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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges: "In this year’s presidential election I will vote for a third-party candidate" [View all]redqueen
(115,103 posts)115. Same here.
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Chris Hedges: "In this year’s presidential election I will vote for a third-party candidate" [View all]
ProSense
Jan 2012
OP
You lack of awareness of leading voices in this debate isn't a good counterargument
Bruce Wayne
Jan 2012
#16
"Disaffected progressive?" You mean the type who isn't supporting Ron Paul but just wants to talk
msanthrope
Jan 2012
#6
Silly FLF, don't you know that awards for obscure writers who reach literally tens of people are....
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2012
#48
Chris Hedges is a "radical"? He is a pulitzer prize winner who works for some pretty mainstream corp
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#47
+1!! This is a lesson that apparently Maureen O'Down needs to learn, too!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#56
"....it won't get discussed at DU because DU has decided not to allow one side"
Sheepshank
Jan 2012
#30
I think when Obama says "change the culture in Washington" he meant Congress is broken.
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#19
Why not instead just spend 4 years helping/campaigning for Rocky Anderson in 2016?
FarLeftFist
Jan 2012
#35
Gosh. Chris must think his vote belongs to him and not to a party or candidate.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#40
I'll be voting for the most progressive, anti-war, candidates on the ballot.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#101
The thing is, if things stay as they are our nation's future will continue to decline
cpwm17
Jan 2012
#166
It's scary to think we may end up with President Newt, or President Romney...
redqueen
Jan 2012
#114
In order for the US to have what Germany has re proportional representation...
Spazito
Jan 2012
#145
He has a huge ego if he thinks we care why this announcement is being made.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2012
#64
No, the Democratic Party keeps enabling the Republicans by continually moving right,
cpwm17
Jan 2012
#109
Chris if you really want to make a statement tell the world that you and your family are
grantcart
Jan 2012
#91
Well, pandering to the right and whining about the "professional left" isn't working.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#127
Some people probably think Chris Hedges should be more like Andrew Sullivan
Cali_Democrat
Jan 2012
#140
We're never going to make any real progress with that kind of mentality
Proud Liberal Dem
Jan 2012
#138
Advocating a Third-party candidate violates DU rules - UNLESS you have a Pulitzer
Hugabear
Jan 2012
#152