[Peace-discussion] FW: Elaine Brown Withdraws From Green Party and Their Presidential Race
henry duke
henryduke2004@yahoo.com
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:41:37 -0800
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From: Register Green VOTE BROWN! [mailto:vote4elainebrown@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:35 PM
To: vote4elainebrown@gmail.com
Subject: Elaine Brown Withdraws From Green Party and Their Presidential
Race
Some of you know the racist, classist, drama we have been dealing with in
Elaine's campaign. She's out...many are following her and leaving the
Green Party as well. Please let me know if you are a delegate and wish to
change you party affiliation as well. We really thought her campaign could
do something good in the party...it is actually her withdrawl that is
having the most effect....check out her statement below. paz, jenn
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For Immediate Release
Brunswick, Georgia
December 28, 2007
ELAINE BROWN WITHDRAWS FROM GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Renounces Green Party Membership
_____________________________
OPEN STATEMENT TO THE GREEN PARTY
As of today, I am no longer a candidate for the Green Party
nomination
for president of the United States, and I hereby resign from all
affiliation with the Green Party. I believe the leadership of the Green
Party of the United States has been seized by neo-liberal men who
entrench the Party in internecine antagonisms so as to compromise its
stated principles and frustrate its electoral and other goals. They have
made it impossible to advance any truly progressive ideals or objectives
under the umbrella of the Green Party, and, thus, rendered it
counterproductive for me to go forward as a Green Party candidate or
member.
I believe this small clique that has captured control of the Party
has
transformed it into a repository for erstwhile, disgruntled Democrats,
who would violate the Party's own vision and sabotage the good will and
genuine commitment of the general membership. Indeed, these usurpers
foster a reactionary agenda, supporting partisans in and backers of the
Bush wars and disavowing the Party's more progressive tenets in favor of
promoting high-profile participation in the politics of the
establishment.
This became clear to me almost from the moment I announced my
candidacy
in February of 2007. I intended using my campaign to bring large numbers
of blacks and browns into the Party, particularly from the hood and the
barrio-as would come to be reflected in the lists of supporters and
delegates I've submitted in connection with my candidacy. As I asserted
I would use the respect I enjoyed as a former leader of the Black Panther
Party to do so, some in the hierarchy seemed utterly fearful of the
prospect of a massive influx of blacks and browns into the Green Party.
Soon, there was wide circulation of false rumors that I was a one-time
"government agent," which was intended to discredit my history in the
Black Panther Party so as to undermine my potential influence.-And, since
then, I have had to devote significant time and energy to addressing
these lies.-What this effort revealed, though, was how the Green Party,
while advocating "diversity," remains dominated by whites. Indeed, the
Party is able to count less blacks, browns and natives in its membership
than our national population percentages and certainly less than the
Democrats themselves.
In effect, the present Green Party leadership promotes a kinder,
gentler
capitalism, a moderated racism, an environmentally-sustainable globalism,
which I cannot support. They are dedicated to the underside of the
Party's platform, which falls short of repudiating the capitalist state,
source of all the social ills the Party would address. They equivocate
by promoting "an economic alternative to corporate capitalism and a
socialist state," advocate a "re-formulation" of the IMF, NAFTA, so
forth, and advance the institution of "stakeholder capitalism."
On the other hand, they demonstrate a willingness to override the
best of
the Party's platform. My sharp criticism of high-profile Party members'
support for the "three-strikes" crime laws, the sole basis for the
inhumane mass incarceration of people in the United States, particularly
blacks-the repeal of which the Party's platform advocates-has been met
with outright enmity. And, to divert attention from this and other
critical issues, the leadership has employed chicanery in their
promulgation of defamatory lies about me-which they finally extended to
character assaults on my supporters and critics of their
unscrupulousness.
It is my sincere belief that the Green Party as it now exists has no
intention of using the ballot to actualize real social progress, and will
aggressively repel attempts to do so. To remain in the fray or in the
Party, then, would require a betrayal of my lifelong and ongoing
commitment to serving the interests of black and other oppressed people
by advancing revolutionary change in America.
