Rocky Anderson: Obama 'Completely betrayed his base'

[mariel1354]

DEMOCRATY IS BULL SHIT EVERY THING IS WON BY FORCE

[esca8652]

Donated to the money bomb!..... C'mon folks, I know y'all don't think he will be president, but if you do nothing, then he sure as HELL won't become president. Make an effort, at least!

[srcrandall]

I've searched abc and nbc websites for this guy mysteriously I could not find his name mentioned once, not one single artical. I also noticed that the recent headlines included nothing about the comming greek economic collapse or any other rather important issues. Basically the headlines were about Whitney Houston and other distractive articals, seemingly avoiding real world news. Oh yea and some suicide bomber that wanted to blow up these corrupted bastards. Imagine a world without corruption.

[georgia4rocky]

Volunteers needed for Rocky needed in Georgia. Please check out the Georgia for Rocky page on the Justice Party website. Thanks and Vote Rocky!

[RawFoodKevin]

It is true that Obama 'Completely betrayed his base'. It is also true that Rocky Anderson has no base. He even had pizza left over at his self appointed nomination party in the Salt Lake City High School gym.

[mackenzienellis]

@RawFoodKevin I'd loved to have shared a slice with him. Rocky is such a down-to-earth guy. Did you hear about the time he stood up to that crooked real estate developer who "called him out?" Rocky's a guy with the experience to lead this country to true reform. We need a prosecutor in chief to catch crooks who've infiltrated our government.

[lorndarken]

My president Mr. Anderson , thank goodness this guy is a candidate of the presidency of the united states . we must WE MUST GET HIM ELECTED , or else is might get ugly here .

[pvelectric]

Obama has been mostly just the third term of the Bush administration. "Every four years the United States elects a new dictator." - Gore Vidal

[leviathanopolitan]

Rocky doesn't endorse Ron Paul because Ron Paul would turn our country into a corporate plantation, with a tiny ruling class controlling all resources, and no way out for 99% of us except death.

[sunioj700]

@leviathanopolitan ++++1. ron paul talks a good game about a lot of issues but his free market fundamentalism would end up looking like the return of feudalism

[merlinspower]

@leviathanopolitan Take a good look around you. Thats what we have now. Nothing good will happen if another Gop or democrat gets into office. But your understanding of Ron Paul is misplaced. You don't understand economics 101 either.

If Ron Paul is Not elected, You will see a revolution and it won't be pretty. It has already started.

[tommy235689]

Sorry rocky maybe 2016 . Why doesn't he endorse ron paul?

[mackenzienellis]

@tommy235689 There are a few good videos where he responds to this question...his answer boils down to Ron Paul's opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and isolationist economic policies.

[merlinspower]

@mackenzienellis You deliberately use an inflamatory word (isolationist) when the truth is Non-intervention in another sovereign countrys business or affairs is clearly what he says. I, as another American Tax payer am sick and tired of being Taxed on my labors so that others can waste it on foreign aid and Wars. 900 bases in 130 countries around the world is why USA is broke. Its time for Revolution enough is enough! repeal , DNAA, patriot act, and the 16th amendment.

[mackenzienellis]

@merlinspower I agree that isolationist is a word that arouses ire. Actually I think Rocky's foreign policy isn't far off from Ron Paul's. And the foreign aid...a lot of people don't realize how much foreign aid has gone into Pakistan to supposedly help them with their war on terror. I wonder what we could have done with 20 billion dollars...and we see how little that aid has bought us. I agree. The standard approach has not worked. Do you think Ron Paul will run as an independent?

[mackenzienellis]

@tommy235689 Recently Rocky's released his plan to end the fed. He also has a rational domestic policy that won't end up undoing the last fifty years of civil rights progress in the states. I'm curious, do you support Ron Paul in the repeal of the Civil Rights Act? And why?

[ReElectBarack0bama]

Anderson is completely wrong. Obama's base is Wall Street and the president has delivered time and again, from economic policy to extending the Bush tax cuts for the 1%.

[mackenzienellis]

@ReElectBarack0bama you're funny :-)

[ReElectBarack0bama]

@mackenzienellis Not as funny as the notion that Romney has a chance.

[merlinspower]

@ReElectBarack0bama This year might see the destruction of the Base in Both Major Corrupt Parties. The third party may not have a name yet, except the disgruntled Americans tired of the same old shit just a different day.

