Presidential candidate hospitalized (Kucinich)

[kskiska]

Source: CNN

Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich remains hospitalized Wednesday in Ohio after aides say he suffered a severe case of food poisoning.

Kucinich spokesman Andy Juniewicz said the Ohio congressman started feeling ill Sunday before flying to Florida for a campaign appearance. He became sicker in Florida, and was forced to cut the trip short to return to Cleveland.

Juniewicz said he was admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital Monday afternoon, and is being treated for “severe symptoms consistent with food poisoning.”

He said Kucinich was improving, but may remain in the hospital another day or two.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/18/presidential-candidate-hospitalized/

[babylonsister]

1. Wow! Feel better soon, Rep. Kucinich. That's no fun at all. nt

[racaulk]

2. Oh no! Here's hoping to Mr. Kucinich's speedy recovery!

:hug:

[DrDan]

3. whew

sick before coming to Florida

I thought we Floridians would get the blame for this also . . .

[LoZoccolo]

4. Here's hoping for a quick recovery for Representative Kucinich.

[Cobalt Violet]

5. I hope he gets well soon. nt

[Benhurst]

6. BushAmerica: Don't eat the food. Don't drink the water. Don't breathe the air.

[purduejake]

39. LOL... it's probably something from China!

[barb162]

67. That wouldn't surprise me

I want to see country of origin packaging on food.

[Golden Raisin]

135. Or Karl Rove!

[proud2BlibKansan]

71. Stay off of small planes

[rosesaylavee]

81. my thought too

:tinfoilhat:

[Freddie Stubbs]

84. Only candidates with a chance of winning are ever assassinated

[RaleighNCDUer]

91. OTOH, he went up against Darth Cheney directly with the call

for his impeachment.

There are consequences for opposing the Dark Lord of the Sith.

[Freddie Stubbs]

108. And Cheney remains in office despite Kucinich's efforts

With only a handful of cosponsors, everyone knows that bill isn't going anywhere.

[RaleighNCDUer]

109. I guess you were never bullied as a kid.

With any bully, it is not how effective you are - it's simply the fact that you would stand up to them. Any opposition, effective or not, will bring down the wrath of a bully.

I think the message has been sent to DK. It's the OTHER 15 cosponsors who need to watch their backs, now.

[Freddie Stubbs]

134. Then is Kucinich is being complicit for not calling out Cheney on this assination attempt?

:shrug:

[Totally Committed]

99. I disagree.

Those with a clear vision of what is really happening in America, a vision that could change that, and the balls to keep talking about it until the people are convinced get assassinated.

Dennis may never be POTUS, but his message is a TRULY populist, anti-corporatist one that, if enough people got behind, we would stop being the easily-contolled "sheep" we need to be for the COrporations to run this country on into the future smoothly. And, Dennis probably can't be "bought" and will not STFU for anyone. Let's face it. He's dangerous.

Remember Wellstone.

Remember MLK.

Remember JFK.

Remember RFK.

I wouldn't doubt for a minute that if he keeps pushing the envelope, DK could end up on that list.

TC

[Freddie Stubbs]

105. Wellstone had a great chance of winning reelection

MLK was not a candidate for office.

JFK had an excellent chance of being reelected. His approval/disapproval rating in November 1963 was 58%/30%

RFK had an excellent chance of winning. He had just won the California Primary when he was killed.

Kucinich has about as much chance of getting the Democratic nomination as Tom Tancredo has of getting the Republican nomination.

[bvar22]

110. my thoughts too, TC

The Republic/Democrat divide is mostly just for show...to keep up the illusion of "Choice".
The REAL divide is between the very rich and all the rest of us. DK, like Paul Wellstone, is one of the very few voices that speak for all the rest of us.

DK may not have a shot at the presidency, that has already been pre-determined by the very rich. But DK's VOICE is having an effect down ticket. His persistence is being felt at the grass roots. His message is getting across, and there are those in both Parties who would like to shut him up.

Get Well Soon, Dennis.
Someone needs to keep telling America that:

*Single Payer Universal HealthCare is not only possible, but cheaper.

