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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:24 PM
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Do you really want a new FDR? Then try DJK.
The enduring legacy of FDR is his truly progressive vision at a time his country needed it most. FDR didn't play "politics as usual." Instead, he renewed America from the bottom up with a bold New Deal that swept aside the conventional wisdom about what Americans could accomplish together. FDR took office facing one of the worst economic disasters in American history, left by Herbert Hoover and caused by the same kind of market fundamentalism that has been dominating Washington for the last 30 years.

FDR didn't listen to Republican detractors who said that ensuring the general welfare of the American people, as all public servants are instructed to do by the US constitution, would ruin his country. He knew better than that, and so does Dennis Kucinich. While other candidates offer lukewarm half-measures and calculated triangulation, Dennis is boldly offering us another New Deal to undo the backward slide we have been on for decades. He is the only candidate to support true not-for-profit universal health care, as well as immediate withdrawal from Iraq and a new emphasis on putting freedom and equality for all Americans first. "Strength through peace" is not just a campaign slogan, it is the foundation of a new vision for America.

Do you really want a new FDR? Prove it. If you want it bad enough, there is a way. Amidst a sea of mediocrity, a courageous leader has stepped forward who has proven time and again that he has the principle, the integrity, the determination, and the vision to make it happen. Although he is short of stature, he stands tall as a beacon of hope and progress for all Americans. But he can't do it alone. The choice is up to us - more politics as usual, or a New Deal with Dennis.
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fenriswolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:26 PM
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1. YES!!! K&R kucinich for president.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:27 PM
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2. Great post! Thanks! nt
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burrowowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:28 PM
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3. K&R and Welcome to DU!
:toast:
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:29 PM
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4. Kucinich isn't fit to carry FDR's water
For starters, FDR had follow through instead of just fun rhetoric.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:40 PM
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8. This talking point has no teeth.
Kucinich has no "follow-through?" What do you call his actions on impeachment?

Anti-DK people really need a better argument than this. The UFO issue has more substance.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:44 PM
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9. Another bit of sound and fury, with no substance
nt
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:46 PM
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11. You're referring to your own post, I presume.
Otherwise, please show evidence that Dennis Kucinich lacks "follow-through."

Saying it don't make it so.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:07 PM
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14. Look at his record!!
From his days as mayor thru his time in congress. The only consistent thing about Dennis is his ability to screw stuff up. Just because he talks about pretty progressive ideas doesn't mean he's effective. At all.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:08 PM
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15. Who is your candidate, then?
Let's hear who you think is a better idea.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:10 PM
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16. I'm undecided but I know there are 7 better candidates in the race then Kucinich
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 10:11 PM by Wolsh
He's a joke candidate that lets his ego get in the way of the real candidates. The only thing different between him and someone like Nader, is that somehow Dennis has major party backing.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:18 PM
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19. There are 6 DLC stooges, 1 crazy uncle, and Dennis.
Don't get me wrong - I like Mike Gravel and respect his record of leadership - but he's too iconoclastic and some of his policies are crazy. And I'm also a fan of Joe Biden's knoweldge and experience, but the fact remains that he is about as progressive as a bag of hammers.

Of the rest, Edwards comes closest to having real progressive credibility, but he doesn't quite measure up. For people who value true progressive leadership, it's a one-man race.
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bellasgrams Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:34 PM
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25. How about 6 stooges, 1 crazy uncle and 1 goofy vegan.
Kidding aside there is absolutely no comparison. And it's an absolute disgrace to FDR to dare compare the two.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:43 PM
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29. I don't think so.
As a Social Security recipient, I owe FDR my very existence. FDR's progressive legacy puts food on my table. I'm well aware of his stature in American history. And yet, I feel comfortable making the comparison, because I'm making it in terms of vision. None of us know for sure whether Kucinich could leave a legacy comparable to FDR. It's a very tall order. But I do know that I don't see anybody else who would even try.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:58 PM
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39. Apparently Dennis knew what was being imported in our food & meds long ago
had I known - I prolly would have become a complete vegan
also.

At this point I'm afraid to eat the fish I buy in the
supermarket until I know whether or not it is fresh caught
from America.

Scary what china is putting in our food.  Do you know that
even macaroni and cheese is coming through China.

Very scary stuff.  what do they care they have 1 and half
billion people and wouldnt miss a few hundred thousand. 
Consumer protection is not something they concern themselves
with
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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:43 PM
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67. Progressive Action Score: 47 Right Wing Index Score: 0
Biden's scores 47

A score of 47 means that Sen. Biden has acted to support 47% of a slate of progressive policies in the 110th Congress.

that's middle of the road, not a bag of hammers, but it's a funny line!

A score of 0 means that Senator Biden has acted to support 0% of a slate of conservative, wrongheaded policies in the 110th Congress.

taken from:
http://www.progressivepatriots.com/senate/senBidenDE.html

Liberals are scared that Biden is too moderate, or even right wing, especially on civil liberties cases. His issue ratings say otherwise: Biden has a 92% approval rating from the ACLU from 2005-2006
And, statistically speaking, more than 82% of Americans don't like extremes of either party. In other words, most Americans would classify themselves as centrist or at least centrist-oriented. Biden appeals to that independent-minded, anti-extremist constituency, which I think is his main attraction, giving him the most bipartisan appeal.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:07 AM
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78. Biden is a good guy.
I wouldn't mind Joe Biden as president at all. I'm not here to dump on Joe Biden, just to point out that Kucinich is a no-brainer for progressives. For the record, I'd vastly prefer Biden to either Hilary or Obama. Edwards would be decent as well.

But for now, before we have a nominee, I see no reason not to push Kucinich and keep working to make the more moderate candidates aware that progressive values need to be taken seriously again.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:24 PM
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22. Apparently you dont check your facts n just spout smear. According
to the article by Gore Vidal Kucinich as Mayor saved the town
millions of dollars by preventing an Enron type scam by the
banks. Because he wouldnt sell off the municipal energy to the
bank which already owned 5 other energ companies they
retaliated by lowering the rating on the town.  In the long
run Dennis Kucinich was proved right - and the people
re-elected him to higher offices many times.

