Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,998 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:42 AM Oct 2015

just stopped by to say I hope O'Malley has the opportunity to make his case

in the next debate. As well as Lessing. I want to hear more from everybody, but O'Malley had good moments in the first debate that weren't acknowledged by the press or here at DU.

13 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
just stopped by to say I hope O'Malley has the opportunity to make his case (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2015 OP
Huge mistake on Snowden question. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 #1
He's 52. elleng Oct 2015 #3
He's 52. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2015 #4
He supports reinstatement of Glass Steagall. elleng Oct 2015 #5
THANKS, Sleepless!!! elleng Oct 2015 #2
I sincerely hope so too Kalidurga Oct 2015 #6
A JOBS AGENDA FOR OUR RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE elleng Oct 2015 #7
That is very good. Kalidurga Oct 2015 #8
'Hope' is only that, elleng Oct 2015 #9
the green jobs agenda is both necessary and politically risky SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2015 #10
Thanks for the kind words. I don't understand the appeal of Lessig. FSogol Oct 2015 #11
but with Chaffee & Webb out, give his issue a hearing SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2015 #12
The Presidency has to be about more than just getting your one issue out there. FSogol Oct 2015 #13
 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
1. Huge mistake on Snowden question.
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:53 AM
Oct 2015

I considered him for a bit...but Martin doesn't get it.

Might be a generational thing. VN and Watergate were whitewashed and prettied up for the next generation.

A super-smart guy I know... very political , in fact... didn't know who Daniel Ellsberg is/was. He's 36.

How old's O'Malley?

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,998 posts)
4. He's 52.
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:04 AM
Oct 2015

His smarts are in the area that resonates with most Americans - trying to keep your head above water in 2015. This is a new challenge for Americans.

When we came through the Great Depression, the economy wasn't globalized. FDR didn't have to deal with outsourcing. Glass Steagall was established by FDR as law. Hillary had better come up with something that replaces it or improves upon it.

Where does O'Malley stand on Glass Steagall?

elleng

(130,156 posts)
5. He supports reinstatement of Glass Steagall.
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:18 AM
Oct 2015

O’Malley Calls for New Glass-Steagall, Crackdown on Banks.

“When laws are broken, Wall Street CEOs and their institutions get off with nothing more than fines paid by shareholders that they can write off as business expenses,” Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley says in Des Moines Register op-ed.

Reiterates call for new Glass-Steagall that would separate banks’ commercial and investment banking divisions

Says he’d create division at DOJ to investigate and prosecute economic crimes

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-02/o-malley-calls-for-new-glass-steagall-crackdown-on-banks

elleng

(130,156 posts)
2. THANKS, Sleepless!!!
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:55 AM
Oct 2015

Debates and fora coming, including tomorrow's

Democratic National Committee Women's Leadership Forum

Democratic presidential candidates Lincoln Chaffee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley, and Bernie Sanders speak at the Democratic National Committee Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.

Airing Friday, Oct 23 8:00am EDT on C-SPAN2

Hang with us here and elsewhere, and make as much 'noise' as you can about MO'M.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
6. I sincerely hope so too
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:41 AM
Oct 2015

I also think he had some very great moments. My favorite was his stand on environmental issues and his idea to make caring for the environment a net economic gain rather than a loss. I am not sure how he plans to do that, but he is the only one I have ever in my life heard talking about that being a possibility and he is probably right about it being possible.

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,998 posts)
10. the green jobs agenda is both necessary and politically risky
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 02:15 AM
Oct 2015

Yesterday I read somewhere something like "America doesn't need roads to deliver goods anymore". It was a blatant attack on the working class and an unwillingness to do anything that benefits the country itself and its infrastructure.

That needs to be pointed out in a different way than Bernie is doing. His sound bites tend to blame the mega wealthy. I think the elected Congress needs a thorough lashing for ignoring it's responsibility to the Constitution and the people.

Maybe Martin is the one to do that.

FSogol

(45,363 posts)
11. Thanks for the kind words. I don't understand the appeal of Lessig.
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 10:02 AM
Oct 2015

He is a single issue vanity candidate with zero experience. While that may be welcome in the GOP (Carson, Trump. Fiorina) it isn't how the Democrats do things. Lessig should run for local/State office and prove he has the chops or try to link on to an established campaign as an economic adviser.

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,998 posts)
12. but with Chaffee & Webb out, give his issue a hearing
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:23 PM
Oct 2015

It's a vital issue for today's economic recovery.

. . . says his failed efforts to reform copyright law turned him into a passionate advocate for campaign finance reform.

For a decade, Lessig stood at the crossroads of a war between Silicon Valley and Hollywood over copyright laws. . . .




http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/19/449305966/fanciful-meet-lawrence-lessig-the-candidate-with-a-single-issue

FSogol

(45,363 posts)
13. The Presidency has to be about more than just getting your one issue out there.
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 01:56 PM
Oct 2015

Even though his views on the issue are correct, I don't see the need to put him on the debate stage.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Martin O'Malley»just stopped by to say I ...