*that "For Profit" HealthCare is obscene

*that Mandatory Health Insurance is NOT REALLY Universal HealthCare

*that the Democratic Party and American taxpayers should NOT be forced to subsidize some of the richest CEOs in history by subsidizing the HealthCare Insurance Corps and HMOs.

*that the USA SHOULD give the Imperial Palace (Green Zone) back to the Iraqis, close the permanent bases, expel all Corporate Consultants, withdraw ALL US Troops, and begin paying reparations NOW.

*that redeploying some troops at some future date is a PRO-WAR position.

*that the "Oil Law Benchmark" supported by the Democratic Party is a War Crime

*That we can have election accountability with "Paper Ballots publicly hand counted at the precinct".

*that we CAN cut $Billions$ from the Defense Budget

*that the RICHEST Corporations in history do NOT need $Billions$ in welfare subsidies

*that NAFTA (Free Trade) has not been a good thing for Americans who have to work for a living

In this case, I don't think someone (Democrat or otherwise) tried to take him out. It is pretty easy to pick up severe food poisoning since BOTH Parties threw the American Working Class down the dumper with "Free Trade".


"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans. I want us to compete for that great mass of voters that want a party that will stand up for working Americans, family farmers, and people who haven't felt the benefits of the economic upturn."---Paul Wellstone

[Vilis Veritas]

115. Wellstone was a true American.

He is and always will be my hero. Hopefully, he will not be the last Mr. Smith to go to Washington, but I have my doubts...

Peace.

[redqueen]

116. Excellent post!

:applause:

[FatDave]

126. Hell, I'd vote for you (nt)

[DemBones DemBones]

145. It's especially unnerving how many of those surnames begin with "K,"

isn't it?

[blondeatlast]

7. Get well soon. Congressman. nt

[Cha]

8. Yeah, I'd like to know where

and what he ate that could cause "food poisoning"?

Please make a rapid recovery Congressman Kucinich!

[KittyWampus]

52. isn't this the second time he's come down w/food poisioning?

[eridani]

75. Yes, this happened in 2004 also n/t

[mallard]

76. just bad luck or...

...is the campaign heating up to the point of physical engagement and/or sabotage.

San Antonio's Tony Parker suffered food poisoning during '03 Finals from a late lunch at a 'good' Dallas hotel, barring his appearance in that night's crucial game. Just an example.

Watch out what you eat, where and who it comes from.

[wryter2000]

9. Get well soon, Congressman K. n/t

n/t

[Chomskyite]

10. Yep, even vegans can get food poisoning

Remember all that trouble with spinach a while back?

Wouldn't it be nice to have more safeguards on food safety than we have now?

[peacebuzzard]

49. Especially when you have to eat on the road all the time.

It is an extremely hard diet to do when you travel. You are at the mercy of available restaurants, and that is not good news for a vegan.

(or anyone concerned about food quality)

[DemBones DemBones]

92. It's improved a lot for vegans, but you still need

to carry food with you, too.

My daughter's a vegan and on the road all the time. Burger King has veggie burgers now and ahe can also get bean burritos or tacos at Taco Bell.

She says Cleveland is one of the best towns for vegans. There are vegan restaurants and stores where she stocks up on food whenever she's there.

[peacebuzzard]

127. When you are gone from home 3 weeks in the month

the situation is more challenging. I have just spent the last 10 years trying to do just that.


It is tough.

[DemBones DemBones]

143. Our daughter is a musician and tours all year,

lives in an RV, so she has a small refrigerator. She's been a vegan ten years or more, and a vegetarian ten years or more before that, so I know what you mean.

[AngryAmish]

119. Especially when the #1 organic fertilizer is feces

[globalvillage]

11. Poor guy.

Sounds horrible. Hope he recovers quickly.

[anotherCTliberal]

12. GASP! Get well soon Dennis!

Wishing our future Prez a speedy recovery. :)

[DemBones DemBones]

95. Me, too! We need President Kucinich.

Hope he's better very soon.