Want to try that again?
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:49 PM
Response to Reply #22
34. You want me to respond to an article by Gore Vidal?
:rofl:
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:53 PM
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36. By all means, if you read it first. Vidal is a genius and quite a good writer
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 10:53 PM by kelligesq
besides having a tremendous amount of wisdom.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:55 PM
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37. I'm not surprised that Kucinich and Vidal are bedfellows
They are both alarmists who like the sound of their own voice.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:59 PM
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40.  Do you have anything besides unsubstantiated smears?
I'm just wondering. I see a lot of name-calling, but no argument.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:02 PM
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42. My job is not to do common knowledge research for you...
Its common knowledge (Except for among the Kookcinich supporters) that Dennis was one of the worst US mayors in history. He has been a largely uneffective congressmen, choosing to pander to the far left instead of actually working for change by taking part in the business of politics. I suspect that you will say that makes him a true progressive, but that label has little meaning if he's not able to change anything.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:10 PM
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46. Ah, okay. I'm clear on what you're about now.
"Kookcinich" and "pandering to the far left" made it clear.

If you love DLC centrism and triangulation, that's fine. Reasonable people sometimes disagree. But reasonable people also support their assertions with facts and evidence. You refuse to do that. Saying "I don't have to support it because it's common knowledge" is a bluff. It's the same as saying "I've got nothing."

As for being "one of the worst US mayors in history," if that's how you describe saving his city, then we see things too differently to communicate effectively. There is now wide agreement that Kucinich's actions were in Cleveland's long-term best interests, and that his clarity of vision made all the difference. Dennis put his LIFE on the line for change, literally - and he made it happen. That's his record, and it is one to be proud of.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:14 PM
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47. "Kookcinich" may have been a bit much...
I apologize.

However, let me ask you this, since it's harder for me to prove a negative, what has Dennis accomplished in congress. Its one thing to be a voice for the far left (at lets face it, he is. I consider myself much left of center, but even in that position he doesn't speak for me)but you have to accomplish something. Whats his seminal bill?
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:19 PM
Response to Reply #47
50. As you said, I dont have to be your research assistant. I have backed up my
statements with fact and pointed to articles.

If you want to know what Dennis has accomplished and what
bills he has submitted to congress why dont you
look them up.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:20 PM
Response to Reply #50
51. I actually wasn't responding to you nt
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:21 PM
Response to Reply #50
52. However, as his supporter, it should be pretty easy for you to point me towards his greatest
accomplishment.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:30 PM
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59. I'd go with his refusal to sell out Cleveland's public utility
Dennis understood that even though the banks would carry through on their cynical promise to put the city in default if he refused to give in, keeping his campaign promise not to sell Cleveland's public utility to big business was not only the right thing to do then, it was the right thing to do for the future. Because Dennis stood his ground even after the Mafia put a contract out on his life, he saved the city of Cleveland roughly $195 million dollars in the years after he left office.

That's what I call real leadership, and real vision. And maybe that's why he was officially honored for those qualities by the Cleveland city council in 1998.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:35 PM
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62. I see you read the wiki article as well :)
I appriciate the response though. I disagree with your intereptation though, I don't see how putting city like Clevland into default is a productive thing. I'll read more on it though.

Has he don't anything since he became a member of congress?
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:46 PM
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68. Sure, Wiki is good for a refresher.
It helps with dates and figures.

As for Kucinich's congressional record, why not look it up for yourself? I'm not supposed to be your research assistant, right? :) But voting against the war and against the Patriot act are a good start, no?

Speaking of records, what about the fact that no other candidate voted against the war? What about the fact that several of them continue to vote to fund it, which re-authorizes the war all over again?
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:23 PM
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54. Not much chance of that. It would cause cognitive dissonance
One can only believe the talking points that Kucinich has accomplished nothing and has no "follow-through" as long as they don't actually look at his record of courage and leadership. And since the anti-Kucinich smears are what some people want to believe regardless of the evidence, there is no motivation to do that.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:25 PM
Response to Reply #54
56. So what your saying is...
there is no seminal bill or accomplishment. I get it now.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:33 PM
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61. Nope, see above.
And by the way, you can't blame Dennis Kucinich for the failure of his fellow Democrats to support progressive principles. For example, Kucinich has introduced legislation to create a true not-for-profit health care system. It isn't Dennis' fault that his bill has gone nowhere. It's the fault of other Democrats who don't agree with Dennis and the American people that we need such a system.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:36 PM
Response to Reply #61
63. Is his proposal viable though?
Its one thing to put something on paper (pretty words), and a whole other thing to actually create a plan that people can get behind.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:39 PM
Response to Reply #63
65. Why isn't it viable?
Polls show that plenty of Americans support single-payer health care.

The major obstacle to his proposal isn't the will of the people, it's the out-of-touch will of this Congress.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:48 PM
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69. Anyone in congress can put a bill forward asking for single-payer health care
Its making it viable by also putting forth a real plan to pay for and administer it.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:56 PM
Response to Reply #69
74. You're absolutely right.
*Anyone* in Congress can put forward a bill asking for single-payer health care. So why was Dennis the only one to actually do so? From my perspective, you just made my point for me. We have tons of Democrats in Congress, but it takes Dennis to actually do something on a basic Democratic issue - just like it took Dennis to actually do something about impeachment.

Kucinich's health care plan is a fully developed policy proposal. It is supported by 78 members of Congress and 14,000 doctors, so it's not some half-baked scheme. Have a look:

http://www2.kucinich.us/issues/universalhealth.php
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:21 AM
Response to Reply #74
84. Because the issue is a lot tougher then just putting the bill forward
It goes back to my point, you can say pretty things, and put nice bills up, but the problem is in the execution. If you don't have a plan that is feasable and people can get behind then you're just breeding false hope.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:25 AM
Response to Reply #84
88. You haven't show that his plan is not feasible.
Why isn't it?
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:31 AM
Response to Reply #88
90. I don't even know what the bill number is..I'll have to look it up
but if it was feasable, I'm pretty sure some in the party would have gotten behind it. Also, and I know you hate this, based on past expirence with Dennis, I can only assume that it wasn't a well thought out plan.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:40 AM
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96. HR 676
It was in the link I gave, which you apparently did not click. :p

And simply proclaiming that Dennis' plan is bad without even looking at it is very unreasonable. You base this on "past experience," but you haven't substantiated your claims in that regard, either.