[qzetu]

I like to see Rocky Anderson & Ron Paul debate. I'm not sure who i will vote for, but I sure like to see these two guys go at it for the presidency. I sure the hell am not going to vote for Obama or any idiot, money hungry republican. I want to see men up there that care, and will stand up for America, not some sale out bit8ches that have absolutely no interest in standing up for the people.

[avoss42]

It is time for this nation to take back the rule of law and the sanctity of our democratic values. The age of the plutocracy is ending. Let Justice roll on like a river and righteous flow like a never-failing stream.

[avoss42]

Rocky Anderson 2012!!!

[XratedBarbie]

havent heard a PEEP on mainstream news about him .... oh but i dont watch it anymore lol maybe i missed it

[XratedBarbie]

everyone has to re register their voting party!!!

[aronblue]

well, heck, good luck rocky

[onewholearth]

I submit to you our government is no longer of the people, it’s certainly not by the people, and it would be a long stretch to think it is for the people anymore. It’s time to reclaim our heritage and recover our government by giving them a very loud message, one they will take notice of, and, that will take all of us working together as a team. This path of destruction we’re on needs to stop, and stop now. We have very little time to correct the greed of those before us.

[TheTruthiest]

Does Rocky really think we're too naive to notice that he's only running as a 3rd party candidate when his old pal Mitt Romney is also running? Does he really think people are too stupid to remember what happened when they voted for Nader when he said the exact same things about Gore and Bush? We're still suffering the repercussions from that.

[NoPartyAffilliation]

If Rocky Anderson isn't on the ballot in my state I will write him in.

[XratedBarbie]

@NoPartyAffilliation your vote will not count unless you register for the Justice party

[XratedBarbie]

@NoPartyAffilliation make sure you Reregister in the right party or your vote wont count

[halcyon0830]

ROCKY= OUR ONLY CHOICE

ALL NEOCON GOP & OBAMA ARE THE SAME. They Love Wars & Permanent Detentions, They Love Burning US Constitution, They Love NDAA, SOPA, Patriot Act, FISA & Spying on Americans, They Love Torture, Killing families w/ Drones, Guantanamo & Drug War, They Love Corporate Bailouts & Subsidies, They Love Giving TRILLIONS to Pentagon & War Industry, They Love Zionists, AIPAC & sending Israel TRILLIONS, They Love Fed Reserve and WONT Audit it, They Love Fascism & they ALL take Bribes

[artmachine2008]

I'm in love.

[ELECTRICSHAMAN13]

Do it now

[vizmike52]

We owe it to ourselves to check out Rocky Anderson and the Justice Party. I, for one, am so DONE with democrats, republicans, and the disastrous results of "lesser evil" voting. Watch this video.

[merlinspower]

@vizmike52 I owe it to future American generations to stop voting for typical politicians. If incumbant, they won't get my vote. Thats Justices too. Throw them all out. Democrates have a billion dollars to advertise and the Republicans just spent 20 million in florida alone. Thats is sickening, unethical, and simply wrong. The internet will be shut down so you cannot read or see what the others put up on You tube videos. Big money installs puppets. WE are screwed

[esca8652]

@vizmike52 Don't forget about Gary Johnson and Ron Paul! Vote for who you want, but just make sure to do as much research as possible.

[GoGreenCo]

@vizmike52

Jill Stein 2012

[abbajerry]

Thank you Rocky!

You have my vote & support!

[tjwest85]

Thank you Rocky Anderson. For once I am hearing someone speaking the truth! Sign me up!

[nodesnetwork]

I want Rocky to end the "Conspiracy of Silence" about Fukushima and radioactivity fallout in the U.S.  japancrisis.nodes.org rhs.nodes.org radwatch.nodes.org

[nodesnetwork]

Sounds great. Connect with the Synergy Nation at sn.nodes.org

[moonbaby625]

Sounds like another wing of the democratic party...nothing new here!

[nodesnetwork]

@moonbaby625 What's new about Rocky is that he is pledging to deliver justice. Maybe he can. Maybe he can't. But one thing he CAN do is get us TALKING about justice. That's a start!

[ymkamara420]

@moonbaby625 just like the tea party is another wing of the republicans 

[guydecervens]

A NEW PARTY of crooks!

[gph5294]

thanks for taking votes away from the only sensible candidate: obama.

[RawFoodKevin]

@gph5294 Voting for Obama makes no sense at all.

