If you had 5 minutes to talk to each Candidate - what would you say?

[dbackjon]

For me:

Clinton: Knock off the negativity. You have accomplished much, and are a great Senator. You don't need to build yourself up by tearing down others.
The poor and working class need our help. Big Business is fine on their own.

Obama: Do you have any clue how badly you have angered the GLBT community? Do you care? The only way to have us "get over it" is to apologize, and perform concrete actions to improve our civil rights. And put gay rights in your civil rights section of your website.

Edwards & Kucinich: Keep up the good fight - we need your voices on the campaign trail.

[gateley]

1. K&R -- I wish you COULD have 5 minutes with them -- good job. nt

[juajen]

2. Yes

To All of Them: Will you promise to hold the Bush Administration all the way up to George Bush accountable for the crimes they have committed and the money they have stolen; in that regard, will you get the money back from big corporations that stole money from the US taxpayers?

[dbackjon]

3. Good one!!

[journalist3072]

4. Here's my contribution on what I would say/ask them

For Senator Clinton: You are a huge supporter of DC voting rights. Thank you for being on the right side of that issue. What I would like to know is, if elected President, what do you think you can do on a substantive level, to make DC voting rights a reality? Your husband did many symbolic things (like having the "no taxation without representation" license plates put on the presidential limo). What do you think a President can do substantively, to bring DC voting rights into reality?

For Senator Obama: What did you mean, when you told Tavis Smiley that "there's no doubt that if we consolidate the Black vote, this would be a different race." Are you truly suggesting that we in the African-American community simply get behind you, just because you are African-American? What did your wife mean when she said she was convinced that we in the African-American community would eventually "wake up and get it." Is she suggesting that any African-American (such as myself) who doesn't support your candidacy, doesn't "get it."

For Senator Edwards: Do you truly understand the issue of DC voting rights? During the 2004 presidential primary, there were nine democrats running for President. Five of those Democrats (including yourself) wrote to the DC Board of Elections and Ethics and asked to have your name removed from the ballot, because DC was trying to spotlight the lack of representation in Congress, by holding a non-binding presidential primary before Iowa and New Hampshire. Do you believe you were putting tradition (Iowa and New Hampshire always go first) before the interests of DC residents who deserve a vote in Congress?

[mirrera]

5. Have you read the Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klien

Depending on their answer there are a number of questions i have about our foreign policy.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Here's what I'd say to all of them

Who are you going to be working with closely in Congress to make sure your programs get passed into legislation?

For Clinton, Edwards, and Obama--seriously look at the economic crises and the health care crises and conclude we need single payer non-profit health care for all, please.

For Kucinich--You have my vote. What can I do to best get out your message?

[dbackjon]

7. Bump for comments

[1corona4u]

8. Let's see...

For Obama, in short. Fuck off.

Hillery; Bust through that glass ceiling. Be yourself. Tell Bill to get anger management.

John; Sell your hedge funds, and put some more money in your kids trust fund.

[Hawkeye-X]

9. Both Obama and Hillary?

Drop out and endorse the REAL CHANGE OF AMERICA - John Edwards!

[Lorien]

10. For me: don't give me any more empty rhetoric. Tell me of your solid PLANS

to fix the mess that BushCo has made of our country.

[THUNDER HANDS]

11. Hillary - can I borrow $10?

Obama - Hillary gave me $10, can you go to $15?

Edwards - Here's that $25 you asked for. Can I go home now?