I've enjoyed our discussion, but it has to be noted that you have yet to back up any of your claims against Dennis. By your own admission, empty assertions mean very little. Where's the beef?
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:45 AM
Response to Reply #96
97. As I've said, proving a negative is never easy....
The best you've been able to show is that Dennis has a failed bill that in theory progressives would support. i'll get to reading, and get back to you with my opinion of the bill.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:52 AM
Response to Reply #97
101. OK, fair enough, but I don't accept your characterizations.
HR 676 is not "the best I've shown," because I've also shown his record of far-sighted leadership in Cleveland and his courage on impeachment. And having to back up your assertions is not the same thing as "proving a negative." I haven't asked you to produce reasons why Kucinich sucks out of thin air. I've provided examples of why I think he is qualified for leadership, so if you disagree, it's up to you to show what is wrong with my arguments. So far, you haven't done that.

Come on, just give in. I know you want to join the DK love train. ;)
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:51 AM
Response to Reply #96
100. I'm confused...I thought you said this was Dennis' bill...
...but all the information I'm find on it (including the wiki page) show it as being John Conyers bill. How can this be Dennis' accomplishment?
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:54 AM
Response to Reply #100
102. Yes, it's co-sponsored by Kucinich and Conyers.
And co-written by them.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:58 AM
Response to Reply #102
103. It has 85 co-sponsors.
From Dennis' wiki:

Kucinich helped introduce and is one of 75 cosponsors in the House of Representatives of the United States National Health Insurance Act or HR 676 proposed by Rep. John Conyers in 2003,<16> which provides for a universal single-payer public health-insurance plan.


I don't see how this makes it his bill or his accomplishment. In the same vane, my critizism of the 3.3 payroll tax should be directed at Conyers instead of Kucinich.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:02 AM
Response to Reply #103
104. You're missing the point, though
Which other candidate supports this bill? None. Dennis is the only candidate to support true not-for-profit universal single-payer health care. That's a mouthful, but there's a lot to distinguish Dennis from the rest of the pack on this issue. Do we want REAL single-payer health care, or some half-baked plan that keeps for-profit insurance companies involved?
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:06 AM
Response to Reply #104
105. and what I'm saying is that Dennis can say he is for a lot of things
but he hasn't shown the ability to create progressive legislation. Even with the Cheney impeachment, he's about 2 years too late.

Listen, through this conversation I've come to respect your passion for Kucinich. I just can't get on "the love train" until Dennis gets a win. He's probably a good guy to discuss progressive theory with, but so were a lot of my professors. I don't know if I would want them to be President.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:12 AM
Response to Reply #105
107. Alright, I can live with that.
I don't feel compelled to convince you to support Kucinich. You should vote your conscience, as should everyone. But I hope I've at least raised the possibility that reasonable people can and do support Dennis. If that much has been accomplished, it's good enough for me.

Thanks for the discussion. :)
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:14 AM
Response to Reply #107
108. You did. You seem to be far from a "Kook",...
I still do think the FDR comparison was a bit out there ;).
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:23 AM
Response to Reply #108
112. Thanks. And I'll be honest...
There are some "kooks" supporting Dennis. I wouldn't deny that. Some of them are very loud, in fact, and they say all sorts of things that don't really help. But I can live with that, if it means getting some attention for progressive ideas. Personally, I'm not a vegan activist and I've never seen a UFO - at least not a big one. ;) But I am an American who wants real single-payer health care, an end to war as an instrument of policy, and a re-commitment to New Deal economics, strong labor unions, an expanding middle class, and everything that made the Democratic party great before the Reagan Revolution. And that's why I think Dennis is our best choice.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:29 PM
Response to Reply #56
145. This is your own standard
Which may well be meaningless. So you say he never came up with a "seminal" bill - what's that? That is entirely up to you.

Impeaching Cheney could easily be one.

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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:09 PM
Response to Reply #42
142. Dennis has passed more bill out of committee than Pelosi since he entered congress.
They both have one bill enacted into law.

You make up a bunch of crap and think no one is going to check up on your crap?

Ha ha ah go away.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:00 PM
Response to Reply #37
41. You're not a serious person about politics. You seem very negative.
pity.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:03 PM
Response to Reply #41
43. I'm very serious about politics
and I want to see the party give its attention to people who actually have a chance in the General Election. What you meant to say in your post is that I am not an idealist.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:23 PM
Response to Reply #43
53. Do you have anything constructive to add to the conversation? otherwise
I;m going to ask people how to put you on ignore.

I dont need you to put words in my mouth.
You appear to be just plain argumentive and somewhat of an
unpleasant wiseguy adding nothing substantive.

Bye bye
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:26 PM
Response to Reply #53
57. When did I put words in your mouth?
Feel free to put me on ignore though, I don't forsee us having any productive conversations in the future.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:03 PM
Response to Reply #41
44. That's unfair. Let's not go too far.
There's no evidence that Wolsh is not serious about politics. Disagreeing with us does not mean that. But I do wish he would mount a real argument rather than making unsupported assertions and attacks.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:28 PM
Response to Reply #14
23. Actually he has an excellent record. Would you like
to supply facts backed up by URL's of what you consider
"screw-ups" ?  

instead of unsubstantiated attacks?

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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:19 PM
Response to Reply #4
49. What is your problem with Kucinich? .. just curious.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:33 PM
Response to Reply #49
60. Kucinich is a snake oil salesmen
He dupes very good and decent people into believing in his pretty words when he has neither the tenacity, ability and, in my opinion, the resolve to follow through on it. False hope is not something I find endearing in a candidate.

There is also the fact that there comes a time when people like Dennis, who are just taking up space on the debate stage, need to step back so more attention can be given to the 7 other VIABLE candidates still on the stage.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:37 PM
Response to Reply #60
64. Dennis hasn't "duped" me.
I support him because I want to move the debate in his direction. Whether or not he can win is not as important to me as what supporting him can accomplish within the party.

I'll vote for whichever Democrat we nominate in the general election. But why settle for just doing that? Why not try to move the debate in a progressive direction now, while we still have the chance?
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:06 AM
Response to Reply #64
77. No, I wont vote for whoever is nominated by the party. And I think a lot
of other people wont either.

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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:11 AM
Response to Reply #77
80. Sorry, I can't support that attitude.
I want Kucinich as much as anyone here, but I also realize that any Democrat is better than any Republican. I won't help repeat the Nader disaster of 2000. If we can't have Kucinich, then I'll hold my nose and vote for whichever D is on the ballot. Anything less is a vote for Mitt Guiliani/Rudy Romney.