Tell me, is he a Democrat or a Republican?

Oh, that's right, he is the lesser of two evils.

Why do you want to vote for evil?

[nodesnetwork]

@RawFoodKevin Obama is a "closet Republican" who has been "outed."

[420gma]

Sounds good but he good be a spoiler.I do not want the repubs to win !! I'll watch him and his party closely.Where does he stand on social issues ?

[starwomanspirit]

Rocky Anderson is my choice for now....I can't see voting for Obama since he is Wall Street's Man (along with the Republican Party and too many Democrats).....My allegiance is to my community and not some corporatized major party.

[starwomanspirit]

The reporter needs to realize that The way the wheels turn around here--money--IS THE PROBLEM! Why is the corporate media so blind to the problem....b/c it's corporate media with a corporate agenda of money money money money.....

[SuperGodless666]

I voted for Obama last time, but I won't vote for him again. Obama = Bush#3. All of the republikkklans (except for Buddy Roemer, perhaps) would be worse than Obama. So---? Rocky Anderson is my choice for now.

[dt9870]

please spare me this guy. he's a joke.

[offgridguy]

Having just finished reading, The Price of Civilization, by Jeffery D. Sachs (a book that literally nails America's current situation), I must say that this man is telling it like it is, and appears to be someone all Americans can get behind and support. Yes, that includes Republicans too. If we do not get corporate money out of politics and replace it with just money from individual citizens, we will hand over our future to the rich.

[kadag]

He sounds good. I will vote for him.

[spaik007]

dude comon, one ad were this guy specificly says he support the ows movement and a lot of people will give him their vote

[carlo88moe]

bwhaha, okay, its easy to admonish the status quo of money politics but what happens when say goldman sachs comes to the justice party and says, "we like you guys (maybe they have an ulterior motive to get obama out of the white house,though he's done a good job for them, a republican prez could do a fantastic one!) we want to donate x million." accept or dont? of course you accept it bc the means dont matter as much to ur romantic agenda to "change things."And guess what, now ur part of the IT!

[guydecervens]

Climate Change? Oh please. Who is funding this? Al Gore. This is just another tired old party of billionaires.

[RawFoodKevin]

@guydecervens How do you know it's not credible climate scientists, who by the way, all agree that AGW has been proven to be real.

[TealAlloy]

What we need is instant runoff voting.

[veniceit1]

America elections are held to make the people believe that they have freedom and free elections but the whole thing is totally rigged ahead of time by a manipulative media. When all is said and done, there isn't a dimes worth of difference between any of the candidates. They are all special interest owned and a part of the systemic corruption that currently makes up American politics. In a more perfect world it would be recognized as illegal, the criminals imprisoned and honest elections held.

[jawayetti]

How long before someone gets paid and it becomes the Just Us Party?

[tubingen92]

This indipendent runner could be a good idea: Ron Paul wins the GOP, Rocky steels votes from clueless Obama voters, and Ron Paul wins.

[RawFoodKevin]

@tubingen92 How do you know he won't also steal, not steel votes from "clueless" Ron Paul voters, and then win the election?

[tubingen92]

@RawFoodKevin

First of all, people that vote for Ron Paul are everything BUT clueless.

Second, of this Rocky faces Obama and Romney, obviously I'll hope he wins. Anyone but Obama or Romney. Even my dog.

[eight18]

@tubingen92 silly libertarian, you guys are the only clueless ones here, , you guys are nothing more but dumb rich spoiled naive free market goons

[frymybanana]

Rocky is right on point with his analysis of how Obama betrayed his base.

[SwissBullion]

It's raining cheese flavored sprinkles! Go outside and try some you gullible yanks.

[SwissBullion]

Si se puede! si se puede! Change you can believe in while riding a unicorn all the way to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. yay! yay! Yes we can ride unicorns! a black president makes everything possible.

[FronbondiSkegs]

Ron Paul influence at work lol ...

[KNOCKOUTLEGS]

This guys an idiot

[DeathsPit00]

This party will never flourish in today's America. They'll never get mass media coverage because of the media being controlled. Creating another party won't help anyway as we need to just get away from parties and labels in general as they just serve to divide the whole mass that is the People.

[Apache45]

@DeathsPit00 On the bright side, we live in the age of social networking. Anyone can get media coverage if the right people start sharing the news.

