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New
Paltz Nation Editorial Staff Endorses:
Some
Green Some
Blue
The New Paltz Nation editorial staff proudly endorses
several State and Federal Candidates in New York, some Green, some Blue.
One of the most important races
we face as a region is the unseating of conservative Republican John Bonacic
from his not so well-worn seat on the New York State legislator and replacing
him with his Democratic challenger, Susan Zimet [D-New Paltz] currently Ulster
County Legislator and former two-term supervisor of New Paltz.
Zimet helped lead New Paltz in
their successful fight against a proposed mega-mall with Walmart as its anchor
store in the mid-1990’s. Since that time, Zimet has come out in strong support
of open-space initiatives, same-sex marriage equality, the need to boost our
economy with arts, culture and eco-tourism as well as fighting in Albany
successfully to get a bill passed by both the Senate and Assembly that would
allow for New York State Veterans to be tested for traces of Depleted Uranium [a
cancer-causing toxin used in US and English ammunition, tanks and shells in both
the First Gulf War and the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq] and
treated if they test positive.
Zimet will bring a greatly
needed breath of fresh air to Albany which has stagnated on property-tax reform,
same-sex equality, education reform, proper treatment of veterans, and yes, even
passing their budgets on time.
This is one
powerful underdog who needs our support. Go Zimet, Go!
NPN also endorses
Congressman Maurice Hinchey [D-Hurley.] Hinchey has long been fighting the
neo-cons in Washington and has been one of the lone voices opposing the war since
its inception. He has challenged the Bush administration on their manipulated
and falsified evidence, presented to Congress and the American people as
rationale for their pre-emptive, illegal war in Iraq. He has called repeatedly
for investigations into the Downing Street Memos, Bush’s authorization of the
NSA domestic wiretapping program, illegal use of torture, as well as the Federal
Communication Commission’s increasing push to allow the conglomeritization of
corporate media.
Give em’ hell,
Hinchey!
The NPN Editorial
staff has long supported writer, actor, activist, Malachy McCourt—the Green
Party’s gubernatorial candidate for Governor of New York. McCourt claims that
“we need more tress and less Bushes!” Unlike his Democratic challenger, Elliot
Spitzer, McCourt is opposed to the death penalty, in favor of same-sex marriage
equality, and promises to use the National Guard to guard against corporate
crimes rather than letting them be killed in an illegal war in Iraq.
Go Malachy Go!
We also endorse Green Party candidate for
New York State Senate, Howie Hawkins, who, unlike his Democratic challenger,
Senator Hillary Clinton, is a peace candidate. A veteran of war, Hawkins
understands what true patriotism is, and although Clinton refuses to enter
debates with Democratic primary challengers or Green Party candidates, she does
proudly accept corporate donations from Rupert Murdoch, pharmaceutical
companies, and sat on the board of WalMart for several years. She has voted
lock-step with the Bush neo-con agenda for regime change in the Mid-East, does
not support same-sex marriage, nor universal health care. In fact, Hillary
Clinton, has compromised so much over the years to achieve the Democratic
candidacy for President of the United States, that she no longer stands for much
at all. Hawkins, at the very least, needs to rally voters to remind Clinton of
how very far she has strayed from her own purported values and the values of her
progressive Democratic constituents.
Go Howie go!
Beyond these endorsements, the NPN editorial
staff encourages everyone to get out and vote. Vote your values, vote for
change, vote to save our Democracy.
Go get em’ voters!
Sincerely,
Erin Quinn
Publisher of New Paltz Nation
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