The Oregon Committee to Re-Elect Nobody for President
Announces Its-

NOBODY for President in 2004 Campaign Kickoff!

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Our Campaign Brag Nobody Is Still Standing Tall! February 22, 2004 Hello Everybody! Greetings from the Oregon Committee to Re-Elect Nobody for President. It may be in spite of, or maybe because of four years of struggle and some pretty bizzare events coming down in America and around the world, that have effected US all in one way or another, that we are here for our second campaign in 2004. Staying power is part of what campaigning is about. Right? Well, Nobody has staying power like our candidate! In my opinion, there's a laughing and a crying need for something like a Nobody for President campaign in the USA. Our political formula of two parts humor to two parts angst in equal measure is if nothing else, honest. And timely. Its good for the soul to learn to laugh about crying matters. In my opinion Nobody does this as well as the lunatic left has learnt to do. We've had to learn it here in America. And learn it the the hard way. To laugh? Its a function of survival! Then why not add some visionary insight on what America could be to our recipe? Season it with a dash of desparate hope and a smidgen of cynicism based on the fact that probably nothing can be done to change the direction, the mess we've made of our country, any time soon. There! You have the background and the bedrock, the rationale for our Nobody for President campaign. Looking back, we feel now more than ever that our entry into the American political wastelandscape in 2000 was about as timely as could be. Look at what the Bush years of maladroit, misadministration has brought US since! War, a very poor economy, the gutting of Medicare, a soaring national deficit coupled with rising spending, a roll back of environmental laws and progress...You know the damage. You have watched it unfold. The list is endless. (See our Special Report page on the Bush Years for one of the most detailed lists of Bush depradations we have come upon.) It often seems that only Nobody can provide an anitdote for the madness and fear that has swept our country like an epidemic. Along with millions of other Americans, we believe that election 2004 will almost certainly be the most important election we have ever voted in. We live in eventful times. The stakes are that high. However, to make our overall mood gloomier about any meaningful change coming from this election, even if the Democratic nominee does win read, check out the following- Regregretfully, once again, we sincerely doubt that a Democrat president, especially John Kerry, can accomplish much in the way of the "regime change" we keep hearing about from the left of center of the Democratic Party. The Dem's themselves are certainly not up to providing an antidote. They are too intent on winning at any costs to provide the reform so desparately needed to get their party back on track. We consider Sen. Kerry to be "Bush Lite". He's too bland and too much of a Washington insider and deal maker really get the party off life support. Will he really be able to get our country back on track? Doubtful. At best his presidency would buy the country a little time from the depradations and rape of American freedom and the drive toward Imperialism brought to you by the neo-cons. Oh, he'd manage to slow down the neo-conservative onslaught, but little more. A rollback of the damage done in the last 4 years by the Bushies, would be unlikely. We'd like to go with him, under the heading of "Anybody BUT Bush". But I don't fully trust his connections or his backers. Anyway saving America was Dr. Dean 's job and he got pushed out. Assassinated on Main Street in full view of EveryBody. So apparently its back to it being the case of an election that is just another shell game. It won't matter who wins. The New World Ordure, I mean Odor, oops, I keep slipping in the Freudian sense, I mean THE New World ORDER, welcomes you to another slick con job. Here's some sleight of hand being played on the American public. Its just more of "tweedledee and tweedledum". In short we are being bamboozled once again by the shadow powers that rule America behind the scenes. And here a click away, is why we say that. Our links page has a section devoted to our continuing research into the Skull & Bones Society. Do yourself a big favor and read up on this subject. Your political integrity and sanity may require it. If you flunk the quizz at election time, you may not have a republic based on democratic principles to return to. In short sinisters forces, political arsonsists bent on depriving you of your heritage are lurking in the shadows waiting to burn you out. Its quite important that you know about the Skull & Bones. Americans everywhere need to know about this Yale University based Secret Society. What you will read will be disconcerting. It is a very powerful behind the scenes secret society both Bush and Kerry are members of. After you read up on the S.&B., ask yourself this- What does a Secret Society running America behind the scenes with a old boy network have to do with an open democracy? Perhaps now, you will be more inclined to recognize what the function of small, off the cuff campaigners on the fringes of our body politic have to offer. Honesty. An unwavering commitment to bucking the deceit and lies the status quo players use as a matter of course, to gain or keep their power. If you see for yourself that this is the case, read on. We wish and intend to enlist your support for our cause because really it is your cause too, whether you realize it or not. And that cause is to keep democracy alive and healthy, free speech a repsected, active daily excercise. A valued and useable commodity in our country. For EveryBody.

