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Feinstein Says "It's OK"

by RM of Jericho (fombuck [at] yahoo.com)
Photo of demonstration protesting Senator Dianne Feinstein's condoning of illegal and inhumane treatment of Guantanamo detainees.
feinsteinsezok.jpg
"Feinstein says it's a humane --
We say: Shame, Shame!"

Full story at http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/02/116357.php
by SF Voter
I am outraged that San Francisco gave 220,839 votes, 72% of its vote, to Dianne Feinstein in November 2000, and it had a good alternative on the ballot, namely Medea Benjamin, who received 32,155 votes. There has never been anything "liberal" about Dianne Feinstein as supervisor, as mayor and as US senator. She has always been of, by and for the rich. The rent control law that she signed was a weakened version to prevent a stronger version being put on the ballot. We are still filling in the holes of that weaker version. STOP VOTING FOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN. Skip a position if there is no alternative that represents you.
by SF Voter
Please note: Medea only needed 7% more of the California vote to retire Feinstein. Medea should run again.
by blah
I don't know the answer to this for sure, but just curious....... What if Feinstein is right? I mean, it isn't like anyone protesting actually SAW anything first hand....
by SF Voter
Now that the Palestinian issue is on the political agenda, the entire US Senate and US Congress are vulnerable, as they constitute one solid voting bloc for the US junior partner that protects US oil profits in the Middle East, namely Israel. Thus, not only should Dianne Feinstein have a pro-Palestinian candidate run against her in 2006, but Barbara Boxer should also have a pro-Palestinian candidate run against her in 2004.

Referring to the California Secretary of State website,
http://vote98.ss.ca.gov/Final/sov/SOV25-27.pdf
we can view Barbara Boxer's county totals for a total statewide vote of only 53% or 4.4 million votes. This is clearly a vulnerable candidate. When you complain about Dianne Feinstein's record, you are, at the same time, complaining about Barbara Boxer's record, because they are THE SAME. They are both Democrats, staunch supporters of the Zionist government of Israel, against the interests of the workingclass, both Jewish and Arab, and their votes are the same on all major issues, and just about everything else. Feinstein might get the press, but Boxer plays the same tune. Some noteworthy counties where a pro-Palestinian candidate should do well, keeping in mind that all we can do at this point is retire these old war horses, until we have a serious labor movement to actually get progressive candidates elected:

1998 US Senate Race Against Incumbent Barbara Boxer:
Alameda: 69% or 266,329 votes
Los Angeles 60% or 1.2 million votes
San Francisco 75% or 179,889 votes
Santa Cruz 62% or 53,363 votes

To the entire pro-Palestinian community of California: The above record must not occur again. Whether you vote for Dianne Feinstein or Barbara Boxer, you get exactly the same pro-Israel vote. Either vote for the pro-Palestinian candidates that run against them or skip the US Senate position. The same is true for all other positions.
by blah
Zionists are bad, bad people. They, like, kill people and stuff, and own the media and the U.S. government and the banks, too. We should, like, have a revolution and overthrow ZOG and stuff.

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