I respect your commitment to principle, but I don't understand how sitting out the general election can help.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:22 AM
Response to Reply #80
85. After the primary, I'm switching registration to independent.
I love Bill, but I dont trust Hill and have enough of the
centrist/appeal to the right wing of the democrats.

Besides that, I'm pretty sure if she has the nomination she
wont win, even though it looks good now.  The republicans want
her to be the candidate too much.  They must have some really
nasty swiftboating set up for her.

And like I said, a lot  of people are switching to independent
because of their disgust with Pelosi's democrats.  A year to
go, there could be an awful lot of independents voting.

And the democratic party isnt the democratic party anymore.

I dont know what this progressive cr_p is .  I'mm  no
progressive.  I'm a plain ordinary LIBERAL and proud of it.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:36 AM
Response to Reply #85
93. Well, thanks for helping us get stuck with a Repuke, then
It's gotta be said. If that's what being a "plain ordinary LIBERAL," means to you, then best of luck with it. I, for one, won't stand by and simply allow them to install another Republican without even voting.

I don't blame you about Hillary, though. And I don't like her either. But would you really rather have a Republican? The lesser of two evils is still a lesser evil. People need to remember that, and if Nader voters and stay-at-homes had remembered it in 2000, the theft wouldn't have been possible.
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:09 AM
Response to Reply #93
106. Exactly. I honestly hate Hillary. However..
if she's nominated, she has my vote because I know she will do more then any of the republican assholes to get Stem Cell funding moving again. That alone is important enough for me to put a clothes pin on my nose and give her my vote.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:16 AM
Response to Reply #106
109. Yeah, that's sound reasoning
A lot of us are going to need clothespins if Hillary gets the nod. I can't think of any Democratic candidate I like less than her. But I'd rather wear a clothespin on my nose for five minutes in the voting booth than for 4 years under another Republican administration.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:08 AM
Response to Reply #116
118. I know this Congress has been horrible, but I don't buy that.
There are still differences between Democrats and Republicans. Many of our current Dems may be corporate sellouts, but that doesn't make them Republicans. I can't blame you for feeling this way, given how Democrat after Democrat has disappointed us. But giving in to the idea that there is "no difference" will abandon this country the far right.
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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:36 PM
Response to Reply #77
140. Really, who is your candidate of choice?
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HuckleB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:25 AM
Response to Reply #4
87. FDR was in the right place at the right time with the right money.
In this era, he'd be stuck down in the polls with Kucinich. It doesn't mean either of them are any less worthy of the great traditions of this nation.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:31 AM
Response to Reply #87
91. Yes that's another point. We have to get money out of these elections
there's absolutely no reason that it should take 46 million
dollars to pay for television ads

WE OWN the airwaves and all those political ads should be free
on every station instead of being part of the  problem .
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Hieronymus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 04:41 PM
Response to Reply #87
141. FDR didn't run as far to the left as he became after his election.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:30 PM
Response to Original message
5. it is a fact
he's the only true Democrat in the bunch

and the only one with an unwavering commitment to the core Democratic principles that gave our party power for two generations.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:34 PM
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6. FDR sold out to Hearst in '32 in order to get the nomination...
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 09:35 PM by MookieWilson
so he denounced the World Court and other international organizations. And in the late 30s he wouldn't say a peep in favor of the anti-lynching bill for fear of alienating southern Democrats he needed to support other priorities. He induced a recession right after being re-elected in '36.

'Triangulating' folks call it now.

You want an undiluted progressive, go for Harold Ickes or Eleanor Roosevelt, but not FDR.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:44 PM
Response to Reply #6
10. Yes, FDR was a politician. So is Dennis. That is understood.
Sometimes, certain things have to be done to make the vision happen. That's the reality of leadership. What matters is results - and in that department, FDR can't be touched. In terms of changing America for the better, few presidents can compare. I believe the same will be true of a Kucinich administration.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:39 PM
Response to Reply #6
27. Hearst newspapers were the power at the time, and JFK would not have
supported the civil rights movement either - products of their
times and afraid to alienate southern white men, it was Bobby
who forced JFK into supporting civil
rights in the 60's. FDR wouldn't allow a ship full of Jewish
refugees to come into the United States either.
Because Bush's grandpappy controlled the oil that FDR needed
for the war and threatened to cut off oil to the US when FDR
demanded he and his buddies stop supplying the Nazis - they
put the screws to FDR. 

I doubt that we will ever know all of the machinations and
history that went on in the oval office.  Do we know exactly
what and who Cheney did with the energy plan in order to rape
Americans now?

FDR induced the depression?

He's given credit for bringing the country out of it and
creating jobs - what was it - the dam project - for a start.
Something in Tennessee also....

Although he did make some mistakes.  By being talked into
having a Federal Reserve and turning all the countries gold
over to it.

You and I seem to have a distictly different memory of
history.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:41 PM
Response to Reply #27
66. No, he induced the recession of 1937. nt
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Loge23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:36 PM
Response to Original message
7. DK - the Real Deal
Dennis is a great opportunity for any of us who still believes - in spite of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary - that this country still has a bright future.
The MSM is already trying to marginalize him. Some comments about DK, even on this board, suggest that the tactic is working. But I for one will not vote for anyone else at this point.
A vote for a mainstream Dem is as good as a vote for Guiliani as far as I'm concerned.
I've had it. I'll never vote for a "good enough" again.

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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:03 PM
Response to Original message
12. Usually, FDR stands for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. What does FDR stand for in your post?
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 10:04 PM by MethuenProgressive
Because there's no way any reasonable person could be comparing Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dennis Kucinich.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:07 PM
Response to Reply #12
13. This from a Richardson supporter.
I don't mean to be rude, but is your guy still in the race? You have "progressive" as part of your screen name but you are dissing Dennis? What's wrong with this picture?
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:18 PM
Response to Reply #13
18. Gore Vidal has written a wonderful piece on Dennis Kucinich somewhere on
DU.
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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:16 PM
Response to Reply #12
17. If I don't think DK is a reborn FDR, I'm a false progressive "dissing" him?
You might want to read up on FDR.
Dennis is no FDR. And he'd be the first to tell you that.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:20 PM
Response to Reply #17
21. I'm comparing them in terms of vision
FDR was a man of vision, and so is Dennis. Of course I'm not saying that they are comparable in all areas. Rather, I'm saying they are comparable where it really counts.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:42 PM
Response to Reply #17
28. Actually Kucinich & Sanders are closer to FDR's New Deal than any of the others. nn/t
n/t
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:46 PM
Response to Reply #28
31. Sanders is awesome.
If Bernie ever ran, I'd move to Vermont and do everything I could to support him.