[Rawny]

TYT, Wolf dash PAC dot com - "We have to concentrate all of our resources into one single attack – making sure we take corporate money out of politics. The only way to do that is to bypass the corporate owned Congress and the Supreme Court – and pass a Constitutional amendment. We must pass an amendment saying that corporations are not people and they do not have the right to spend money to buy our politicians."

[MoscowMaestro]

Rocky Anderson is the smartest politician in America.

[MakesMeAngry]

So fucking true. Obama is a cock sucking Wall Street traitor just like all the rest.

[Sull604]

Great interview and questions. Rocky Anderson seems alright, based off this interview. Good luck to him and the party.

[angelis021]

Enough of the lesser evil. Time to take a stand and say no more evil.

[KingKaio]

They wont have the power to block anything if people would stop voting for them. Liberals and moderates voting for conservatives to prove a point only makes it worse.

[not2tees]

Instead of the "good cop - bad cop" farce choice of Democrats - Republicans, it is time for a good lawyer. I don't know if this guy is the good lawyer, but I'm listening. But, it's hard to underestimate the zzzzzzawarenes of the US public.

[judoyodan]

He sounds like the most qualified and best suited for the POTUS job.

NOT A CHANCE IN HELL HE'LL BE ELECTED! sadly...

[mulabate]

Why is Rocky NOT pointing out how Republics cancel out any form of citizen true Democracy! Hence our Republic that's really a Kleptocracy when you factor in the Capitalist puppet-masters getting everything their way! Rule and Control of/by/for the few!

Rocky is NOT saying legally end and replace the Republic constitutionally! Which is needed! Also Crony and Corporate Capitalism can NOT stay inplace or remain the same. Nation ownership plus direct rule and control must be in the citizen hands

[RawFoodKevin]

@mulabate Rocky wants to eliminate the Electoral College and embraces the Occupy movement. He even participated in three days of GA's and marches with OWS.

[Crashbanksbuysilver]

Oil companies SUPPORT climate change regulations and taxes, they will benefit and not need to produce as much, it will also kill many people who will no longer be able to afford to eat or heat their homes. NICE! JUSTICE!

[alphacause]

Rocky is right that, because of the equal access provided by social media, which isn't dependent on you having large sums of money, like traditional media, you can get a small party to have more exposure. This also explains why both major political parties - both Republicans and Democrats - are trying to pass legislation to put limitations on social media.

[nodesnetwork]

@alphacause WE are the media. It's up to US to get the messages out to the people. How many email messages can you send in a day?  I once sent over 30,000. How many posts can you make? learn how to use this: hello.nodes.org

[samkurz]

This congress is so evil that we will one day be in a civil war.

[barba3gr]

The $100/donor idea is the same as the proposal from Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer to take no more than $100/donor. How come more isn't heard from Mr. Roemer???

[420gma]

@barba3gr I checked out Roemer and he has alot if teabagger support ! He's also a conservitive . No Thanks .

[hoosierhiver]

Oh great another lawyer.

[hoosierhiver]

Vote Rocky Erickson, the 13th Floor Elevator Party!

[MikeTaylor17]

The only way that more than two parties can work without the negative impacts of dilution is with the single transferable vote (SVT).

[PastDolGoal]

Awww, Rocky ''Kochcain'' Anderson, you so crazy.

[texkit1]

Yes, you will spoil the election, that is fact. Voting Justice Party will elect Republicans.

You want to get a 3rd party in than you start locally in city government and school boards. You have to start from the bottom up.

We were lucky to get the health care that we got. Rocky you do know the GOP and blue dog Democrats fought against health care. It is kinda hard to get anything done when a political party works hard to see you fail. Do you really believe the GOP will work with you.

[dccph]

@texkit1 Oh no, not Republicans! If we had a Republican president, I bet you Guantanamo would still be open, we'd still be at war in Afghanistan, and we probably wouldn't even have national health care with a public option.. Could you imagine? It would be horrible! Sorry for being sarcastic, but the point is it doesn't matter who is president when money rules the system. There might be difference in rhetoric between Rs and Ds, but when it comes to policy there is no difference at all.

[texkit1]

@dccph First Republicans and some wimpy Democrats stopped Gitmo from being closed. Iraq war has ended and Afghanistan will be next, but I would prefer it would be quicker. The GOP would continue both wars.

