The last time a REAL Liberal ran for Prez.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

Bernie isn't going to get locked out of the debates like Kucinich.

[Thinkingabout]

1. Your opinion.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. Not just mine.

[Skittles]

9. the opinion of MANY Democrats

[sabrina 1]

29. And mine. Dennis is a great Democrat. I hope he'll be back fighting for us again

as he did when Bush was in the process of destroying this country.

Didn't hear too many others tell the truth back then, for whatever reason.

But Kucinich was courageous enough to stand up to them and I will remember those who did and those who did not.

[840high]

32. My opinion, too. Go Bernie.

[RufusTFirefly]

3. But Dennis was short, had big ears, and looked like the Keebler elf

Bernie's old and has weird hair.

Sometimes I think we are the shallowest people on the planet. Relentless MSM propaganda has infantilized our brains.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. I've been told Americans vote for the guy with the best haircut.

[SamKnause]

4. Damn that was awesome !!!

He would make a great VP for Bernie.

But I must mention, my first pick for VP for Bernie

is Alan Grayson.

[Scootaloo]

5. My crazy ticket...

Sanders / Sawant '16

[SamKnause]

8. Excellent choice.

[RufusTFirefly]

6. How about Sanders and Sherrod Brown? Or Sanders and Kamala Harris? n/t

[SamKnause]

7. Both would get my approval.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

23. Rep. Grayson

has his eye on the Senate. That would be OK too....that place needs a shake-up/

[sabrina 1]

30. Or maybe President Sanders will put him in charge of the Department of Peace. That would be

awesome!

[jalan48]

10. McGovern was the last one to get to the general election. Too bad Tricky Dick won.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. That was the "secret plan to end the war" election.

[jalan48]

21. Yes, the one with thug Spiro Agnew hobnobbing with Greece's fascist junta.

[jwirr]

11. Not enough of us were supporting in a big way. Even to get him in the debates.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. He was locked out because he made the others look bad.

[jwirr]

15. Yes, but I do not remember this kind of support for him even on DU. We should have at least

supported his right to be in the debates.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. The "Sensible Woodchucks" had their way.

[sabrina 1]

31. People were more scared back then. They might have wanted Dennis, but were afraid that

if he lost, things would get even worse so they bought into the fear factor.

Times are different now, we've seen it all play out, and the fears are different.

The fear now is if we don't take this opportunity to get what we always wanted, it won't come again anytime soon.

The timing wasn't right for Kucinich, but I think it is now, for Bernie.

And it's going to be much more difficult to use the old 'but the other guys are worse' tactic. We know that. They will always be worse.

Now it's time to get more than 's/he's better than the other guys.

[NorthCarolina]

38. I was here, and I posted frequently on behalf of a Kucinich candidacy,

but the third-way crew was STRONG back then on DU, and immediately peppered any posts with "unelectable", "looks like an elf", "won't be taken seriously", "America is centrist, not left", "Looney Leftwing", "Fringe Candidate", the usual attack sequence. Their efforts mostly worked back then. I think this time around things may be different though, now that we've experienced first had the campaign left-govern right strategy of the New Dems.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. I wanted to vote for him in 2004

But he dropped out before the PA primary.

This has been the problem with many of the candidates like him (e.g., Jerry Brown, who I wanted to vote for in 1992 but who like Kucinich, dropped out before the PA primary) - they don't make it to the finish line and many of us never get a chance to decide.

IMHO, there should be a "national primary" day like the designated general election day (although I know this is because of what's currently in the Constitution regarding elections), so that those of us in states that have later primaries can get some kind of say.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Federal elections should be standardized and available to all and EASY....

[markpkessinger]

37. Now, if only I could remember who said that . . .

. . . and if only I knew where he is today . . .

[valerief]

19. I voted for him! nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. Felt good too.

[KoKo]

22. K&R!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

24. That brought tears to my eyes

And the crowd seemed to back him. Blitzer has only gotten worse.

BERNIE!!!!

[PatrynXX]

25. lol very funny

and went straight to Faux ..... Ralph Nader would be it and split it right down the middle

[Spitfire of ATJ]

26. Oh sure,....he went there because he was a turncoat,...right?

[sabrina 1]

33. That's what I love about Dennis, he goes right into enemy camp and gives them some truth.

And he's not intimated by them. I bet he's changed a few minds, educated a few which is why he uses every microphone he can get.

He's likeable, so people don't see him as an enemy.

We were not ready for him, he was ahead of his time.

But I know for a fact he has changed minds.

Eg, the guy who started the Freedom Fries nonsense, ended up agreeing with Kucinich and joining him in his efforts to stop funding that disaster in Iraq.

Great Democrat, and I hope he'll be back working for the people again.

[iandhr]

27. That little twerp gave liberals a bad name

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. Yer right,...he was bad for business.

[sabrina 1]

34. He sure did, with all the 'right' people. Liberals like Dennis, real Liberals, always had a 'bad

name' with the 'right' people.

Great Democrat, told the truth when so many were afraid to speak out.

We need dozens more like him, and if we had had more like him during the Bush era, this country would be a far better place right now.

[panfluteman]

35. YEAH! What a Liberal!

He wasn't afraid to speak truth to power, to tell it like it is. You could see in those debate scenes that poor Wolf was breaking into a cold sweat and getting quite shaken up and ruffled under the collar. With the passage of time, we forget how radically and refreshingly liberal a candidate Kucinich really was. Maybe we just remember him as someone the tree huggers and Birkenstock wearers voted for. And we also forget what a shadow of fascist fear the country was living under with Darth Cheney and his frat boy puppet and front man running the show. Which makes it doubly amazing to see Kucinich's radically honest and fearless responses.

Regarding a potential running mate for Bernie, there are a number of excellent liberal candidates - Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Alan Grayson, and even Raul Grijalva, to name a few. Whoever is chosen, that person must be an excellent complement for Bernie, and the two must have real chemistry and effectiveness working together as a team. And of course, you have to be realistic in factoring political considerations into the equation, so not only is the team super-galvanizing to the people, but also stands the greatest chance of winning.

By the way - how auspicious it is that this three hundredth post of mine should coincide with my 63rd birthday!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

36. Did you catch his "Prayer For America" speech?

Delivered on February 17, 2002, less than SIX MONTHS after the 9/11 attacks.

Part I:

Part II:

[zebonaut]

39. For gods sake find a better host than Wolf Blitzer; Corporate America Personified