Right. My point is that we are being directed to look at the
distraction, rather than at the central issue. The issue being that
we are not using our own minds to arrive at decisions. And the Media
is guilty of distraction.
Carl Jarvis
On 2/13/20, miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, I think the point about her is framed incorrectly. Anyone has a right
to run for President, as far as I'm concerned. The question is: Whom should
the Democratic Party support and whom should newspapers like The New York
Times, endorse. Michael Bloomberg has been a Republican all his life. He's
using his money to buy his way into the Democratic primaries, and Tom Perez
just changed the rules about who qualifies to participate in debates, in
order to accommodate him. That's wrong. The Associated Press has just run a
story which reveals Amy Klobutar's inhumanity in relation to a young black
man when she was a prosecutor. The NAACP and Black Lives Matter have a right
to demand that she withdraw from the presidential race on the basis of the
facts. We have, or are supposed to have, freedom of speech in this country.
So if a candidate appears flawed to a sector of the population, people have
a right to say so and to demand that a party not include the candidate or
that the candidate withdraw.
Miriam
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 11:28 AM
To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] Amy Klobuchar: should she run...or should she
run?
In my opinion, all candidates must be responsible for their past actions and
behavior. After all, they are wanting to represent us.
We currently have a president who represents the people who put him in
power, but he does not represent my beliefs or the sort of behavior I
approve of. So I am trying to be more careful regarding who I vote for.
I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter, even knowing that some of his support comes
from the munitions industry, and some of his foreign policies are not
policies I approve of. But win or lose, Bernie has the right to make a run
for the Oval Office.
So does Michael Bloomberg, even though I believe that he is following a
practice I disapprove of, that of buying his way into the contest.
And so does Amy Klobuchar. This current call for her to drop out of the
race is pure silliness. Support her or not, but do it on her total
record...or as much as we are privy to. But don't tell any American Citizen
they have no business running for office. To my way of thinking, that is a
road best left untraveled.
Carl Jarvis
