Green Party Watch

In the 2008 Presidential race, Rosanne Barr endorsed Cynthia McKinney for President. Now it would seem that Barr is interested in running for President of the Untied States, and Prime minister of Israel at the same time. Her Presidential campaign announcement, recorded near the White House, focuses on the damage patriarchy has caused and the current “system’s” total inability to fix the problems it has created. In many ways this is an echo of Sonia Johnson’s Presidential bid in 1984.

It should be noted that Ms. Barr is a comic and the title of her latest book is

ROSEANNEARCHY: DISPATCHES FROM THE NUT FARM

She has said in recorded interviews that she wants to seek the “Green Tea Party” nomination.

Part 2 of the announcement is below the fold.
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The Green Party thinks so:

WASHINGTON, DC — The 2008 election is in danger of being compromised by vote manipulation and obstruction of voters, say Green candidates and party leaders.

“We’re likely to see a repeat of the kinds of election irregularities that were uncovered in 2000 in Florida and in 2004 in Ohio and New Mexico,” said Sanda Everette, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States.

“The weaknesses in voting infrastructure that allowed the theft of the last two elections have not been corrected. Counties and precincts with a high percentage of African American voters, student voters, and poor voters will probably be targeted again,” Ms. Everette added.

Green nominee Cynthia McKinney and running mate Rosa Clemente have made election integrity a major theme of their presidential campaign. Greens listed several serious threats to fair elections in 2008:
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