The Nobody for President Campaign Has a New Partner A New Direction To date our campaigning has largely been on the internet. It still is. It is going to take more time and at least another general election for the Oregon Committee to get closer to some of its stated goals. Those goals include- Going out on the road with our gig, somewhat like the Rolling Thunder Democracy Tour. We are starting small. We are in the process of putting the infrastructure together for a travelling booth to hit the countercultural festival and fair circuits. Sponsoring a None Of The Above (NOTA) Initiative on a state's ballot. Preferably in Oregon or California. While these are laudable goals, they will take more time to accomplish. More organisation and funds than we currently have available. For now, we must content ourselves with building toward these goals using the tools that the internet age gives to us. A small but solid base of Nobody's friends, supporters and associates has been forming throughout the last four years since we began campaigning. New ideas have formed, new possibilities are emerging and our projects are moving ahead. Meanwhile, we'd like to mention Nobody's new partner, EveryBody. We will soon be adding a new t-shirt to our line of merchandise. A HEMP EveryBody for President t-shirt is in the works and will be offered soon. Hemp is the perfect fiber in which to silkscreen our political message that virtually every Ameican can intuitively understand and get behind. EveryBody is also known as the "We The People" that is engendered as the sovereign rulers in these United States. We are confident that this move will help clarify our message and mission and broaden the appeal of our campaign.

Nobody's Party Platform Complete Political Reform based on the Principals of a- Fuller, Fairer, Freer, FRIENDLIER Democracy The most important task facing us this election year is to clarify and extend our vision of what real, honest political reform might might consist of, out further into our nation's awareness. Nobody in power apparently really wishes to do more than give reform lip service. Their support of much more than a cosmetic reform of our electoral and political system is nearly entirely lacking. The Oregon Committe to Re-Elect Nobody for President has taken as a starting point for their reform platform the following: Real electoral reform as proposed by Ralph Nader in the San Francisco Bay Guardian (circa November 2000) End legalized bribery and support publicly financed campaigns. Take back the airwaves and provide free time for ballot-qualified candidates. Include everyone in elections by adopting same-day voter registration. Give voters the information they want by opening the presidential debates. Open up the two-party system by adopting proportional representation. Gauge public opinion at the polls by initiating a national non-binding advisory referendum. Make every vote count by allowing instant runoff voting. When there is no one worth your vote, you should have a binding None-Of-The-Above option. FULL PLAN In due course, we will elaborate further on this. ...More On Our Campaign Venture Getting People Who Don't Generally Don't Vote To Vote We'd like to take this opportunity to clear up a misconception as to the nature of our campaign message. After 4 years of promoting Nobody for President on the net and in the capacity of a t-shirt vendor and a guerilla-infowar-provacateur at public events, I (Not we. I know how to switch between using "me" and the editorial, or for that matter the group "we".) have noticed that altogether too many people either confuse or miss many of the main points that Nobody is attempting to make. For instance, saying "Nobody is telling you (not) to vote". So what's the message there? Tricky isn't it? In language studies this is called a double negative and its not exactly easy to handle them well at all points. So what's the message? Don't vote? Not even close. But many people think that is what we are advocating, when its precisely the opposite. Look at it this way. Are we trying to say- Nobody Vote or... Vote Nobody ? Not voting is actually a form of voting. Call it negative voting. It certainly has all the impact, in a negative sense as casting a vote. It is essentially a "no confidence" vote in our system of governance. I can't say I blame AnyBody for lack of confidence in our political system as it is presently operated. (read manipulated) Our present system is rigged from side to side and top to bottom and stacked heavily in favor of the very rich and the already powerful. Virtually every single law and institution involved in our political process wherein we choose our elected leaders who write and pass our laws that govern US, are in need of reform. Its true, the vote and the process of how who we get to vote for is subverted. But I personally don't feel like throwing away my little slice of power either. (As long as a man like Howard Dean will against all odds, get up and run for this nation's highest office, I'LL VOTE.). However I don't feel like wasting it on another lieing, thieving, on bought off, sold out politician. (read Bush or Kerry, but a little more on that later.) In short, I believe that the vote is probably the only way the mess the vote is in can ever be corrected. I believe we ALL, aka EVERYBODY, should vote. If we did, this country would almost certainly not be in quite thew mess its in today. Really there's no mystery at all why the USA has such an extremely high "political drop-out average". It a shameful thing to see in a democracy. But there it is. Right on 50% of our citizens consistently don't bother to vote in any election. Why? Why such wide spread nonparticipation and apathy in something as important as electing the representatives that make such important decisions that effect EveryBody's lives? Could it be that people don't feel all that represented? There's no mystery there. We are not very well represented by our elected representatives today. Its the same old song that has been going on a long time in the corridors of power. When big money greed and corruption so obviously rule, us nobodys don't have a lot of say in anything. Of course regular people are left out. Well, Nobody can change that. Right? And Nobody will. Nobody can represent Everybody's interests in Washington DC. So VOTE NOBODY. In such a sorry state of affairs, going to the polls and writing in Nobody could be considered a positive develoment. With that said, our campaign is aimed at getting that at least a small portion of the 50% drop-outs thinking, revitalized and voting. When they decide that voting is really worth it, America will change for the better and not before then. We among others don't think there's much time to do this in. There is obvious movement afoot to scrap our republic in favor of Empire building. Big mistake. Our stategy, however "hippie looking", unlikley & unorthodox, are sincere. And who knows, it might even help. At this point when all bets are off, who's to say? For a few recent examples of how real (?) politicians relate to the vote: George Bush can't get em out to vote. Dubyah doesn't want them out to vote except the "party faithful". He'd just as soon see only Republicans voting and voting for him of course. The fact is that the Republicans are straining at their base. What they have going for them is more discpline in gettinmg their members out to vote. But they are straining at the limits of how many votes they can muster. Most of the non-voters out there would probably vote Democrat if they bothered to vote at all. Dr. Dean, God bless him, can't seem to bring in the vote either. Can Kerry? Doubtful. Bill Clinton got elected on a slim to non-existant majority of the electorate. Nobody has a mandate. The truth is most people didn't vote. Its been this bad for awhile now here in the USA. So who can bring in the FULL VOTE in America? Why Nobody can! To bring in a Full Vote will take a Full Plan. And of course Nader isn't doing it yet either. We are happy to see a lot of people studying the problem and working incessantly to do something about it. American Democracy is well worth saving, if for no other reason than the alternative is absolutely unacceptable. If you wish to see how we feel that this just might be accomplished, our website provides a modest contribution to this ongoing endeavor. Read a bit aye. Check out EveryBody's Links page that have some very good connectors to lots of other people who are working on assessing and then correcting...no let's call it what it is, healing our worn, torn and wounded, body politic.

