Waste No Vote, Part 2

David Cobb

After writing my previous article, “Waste No Vote,” I realized that it may have seemed as though I was exclusively endorsing Michael Badnarik for President, and that some people might have been put off by thinking that I may have been telling them how to vote. Such isn't the case, really, and in this particular election (as long as you don't vote for Bush), I'll be at least moderately happy. Of course, I would prefer that you vote for a third-party candidate, and my two favorites in 2004 are Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) and David Cobb (Green).

So, to be fair to my readers (and to David Cobb), I'm doing a follow-up article to the first one, and in this article I want to tell you what I've learned about the Green Party Presidential Candidate, David Keith Cobb.

You've just read the beginning of my post...and here is the rest of it.

Born and raised in the small shrimping village of San Leon, Texas, David Cobb stood out among his peers as an extremely bright child, who possessed strenghts in reading comprehension, as well as both written and verbal communication. After graduating from high school, Cobb went to work in construction, where he was a member of Pipeline Workers Local #38.

After several years working construction, he earned a degree in Political Science, then went on to earn his law degree in 1993.

Prior to running for political office, Cobb served on the board of directors for a local non-profit group called Children at Risk. This philanthropic organization worked hard to fight for the rights of children and advocate regarding children's issues on the municipal, county, and state levels.

When he was running for Texas State Attorney General in 2002, David Cobb strongly established his Green Party political position with this official quote, "I will use the office of Attorney General to assist local governments and community groups with drafting local laws to assert local, democratic control over corporations. I will initiate charter revocation proceedings against those corporations which flagrantly violate state and federal laws."

Although he lost the race for his state's attorney general's office, Cobb made a powerful and lasting impression. This energy carried over into his effort to win the Green Party's candidacy for the 2004 Presidential election. In the months leading up to the Green Party primary, Cobb traveled to forty states, giving speeches and energetically participating in debates.

David Cobb is clearly a man of strong conviction, who holds anchor in a system of unwavering personal values, and who is willing to do whatever it takes to fight the corrupt, two-party system in a peaceful and non-violent manner, and win back the rights, freedoms, and government of the American people. He and the Green Party are determined not only to avoid the corruption of American politics, but to abolish all forms of corruption and restore a strong sense of ethics and responsibility to our nation's government.

As testament to Cobb's dedication and determination, he was present with Michael Badnarik when Badnarik attempted to serve court orders on The Debate Commission, allowing him to participate in the second of the 2004 Presidential debates. Both men were arrested, handcuffed, shoved into the back of a paddy wagon, and put in jail (for full details on this egregious violation of Constitutional rights, read my previous article, "The So-called Debates."

I've been contacted by David Cobb's media director, Blair Bobier, who has asked me to send some interview questions for Cobb. I've done so, and I'm waiting for the response. When I get the answers, I will post the entire interview on my blog.

Click here to watch a debate between David Cobb and Michael Badnarik.

More of My Articles Along This Vein:
The Two-headed Monster (U. S. Politics)
The So-called Debates
Close the Door Or You'll Let In a...
Waste No Vote