There is too much money in politics but it will be hard to change that with the citizens united ruling by the supreme court. Do you really think a new party will make a difference with the GOP. They will block everything the Justice Party wants to do just like they have Obama.

[420gma]

@texkit1 I'm fed up with Obama he has taken more money from wallstreet and corpations so far then the repubs ! And is little by little taking away our civil rights ! It used to be illegal for our military to operate on US soil now thanks to Obama they can pick us up and indefinitely retain us citizens. I'm going to go with Jackson

[gggreggg]

WHAT is the current fad of standing at a table for an interview. what is wrong with a couple of comfy chairs??????

[drummerboy54100]

@gggreggg Wha's wrong with standing up? It's only eight minutes. It shows that they are not so lazy and I prefer seeing alyona standing. Her bod is fine. Is that your main concern? How about the substance?

[alphacause]

@gggreggg Its a great way to show off Alyona's sexy legs. So it does get viewership.

[aaronpolitical]

@gggreggg Where else have you seen this "fad"? This show has always done interviews that way. But all the other shows I watch don't vicariously make my legs tired.

[SwissBullion]

@gggreggg They only have one chair, she offered to sit on his lap but he didn't want to.

[spaik007]

@gggreggg they dont want the creepy creeps to watch up their skirts

[RawFoodKevin]

@gggreggg Of all the comments in this thread, your comment, which is the most irreverent and irrelevant, gets the most thumbs up. I'm not criticizing you or your comment. I am criticizing everyone else who place such a high priority on "comfy chairs".

We are all doooooooooooooomed to become the US of Idocracy!

[RawFoodKevin]

@RawFoodKevin That's Idiocracy.

[arr4gtr]

Sounds like Rocky is another Herman Cain. Good luck selling books and speeches. You have no chance in this election, therefore you cannot "offer change" regardless of the respectable principles you hold.

[drummerboy54100]

@arr4gtr Thanks for all your negativity. That will really help.

[dreamcoyote]

@arr4gtr

not that I disagree with you.. but the time seems ripe for either

a massive turnover of the current political pair or for one or new parties to form a beachhead. more and more people either have serious issues supporting their party (both sides) or have already gone indie.

I hope we have lots of other parties like this pop up. it brings new issues to the forefront and changes the discussion. imho I think it's much more likely the existing parties will change flavor a bit.

[MadnessRealm]

I'm glad someone finally "got it". However there is little chance for such party to ever flourish, given how powerful the Mass-Media is (media blackout on OWS, Ron Paul, etc). However, I hope that I'm wrong and that he be able to push his party into the light and make his place in future elections.

[mulabate]

@MadnessRealm wise-up the Capitalist puppet-masters will buy anyone regardless of party name while under representative govt. Rocky hasn't got anything except more of the same & perpetuating this kleptocratic Republic.

Nation ownership plus direct rule and control over money,business and govt must be in the hands of the citizens with real true direct Democracy. This guy is a lawyer and your haven't heard any words that would give each citizen of USA a better legal position for a better lives

[rpranger]

@MadnessRealm I, for one, plan to coordinate and campaign for this guy... it is up to US to push this party into the light. Grassroots is our only hope.

[420gma]

@rpranger As I stated above I was afraid that Jackson might be a spoiler in this election and I didn't know what his social views are.But I just watched a interview with him on democracy now. I'm in ! But you must realise that we must also have a congress that will back him. So we had better start looking for those canidites as well !

[mulabate]

I think NOT corporate Capitalism evolved with the industrilized age starting in USA in the 1880's Homer. I'm not going to argue with you about how Republic's and Capitalism only benefit the few, it's a fact nobody can deny and only those benefiting from it now want to perpetuate more of the same faking out the citizens any way they can. Real Democracy homer and nothing short of it.

[safespot69]

He was a great Mayor!!! NOT MORMON!!!

[Homer177]

I like this guy. Unlike everyone else in this circus, he's actually worth listening to.

[mulabate]

Rocky Anderson is not wise here is why! Our form of Crony and Corporate Capitalism and regime representative govt is a Kleptocracy. Thus the Kleptocracy must be outlawd from existing in any shape or form. Hence Republic or representative govt must end.

I remind people you can't have citizen Democracy in a Republic. Rocky believes in petpetuating a "Republic" with representative govt. NO thanks for me I'll stick with the global movement for real true Democracy and the 99% occupier movement.

[Homer177]

@mulabate Pretty much. America was like this since the beginning.