tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309931040176906905.post3768987974610253510..comments2021-11-16T06:32:26.025-05:00Comments on AE Transparency: Does Americans Elect "Get Big Money Out of Politics"?AE Transparencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845523513289837235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309931040176906905.post-63589663272136977012012-05-04T17:53:45.505-04:002012-05-04T17:53:45.505-04:00I think that the point here is that Americans Elec...I think that the point here is that Americans Elect purports to be "clean" politics as contrasted with the Democrats and Republicans who are "dirty," but the politician who is leading the AE "declared" candidates, Buddy Roemer, is still a politician whose deodorant is not working very well.<br /><br />Roemer is singled out because he is leading the declared candidates. That is a fair and appropriate reason to focus on him.<br /><br />talers is offended by the drunken sailor comment, which is unnecessarily offensive. But my guess is that the author of the article is revealing a bias against Roemer. Unfortunately for Roemer, he properly deserves bias against him.<br /><br />The only reason Buddy Roemer is seeking the nomination is that he has had a failed political career and could never expect to be elected to anything again. To learn the truth about him, go to the following web page and then scroll down the comments to the comment of “Say Amen.” Read the citations that have been assembled there. They are excellent sources of information about Buddy Roemer, written by independent, objective, and reliable journalists and historians.<br />http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/04/buddy-roemer-says-he-has-list-of-23-vice-presidential-possibilities/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309931040176906905.post-87546031014845159452012-05-04T17:35:29.682-04:002012-05-04T17:35:29.682-04:00They are another candidates smear campaignThey are another candidates smear campaignAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8309931040176906905.post-14827621643552527492012-05-04T15:50:44.291-04:002012-05-04T15:50:44.291-04:00Why pick on Buddy Roemer? Do you have an agenda a...Why pick on Buddy Roemer? Do you have an agenda against him? It's not HIS campaign that needs transparency. You could have at least added a footnote to remind your readers that AE's attempt to "Get Big Money Out of Politics" is not the same campaign that Buddy is running to reform campaign financing by accepting individual contributions of $100 or less.<br /><br />"Spending like a drunken sailor"? Hardly a fair or appropriate description of Governor Roemer's attempt to break through the barrier to get his name out there. Of COURSE his per vote cost will not compare favorably against the money machine! But that doesn't imply anything bad or dishonorable on Buddy Roemer's part.<br /><br />I feel you have done Governor Roemer a disservice with this irresponsible story.talersnoreply@blogger.com