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
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Register Green
VOTE BROWN! [mailto:vote4elainebrown@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, December =
28, 2007
8:35 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
vote4elainebrown@gmail.com<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Elaine Brown =
Withdraws
>From Green Party and Their Presidential =
Race</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Some of you know the racist, classist, drama =
we have been dealing with in<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Elaine's =
campaign. She's out...many are following her and leaving the<font
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Green =
Party as well. Please let me know if you are a delegate and wish =
to<font
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>change =
you party affiliation as well. We really thought her campaign could<br>
do something good in the party...it is actually her withdrawl that =
is<br>
having the most effect....check out her statement below. paz, =
jenn<font
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ont
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<br>
<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>For Immediate Release<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1=
:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Brunswick</span></font></st1:City>, =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Georgi<font color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'>a</span></font></st1:country-region></st1:place><fon=
t
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pr=
e><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>December =
28, 2007<br>
<br>
<font color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>ELAINE =
BROWN WITHDRAWS<font
color=3Dnavy><span style=3D'color:navy'> </span></font>FROM GREEN PARTY =
PRESIDENTIAL RACE<font
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Renounces =
Green Party Membership<font
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>_____________________________<o:p></o:p></span=
></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pr=
e><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>OPEN =
STATEMENT TO THE GREEN PARTY<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> As of =
today, I am no longer a candidate for the Green Party nomination<br>
for president of the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and I hereby =
resign from all<br>
affiliation with the Green Party. I believe the leadership of the =
Green<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Party of =
the <st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">United =
States</st1:place></st1:country-region> has been seized by neo-liberal =
men who<br>
entrench the Party in internecine antagonisms so as to compromise =
its<br>
stated principles and frustrate its electoral and other goals. =
They have<br>
made it impossible to advance any truly progressive ideals or =
objectives<br>
under the umbrella of the Green Party, and, thus, rendered it<br>
counterproductive for me to go forward as a Green Party candidate or<br>
member.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> I =
believe this small clique that has captured control of the Party =
has<br>
transformed it into a repository for erstwhile, disgruntled =
Democrats,<br>
who would violate the Party's own vision and sabotage the good will =
and<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>genuine =
commitment of the general membership. Indeed, these usurpers<br>
foster a reactionary agenda, supporting partisans in and backers of =
the<br>
Bush wars and disavowing the Party's more progressive tenets in favor =
of<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>promoting =
high-profile participation in the politics of the<br>
establishment.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> =
This became clear to me almost from the moment I announced my =
candidacy<br>
in February of 2007. I intended using my campaign to bring large =
numbers<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>of blacks =
and browns into the Party, particularly from the hood and the<br>
barrio—as would come to be reflected in the lists of supporters =
and<br>
delegates I've submitted in connection with my candidacy. As I =
asserted<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>I would =
use the respect I enjoyed as a former leader of the Black Panther<br>
Party to do so, some in the hierarchy seemed utterly fearful of the<br>
prospect of a massive influx of blacks and browns into the Green Party. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Soon, =
there was wide circulation of false rumors that I was a one-time<br>
"government agent," which was intended to discredit my history =
in the<br>
Black Panther Party so as to undermine my potential =
influence.—And, since<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>then, I =
have had to devote significant time and energy to addressing<br>
these lies.—What this effort revealed, though, was how the Green =
Party,<br>
while advocating "diversity," remains dominated by =
whites. Indeed, the<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Party is =
able to count less blacks, browns and natives in its membership<br>
than our national population percentages and certainly less than the<br>
Democrats themselves.<font color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> In =
effect, the present Green Party leadership promotes a kinder, =
gentler<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>capitalism, a moderated racism, an =
environmentally-sustainable globalism,<br>
which I cannot support. They are dedicated to the underside of =
the<br>
Party's platform, which falls short of repudiating the capitalist =
state,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>source of =
all the social ills the Party would address. They equivocate<br>
by promoting "an economic alternative to corporate capitalism and =
a<br>
socialist state," advocate a "re-formulation" of the IMF, =
NAFTA, so<br>
forth, and advance the institution of "stakeholder =
capitalism."<font
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> On =
the other hand, they demonstrate a willingness to override the best =
of<br>
the Party's platform. My sharp criticism of high-profile Party =
members'<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>support =
for the "three-strikes" crime laws, the sole basis for the<br>
inhumane mass incarceration of people in the <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, =
particularly<br>
blacks—the repeal of which the Party's platform =
advocates—has been met<br>
with outright enmity. And, to divert attention from this and =
other<br>
critical issues, the leadership has employed chicanery in their<br>
promulgation of defamatory lies about me—which they finally =
extended to<br>
character assaults on my supporters and critics of =
their<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>unscrupulousness.<font
color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre><pre><f=
ont
size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> It =
is my sincere belief that the Green Party as it now exists has no<br>
intention of using the ballot to actualize real social progress, and =
will<br>
aggressively repel attempts to do so. To remain in the fray or in =
the<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Party, =
then, would require a betrayal of my lifelong and ongoing<br>
commitment to serving the interests of black and other oppressed =
people<br>
by advancing revolutionary change in <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Americ<font color=3Dnavy><span =
style=3D'color:navy'>a</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><fon=
t
color=3Dnavy><span style=3D'color:navy'>.</span></font> <font =
color=3Dnavy><span
style=3D'color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></pre></div>
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