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ronhardy Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 11:33 PM
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Why Kucinich Is The Best
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Why Dennis Kucinich is the best choice for President.

http://kucinich.us

brfindla (21 minutes ago)
I met this guy this last weekend, I saw him take care of a guy who fell off a ledge onto some rocks for about 20 minutes until an ambulance showed up. There wasn't any real press around, this wasn't a photo op. It was just a compassionate human being. If it were Bush there, they would have had him arrested. He's got my vote.

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Jesse Hemingway Donating Member (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 11:52 PM
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1. The real democrat.
Edited on Mon Aug-27-07 11:53 PM by Jesse Hemingway
Dennis Kucinich walks like a democrat talks like democrat he does not get the corporate glitter the favors we all pay for (NAFTA). Dennis Kucinich owes no favors to murdock, wal-mart, and the many we don't know about; the carlyle group maybe. WOW the funny thing is I did not say the persons name but everyone knows who it is. We get what the corporations pay for 08.
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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:04 AM
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2. ...
:kick:

dp
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pop goes the weasel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:07 AM
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3. excellent breakdown of the issues
And courageous attack on politics as usual.
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porkrind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:18 AM
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4. Kucinich is awesome!
K&R that guy!
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porkrind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:22 AM
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5. OK, I'm sending some money his way!
Who's with me?
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Jesse Hemingway Donating Member (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:25 AM
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7. I will kick down to DK
It's a thousand years under the new 3rd reich not a 1000 points of light.
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Just-plain-Kathy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 09:07 AM
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24. I'm going to send money to him too.
I must admit, I was holding on to my "election funds" until Al Gore jumped into the race...but now I’m going to send my check to Kucinich.

The other night on the Cobert Report, ...Colbert was talking about the benefits of waiting to jump into the race. ..He said something like, you could raise unlimited amounts of money from different sources up until the deadline date without having to claim how much and who donated.

I think DK needs our cash more, plus I think after the debates, -Kucinich has a chance!!
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porkrind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 09:13 PM
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73. I just pulled the trigger on the 'ol credit card myself
Yeah, Baby!!
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slipslidingaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 01:20 PM
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44. I signed up for monthly contributions, we all know what it is like
trying to plan for futures expenses, having an idea of future income is critical.

The amount is modest and I will supplement with one time contributions when possible.

Just a thought :)


Vote for the smart dude!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMiiOF6clrY

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Blue Fire Donating Member (588 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 08:18 PM
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71. I am! As of right now I'm a convert!
In all honesty, I've not seen much of DK. But as previously posted, he's talking the talk and walking the walk of an honest real-life :dem: DEMOCRAT! Al Gore has another calling, and I will always support his fight against global warming. However, it seems that DK is the man for the White House. I've always believed that a for-profit medical industry that drives so many Americans into bankruptcy is completely out of line for the worlds wealthiest nation.
Thank you for an eye-opening post, ronhardy! And welcome to DU!:toast:
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kster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:22 AM
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6. The peoples candidate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! K*R
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 01:14 AM
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8. K&R! KUCINICH!
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Hulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:17 AM
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9. I'm a convert.....this guy is the real thing.
Wake up America. He can run...he can win..and we, Americans, can benifit tremendously by his vision and leadership.
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cyclezealot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 03:47 AM
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10. Kucinich is my candidate.
So glad he had time to show off his expertise. No other candidate compares. I do wonder tho, where are the other Democrats. how was this forum conducted.
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Stevepol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 04:28 AM
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11. K&R!
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 04:39 AM
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12. And yet people (and the media) call him unelectable?? BS!! He's The Man!!
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Frisbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:53 PM
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63. I was only 12 years old during the '76 campaign...
But I would guess that early on many were saying Jimmy Carter was unelectable. How'd that turn out? Anyone a little older who can confirm my suspicions?
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SkyIsGrey Donating Member (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 04:43 AM
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13. K&R
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caseycoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 05:57 AM
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14. DK is unquestionably the best candidate! n/t
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dickbearton Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:16 PM
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60. DK is the only candidate.
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iaviate1 Donating Member (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-01-07 02:41 AM
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82. The only Democrat who will get my vote.
At least of the ones running.
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Larry Ogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:07 AM
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15. Dennis puts people before the profits of the elite.
He mentions the “Debt based financial system” If you don’t know what he meant by “Debt based financial system” this video will make it very clear and should be required viewing for every American who doesn’t know ware money comes from. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279&hl=en"> Money As Debt



