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RFK Jr. endorses Hillary Clinton for prez

Posted at 2:50 PM on 30 Nov 2007

Erstwhile earth-protector Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president. Effused Kennedy, "Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to ... reverse the potentially devastating effects of global warming." With her bare hands!

source: Associated Press

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For real support...

If Clinton wants the real, almost undivided support of the eco-community, then she should convince Gore to be head of the EPA.

by Tasermons Partner at 8:19 PM on 30 Nov 2007

Bobby, We Hardly Know Ye...

Who the hell is Robert Kennedy Jr anyway? Is this a serious endorsement...do you just have to have a famous last name and suddenly its news.

As far as Hill and Co2 -- dream on. She's in bed with every special interest ever invented. That's "Clintonism" -- remember (speak big, but never act on it).

by jabailo at 1:54 AM on 01 Dec 2007

Who is RFK Jr?

Does this even warrant a response?
I'm not behind this endorsement (I think it's a bad idea) but come on, RFK Jr is very relevant.

"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed." http://dte.spokesmanreview.com

by Down To Earth at 7:18 AM on 01 Dec 2007

RFK Jr. Respected

Remember folks, his dad was shot dead running for President of the United States, with an Anti-War progressive platform. He has spent his professional life dedicated to environmental causes. I think he deserves a little respect. I wouldn't want to sit across the table from some of the big companies he names and call them names but his passion and analysis, and endorsement of Hillary are right on.

George M. Drosdowich, Esq.

by evry1nosetswindy at 8:47 AM on 01 Dec 2007

Home for the Holidays

Sounds great. Maybe he can needle Uncle Teddy to let them build the wind farm in Hyannis Port.

by jabailo at 9:59 AM on 01 Dec 2007
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Yippee!

That means a few more millions for the campaign. An endorsement by the clean coal, nuke loving, wind and solar hating RFK jr. will assure corporate powers that Hillary is willing to play ball.

Good deal!

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

by amazingdrx at 10:13 AM on 01 Dec 2007

a long time ago...

in a country we all know and love, there was a president named Clinton...

WHO DID NOTHING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUSHED A REPUBLICAN ECONOMIC AGENDA.

why are we expecting something different from his spouse?

for those of you with Bush inspired amnesia please recall how 1. nothing greenie happened 'tween 92 and 94 when the Dems ran the whole shebang. 2. Clinton sent out dear 'ol Al to push NAFTA and later they both pushed the WTO. 3. Clinton signed the infamous Salvage Rider into law in '95 allowing unregulated abuse of our public lands in the name of a false "forest health" crisis and finally, after being lobbied for both of his terms his people pushed the "Roadless Rule" for public lands in such a disasterous sloppy way (remember they had 8 years to do it right) that Bushie was able to come in and shred it.

RFK jr can support whomever he wants to but I will not be supporting a team that has a proven track record on the environment and that record sucks.

by johnthetreehugger at 1:47 PM on 02 Dec 2007

What was important about RFK and JFK

I'm for the candidate who's both good for the environment and would take up RFK's work of busting organized crime and freeing the unions. A tall order for the Democratic Party and a nearly impossible fit for Hillary Clinton. I'm for Obama or Edwards.

Dewolfe

by dewolfe at 8:46 AM on 03 Dec 2007

Clinton Is NOT An Environmental Candidate

As some other posters have pointed out, there is nothing environmentally positive about Clinton. There is nothing really environmentally positive about even Edwards or Obama, but Clinton is BY FAR the worst Democratic candidate in many ways. It is not surprising that Kennedy, who heads one of the most conservative environmental groups in the U.S. (NRDC), would endorse Clinton, but environmentalists should not be fooled by this endorsement, which provides no additional reason to vote for her unless you're a fellow conservative enviro.

I've read here that Dave Roberts doesn't think much of him, but Dennis Kucinich is far and away the most progressive Democratic candidate and also the most pro-environmental one. He refuses to take corporate money, so of course he stands only a minuscule chance of winning the nomination in our money-rigged political system. But a movement has to start somewhere, and voting for people like Clinton or other mainstream Democrats will solve nothing significant. If you want real change, vote for people like Kucinich, seriously consider working on their campaigns to get the word out and raise issues that the mainstream candidates refuse to discuss, and ignore jerks like Clinton.

by Wolverine at 12:55 PM on 03 Dec 2007

Hillary is a sell out!!

She's for corporations, not the people of this country.

Vote for Kucinich!!

Check out what he stands for here.

http://www.dennis4president.com/go/issues/

Peace...
Curtis

by cebnalb at 7:45 PM on 03 Dec 2007

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