Hello Cynthia and other members of the Green Party. I was "turned on" to you by Lynne Stewart and am enthusiastically adding my endorsement after seeing your youtube speech and reading the comments/opinions on your site. I am the head of the Grandmothers For Peace Franklin County, NY chapter and of Democracy For America and a political activist since 1965...a long and sometimes lonely road. I will be re-registering as a Green Party member asap, after being a "liberal" Democrat all this time. They've failed us once again and it's time to move on! Thanks for running. Jeanne Norris
Cynthia McKinney represents the new era of Green Party politics in America: diverse, principled and courageous. Her campaign for President of the United States has the potential to open the doors for people to become involved in the process like never before. The Green Party is blessed to have the best candidate we have ever seen seeking our nomination in Cynthia McKinney.
But I withdraw that endorsement as McKinney has a more solid platform, greater rhetorical skills coupled with intellectual capacity to fashion and push through workable solutions, and can restore financial and human rights credibility to the USA.
I supported Dennis Kucinich until he quit his presidential race and doing what i can to retain his seat in congress. The democrats have lost my support for their candidate and I want to support Cynthia for president since she has more progressive values than all the other candidates. My democrat friends are calling me a spoiler but I refuse to support Hillary or Barack for voting to fund an oil war and selling out to corporate greed.
You are the direction WE as Black folk need to go in. You've shown candid truth in the face of glamorous deceptions whether it be bush, the clintoons, or obama, many don't realize the sojourn into a ready-made ecnomic, social, and poliical pogrom that "established" politics have set them upon. The upside is that many Afrikan centered groups,(not old guard or "new guard" misled melting pot-ist), support you whole heartedly, I've donated to your other campaigns and will do the same again. Thank you for being a vanguard displaying what so many either lack, evade, or just dismiss as a passing fancy....
I had this letter published in the Western Washington University student newspaper...
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I take issue with Anna Ellermeier's comment, quoted in the February 8th Western Front.
"You better vote" she says, referring to the next day's caucuses. But for who?
Neither of the remaining democratic presidential candidates stand for rapid and unconditional withdrawal from Iraq. And both have consistently voted in favor of appropriating funds to perpetuate the occupation. Both support international "trade" policies that entrench large corporations' stranglehold on our national economic (and political) life while wreaking havoc in "developing" countries. Neither supports a national, universal, single-payer, not-for-profit health care system. And not surprisingly, since both are recipients of huge amounts of money from the for-profit health-care industry.
In 2004, I participated in the democratic party caucuses because I could support Dennis Kucinich. But this year, I see no point. Rather, I will be spending my time, energy, and money supporting Cynthia McKinney's run for the Green Party's Presidential nomination, because I would rather struggle for something I want and not get it, than vote for something I don't want and get it.
This segment, originally recorded January 27th for Prison Radio, features Mumia Abu Jamal, reporting live from Death Row, commenting about the distinction between the illusion of change and the substance of change. He lends his support for Ms. McKinney's candidacy in this short three and a half minute audio recording. He can be written to at: Mumia Abu-Jamal; AM 8335; SCI-Greene; 175 Progress Drive; Waynesburg, PA 15370.
As a long standing community activist in the Willimantic Connecticut community and as a former elected official who served as Selectmen of the town of Windham (Working Family Party / Green Party registered voter), I want to give my utmost support to the candidacy of Cynthia McKinney for President. I believe that Ms McKinney has all the qualities that our nation needs in these turbulent times. When much of the world do not view our nation as a democratic institution that respects international law, it is important to bring credibility and moral standing to the world.
As a Latino, I believe that none of the Democratic candidates represent my interests. I watched the Democratic Debate on Univision and witnessed the candidates expressing continuation of the immoral emargo against Cuba and issuing more threats to the Democratically elected government of Venezuela. It is time for a real change and for restoring the moral fabric the United States was known for. Vote for Cynthia McKinney in 2008.
Pictured: Juan Perez with Jean deSmet, both locally elected Green officials in Central Eastern Connecticut.
At the closing of the recent Green Party Presidential Debate, Jared Ball announced that his campaign would yield to and support Cynthia McKinney’s bid for the Green Party Presidential Nominee. The “Capital Resistance” component of the “Jared Ball for President” campaign will join the McKinney team and serve as the outreach and presentation arm of the her campaign.Please accept our thanks for your support and encouragement during our campaign - with special thanks to the volunteers and donors who made our work possible. Supporting the Green Party and any Presidential Candidate the party chooses is one basic step that any concerned citizen should take to bring about positive change in our nation today. Our campaign has been about building the Green Party and opening its doors to the true majority in this nation – women, the indigenous, the Hispanics, African-Americans and all poor and working class residents of our country without representation. We hope you will to join us in supporting the McKinney campaign to bring about this reality for the benefit of our communities.
I've been a registered Green since 1992. I'm proud that we finally have a Green Party candidate/nominee for U.S. President with Cynthia's credentials and experience. We have never had this before! Her experience and credentials are on par with the R's and D's! As a Puerto Rican/Xicano and Teamster, it is also very refreshing that we have a woman of color as our candidate/nominee. We need to use this opportunity to recruit communities of color (African, Latinas/os, Native, Asian-Pacific, Arab/Middle-East) to join the Green Party. Buena suerte, Cynthia!
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Five down, fifteen to go! Maine joins the mix!
Iowa is getting close.
Will your state be next?
Here are some new preliminary numbers on our progress through the end of March. Five states are have raised enough to qualify us so far: California, New York, Oregon, Illinois and Texas.
We also want to express our appreciation to the following states whose residents have already given $1,000 or more and are on their way towards that goal: *D.C. ($3.3k), *Florida ($1.6k), *Massachusettes ($1.7k), *Maine ($1k), *Michigan ($2.1k), *Minnesota ($3k), Oklahoma ($1k), *Washington ($2.7k) and Wisconsin ($1.6k). (Unaudited figures current through March 31st, 2008; * indicates change since last month).