Then again, I love Vermont anyway. Incredible scenery there. :)
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:51 PM
Response to Reply #31
35. :D
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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:52 PM
Response to Reply #31
72. I'd vote for Bernie Sanders in a heartbeat
Ron Paul and Dennis are great friends and would be a powerful match, but i'm afraid they would scare the 'sheeple' witless
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:00 AM
Response to Reply #72
75. Do me a favor - don't do this Ron Paul stuff in here.
With all due respect, Ron Paul has no place on DU except to be opposed like any Republican.
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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:12 AM
Response to Reply #75
82. Paul and Dennis are very good friends
I'm not doing any 'stuff'

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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:23 AM
Response to Reply #82
86. That means precisely nothing.
Paul and Kucinich are light-years apart economically and on several social issues. And Ron Paul is running as a REPUBLICAN. Supporting Republicans is against DU rules and is grounds for tombstoning, so you might want to tread carefully. I'm trying to be nice in this thread, but it might be useful to know that I've already had two people tombstoned for this in the last two days. I may have a low post count, but I've been lurking a long time and I know DU rules.

Do we really need to go there, or will you please stop suggesting that a *Republican* would be a good idea for America?
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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:25 PM
Response to Reply #12
55. ...cough....
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:02 AM
Response to Reply #55
76. WOW . Thank you. I had never seen that article on Dennis before.
Wow.

and I have to give credit where credit is deserved.
I think that's probably the best writing William Pitt has ever
done.  Quite a story !
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RebelSansCause Donating Member (304 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:19 PM
Response to Original message
20. a most excellent post sir
go go dennis...DK for president. or maybe more appropriately titled
DENNIS, the real democrat
or DENNIS, the true progressive
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:29 PM
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24. I support Dennis, but can't we at least be realistic?
He doesn't stand the proverbial snowball's chance in hell of winning the dem nomination, and if by any miracle it did snow in hell, he'd lose by a landslide in the general election. But if enough people vote for him in the primaries- say 10%, we can send a powerful message.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:35 PM
Response to Reply #24
26. I don't have a problem with that.
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 10:36 PM by Naturyl
I'm realistic. Maybe Dennis can't win, but I'm not sure that winning is the only thing that matters. A strong primary turnout for Kucinich sends the message that progressive values must be taken seriously. It moves the whole debate to the left a little bit, and with our "frontrunners" doing their best to sound like Republicans half the time, we can use all the leverage we can get.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:45 PM
Response to Reply #24
30. Thus my post here-is it hopeless?
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:48 PM
Response to Reply #30
33. I don't think of it that way, and Vermont's primary is in freakin'
March. As I said, I see it as a huge opportunity to send a powerful message, so ALL are primary votes for Dennis count.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:48 PM
Response to Reply #24
32. My thought is he should do this:
run both on the Democrat ticket and the Independent
Ticket.

After his impeachment announcement, and the refusal of the DLC
leadership to follow through, Dennis has
much better chances. But he does need better PR and coverage
in the media.

By the way, on Monday, according to Larry King, there is going
to be a press announcement by the Air Force, a former minister
of Canada, several retired military men about the truth of the
sitings and existence of unidentified aircraft normally called
UFO's and the cover up by the CIA.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 10:56 PM
Response to Reply #32
38. Maybe he and Bernie could take VT's Progressive Party national
It's far-fetched, but that would be quite a thing to see. Anyway, let's get through a few primaries before we think about that sort of thing.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:06 PM
Response to Reply #38
45. We desperately need a third party. The democrats as well as
the republican party are unrecongnizable.

I've been a democratic voter all my life and I dont like what
this party has become.  Pelosi, Reid, Hoyer
blue dogs who are half republican brought in by Rahm
Emanual.

Time to start over with a party that stands for what
democrats used to stand for.  

Yes Kucinich and Sanders seem on the same page, but together
they wouldn't have a winning ticket.

Edwards, Kucinich maybe.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:15 PM
Response to Reply #45
48. Well, we aren't going to have a third party
Anytime soon. What we need to do is move the debate within the party we already have in a progressive direction. And the way we do that is to show strong support for people like Kucinich and Sanders whenever we have the chance. If enough people do that, the rest of the party will have to start listening.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:29 PM
Response to Reply #48
58. I'm not so sure about not having a third party.
There's a year to go.

And do you listen to Dobbs.

He's been pushing to re-register as an independent since
neither party are responding to we the people.

And a lot of people are doing it.

The independent party could become viable over the next year.

Whiney Lieberman got himslef on democrat ticket and
independent and he got in.

It might be the way for Dennis to go.

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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 07:46 AM
Response to Reply #58
122. I don't think Dennis would abandon the Democratic party
Not even if it abandons him. That's the kind of guy he is. If he has to be the last guy standing for true Democratic principles, then that's what he will do.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:20 AM
Response to Reply #122
124. But the dem party has shown it's not the dem party anymore - no principles
if it did have, it would have impeached long ago,.
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Jersey Devil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:54 PM
Response to Reply #24
73. As Polonius once said, "This above all, to thyne own self be true"
It no longer matters to me whether he can win or not. As a matter of principle I refuse to cave in to the media and money created "norms" represented by the other candidates. Dennis Kucinich is my only choice if I want to be true to myself.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:09 AM
Response to Reply #73
79. Wish I knew how to make an emoticon patting Jersey D. on the back :)
I agree.
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:49 PM
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70. He really is a Democrats ONLY choice n/t
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Jersey Devil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:51 PM
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71. I have concluded that you are correct - DJK is our only hope
Everyone else is the byproduct of the corporate, media created world that most of us have come to accept as reality.

I am ready to jump out of that mold and vote for the one person who is saying the things that truly reflect what I believe. Why should any of us settle for anything less?
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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:11 AM
Response to Reply #71
81. not Everyone
Biden is not a byproduct of the corporate media created world.

As far as I can tell, Hillary is being pushed by the big money $$$ so she can lose to whatever republican they can prop up long enough to steal another election.

I'm sure the republicans would love to run against her.

If Dennis has any chance of winning, it would be if he teamed up with Ron Paul, his good friend.

Now that would be a revolution

Personally, I don't think most Americans are ready for that, maybe if the stock market collapses.