[BigDDem]

96. That's funny, good one!

Get well, get well soon, we want you to get well.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

13. Quick recovery, K!

and stay away from those GOP Brand® microwave burritos!

[bamacrat]

14. Hope it really was food poinsoning.

[MrSlayer]

15. Speedy recovery wishes to The Kooch.

Food poisoning is awful to suffer.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

16. Hmm, any shady Russians or Ukranians

seen nearby?

[eowyn_of_rohan]

37. Putinella poisoning? -nt

[barb162]

66. Or Chinese farm fish bred in super-polluted water?

[spotbird]

17. He's vegetarian,

I wonder what made him sick.

[Taverner]

18. E Coli can form on lettuce or any vegetable

It's just a matter of cross contamination

[spotbird]

23. Still, it's strange

and very unusual.

[pitohui]

122. no it is not unusual it is very very very common

how did you miss the great spinach poisoning of 2006? too many people don't cook their spinach and some of it apparently is contaminated, they had to take a LOT of organic spinach off the market last year

tons of people have also been poisoned in recent years by green onions, my mom knows a guy who was killed by the green onions, think it was hep a in that scandal

[Alexander]

21. Kucinich is vegan.

Anything he ate could have been the cause.

[Recursion]

24. I hope you're joking?

There's a very dangerous idea people have that only meat and dairy can make you sick; any organic matter can host bacteria or parasites that will make you sick.

[arikara]

26. A vegetarian told me just the other day

that when the tainted pet food crisis was taking place that she and her husband became very very sick. If you look at the ingredients of prepared vegetarian food such as veggie burgers, they are all loaded with wheat gluten.

Funny how that aspect was never reported.

[RebelOne]

79. I am vegetarian and I ate those veggie burgers and other fake meats

loaded with wheat gluten during the tainted pet food crisis and never became sick. And I am still eating them with no problem.

[Bill McBlueState]

90. "data" isn't the plural of "anecdote" n/t

[DemBones DemBones]

101. . . .

:rofl:

Perhaps it's "anecdota" ?

[pitohui]

123. many people are sickened by wheat gluten even if it isn't contaminated

while i don't doubt your friend's story for a minute, esp. since both of the couple were impacted, many people can't even tolerate wheat gluten if it's "clean," it's called celiac disease and looks like a lot of auto immune diseases and sometimes takes a long time for a person to get a dx and realize that they shouldn't be eating wheat

fake food like veggie burgers should probably stay on the shelf

[tofurkey]

136. Fake food?

Veggie burgers may be fake meat, but last I checked, wheat and soy was food.

Processed food of any kind should only be eaten in moderation... in a healthy diet.

[DemBones DemBones]

141. Very true, and 1 out of 130 people have celiac disease, most

without knowing it. It can lead to cancer, besides all the gastrointestinal problems and other symptoms it can cause.

I quit eating wheat during the Chinese gluten fiasco and either I have celiac disease or a strong allergy to wheat because I have felt much better without wheat.

Annoyingly enough, I had asked my doctor years ago if I might have celiac disease and he just blew me off. I asked him "Why not do the blood tests and see?" but he refused. Now I've got to get him to refer me to a gastroenterologist, or change to a new primary care physician and get him to refer me. Damned HMOs!

And I'll have to eat wheat again for some period of time and be sick again before they can do the blood tests. I am annoyed that he wouldn't just do the tests years ago, wondering if it had to do with my HMO.
Maybe they have limits on how many tests a dr. can order. Who knows?

It is important to find out if you have celiac disease or "just" an allergy to wheat since celiac disease is more serious.

[mikelgb]

19. .

[Lars39]

20. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

:(

[ClintonTyree]

22. Here's hoping for a quick recovery.....

he's one of the good guys, that's for sure. Get well soon Dennis!

[jasmeel]

25. Get well Dennis!!!!

[sueh]

27. Get well, Kooch.

We're pulling for ya!

[orleans]

28. jeeze. he was admitted to the hospital monday! i've had the tv

on to the cnn, msnbc & cspan for days--this was never reported.

[ohio2007]

29. I told him not to order CHINESE

[Greeby]

30. Get well soon, Dennis!

On a side note, if he's not well enough to make the upcoming debate, will Elizabeth step in?

