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Does this worry anyone else?

As the lead candidate of the Stop the War Slate on the Green Party ticket, U.S. Senate candidate David Sole, a long-time member of Workers World Party, is already well-known to the anti-war movement throughout Michigan.

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What's the issue?

Could we get a link, or something? Is it the fact that he's a member of the WWP that's worrying? If not, I'm unclear what you're trying to say.

  • By esteban at 2006-08-25 19:57
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Sorry for the slow response esteban

I've been busy with offline life.

Here's what I posted to Green Commons on the same question:

To be clear, the Greens in Michigan should be free to nominate anyone they choose. It appears from the Worker's World website that they have made no effort to hide who they are, so it would appear that all is above board.

Even so, I am concerned that a party who's headlines are almost always things like "Hands off Cuba" and "Hands off North Korea" and such might be in control of a state chapter.

The WWP has ballot status in FL, or did in 2000, so they have a history of running on their own ballot line. It's unclear to me why the Green ballot line is the one they choose to run on in MI instead of persuing a ballot line of their own.

A visit to their website will give you a chance to decide for yourself if there is anything to be concerned about. I'll note that International ANSWER, a WWP led anti-war coalition, has proven to be so difficult to work with that United for Peace and Justice, the anti-war coalition the Greens are a part of, decided to abandon future efforts to coordinate with their group.

Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General and current lawyer for the murdering thug Saddam Hussein, is strongly identified with the WWP, and they have developed what some, including myself, consider to be a cult of personbality around Sam Marcy, one of their leaders.

Here's the link to the article in question. Once you look it over, you may want to hit their "front page" to get a better idea of the folks Michigan has invited, apparently, into their fold.

http://www.workers.org/2006/us/michigan-0824/index.html

You can cut and paste that URL, or you can just step over here

  • By Gregg Jocoy at 2006-08-28 15:04
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How is this different?

I am not trying to pick a fight just a clarification: how is this situation different than when the Green Party took over the Natural Law ballot line in SC?

  • By Gray Newman at 2006-08-28 23:47
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Well, for starters,

Michigan has not had it's membership in the USGP threatened, which you know is not the case for us in South Carolina.

Secondly, the Natural Law Party disbanded in South Carolina entirely, while the WWP continues to function. In fact I think only one state still has an active NLP.

It is true that both parties were above board, which I commended. And while I had reservations about the NLP, which you know full well because I brought their origins and purposes to the attention of your state's Greens, support for school vouchers, teaching transendential meditation, and venerating the Maharashi Maheshi Yogi (sp?) is hardly the same as supporting Slobodon Milosovek, Sadam Hussein, Kim Jung Il and every other anti-American desopt one can find. Do you think that support for school vouchers and support for mass murder are comparable?

But perhaps the most important difference is that in our case, the NLP gave us their ballot line. In the case of the WWP, they are using the Green Party ballot line. I am sure that is a difference you can follow.

Anything else Gray?

  • By Gregg Jocoy at 2006-08-29 12:34
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