NOVANEWS
by Crescent-Online.net
November, 2012
There are no taboo subjects with Crescent International. So here we go with the names of the other US presidential candidates.
Crescent-online
November 05, 2012, 09:00 DST
How tightly big corporations control the US political system can be gleaned from the fact that the corporate-owned media won’t even mention the names of other candidates running for president. Far be it for them to talk about their party platform or position on major issues.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are the only two names most Americans hear and know about as contenders for the White House. This is what America’s corporate masters want.
There are no taboo subjects with Crescent International. So here we go with the names of the other US presidential candidates.
1: Gary Johnson – Libertarian Party
He is a two-time governor of New Mexico who left the state with a surplus of $1 billion. His party platform includes cuts in taxes and government expenditures. “The biggest threat to our national security is the fact that we’re bankrupt,” says Johnson. He opposes US involvement in international conflicts including any attack on Iran. He wants to terminate aid to all foreign countries including Israel. If elected, Johnson has promised to cut military spending by 43 percent.
The Republican Party fears he will take votes away from their candidate thereby benefiting Obama. Johnson is registered in all but two states: Oklahoma and Michigan but even there people can vote for him by writing in his name on the ballot.
The candidate with the highest percentage of popular vote in any state gets all the electoral college votes for that state. Thus Johnson could potentially take the popular vote from Romney thereby handing some crucial states to Obama.
2: Dr Jill Stein – Green Party
A medical doctor, Jill Stein is Jewish but calls for an end to Israeli apartheid. She wants to create a green White House and cut defense spending in half. Money thus saved should be used to support free higher education. Those knowledgeable about American politics would remember that Cynthia McKinney, the four-term member of the US House of Representatives, was the Green Party candidate in 2008.
Dr Stein’s supporters include the linguist, Professor Noam Chomsky of MIT, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges. Stein will have her name on the ballot in 38 states, and it will be possible to vote for her in nine more. She ran against Romney in the race for governor of Massachusetts in 2002.
“We are all realizing that we, the people, have to take charge because the political parties that are serving the top 1 percent are not going to solve the problems that the rest of us face, we need people in Washington who will refuse to be bought by lobbyists and for whom change is not just a slogan,” said Stein. To prove her point, she and her vice presidential candidate tried to enter the Hofstra University in New York on October 6 to debate Obama and Romney. She was arrested.
Stein wants the US government to play a more active role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, making future financial aid to Israel or the Palestinian authority conditional on maintaining human rights, and supports the imposition of sanctions if these are violated. She calls for “an end to the discriminatory apartheid policies within the state of Israel, the removal of the Separation Wall, a ban on assassination, movement toward denuclearization, the release of all political prisoners and journalists from Israeli and Palestinian prisons, disarmament of non-state militias, and recognition of the right of self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians.”
3: Merlin Miller – American “third” Position Party (A3P)
A graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY, Merlin Miller was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. He served in the US Army, where he commanded two units.
Given his military background, he says the attacks of 911 were an inside job and has called for a full inquiry to expose those involved in this criminal enterprise attacking the US mainland.
Miller is the only US presidential candidate who recently met Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As a former military commander, Miller is strongly opposed to the militarisation of US foreign policy and seeks a coalition of all Americans who oppose corporate and finance control of the state in favor of individual freedom and protection against globalization forces.
He is very critical of the deep Zionist influence on American politics, the corruption of mass media and the degeneration of Hollywood entertainment.
With an MFA degree in Cinema/Television from the University of Southern California, Miller has also been a successful filmmaker. His award winning films include “A Place to Grow” and “Jericho”. It is, however, his positions on non-militarism, stand against war and the promotion of truth, honesty and peace that have attracted a small but significant segment of the American public.
On April 2, 2009, Miller wrote: “At one time, we lived in hope that the American dream was possible, that we could achieve greatness, and find peace, love, and happiness. The dream required hard work, honesty and humility, but it was within reach. Our founding fathers and ancestors proved it could become real.”
