[statecom-discuss] Re: [ComCom] Here's an idea - For tuesday

[BillCunningham]

I heartily agree, Mike. BUT....

I don't think we can ignore what other parties, their factions and leaders, are doing. Often it makes sense to criticize and expose particular leaders, since most people who pay any attention at all to political life do so in terms of events and crises rather than holistically.  Often too, it makes sense to work with folks who may belong to the duopoly parties, always in a principled way, insh'allah.

I find it's good to have some general guidelines—not rigid rules—to help us decide case-by-case. My favorite guidelines: (1) does this help the party? (2) does this help the people?



-----Original Message-----
>From: "mikeheichman at verizon.net" <mikeheichman at verizon.net>
>Sent: Feb 14, 2007 8:45 AM
>To: statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org, statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org
>Subject: Re: [statecom-discuss] Re: [ComCom] Here's an idea - For tuesday
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I understand that we're picking on Mitt, because he is from MA. So, would
>we have done something similar if (and 
>when) Kerry decides to run?
>
>What is the message here? Who are we asking our Republican "friends" to
>vote for? Who are we asking our 
>Democratic "friends" to vote for? If Kucinich were from MA, would we be
>doing something similar with our 
>Republican friends?
>
>I thought that our message was that there is something "inherently" wrong
>about the Democratic and Republican 
>parties, and that we wanted to ask the public to vote for our party?
>
>It really makes me angry when I see the Democrats interfering with the
>Green (Green-Rainbow) Party or with Nader.
>They should mind their own business and we should focus on our own.
>
>Mike Heichman
>
>Original Message:
>-----------------
>From: Daniel Melnechuk isis at isisdesign.com
>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:00:00 -0500
>To: statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org
>Subject: Re: [statecom-discuss] Re: [ComCom] Here's an idea - For tuesday
>
>
>On Feb 12, 2007, at 2:54 PM, gracegrnrnbw at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> I believe we must learn to be at home on the inside and on the  
>> outside.  then our choices become about strategy
>>
>> not the emotional reality of where we are comfortable.
>>
>
>I think the above sums it up for me. I am responding late to this  
>thread. But i will add that what Grace says above goes hand in hand  
>with being the part we want to be. And if that means, and it does to  
>me, getting elected and standing by our values at the SAME time, then  
>we need to be out there about our values. We will be on the inside  
>when we get elected and we should also stay on the outside organizing  
>for more change!
>
>Strategy wise, i might not include the dems in what would have been  
>today's event to show that we can stand on our own. But since Grace  
>did such a fantastic job at the governor level of discourse that  
>people have opened their minds to the possibility of what the GRP may  
>have to say abotu things, or at least Grace may say -- and we should  
>use that to our advantage to tell about how bad Romney really is. It  
>would have cost in time and organizing a bit to get a few people out  
>but worth it.
>
>Another reason to keep hitting on the press is the recognition  
>factor. From marketing, it takes people 7 times on average seeing the  
>same product to get comfortable with it enough to buy it. We are not  
>selling, nor selling out, but Grace got 4 debates on major news and  
>in that way has set the stage for more recognition of the GRP, again  
>not as a bunch of wackos but possibly as people who actually think  
>about things and have some good ideas.
>
>Peace,
>Dan
>
>
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Bill Cunningham