So for now i'm sticking with Biden, as a pragmatic progressive choice.


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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:18 AM
Response to Reply #81
83. I'm certainly not ready for it.
And Dennis Kucinich will never join forces with Ron Paul. They may be personal friends, but that does NOT mean they are political allies in any sense. Ron Paul is an ultra-wight-wing libertarian Republican, which means that his economic views are about as far from those of Dennis as you can get. Ron Paul wants to take America back to the market-fundamentalist economic policies of Herbert Hoover, which is precisely the mess FDR had to clean up in the first place.

I can't even begin to understand why you think Ron Paul has anything to do with Dennis Kucinich. They are both anti-war and anti-imperialist, but that's as far as it goes. Economically, they couldn't be any more different, and Ron Paul couldn't be any more regressive.
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ChipperbackDemocrat Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:33 AM
Response to Reply #83
92. It'll take a collapse, eh?
The time to fix the hole in the roof is when the sun is shining.

A future stock market crash will make 1929 look like a minor correction.

I don't want total retrogression. Its too late then.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:40 AM
Response to Reply #92
95. WEll the sun is not shining. And it's a more than a bit late now. n/t
.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:37 AM
Response to Reply #81
94. Whirli, the stockmarket IS collapsing along with the dollar - lowest its ever been
today , and worse to come yet.

China is dumping the dollar, and they have a lot of them. 
Japan has been doing so for awhile,  things are going to get
really bad...so maybe they'll be ready for Dennis.  I dont
know enough about Ron Paul to have an opinion .
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ChipperbackDemocrat Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:31 AM
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89. FDR to DJK?
At first, I thought..."This is a stretch..."

But then I got to thinking.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke about the hopes of a nation. So does Dennis Kucinich.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt fought for policies that support the working people. So does Dennis Kucinich.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was called "crazy" and was fought at every turn. So has Dennis Kucinich.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal scared some people so much, that the cheap labor conservatives and the robber barons of his time wanted him repudiated. Dennis Kucinich fighting for a public utility scared Cleveland's banks so much that they wanted him repudiated. Yet both were proven right.

Why I want Dennis..

1. Dennis knows why we are 'at war', knew it was wrong when it wasn't cool to know it was wrong...and wants our nation to stop.
I don't agree with his proposal in full, but I agree with the basic premise. The "War On Terror" is a deliberate lie, and it time to end this conflict and more important change our way of thinking.

2. Dennis supports the only health care option that really makes sense for working people.
I just did my benefit selection. Higher co-pays, fewer options, more "managed" care. I don't know about you, but I've had enough. Human life is priceless, so why should Glaxo and Cigna get to put a price on it?

3. Dennis defended the Constitution and put his vote where is mouth is.
Two words. PATRIOT ACT. Dennis voted NO.

4. Dennis believes in true American strength.
A President who is acting like Deion Sanders as he's high-stepping to the end zone...WHAT A CHANGE.
A President who says its time for us to talk to the world instead of trying to dictate to it.


To thoes who say, Dennis is "kooky"
Ask yourself..

1. "BRING 'EM ON" vs. "Department of Peace"
2. A drug bill for seniors written by drug companies vs. universal single payer health car
3. Foreign policy and energy policy written by oilmen with a vested interest. vs. Foreign policy and energy policy written for the 21st century.
4. Patriot Act vs. Respect for the Constitution.
5. Tax cuts for the wealthy during a time of war. A war funded by the Chinese. vs. Ending that war and using the funding to rebuild our country
6. "We want the McKinley Era, without the protectionism" vs. "Respect for workers rights, human right and environmental standards."

Now really ask yourself...What sounds "kooky" to you.


America has the chance to be great again. DON'T LET THE CHEAP LABOR CONSERVATIVES WRECK IT SOME MORE!







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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:45 AM
Response to Reply #89
98. Very well said . Did you all read this posted above by "cough" ?
if you really want to know who and what Dennis is:

http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/4/... 
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:46 AM
Response to Reply #89
99. Wonderful post, thanks for "getting it." (n/t)
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:20 AM
Response to Reply #99
110. Guys, dont forget to click on "recommend this thread" we are at 14 I think
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 01:24 AM by kelligesq
but need to go higher in the numbers so people can enjpoy what
we found out about 
Dennis Kucinich also.

And Nat, thanks for starting this thread !
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:12 AM
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119. No problem, and thanks for encouraging people to K&R it
We disagree on the issue of the third party, but I like where you're coming from. :)
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:22 AM
Response to Reply #99
111. Welcome Nat. Wonderful article about Dennis n what he stands for.
isn't it.

http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/4/... 
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ChipperbackDemocrat Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:34 AM
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113.  I got it!!! :)
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 01:37 AM by ChipperbackDemocrat
I got it, because it goes back to my fundamental belief about the United States of America.

This young country was built by people crazy enough to believe in something..