As the Presidential candidate for A3P, he wants to promote those issues crucial to stopping the orchestrated destruction of America. “We must pursue truth, justice and liberty if we are to safeguard a future for our progeny, and restore the inspirational greatness of our constitutional republic.” He is registered in Colorado, another swing state as well as several others. He has also earned the endorsement of newspapers like the American Free Press and Nationalist Times.
4: Virgil Goode – Constitution Party
Virgil Goode insists there should be no campaign contributions above $200. The 66-year-old Goode defines himself as a representative of “ordinary people.” He represented the 6th District of Virginia in the US House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009 – first as a Democrat and later as a Republican. He says that Washington is ruled by the elite and big money – and has refused to accept contributions from political action committees or from individuals of more than $200.
The Virginian is seen as a greater threat to Republicans than Democrats. In the swing state of Virginia, if he were to win 1 to 2 percent of the popular vote, Obama would come out on top and all the state’s electoral college votes would go to him. That is why the Republicans made an unsuccessful bid to disqualify Goode’s candidacy in Virginia. His name will be on the ballot in 26 states and it will be possible to vote for him in 10 others.
Goode’s platform includes the immediate balancing of budget and a total stop to immigration to the United States until such time as unemployment falls below 5 percent.
5: Roseanne Barr – Peace and Freedom Party
Roseanne Barr is a well-known actress/comedian but says she is serious about her presidential bid. The 60-year-old actress (she turned 60 on November 3) is on the ballot in three states: California, Colorado and Florida.
She first sought the Green Party ticket but lost to Jill Stein. Then she sought and won the California-based Peace and Freedom Party ticket with running mate, Cindy Sheehan, a well-known anti-war activist.
Born to immigrant Jewish parents from Eastern Europe, Barr wants the Bankers and the Federal Reserve brought down. Her website says: “They have stolen our money, our future and the American Dream and continue to enslave us with a broken monetary system. There is no scarcity; there is manipulation of the resources. We need to end the wars, bring our troops home and our jobs back, create new Green jobs and put people back to work. We need a resource-based economy.”
On September 19, 2011 she appeared at the Occupy Wall Street protests and spoke in support of the protesters. She further stated that any “guilty” Wall Street bankers should be forced to give up any income over $100 million, be sent to re-education camps, or be executed by beheading if they resisted.
Most Americans would heartily agree with her last point.
She also calls for legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.
6: Rocky Anderson – Justice Party
Rocky Anderson had served as mayor of Salt Lake City from 2000 to 2008. He was formerly a Democrat but established the Justice Party a year ago is running for president on its ticket.
He has been an active human rights lawyer and supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement. His party platform calls for universal health insurance and believes that global warming is the greatest danger to humanity.
His harshest criticism is reserved for the American electoral system that he says is hostage to money interests. The system (and now even more so in light of the Supreme Court 2010 verdict of Citizens’ United allowing corporations to make unlimited donations to political campaigns) is open to manipulation by financial tycoons because of the manner in which secret Political Action Committees (PACs) can raise and spend money so long as they maintain an arms-length relationship with candidates.
The fact that in this election, $6 billion will be spent on campaigns is reflective of money’s corrupting influence on the political system.
There are half a dozen other candidates on the ballot for president.
On October 23, the day after the Obama-Romney foreign policy debate that kept slipping into becoming an economy debate, there was another debate between the alternate candidates for the presidency held in Chicago. Four candidates participated: Gary Johnson, Merlin Miller, Virgil Goode and Jill Stein.
Moderated by Larry King, the now-retired CNN icon, who said: “These people deserve a lot of credit.” The veteran broadcaster went on: “They’re the ones coming forward. It’s easy to sit back and watch. These people stand up. They may not be counted on November 6, but they’re counting today, and they deserve to be heard.”
Libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson won loud applause at the Chicago debate but Goode delivered the punchline: “Our government is run by and for the benefit of monstrous corporations rather than in the interests of the people of this country.”
None of these candidates will come anywhere near the White House but the fact that they are raising serious issues reflect the growing dissatisfaction with the electoral system and giving it voice.
