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Comment by Doyle on October 10, 2011 at 7:41pm

Amanda:

Lawrence Lessig? Here's a link to the transcript of his video (linking to the video as well) in which he explains supporting Obama rather than Hillary Clinton.

http://blog.printf.net/articles/2008/02/05/transcript-of-lawrence-l...

Comment by Steve Tikas on October 10, 2011 at 7:26pm

Amanda I think that you're right campaign finance reform needs to be a major topic, second only to ending the fed.  This weekend I did some research on campaign finance and wrote an article for my website.  If anyone would like to read it please feel free.   http://protectourfreedoms.org/what-is-campaign-finance-reform-a-his...  Forgive the site I'm still working on the look of it.  I just started it about a week and a half ago.

 

If anyone knows something about graphics designs and would like to help with the site I would love to hear from you.  I don't have money but I'm willing to take someone on as a partner if they are interested.  I'm good at the internet marketing part just not so great on the design aspect.

Comment by Steve Tikas on October 10, 2011 at 6:57pm

Yes I know I agreed with your point.  I was just saying McCain had to take it regardless of what Obama said or did.  He was between the proverbial rock and the hard place.

By the time Obama decided not to take public money I had already seen threw his crap and knew he was a bunch of hot air.  Anyone that, like you said, didn't focus on the glitz and 'hot bod' could see that easily.  He has been worse then even I thought he would be and that is saying a lot I thought he was going to be horrible and he has so far exceeding those expectations.

You're right the media is trying to push a candidate.  I think they know that Perry is dead and Romney is on the way out so now they are pushing Cain.  From what you have said I'm guessing you like Cain (I'm sorry if I'm wrong it is just a guess from your comments) but he is nothing but another politicians.  He might not have held public office but the more I find out about him the more I see him as just another politician.  He is better then Obama but he is just going to slow us going in the wrong direction.  I want someone that will change and put us in the right direction and I'm sorry but it is not him.  Ron Paul is the only one that will put us going in the right direction. 

If Ron Paul got the positive coverage that Mr. Cain gets he would be in the lead.  Herman Cain has won what two straw polls and he is a mega huge rocklike superstar.  Ron Paul has won many more straw polls, not to mention online polls, as Mr. Cain.  California straw poll, Republican leadership conference, CPAC, and this weekends Value Voters (I know his supporters rigged it by voting for him which I thought was the point of having them to see who would vote). 

 

I know he is not popular around here because he is against overseas wars but he is honest, you can trust what he says because he has a proven consistent record, and I feel he is the only one that really would give us back our civil liberties and will promote personal responsibility.  Also he will end the fed which is the biggest problem in our country.  To Mr. Cain's credit he does at least say he wants to narrow the Fed's focus but he is against even auditing the Fed.  He said they have internal audit processes but I'm sorry that is not enough.

Comment by amanda choate on October 10, 2011 at 6:43pm

So does the tea party support campaign finance reform? I am not sure what the postion is. It seems to me to be the one thing we need to change.

Comment by JL Gawlik on October 10, 2011 at 6:35pm

Steve, he told the American people he would take public campaign funding if McCain did in a debate. He LIED and was dishonest, that was my point. McCain always has tried to be honorable and honest, he has never taken a earmark. That was my point, his content of his character is what people should be focused on, not glitz, popularity etc, or what the press/media tells you period because they are putting forth false information and trying to drive Romney as the GOP candidate.

Comment by Steve Tikas on October 10, 2011 at 6:26pm

JL McCain kind of had to take public money because of McCain Feingold.  You are right Obama showed his true color in that instance, well he showed it before that but especially then.  After writing campaign finance he would have been just as big a hypocrite as Obama ended up being if he hadn't gone with public money.

Comment by amanda choate on October 10, 2011 at 6:21pm

Lessig's Interview with Salon:

http://fdlbooksalon.com/2011/10/08/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-lawrence...

Comment by amanda choate on October 10, 2011 at 6:16pm

Others who write and influence, Bethany McClean, Tyler Durden, Matt Taibbi, Michael Lewis, Levitt and Dubner (Freakonomics), Thomas Freidman. Read The Devil Is Here, The Big Short, Zero Hedge(a blog), anything at all by Freidman and Taibbi. Just so you know.

Comment by JL Gawlik on October 10, 2011 at 6:15pm

It is interesting to look back at the 2008 Debates when then candidate Barack Obama challenged candidate John McCain to take public campaign funds for his campaign. McCain agreed, then sign up to take public funding and then Obama decided to take private funding. He did not have to report his donors, how much or where the money came from like McCain had to.

Right then the American people could clearly see that Obama was NOT a man of honor, honesty, NOT a many of high morals, ethics, principles or values.

He proved to the American people that he would stoop low to obtain votes over being truthful.

The majority of the American people were NOT paying or perhaps was it because they did not care?

Of course they must raise money for their campaigns, but it is how they do it and the content of their character, track record that people should be looking at. They need to demand honesty and honor from ALL candidates.

All candidates and politicians should ALWAYS be made accountable for their actions, period.

Comment by amanda choate on October 10, 2011 at 6:04pm

Here is another article about Mr. Lessig:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/lawrenc...

This is where I get my crazy ideas about accountability and why I fee like I am part of the 99%.

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