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In pushing Green Party prez wannabe David Cobb in a press release, Noam Chomsky disciple Fred Glienna said one of the funniest things I've heard in awhile: "This is the most Republican state in the nation. So, any third-party candidacy will have a very tough going. But when you analyze them on an issue-by-issue basis and throw away lables, the Green positions are closer to what most Americans say they want, including Idahoans." (Pause for laugh track.) In the next graph, another Greenie lists her candidate's issues: universal health care, an end to the Iraq war and tougher taxes on large corporations. But didn't say if Gang Green wants us to leave Iraq with our tail between our legs or otherwise. Frankly, Freddie has to be looking through some odd lenses to see any parallels between the issues Idaho R's support and the ones Gang Green backs. If you're interested in Cobb, however, he'll be speaking at 5 p.m. Sunday at City Park.