[cureautismnow]

31. Get well soon, Dennis!

We need to keep our fighters on the campaign trail! To your speedy recovery...:toast:

[LWolf]

32. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for DK.

[Vidar]

33. Get well soon, Dennis.

[jgraz]

34. Suuure it was food poisoning

:tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat: :tinfoilhat:

[rucky]

35. Sending good vibes to the Kooch! n/t

[rucognizant]

40. Indeed.........

Isn't he the one that wrote the Impeach Cheney bill in the House? And got 15 co-sponsors?

[L. Coyote]

36. Which poison and what source?

[formercia]

78. Inquiring minds want to know.

It was probably accidental but other scenarios are not beyond the realm of possibilities, especially if others who ate the same food didn't get sick.

Get well soon Dennis.

The poison cup is within the oath.

[Dhalgren]

38. Come on Dennis, get better! We need you now more than ever!

As my dad used to say, "Shake it off! I've had worse than that on my eyeball!" He was a hard man...

[lovuian]

41. Get Better Dennis We need you back

:loveya:

[unkachuck]

42. hope it's only....

....a mild case of food poisoning and not polonium-210....funny how it's the most vocal 'left' congressman/candidate that seems to get exposed to bad food....

....get well soon Dennis, we need you....

[Subdivisions]

43. Holy crap! Get well soon and stay off small planes, Kooch!

[rndmprsn]

44. Godspeed Dennis...

[bobthedrummer]

45. I am suspicious about this story, and sincerely hope for a quick recovery for Dennis. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. Tin Foil alert but why am I getting suspicious

[Rosa Luxemburg]

63. hope it's not like

in the Agatha Christie novel 10 Little Indians

[RaleighNCDUer]

97. Ten Little Candidates? nt

[Desertrose]

47. Oh no, not Dennis!

I really hope he makes a quick recovery and will be present for the debate.

Boy...the timing just makes ya kinda wonder.....sure sucks!!

DR

[Madspirit]

48. Get Well Dennis!...n/t

[debbierlus]

50. Poor guy. Get well very soon!

[defendandprotect]

51. Speedy Recover, Rep. Kucinich -- we need you back in action!

[southerncrone]

53. Get well soon, Dennis, we desparately need you!

Doesn't it seem ODD that the Rep. that introduced a bill to impeach Darth Chainy is suddenly sick w/"food poisoning"? DK has been continually discussing the wrongdoings of this pack of theives continually from day one & now as he campaigns. In my estimation DK is the most honest, forthright candidate out here. Obviously, the neocons CANNOT have the truth discussed by an honest man. He is young enough to be around a while under normal circumstances, so the unnatural solution is the only answer.
This seems fishy to me. :tinfoilhat:

Hire a food taster & stay off small planes!!! :scared:

[Raksha]

58. I thought about the bill to impeach Cheney when I opened this thread.

I hope there's no connection, but I wouldn't put anything past Darth Cheney. I hope they tell us exactly what kind of food poisoning it was and how he got it, otherwise my :tinfoilhat: remains firmly in place.

[SeattleGirl]

54. Get well soon, Dennis.

That has to be one whopper of a case of food poisoning. My ex had it once, and he was really sick, but not sick enough to land in the hospital.

Hope he gets better soon.

[FlaGranny]

86. Dennis is

very thin - no body reserves to fight off such a debilitating infection and he most likely became extremely dehydrated.

[Lint Head]

55. Get well Dennis.

:dem:

[rep the dems]

56. Glad he's going to be ok. Get better soon, Congressman! nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

57. Get better Dennis! What was the cause of the food poisoning?

[MilesColtrane]

62. Dick Cheney Brand Tofu Burgers™

"So good, you'll come out of your undisclosed location for 'em!"

[whistle]

59. Get well soon Dennis

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

60. tfh

:tinfoilhat:

[emlev]

61. Get well soon, President Kucinich*

*If I'm going to have to call someone President who wasn't elected, it might as well be you.

