Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul Seem To Be On To Something.

I have been away for a while. Going away is good. It helps you hear things more clearly. One of the things I have been hearing are the drumbeats of an expanded war in the oil patch. This time we are hearing that America is gearing up for a war on Iran. Are we are going to bomb, bomb Iran? No doubt there are rumors of war.

At the same time mainstream Democratic politicians don't seem to be very interested in America leaving Iraq war before 2008. The other day front runner Hillary Clinton told David Letterman that she wants a reduced presence in Iraq, but if you listen, she doesn't really call for a complete withdrawal. She thinks we can bring "the vast majority of our troops out of Iraq."

I am beginning to wonder if we shouldn't all be paying more attention to Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul on the issue of preemptive war. Here is a video that focuses on Ron Paul, Mike Gravel and a preemptive first strike on Iran. I know, I know, every time I mention Ron Paul some of our folks tell me he is just too far out. He might be on some subjects, but concerning our involvement in the oil patch his ideas deserve a listen. So do Mike Gravel's comments on the same subject. They seem to be almost prophetic in their insistence that America reject the neocon doctrine of preemptive war. The next time there is a debate, somebody needs to pin Hillary and Barack down. Are they in favor of preemptive war? The Republican front runners are to a man.



The video was posted by overmind25.

We Americans have a lot of work to do eliminating our dependence on the oil patch while building America for the 21st century. Until we do there will continue to be wars and rumors of war in the oil patch.

I hope you all had a wonderful labor day. Ready to get back to work?

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Campaign Video of the Day -- August 31, 2007

Today's video is for Mike Gravel, who comments on the similarities between Iraq and Vietnam, and his experience with both. This video is a bit slicker than others I've seen this week, but has a powerful message, even if you're not a Gravel supporter.



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Campaign Video of the Day -- August 27, 2007

Today's video focuses on Democratic candidate Mike Gravel. bebopcosmonaut says Gravel "is running a topnotch rebel campaign and here's a new ad to help spread the WORD."



Despite being largely ignored by the national media, the Logo network invited Gravel to talk about Gay rights issues. The netowrk said Gravel is one of the two most outspoken candidates for gay rights, along with Congressman Dennis Kucinich. In a Facebook users poll, Mike Gravel is currently in third place, behind Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Senator Barack Obama.

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Campaign Video of the Day -- August 21, 2007

Today's Video is called Mike Gravel Clarifies Globalization and World Governance. It was produced by myferalprofessor and added to YouTube on August 20, 2007.

In this video Mike Gravel explains the difference between himself and Ron Paul. It seems Gravel thinks Paul wants to take us back to a world of anarchy and the jungle. Gravel wants to empower the people to govern themselves. Gravel is opposed to the giant corporations that seem to be controlling both our national government and the world at large. He favors restoring "power to the people."

I love "fringe" candidates like Gravel and Paul. They move the national conversation in surprising ways. Yes Virginia, Paul and Gravel are different even though they both come across as grumpy old men.



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Campaign Video of the Day -- August 13, 2007

Cheating at Chess is a Mike Gravel video. It is really quite good. It contains a much deeper message than the usual "vote for me." He has another video about the draft that might find it's way onto the board before the week is out.



What the heck, I'll nominate it. Here is a link to the second Mike Gravel video called The End of the Draft.

If you find a really good video that you would like for us to share, please send me an email at proctoring.congress@gmail.com Subject Campaign Video of the Day.

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Campaign Video of the Day -- August 2, 2007

No, we aren't posting Gonzo's Lament as the campaign video of the day. I was tempted but, it really isn't a campaign video.

Today's winner is Eat Your Spinach Vote Kucinich. It was uploaded to YouTube by mothermugger on July 25, 2007. The video has a positive, heartfelt message.



We only have one runner up today, but it is a good one. Mike Gravel, Nobody's Kooky Old Uncle was uploaded to YouTube on July 31, 2007, by puppydogbreath. It runs a little long, but the video truly conveys Mike Gravel's passion for America.

I have to admit that I haven't checked with Blue Girl to see if we have had any additional nominees overnight. If you made a nomination Blue Girl hasn't forwarded to me it will be considered tomorrow.

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Mike Gravel -- Rock

The last two days have been devoted to Ron Paul. Let us turn our attention to his counterpart in the Democratic field -- Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska. This is the most bizarre political ad in the history of political ads. It is truly the Monday night funny.



(If you are still interested in Gravel, read the article linked to his name. It was written by Ralph Nader.)

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