Ok granted I was signed up to John Kerry's list from last election. I however no longer wish to get the emails, I never did unsubscribe so it is my fault. I however did not like that it looks like since Kerry endorsed Obama he has given the list over to Obama, or allowed him to write emails for Kerry's list. If Kerry would have simply sent an email out urging support for Obama it would be one thing, this however kind of pissed me off. Subject: We Need Change Now From: Barack Obama
God, that does blow. Kerry's touch is the anti-Midas, and if Obama is using this, or allowing Kerry's folks to do it for some reason, he's going to be consigned to the dustbin of history faster than .... oh, I don't know, who was the latest AmericanIdolBiggestTalentBiggestLoserTopModel?
I don't see how hitching yourself to the John Kerry train says "change." Perhaps this is Obama latching onto Kerry for the experience factor? Maybe he'll offer Kerry a VP nod later.
I agree it'd be a stupid move. But... I guess there'll be plenty of time for VP selection guessing games after Feb. 5... If Hillary wins I think she may go with Wes Clark.
Points to Ponder 1. John Kerry opposed the Kyoto Protocol, whereas Barack Obama supports it. 2. Why did Dr. Ron Paul vote against the [SIZE=-1]ratification of[/SIZE] Kyoto Protocol? How does he expect to get the vote of environmentalists and Green peace people? One more thing... US forces cannot just leave Iraq, coz then they will be blamed for the massacres and civil war there. The role of US military has changed now, from an occupier to a protector. This is what I feel. Afghanistan is a mess. If NATO leaves tomorrow, the Talibs will over-run all the cities. It is not possible to withdraw on a click of a mouse. It would result in chaos and destruction.
It's so ironic that a Ron Paul support is fussing over spam. One of the reasons I'd have trouble considering Mr. Paul is the flood spamming and trolling done by the few supporters that he has.
Not ironic at all. #1 I NEVER got an RP spam. #2 RP himself did not spam, supporters are not the same as the candidate themselves you know...
1. Apparently you don't visit Digg or notice the spamming that goes on here. 2. Glad to see you connect his supporters with the spam and trolling.
#1 No I do not, if Digg allows the stuff to be posted obviously it is not 'spam' Just because you do not want to see something does not make it spam. Just as what is posted here must not be spam as it is allowed #2 I do see some post a bit more than possibly they should, it however does not make it spam. Even if there is spam, it is a supporter NOT the candidate. If we are going to blame the candidate for everything a supporter does, well I guess we better arrest them all 'the candidates' for rape, murder, child abuse, drug abuse, shall I go on?
!. Excessive posting, be it gray hat SEO work, an effort exaggerate a political movement, or whatever, turns off me and a good portion of the 90% people that aren't voting for this guy. 2. If the some (lots) of posts are not spam, what are they? And we are talking about the ones that go something like this: Original post: "I am having trouble with a WordPress Plug In, what should I do?" RePly: "Yes, WordPress can have problems, but when we all elect Ron Paul....." If you want to support a candidate that isn't going to win, I'd look at Alan Keyes, he's much more impressive and got excluded from debates long before Ron Paul did.
#1. You call it excessive, if they trully were I would think DP would filter them out. Didn't realise it was up to you to decide what each company decides is excessive. It is exaggerating a political movement to talk about him? Honestly to me you're coming off simply as yet another RP hater and not much more. #2 If they were spam they would be removed, they would be infracted. Again I did not know you decided what was spam for other business/websites. Each site I would think would make up their own minds as to what they consider as spam, but I guess you should start contacting DP and the like to correct them on this. A definition of spam for you http://www.answers.com/spam&r=67 Ahh yes that could be considered spam, yet again it is NOT the candidate. With your thinking I guess I could go and 'spam' a different candidate just to get him taken out of the race. Afterall it's not the candidate doing it, but someone is still 'spamming him/her' Alan Keyes more 'impressive', really now? I don't care if RP has a 0 percent shot of winning, it is what he stands for that I support him. BTW I don't pick a candiate on 'how impressive they are' If you were hoping to pick a fight with one of the RP supporters who doesn't know shit, or who blindly support him saying he has a great chance of winning, etc, etc you have sadly chosen the wrong battle
That is true BTW if you support Keyes, I do not like his stances on many things but I can respect your decision for supporting someone based on their stances and not simply because they have a shot at winning
I might end up wasting a vote on Alan in the primaries but I wouldn't do something worse than wasting a vote like Ross Perot supporters did when they elected Bubba. To get the topic back on Barack getting Kerry's support, I think it is fantastic for Barack. The most recent democrat presidential candidates that I think were worthy of a vote were JFK and Truman, Barack is close to worth a vote. Kerry was the farthest thing from worth a vote so getting support from him will bring support from a group of people I would never align with.