[Counciltucky]

64. I like the theory.

Better than the current *, by far.

btw, get well soon, Congressman K!

[southerncrone]

70. You are sooo right! Mind if I steal your idea, too? President Kucinich!

We could start a revolution!

[emlev]

72. I've already used it on Maxine Waters and Cynthia McKinney, in person

The latter enjoyed it more than the former.

Go ahead, steal away.

[DemBones DemBones]

103. I'm with you there! I have always avoided

referring to you-know-who as president but I'll gladly say PRESIDENT KUCINICH.

[emlev]

130. Yeah, it's important to drop the "p"

Resident Bush.

[emlev]

131. moved (posted in wrong place)

[barb162]

65. Get well soon!

I wonder what he ate.

[Mrs. Overall]

68. Get well soon, Dennis!

[undergroundpanther]

69. Noooo!

Dammit!
I am paranoid enough to wonder..

Anyways Get better Dennis! Food poisoning SUCKS!

[silverojo]

73. Oh, that's horrible!

I've been hospitalized for food poisoning on more than one occasion, and it's a NIGHTMARE.

I hope he feels better soon!!

[jeff30997]

74. I wonder if Putin is involved ?

:tinfoilhat:

[Kurovski]

77. Good wishes for a fast recovery.

He's a good one.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

80. Get well soon

and hire a food taster.

[Vinca]

82. I hope Dennis doesn't need a food taster. Get well and stay out of small planes.

[Wetzelbill]

83. oh no!

Get well soon, DK!!!

[Norrin Radd]

85. Get better soon, DK!

[Totally Committed]

87. Time for a food taster, maybe?

Maybe he should stay away from small, private planes, too? Maybe he's being Wellstoned.

Just saying.

TC

[BigDDem]

94. That reminds me...

I'm all out of tinfoil

[Lee_n_Tenn]

139. People like you do all the dirty work..

covering for the evil deeds like Kennedy, King, Kennedy, Kennedy Jr, Wellstone, Mel Carnahan, Jerry Litton, John Heinz, John Tower, Leader Hale Boggs, and the list is endless. Do you enjoy actively allowing them to get away with this stuff because YOU and people like you say its a conspiracy? Or tin foil hat moment? Maybe you get paid to do this. I hope so because any intelligent human being would not act so ignorant.

[BigDDem]

147. If that made even the

slightest bit of sense, I would address it.

[Evergreen Emerald]

88. You are in our thoughts and prayers Mr. Kucinich

Get well soon!

[Nunyabiz]

89. Yeah wouldn't surprise me at all if it was deliberate

He best stay off of small planes and watch carefully what he is eating and doing.
These Neofascist have already murdered several thousand to further their agenda.

Also just to show how much the MSM hate Kucinich even though he is a Presidential candidate the only place I have seen this story of him being hospitalized is HERE.

If this were Clinton or Obama the MSM wouldn't shut up about it.

The MSM are whom decides the candidates not the voters.

[dweller]

93. 'Clinton or Obama the MSM wouldn't shut up about it'

you would have known about it from the first burp.

as it is, DK was released from the hospital before the news got around that he was even in...

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-18-2007/0004628406&EDATE=
WASHINGTON, July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic Presidential
candidate and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich returned to work this
afternoon in Washington after having been hospitalized In Cleveland for
treatment of apparent food poisoning.
Kucinich was admitted to a Cleveland area hospital Monday afternoon
with symptoms consistent with food poisoning. He was discharged late this
morning, and soon thereafter, flew to Washington.

dp

[Nunyabiz]

100. Jeebus, MONDAY? and the first I heard about was today.

Ohhhh Noooo the MSM isn't bias at all, they know Kucinich is the best candidate by far but they also know that he might stand a chance of effecting change. They also fear that he would bring back the fairness doctrine which would effectively kill Faux Noise and the majority of the MSM lie factory.

[lonestarnot]

102. I am just afuckingmazed! It's Thursday and this is the first I've heard also.

A Presidential candidate hopitalized and it doesn't make the fucking news. This is what we've come to, a sorry ass state of the union.

