Kucinich - Oh, what a ride!

[snoochie]

http://belfast.villagesoup.com/Community/Story.cfm?StoryID=20545

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With B.C. Cheney, his hulking, black-clothed assistant, discreet yet firm, Kucinich rides the highway attentive to everyone. He leaves no one out, including the bus driver. He is invariably soft-spoken and polite, a slender listener who responds with an uncommon totality to anyone who wishes to speak with him. His answers are given in simple words, without procrastination or embellishment. As he speaks to an individual, so does he speak to a crowd. There is nothing of the bombastic orator about him, nothing phony, nothing devious—another thing he has in common with Abe Lincoln, as many of his supporters are quick to point out.

In Belfast, people listen to him as if he were speaking aloud their thoughts. There is the same atmosphere in Rockland. The general buzz isn't bad in Portland as representatives for other Democratic candidates take their turns at the podium, but the unabashed cheers, grins, and chants of "DENNIS! DENNIS! DENNIS!" as Kucinich walks down the center aisle shoot the mood to a new high.

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The road to the presidency rounded the curve in February 2002. Kucinich gave a largely unpublished speech which so impressed an audience member that he put it out on the Internet. In short order Kucinich received over 23,000 e-mails urging him to run for president. Then Studs Terkel, the venerable writer and working man's man, wrote an article in "The Nation" suggesting Kucinich as a candidate. That did it. Says Kucinich, "I have this sense of an unarticulated consciousness that exists in this country that has been waiting for representation."

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All over the country chat room e-mails tell the story. Wrote Laurie to her pals, "I had never heard of this guy, but I looked him up on the web and wow! This is the guy we've all been waiting for!" That's what Dennis Kucinich thinks, too.

[Desertrose]

1. BC is a sweetie.....

This is the guy we've all been waiting for!

So true!! Loved this article!

First time I ever saw Dennis speak I could see Lincoln superimposed over him...threw me abit , I must say, but made sense!!


Peace
DR

[revcarol]

2. ZAP!! BAM!! POW!!

This article has it all. They need to teach the mainstream media some lessons.

So sad, not to be able to pay off your child's birth until she's in middle school.

You can tell that was a while ago. Now they insist you put your hospital bills on credit card, so you can pay 18-20% more. This drives many into bankruptcy.SINGLE PAYER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE!!

go, kooch!!

[LWolf]

3. This is a wonderful article.

Says Kucinich, "I have this sense of an unarticulated consciousness that exists in this country that has been waiting for representation."

That's it. That's what we've been lookin for for so long.

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These are the common themes among young Kucinich supporters: plain speaking, peace, and integrity. Tim Boland, 19, from Sanford, festooned with a faceful of metal, says "My favorite issue is the Department of Peace that Dennis wants to create. He thinks outside the box." Boland also declares of Kucinich, "He says what he thinks and he means what he says. He's not bought off."

Indeed, Kucinich is the only candidate in the race who refuses corporate and special interest money. His campaign is the only grass-roots movement going.

Websites by the hundreds are springing up to support and write about Kucinich, most done by teens and 20-some things. A lot of them refer to him as, "The Kooch," a designation that originated on a well-visited, amusing site from Dallas, Texas, www.thekooch.com. A more serious website can be found at www.kids4kucinich. org.

Songs have even been written about him. Gil Raviv has created a 10-song CD which in cludes the spiffy inquiry, "Got Dennis?" Bonnie Raitt also sings his praises and Willie Nelson recently wrote for Kucinich, "Whatever Happened to Peace On Earth?" One verse goes:

But don't confuse caring for weakness.
You can't put that label on me.
The truth is my weapon of mass protection,
And I believe truth sets you free.

[welshTerrier2]

4. unarticulated consciousness

i've watched and admired Kucinich since he announced his candidacy ... people keep asking: What the hell is Kucinich still doing in the race ... it's actually a question worth asking as long as it's really a question and not an assertion ...

Kucinich certainly has found a niche constituency ... i kind of relate to the primary race as a bunch of powerful motorboats cutting large wakes thru the river as they scream along at lightening speeds ... first Dean, then Kerry with lots of other boats in the chase ...

and there's Kucinich ... he's off in his little 8 foot long kayak down one of the very narrow feeder streams ... as he passes by, you can hear a few people on the shore speaking: "Perfect stroke ..." ... "Yup ... great technique ... and perfect position too ..." ... Kucinich has moved out of earshot of the big motors' whine and beyond the view of the thousands who came down to the main river to watch the big race ...

he's just paddling along with his perfect stroke and perfect technique ...

[buddhamama]

5. my town newspaper has been good to Dennis.

they have been giving him a lot of ink here in Belfast.

I picked up the local "leftist" Free Press and they had a good sized article on Dennis, and his visits to Maine. He received some good coverage on the news last night too.

excellent article.

[cosmicdot]

6. "This is the guy we've all been waiting for"

for quite awhile I think

I'm glad I took the time to visit his congressional website ... so long ago ... it may have been his prayer for peace ... I can't recall precisely the exact motivation ... but, that website, which has since been revised ... was so unique and refreshing ... I have been onboard since before the get-go ...

[DemBones DemBones]

12. "onboard since before the get-go" -- Yes!!!

I wonder how many of us read the speech, checked out his website, and were "onboard before the get-go"?

In other words, "megadittos" cosmicdot! :hippie:

[bloom]

7. kick

:kick:

[snoochie]

8. "DENNIS! DENNIS! DENNIS!"

I'd love to hear that. :)

Celebratory :kick:

[Zomby Woof]

9. kickaboogity!

[WilliamPitt]

10. Why does the link not work for me?

[snoochie]

13. It's a problem with their website

should be back soon :)

[DemBones DemBones]

11. How exciting it is to see Dennis getting a bit more attention

(and votes)!!!

Dennis is so right about this:

"I have this sense of an unarticulated consciousness that exists in this country that has been waiting for representation."

We were just waiting for him to show up, without even dreaming that he would.