Which of these prominent Democrats do you most admire?

[WI_DEM]

[NYCGirl]

1. And...

and

[GreenArrow]

2. Dennis J Kucinich

Representative, Ohio.

[redqueen]

6. Dennis Kucinich for me as well n/t

[Rainbowreflect]

11. Dennis Kucinich is my vote too.

[eridani]

30. And of course Dennis Kucinich n/t

[hippywife]

34. Add me to the Dennis column. n/t

[Bombtrack]

3. The Carter voting is retarded. The guy is just not spectacular

It goes without saying that he's not nearly as bad as the right wing douchbags make him out to be. But he did not perform the job of president anywhere near as well as he could have, and his post-presidential activities(a period often praised by wannabe independant-minded sounding right wingers, should really be taken with alot more critism.

Read this article: http://www.fair.org/media-beat/940921.html

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But a decade after Carter left the Oval Office, scholar James Petras assessed the ex-president's actions overseas -- and found that Carter's image as "a peace mediator, impartial electoral observer and promoter of democratic values...clashes with the experiences of several democratic Third World leaders struggling against dictatorships and pro-U.S. clients."

From Latin America to East Africa, Petras wrote, Carter functioned as "a hard-nosed defender of repressive state apparatuses, a willing consort to electoral frauds, an accomplice to U.S. Embassy efforts to abort popular democratic outcomes and a one-sided mediator."

Observing the 1990 election in the Dominican Republic, Carter ignored fraud that resulted in the paper-thin victory margin of incumbent president Joaquin Balaguer. Announcing that Balaguer's bogus win was valid, Carter used his prestige to give international legitimacy to the stolen election -- and set the stage for a rerun this past spring, when Balaguer again used fraud to win re-election.

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I mean, are that many people that dopey to put him above Ted Kennedy and successful, (more liberal) presidents like Clinton?

[Gildor Inglorion]

8. Thank you for calling me retarded...

and for supplying this quote for me to use against you: "Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance." Therefore, I will not tolerate your calling me retarded without returning the compliment.
You, sir, are a floozy. How do you like them apples, Hotshot?

[Bombtrack]

15. No, the act is retarded. Don't put words in my mouth

I didn't call anyone anything.

[Bucky]

31. Actually I am retarded. But I still happen to like Jimmy

[Feanorcurufinwe]

9. Has Norm Solomon ever authored anything that wasn't pure agitprop?

Seeing his name on the byline is like have 10 sirens go off at once.

[Rainbowreflect]

13. Carter may not have been the best President we ever had,

but I believe that he is the best person we ever had as President.

[formernaderite]

36. Beautifully said...

....Jimmy Carter is also one of the foremost humanitarians in the world. He is, and will always remain an honest, humble and decent man. I can't think of a better legacy to be remembered by.

[fudge stripe cookays]

4. Howard Dean changed my life.

He made me see what is like (finally) to be an American, at long last. I went from apathetic to rabid activist in about 1 month.

No other candidate has ever inspired my interest (nay, undying devotion) the way Dean did. I would not be here, doing all I'm doing, if it hadn't been for him.

The man is my god.
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[MrsMatt]

32. Amen to that

Howard Dean received my first direct presidental campaign contribution, in a large part because his energy and intensity reminded me of the late Paul Wellstone (who is, and always will, be my political god - Howard is my demi-god).

[DerekG]

5. Ted Kennedy....

The lion of liberalism.

[LWolf]

7. Dennis Kucinich. n/t

[Feanorcurufinwe]

10. I have no doubt that in 4 years

a DU poll like this will yield vastly different results.

[Mel]

12. Dennis Kucinich

and I have to say I sure do miss Paul Wellstone :cry: he will always always be in my heart.

[Crunchy Frog]

14. .

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Dennis, Carter, Dean, and McKinney

[lpbk2713]

17. From your list I voted for Edwards but

If Barbara Boxer's name was included I would have voted for her.

[gpandas]

18. hillary, because...

she takes more pounding than anyone, and is still standing up for the left on most important issues. this is a tough lady.

[goodhue]

19. Dennis Kucinich

http://www.kucinich.us/messages/072204-dennis.php

makes me proud

[TOhioLiberal]

20. boy this is difficult...

I admire most of them...especially the 'dynamic duo'

after much soul searching, I chose other and say they ALL get a vote from me.

just paint me wishy-washy...:)

[jpgray]

21. Dennis Kucinich (nt)

[Zinfandel]

22. Dennis Kucinich # 1 (Then Ted Kennedy for his long, long time efforts for

health care, education and social services).

[Anwen]

23. Dean, because

he inspired my interest in politics and I deeply admire his courage to always speak his mind.

[WI_DEM]

24. kick

[DrWho]

25. Joseph Biden

had to go with other, Jo Biden

[Guaranteed]

26. From that list, I like Dean and Kennedy the best.

:)

[Tweed]

27. Dick Durbin & Barack Obama

The state with the best senators! Man it's going to be great having those two working for my state!

[AntiCoup2K4]

28. Howard Dean is the only reason I didn't quit this party after the ....

.....DLC threw another game in 2002.

[JohnKleeb]

29. tough

but the democrat of all time I most admire is FDR followed by RFK. Of those though I have to say Kennedy because he's been fighting for 40 plus years now but I really admire those others too.

[in_cog_ni_to]

33. Jimmy Carter.

He's a true humanitarian. How many ex Presidents have spent their retirement building houses for the needy? 1, that I know of and that's Jimmy Carter. He has a heart of gold. He was not a good president because, IMCPO, he is so kind. Too nice to be prez.

[Endangered Specie]

35. Sen. Joseph Maxwell "Max" Cleland - You want to talk about a Patriot...

[Yupster]

37. Admire to me is a big word

I can like some one and not admire them. I can suport someone and not admire them.

I answered Jimmy Carter. Even though he made some bad mistakes as President, I admire him. He is a good and honorable man.

I don't admire bosses who have affairs with the help.

I don't admire former Knightriders of the Ku Klux Klan.

I don't admire people who got thrown out of college for cheating.