An Appeal To Our Loyal Base Of Supporters Our appeal is simple: Buy one of our well made collectible Nobody for President t-shirts, or any of our other merchandise. Its how we fund our campaign. If you can get past the cheap shots at our government and political leaders and take the time to read and ponder what we are attempting to share with you as a way to real political reform, you will realize that lurking behind a lunatic surface there is serious intent. Tell your friends about this site. Subscribe to Our DissAssociated Press Releases. ...campaign newsletter, a blend irreverent political commentary and thoughtful analysis from the- Oregon Committee to Re-Elect NOBODY for President. Enter Your Name: Enter Your Email: Hey! Why Not?

Nobody Takes Us Seriously! (Our Main Problem Is Credibility & We Don't Care!) Hey, this is a political spoof site. Right? So we have no business presenting any of our ideas as serious political commentary. You don't see that stopping us do you? We realize that at the moment, Nobody takes us all that seriously. I can't say that I blame AnyBody for that one. We don't take ourselves all that seriously either. After all in God's greater universe, we ALL are a bunch of nobody's. And that includes you, me, the lampost and...the President too. What's the matter in an attempting to inject at least a little humor into the political process? And who knows? Maybe there is even a wee bit of practicality in some of our notions. But that's for you to determine. In short, the art of government as now practised is a dangerous joke. But a joke nonetheless. Obviously if our campaign catches on, there is a potential danger to the established political order. If only in this sense- "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." Voltaire But often a joke can help blunt the pain of an unpalatable truth. Can you imagine our t-shirts catching on being worn from coast to coast? What would be the underlying sentiment that would allow for that to happen? It certainly wouldn't be just anger, but humor too. And where humor is, there is often insight and perhaps even enough wisdom to be able to pull through. Can a joke, a cartoon help topple the Evil Empire? Perhaps. Rage and anger which are always present to one degree or the other when injustice is the rule of the day, need tempering or we fail before we properly start out to redress the injustices, before we start out to revolt and to reform. Nobody for President? We simply must be joking. Its simply NOT a serious comment, or meant for serious discussion. Who'd lead us into the next war, ramrod the next raft of bad laws through Congress and end up outspending the budget, promise not to raise taxes while raising taxes- to pay for more bad government no matter how much they promised otherwise? In short lie through his teeth while fleecing EveryBody of our blood and treasure in the name of the greater good? We NEED a president to do all that. Yeah right.

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