1776 -- Declaration of What??? YOU GUYS ARE FREAKIN' CRAZY!!!
1781 -- We quit! YOU COLONIALS ARE CRAZY??? YOU'LL COME CRAWLING BACK TO LONDON!"
1787 -- "We people in order to form a perfect union..." You know Thomas, this is so damn crazy IT JUST MIGHT WORK!"
1848 -- "Did you read this 'Slave Narratives' thing? Fredrick Douglass is crazy if he thinks anybody's buying into this.
1865 -- "With Malace toward none" If Lincoln thinks this can be repaired..he's crazy..
1873 -- "Give women the vote..." Victoria, you've gone crazy..
1887 -- "That damned Mary Ellen Lease has the farmer all bitching about the banks and money supply...DAMN SHE'S CRAZY!!"
1895 -- We have McKinley in charge and the trusts have American humming. The working man has it good...Schools instead of workhouses...DON'T BE CRAZY!
1903 -- Wilber and Orville are crazy if they think that contraption will fly.
1905 -- DAMN TEDDY ROOSEVELT!!!! BREAKING UP OUR TRUSTS!!!!! HE IS CRAZY!!!
1919 -- Pay the workers a fair wage so they can buy our products...Henry...That's crazy
1929 -- We lost HOW MUCH??? As the world gone crazy??? President Hoover will get us through this..Don't panic.
1934 -- TVA, SIPC, SEC, WPA...WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THIS??? HAS FDR LOST HIS MIND? HE'S TAKING OUR MONEY AWAY..HE'S CRAZY!!!
1941 -- Don't worry Mein Fuhrer...Americans can't make planes...Don't go crazy Mein Fuhrer!!!
1944 -- WHERE THE HELL DID ALL THESE AMERICANS COME FROM??? THEY ARE STORMING THE BEACH..THEY ARE CRAZY
How the hell did they build all those tanks...and planes????
1946 -- We are going to rebuild Europe and make those nations strong...even Germany....Give 'em hell Harry...(He's crazy)
1948 -- Comrade First Secretary Stalin...The Americans are airlifting supplies to Berlin...ARE YOU CRAZY?
1955 -- Give to the back of the bus dammitt!!! ARE YOU CRAZY?
1956 -- That crazy Rev. King has everybody walking...
1961 -- Where going where by 1970? KENNEDY IS CRAZY!!!
1962 -- Take our missile out of Cuba NOW! Kennedy's crazy like a fox.
1964 -- Them Colored Folks are CRAZY!!!!!! Talkin' about there rights..Marching across the good Christian state of Alabama-Mississippi and the Ol' South....Uh, Governor...President Johnson on line two....WHAT??? CIVIL RIGHTS ACT!!!!! ARE YOU CRAZY!!!
1967 -- "Protesting the draft? WHAT GOOD DO YOU THINK IT'LL DO? DON'T BE CRAZY"
1968 -- "I will not seek...Nor will I accept the nomination of your party for another term as President..." Well, bub who's crazy now?"
1969 -- "That one small step for man...One giant leap for mankind..." FAR OUT! MAN ON THE MOON...THAT'S CRAZY!"
1978 -- "Energy conservation is the moral equalvalent to war" -- Damn Carter!!! Its time to get some control back...This New Deal crap has gotten too crazy
1979 -- "You really think people are going to have these in their houses?? Mr. Jobs, you are certifiably CRAZY!"
1983 -- Mayor Herald Washington? DON'T GO CRAZY ON ME!!!
1984 -- Jesse Jackson is running for WHAT?
1986 -- "Jackson's crop of new voters from his '84 Presidential help build last nights outcome for the Democrats to control the Senate. President Reagan is trying to cope with the crazy results."
1999 -- Seven years of economic growth and a balanced budget and the Republicans said we couldn't do it...They were CRAZY..
2002 -- "Patriot Act....Kucinich Ohio "NO!" That guy must be CRAZY!...He says this war is wrong...He's nuts."
2007 -- "It was wrong to go there...it was wrong to stay there....." There goes that KOOKY Kucinich guy again...Can you believe he said President Bush might be crazy??? Hell that Kuch dude is crazy.."Department of peace"
"Universal Health Care"??? NO WAY WE CAN WIN WITH THAT STUFF...THAT'S CRAZY
2008 -- "It 10pm here on the East Coast...and we have the greatest electoral upset since 1948 here...Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio, and longshot a year ago has gone over the 270 electoral vote threshold..You can call him President-Elect Kucinich now. It completes the craziest Cinderella story in American politics. We have word that Newt Gingrich has called to concede...we can now project the state of Georgia....overwhelmingly for Kucinich....Gingrich fails to even carry his home state...This could be a serious blowout for the Democrats tonight."
2009 -- "Many people have said I was crazy. When I grew up poor and dreamt of a brighter day, someone said I was crazy. When I became mayor and stood up for the people...they said I was crazy. When I said I believed in an America greater than mere empire. They said I was crazy...But they have said that of the greatest of Americans..But all those Americans had a faith..and a faith that was so strong that tapped into the spirit to make dreams to come true. They are the dreams that built this country..and its the dreams and faith that will return our nation to what she should be again. A nation crazy enough to dream, crazy enough to tap into the spirit of every human heart and willing to work to make the dream a reality and light up whole of humanity." -- President Dennis Kucinich Inaugural Address. 20 January 2009

I'm just crazy enough to believe.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:41 AM
Response to Reply #113
114. Exactly. Real progress is always "crazy" at first.
Progressive ideas are ahead of their time by definition. That progress will always look "crazy" to some people is just a given. History is a series of crazy ideas about expanding human freedom and equality that nobody wanted to take seriously until the time was right and the world was forced to take notice. Is it that time for America once again? Time will tell, but I do know that only we can decide.

Thanks for another great post. :)
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:03 AM
Response to Reply #113
117. :D From your fingers to God's eyes and ears. :) n/t
n/t
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:51 AM
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115. FDR was a good executive, Kucinich is not. He barely survived recall
as mayor and I have seen little reason to think he has improved in the executive department at all. I agree with him on many issues, but there is more to being president than being right. As I have said before, I would still hold my nose and vote for him if he is out nominee.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:10 AM
Response to Reply #115
123. He survived recall.
:D

I believe that's a positive, not a negative.

He's right. He's also persistent.

There may be more to the presidential office than being right, but the rest of it doesn't count for much if the president is wrong, does it?

I'll gladly vote for a survivor who is right and who is persistent about working for the highest good for our citizens.
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:51 AM
Response to Reply #123
128. In my gut, I feel that Kucinich would get nothing done
having endured his mayorship, I have no confidence that his Presidency would be any better. He has such little genuine support, I feel all this discussion is useless anyway.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:55 AM
Response to Reply #128
129. If you feel the discussion is useless, feel free to abstain.
Personally, I don't feel that discussions of Constitutional integrity, national health care, labor, and peace are useless.

That's why he's got my support.
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 11:54 AM
Response to Reply #129
132. No I feel discussions about Kucinich getting the nomination are probably useless
since his support his so thin. Ron Paul is just as ignored by MSM, and absolutely destroys Kucinich in fundraising and genuine, people powered support. The unfortunate thing is, so many around here dread the idea of Clinton as our nominee, yet they throw their vote to the guy who has 0% chance of getting the nomination, and 0% chance of effecting the policies of our nominee. Kucinich came in 4th or 5th overall in 2004, and it had no effect on anything pertaining to our nominee or his policies. It is one of the reasons I chime in on these Kucinich threads. That, and I think he was a mediocre executive. All of these claims that he would be a good executive are probably made no one who actually witnessed his executive mediocrity firsthand.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 11:56 AM
Response to Reply #132
133. Then why keep discussing, lol?
Why not just let them sink?

:rofl:
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:37 PM
Response to Reply #133
135. Because the fewer people who support him
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 12:38 PM by stuartrida
(and pick one of the other candidates besides Gravel) the better the chance of Hillary not getting the nomination.

