Wed 4 Feb 2009
Malik Rahim
Posted by admin under 2009 Winter/Spring Elections
Green Party candidate Malik Rahim, a former Black Panther and community activist in New Orleans who co-founded the Common Ground Collective to distribute aid to people in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, finished third in the Louisiana 2nd Congressional District special election held December 6. Running against the scandal-tainted William Jefferson Clinton, Rahim finished third with 2.8 percent of the vote. Republican Anh “Joseph” Cao won. Rahim was the 2008 recipient of the Thomas Merton Award, given to individuals struggling for justice.
The campaign is seeking funds to pay remaining debts. Contributions may be made at: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://votemalik.com%2Fcontribute%2F.
Malik Rahim
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I made a hundred or more calls for Malik from California. Many people said they were voting for him; others said they did not know he is is. When I explained the “black out” by the media, some got enraged. Others said they were voting for the incumbent. Malik would have been a remarkably realistic leader to have in Washington D.C. Bless him for all the work he has done even before Hurricane Katrina. Invite Cynthia McKinney down to speak now that the military has left! http://www.runcynthiarun.org
Rev. Sandra Decker
There is a big gaffe in this short piece. The article says that Malik ran against the “scandal-tainted William Jefferson Clinton.” Obviously, he did not run against the former President of the U.S. His Democratic opponent was incumbent Representative William J. Jefferson, who was indicted on corruption charges.
John Baldwin