who is in Lebanon, after the boat she was in along with supporters and aid to Gaza was rammed by Israeli ships.
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It appears that over the past few months I have neglected to forcefully voice my opinion on who I think is the best candidate for the presidency of the United States. This lead the pundits, who are not used to me being silent, to speculate that I was keeping quiet because I have become a republican....
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The following text (which was sent to me in an email) reminds me of La Mala's fiery words about how this election can not be the 'end' of political mobilization, even if the Obama/Biden ticket wins. It answers the question, how can you vote for a third party candidate while also supporting Obama?
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Posted by
Hoa Quach
· 12:36 am
· Palestine
Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. In today’s favorite round up, a German blogger writes about the irrelevance of Palin’s wardrobe, meanwhile an American in Palestine talks about her recent Obama-filled trip and an Obama supporter has sad news for Jews wanting to purchase an accessory.
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If you're like me and not inclined to be all that supportive of a two party system, you'll be really interested in the most recent commentary by Democracy Now! hostess, Amy Goodman. In it, she takes on the reason that the presidential debates suck on so many levels (a debate only works if there is ...
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Sokari at blacklooks led me to this video while I obsessively checked my twitter account. Rosa Clemente speaks at a what I think is a New York University (I've watched about 20 minutes in the video so far and nobody has said directly where this speech is at).
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Far be it from me to rain on the Obama/McCain parade, but I have been wondering what on earth happened to debate broadcasts that include the perspective of *all* candidates running for office, not just the two that the Mainstream Media like the best. Am I the only one that remembers the delish debat...
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Posted by
Ari Herzog
· 4:50 pm
· Palestine
Despite the media's focus on Barack Obama and John McCain, they are not the only candidates running for the office of President of the United States of America.
The race to the White House also includes Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party, Bob Barr of the Libertarian Party, Cynthia McKinney of ...
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Posted by
Hoa Quach
· 12:25 pm
· Israel · Palestine
From the meaning of the Arabic word madrassa to their stance on the situation in Palestine and their undying love for Israel, teacher and activist Marcy Newman takes Sarah Palin and Joe Biden to task in two blog entries from Palestine. Here are some of her arguments, from her blog Body on the Line.
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Disclaimer: This rant on Palin does not mean I support Obama/Biden. I don’t because on foreign policy they are one in the same. I support Ralph Nader or Cynthia McKinney.
Although I’ve been following the Palin fiasco each day, I hadn’t planned on blogging about it. Mostly it’s been for my...
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