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Menstrual Poetry: Mike Gravel, the Only Candidate I Can Support

  • Tips For Bloggers · 1 year ago
    Too bad, good people have no place on politics. They're not even given a chance. Cheers! ;)
  • Cara · 1 year ago
    Okay . . . my comment just got deleted when I tried to put it through. But the "fair tax" is not fair or progressive. It greatly benefits the rich. The rich don't spend all of their income; the poor do. That means that under a "fair tax," the poor are taxed on a much higher percentage of their income than anyone else. Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee also support this plan. Gravel may have other progressive ideas, but this isn't one of them.
  • Thesis · 1 year ago
    I will support whoever that can end the war.. i feel the pinch when i travel overseas esp when i see someone who reacts suspiciously when they know i'm american :(
  • Planet Apex · 1 year ago
    hmm.. he sounds good, but I don't think his stand on abortion is correct. No soul has the right to decide on the life of another being, born or unborn. :|
  • Cara · 1 year ago
    No soul has the right to decide on the life of another being, born or unborn.

    Agreed. No legislator does have the right to decide whether or not a woman will face a serious medical condition for 9 months that will affect many aspects of her life and behavior and leave her with a human being to care for at the end. Trying to have that kind of control over someone's life would be pretty fucked up . . .
  • Colorado Lasik Surgery Guide · 1 year ago
    Wow I knew he was old, but I had no idea that he was that old! Since he's pro choice I can't get behind him even though a lot of his other ideas sound cool.
  • Dawn · 1 year ago
    Mike Gravel is also the only candidate I can support. ALL of his stances on the issues have merit and should be brought to the attention of the American People.
    Cara, Gravel's Fair Tax plan includes a prebate for lower income families to cover the tax on necessities-- food, diapers, etc. The rich will always buy luxury items-- cars, yachts, big TV's and mansions. The poor, myself included, don't buy much more than necessities anyway. fairtax.org
  • Keira · 1 year ago
    Thanks for posting this! I'd never even heard of this guy before.
  • Flaw · 1 year ago
    I could not agree more with you about this one!
    Only the fact that he is interested in the Global Warming and disagrees with the Iraq War says everything about it!
    The Iraq War was caused for oil and therefor greed.
    The Global Warming was caused by pollution who was also caused by greed.
    He seems to think about the good of people, and not about the money!
    That's why he should win the elections!
  • Beth · 1 year ago
    Thanks for the info on Gravel. I didn't know anything about him. He sounds like a decent man.
  • Thoughts on Mike Gravel · 1 year ago
    He's one of the good examples of how focusing on polls, etc. gets rid of potentially good candidates. If you don't let them debate or give them news coverage, how are they going to get an audience to do well in the polls in the first place?
  • Public Sector News · 1 year ago
    At least you guys in the USA get to choose people who run as the candidate. You also get to see their metal in this drawn out process. Here in the UK our candidates are chosen for us and sometimes we do not even get the opportunity to vote for them - aka Gordon Brown.
  • Mont Blanc Ballpoint Pens · 1 year ago
    Mike Gravel was good for the Democratic race. He never really caught on like Ron Paul though.
  • Coach Bags · 1 year ago
    Indeed, for USA citizens elections are far more open and more democratic than in some European countries. You get to know your candidates very well, unlike us, who hear bags and bags of promises, but never see them coming true after those politicians get elected thanks to our votes.
  • essay32 · 2 months ago
    Have you ever heard of him? He did not become president