[RaleighNCDUer]

111. And nearly three days in the hospital?

Unless it was by his own wishes to keep it quiet, how could we NOT have known before this?

I had food poisoning and wound up in the hospital for about 5 hours, and that was after being sick for a full day. Other bouts didn't even put me in the hospital. Three days in the hospital for food poisoning is very serious -

[La Coliniere]

98. Get well soon Mr. Kucinich!

I'm hoping a speedy recovery. And yeah, it sucks that this isn't more widely reported by the MSM. Dennis who?

[Triana]

104. Get well soon, Mr. Kucinich!!!

Sending good wishes to Dennis....

I wonder if what he ate came from China. ;)

[peace13]

106. When Dennis is President

shooter will be his food tester. That is my dream. Get well soon, America is depending on you! Peace, Kim

[southpaw]

107. Feel Better, DK!

America needs you!

[Name removed]

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Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[emmadoggy]

113. Oh, no! Get well soon, Kooch!!

:hug:

[BigDDem]

114. Holy shit! Over react much?

The dude probably ate some bad brussel sprouts.
There's a lady who works in my office who has food poisoning, should
I call her at home and tell her to "STAY OFF SMALL PLANES!!??"

[redqueen]

117. Hope he feels better soon...

I also hope he's stopped eating food people at his appearances bring to him... that's just dangerous.

[0007]

118. Here's hoping you come back twice as twice. nt

[TheBaldyMan]

120. Get well soon DK n/t

[Prophet 451]

121. So, who poisoned him then?

I'm kidding (mostly).

Get better soon, Dennis, we need you out there.

[Bryn]

124. Get Better and Better, President Dennis Kucinich

:yourock:

[global1]

125. I Guess We'll See If This Was Accidental Food Poisoning Soon Enough.....

if DK starts backing down from his outspokeness over *Co, Cheney and this so-called war - we'll know - if this accidental food poisoning was a warning or not.

[Cleita]

128. They'd better start checking that rubber chicken on the campaign

circuit. No telling where it came from to begin with. With our slackening of regulation and inspection from the FDA and increased imports of foods from other nations with fewer and fewer standards of safety, food poisoning could be easy enough to get from tainted food and preparation conditions that don't meet commercial standards.

I think all the candidates would do well to hire or try to get volunteer people on their staffs who know how to check for salmonella and other "bugs" that can attack the digestive system. I don't know how blatant the other candidates would be about actually poisoning him. It would seem farfetched to me. I think it's just carelessness on the part of the preparers and those who should be checking these things from the campaign.

[pitohui]

142. this guy is vegan ,he ate no rubber chicken, my guess is green onion

it's probably an even money bet between spinach or another uncooked salad green and green onion but because it is SO tough to clean i'll put my money on the green onion

travelers need to eat cooked food, unfortunately vegans have v. narrow choices

[Cleita]

146. The green onion is a good guess. Raw food especially if prepared

in a place not a restaurant like a hall or picnic ground by hurried hands that are not professional food preparers could be suspect. I recently got sick from watermelon. Maybe stir-fry or veggies thrown on the barbeque (you can do it with green onion and it's good) would be a good way to campaign. I don't think it would be rude to request such a thing ahead of time.

[BigDDem]

129. This just in..... Mike Gravel has a paper cut!!!

OMG, stay off of small planes!

The Neofascist are trying to cut off his hands so he cant
throw rocks into that lake!

[Lee_n_Tenn]

138. You are the reason people can be killed in small planes, car crashes, suicided, etc. Thanks. N/T

[DemBones DemBones]

144. Grow up. nt

[emlev]

132. Kucinich out of hospital!

I'm on the phone with someone in his campaign right now

[pitohui]

133. good news EOM

,

[Blue_Tires]

137. wonderful

[DutchLiberal]

140. Get well soon, Dennis! The world needs you! Best wishes!

:hi:

[BigDDem]

148. Meanwhile, back in the land of reality....

He got food poisoning, and now according to his spokesman
“He’s fully recovered,” period.

Now, can he fly on small planes again?
Can he drive past the grassy knoll?
Do we still need to compare him to men who were assassinated?