On the edge with Dennis the Menace

[snoochie]

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He is not the first long-shot candidate who has injected himself into presidential politics with few perceived qualifications for running the country or garnering the popular support to seriously contend for his party's nomination.

But few others have demonstrated the brashness and tenacity in doing so as has Mr. Kucinich. When moderator Ted Koppel of ABC News in one debate pointedly pressed him on getting out of the race as a hopeless case, Dennis the Menace brushed him aside with such alacrity that he drew cheers from the audience.
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Democratic candidates such as Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina and Rep. Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri hedge their positions on Iraq. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean defends keeping U.S. troops there for a time. But Mr. Kucinich minces no words: The troops never should have been there in the first place and the time to get them out is now.

Long before President Bush moved against Saddam Hussein, Mr. Kucinich was roundly denouncing unilateral, pre-emptive war as unconstitutional and unwarranted. For more than a year before the war, he was stumping the country as the self-proclaimed leader of a small "peace caucus" in Congress.


I think the author of this Op-Ed has done positive Kucinich pieces before. I'll have to write to let him know it's appreciated!

"My religion is Truth, my practice is non-cooperation with evil." - Gandhi

[dweller]

1. great article, snoochi

thanks, and check your inbox.
:)
peace,
dp

[LWolf]

2. I'm glad to see some positive articles

making it to the press!

[ThirdWheelLegend]

3. kick, pretty decent article

GO DENNIS!

TWL

[DemBones DemBones]

4. Jules Witcover writes balanced pieces,

rather than fluff or attacks. I liked this paragraph, particularly remembering Ted Koppel's rude attack suggesting that DK has no money and should get out of the race.


"Those who hope or pray that the man short in stature but long in determination will fade away in a trail of weak caucus and primary showings are likely to be disappointed. Mr. Kucinich reports he has raised about $5.5 million in campaign contributions and has just received a $3.3 million cash infusion through the federal campaign finance subsidy system - enough, he says, to carry him clear to the Democratic National Convention in Boston in July. "I'm going all the way in this," he says. "


He's already been ignored and laughed at, the fighting has begun, so things are going according to Gandhi's plan! :-)