Plus, if there was a candidate that most DUers were supporting for President, and you witnessed how bad of an executive they were firsthand, wouldn't you want to say something about it?
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:41 PM
Response to Reply #135
136. So apparently the discussion is not "useless" at all.
Edited on Sat Nov-10-07 12:42 PM by LWolf
I'd suggest that you are not going to convince people to quit supporting him with this argument.

They've seen how "useful" the beltway Democrats have been throughout the Bush tenure, most especially in the last year. The first and foremost quality needed in an executive who is going to get things done is a desire to do so. Kucinich exhibits that passion and that commitment far beyond the rest of the pack.
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:05 PM
Response to Reply #136
137. I don't think I'll convince any of the bigtime Kucinich supporters of anything
I just don't want them getting away with claiming that he would be some amazing President. The evidence is quite the opposite.

The discussion of Kucinch being our nominee is still useless. He won't be, and whether his handful of supporters admit it or not, everyone knows it. The debate over whether it is still worth voting for him is very valid. I think it is a wasted vote. It doesn't send a message to the other candidates, it doesn't effect policy, and it won't keep Hillary from being our nominee.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 01:45 PM
Response to Reply #137
138. I certainly hope we'll get the chance to offer you
some evidence contradicting your opinion. :D

I wouldn't count him out too quickly, unless you have a personal interest in maintaining the current power structures.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 07:38 PM
Response to Reply #132
146. Ron Paul "absolutely destroys" Kucinich?
Thanks for outing yourself.
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-11-07 11:03 AM
Response to Reply #146
152. Funny!
You think Kucinich has raised more money than Paul? That he has more support than Paul? Are you getting your numbers from the same place Rove got his 2006 numbers?
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-11-07 11:25 AM
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153. No, I was thinking about something else entirely... (n/t)
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stuartrida Donating Member (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-11-07 11:37 AM
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154. I would never vote for Paul over Kucinich, if that was what you were thinking
There is no Republican candidate who is better than any Democratic candidate, as much as I don't like the idea of Kucinich or Clinton getting the nomination.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:26 PM
Response to Reply #115
144. The times are very different
Nowadays, FDR would have been impeached. We've become such drama queens in this country, invoking the extremes for everything.

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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:19 AM
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120. This quote says it all. Why we need a third party or Independent
from Arthur Silber's book

"This is where we've come: two criminal gangs run the
United States from Washington. Neither of them understands the
supreme and sacred value of an individual human life. Neither
understands any matter of principle relating to liberty or
peace. Both of them are intent upon power, no matter how many
innocent people must die, and regardless of how many countries
must be destroyed, including our own."


It's why I'd like to see Dennis and Edwards either make or
join a third or Independent Party.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:24 AM
Response to Reply #120
121. I like you, but I think this is treading on thin ice
I'm pretty sure DU discourages us from disparaging the Democratic party in this manner. Specific criticism is one thing, but describing the Democratic party as a "criminal gang" which has no regard for human life is really pushing it.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:27 AM
Response to Reply #121
125. Naturyl, I am quoting from an excerpt already on DU, but thanks for the
advice. being a newbie here I dont know what flies or what doesn't - but you must admit, rather than being cynical, the quote appears quite true. The dems dont want to stop funding or bring the war in Iraq to an end so that they have something better to run on for 2008. War and life is not a game. but to them it's just politics. a pox on them.
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:35 AM
Response to Reply #125
127. Here's the link to that other DU article
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 10:29 AM
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126. I'm not sure whether he's another FDR, but I like Kucinich for being Dennis Kucinich
...someone with blatant integrity, with guts, and with the decency to approach the world through a sense of peaceful diplomacy instead of using war toys first and instead of talking like a bully for political purposes to make you seem tough.

His sole determination and courage to stand alone on the impeachment issue is enough to make me know that he is perhaps the only real leader on our team if you look at "leader" in its truest sense of the word.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 11:01 AM
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130. A different era...
I doubt that it could happen again. Ever since "The New Deal", the thugs have been trying to rip it apart, and they have been getting close. I like Kucinich, but I'm afraid his time has passed. We need someone who will be able to keep what we have and not give in to the corporate conglomerates who run this country and couldn't be happier to see every part of "The New Deal" torn to shreds.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 11:08 AM
Response to Reply #130
131. I have to disagree.
I don't think his time has "passed." I think he is ahead of the curve, not behind it.

If the goal is to evolve, as a species and a nation, into more peaceful, more just, more empathetic, more humble, more honest, more respectful, human beings and citizens, he's ahead of the curve.

If the goal is to devolve into more extreme greed, more class warfare, more violent bullies, more gang-like empires, then he's on a different plane entirely and the electorate doesn't deserve his service.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 12:20 PM
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134. Don't get me wrong...
I agree with you. But whose goal will be realized?
If the goal is to evolve, as a species and a nation, into more peaceful, more just, more empathetic, more humble, more honest, more respectful, human beings and citizens, he's ahead of the curve.
That is MY goal!! But I'm afraid the opposition is just too powerful, and there is too much money to be made by the ruling class on wars. I like to think we can change that, but the path has been set. Maybe in time, but I think a long time.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 07:45 PM
Response to Reply #134
148. So you're just going to throw your hands up?
I respect your realism, and I think that being realistic is an important quality. But so is having a vision and staying committed to the goal. We can't just roll over and say they are too strong to beat. Progress has always been victorious against overwhelming odds throughout human history.

I don't know if Dennis will get the nomination, but I do that that because of people like him and his supporters, the progressive vision will eventually come to pass.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 07:42 PM
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147. Yes, he's ahead of his time.
Again, progressive ideas are ahead of their time by definition. :)
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 09:00 PM
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149. Exactly!
:hi:
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kelligesq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 02:19 PM
Response to Reply #130
139. Agreed that's what we need, n Dennis is the only one talking that way - he's
the only choice . Just because he's small doesn't mean he doesnt have the will and the strength. the trouble with the sheeple in this country is that they
look for movie star looks instead of Einstein brains.
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EndElectoral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 05:20 PM
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143. DK is the "only" real progressive running!
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Superman Returns Donating Member (804 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 09:09 PM
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150. it had to be said
I served with FDR: I knew FDR; FDR was a friend of mine. Dennis Kucinich, you're no FDR.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-10-07 09:18 PM
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151. Then show me someone closer.
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