What Leading Progressives Are Saying...

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WHAT LEADING PROGRESSIVES ARE SAYING...

 

 

NOAM CHOMSKY

 

" Anyone who says " I don't care if Bush gets elected " is basically

telling poor and working people in the country, " I don't care if your

lives are destroyed. "

 

- professor, author

 

 

MICHAEL MOORE

 

" And all of us, from conservative Democrats to Greens who are voting

Democrat, are all in this tent right now for one common goal. That's

to get our White House back in our hands, the majority's. "

 

- filmmaker, author

 

 

DENNIS J. KUCINICH

 

" The word is unity. ...we recognize that unity is essential to bring

change in November. Unity is essential to repair America. Unity is

essential to set America on a new path. "

 

- Congressman (D - Ohio, 10th Congressional District); chairman,

Congressional Progressive Caucus

 

 

PAT LAMARCHE

 

" There are huge issues... " (listing the war, the environment,

healthcare, the economy, and jobs) " But most important of all is

making sure that George Bush is no longer president of the United States. "

 

- Vice Presidential candidate, Green Party

 

 

MEDEA BENJAMIN

 

" In the swing states, where this election's going to be determined,

[Greens should] recognize that we owe it to the global community to

get rid of George Bush. And if people in those swing states support

that strategy of getting rid of George Bush, then voting for Kerry

might be the strategic vote for them. "

 

- US Senate candidate, California, 2000

 

 

HOWARD ZINN

 

" If Kerry is elected, we'll have a little ledge to stand on...

Presidents can be moved by their constituencies. "

 

- author, A People's History of the United States

 

 

RALPH NADER

 

" Well, he's [John Kerry] certainly better than Bush. . . He's got a

lot of good in him, but there's got to be a lot of good citizens on

his back to push him. "

 

 

NORMAN SOLOMON

 

" The emergence of 'GREENS FOR KERRY' reflects a growing recognition of

what's at stake. There are many things wrong with John Kerry's

political positions -- yet piling up sufficient votes for Kerry on

November 2 is the only practical way to rid this country and the world

of the horrific Bush presidency. Let's get to work on this historic

imperative! Voting Bush out means voting Kerry in. "

 

- activist, syndicated columnist, and author, Target Iraq: What the

News Media Didn't Tell You, 2004

 

 

JOHN RENSENBRINK

 

" People...are very focused on stopping the right-wing cabal that has

taken over the country. Therefore, the focus has to be on defeating Bush. "

 

- co-founder, Green Party of the United States

 

 

BARBARA LEE

 

" I told Mr. Nader: 'A vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George

Bush.' We can't risk this Bush presidency taking hold again. "

 

- House of Representatives (D-Calif.)

 

 

DANIEL ELLSBERG

 

" I agree with everything Nader says, except 'Vote for me in swing states.'

If enough voters in swing states heed that call again, delivering the

election to Bush again, every policy objective that Nader, his

supporters, and I share will be set back, perhaps irreversibly. "