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Vilis Veritas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:18 AM
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28. One question, maybe two...
Since most of the supposed elites of the world are indebted to the bankers of the world - if we change the system and don't most of the elites go broke? Isn't that why the power of the bankers continues to grow?

Thanks for the information...makes me want to go back to college...

Peace.
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:02 PM
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47. The true elites
Edited on Tue Aug-28-07 02:02 PM by ProudDad
OWN the banks of the world...

They own the land, they own the buildings, they own the assets of the world...using OUR wealth...

They neither toil nor spin -- they collect "interest" on the assets they "own"...using OUR wealth...

They grab the excess value of OUR TOIL at an ever increasing rate...OUR wealth...

They are the parasites, the leeches on the body politic...

Someday, if their greed doesn't destroy all mammalian life on Earth, they will be discovered and eliminated as the useless cancerous growths they are!
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Vilis Veritas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:21 PM
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51. Key words..."supposed elites"...
But I think you knew what I meant.

They have been discovered. You know them. I know them. Others make documentaries and give lectures about them. Unfortunately, there is nothing that a leeetle person can do to them. Not one little person...not ten little persons...not a hundred little persons. It will take millions...maybe more.

Peace.
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:46 PM
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52. The true elites
Edited on Tue Aug-28-07 02:46 PM by ProudDad
don't allow documentaries to be made about them. They hire and own the people about whom documentaries are made.

The CEO's, the politicians, and with few exceptions the RICH assholes like Trump, etc. aren't the true elites. The true elites are the major asset owners, they shun the light of day, they hate to have their names in print...

You're right, the millions of us will have to find and destroy them or perish...
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Vilis Veritas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 03:13 PM
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53. Right.
Understood. We are parsing nuances and saying the same thing.

Peace.
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 03:28 PM
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54. Yep, I think you're right -- Peace (n/t)
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porkrind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:25 PM
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69. Good reference to "Money as Debt"
Also, this is a good one: "The Money Masters"...

"The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching plan, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private ... all » hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole...Their secret is that they have annexed from governments, monarchies, and republics the power to create the world's money..."

THE MONEY MASTERS is a 3 1/2 hour non-fiction, historical documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure that rules our nation and the world today. The modern political power structure has its roots in the hidden manipulation and accumulation of gold and other forms of money. The development of fractional reserve banking practices in the 17th century brought to a cunning sophistication the secret techniques initially used by goldsmiths fraudulently to accumulate wealth. With the formation of the privately-owned Bank of England in 1694, the yoke of economic slavery to a privately-owned "central" bank was first forced upon the backs of an entire nation, not removed but only made heavier with the passing of the three centuries to our day. Nation after nation, including America, has fallen prey to this cabal of international central bankers.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936&q=money+masters&total=1272&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Kick for Kucinich!
:dem:
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Larry Ogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 06:36 PM
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79. Thanks Porkrind,
People in their wildest dreams could never imagine the degree of fraud and corruption.

This video is one of the most important one’s I have seen, and a gold mine of information, I’m sure I will have to watch it a few times.

Its funny Kucinich mentioned debt based financial system; I hope he plans on blowing the lid off of it.



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rainy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:13 AM
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16. Doesn't get any better than that.
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harun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 09:31 AM
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25. Nope, vive le Kuc !! (n/t)
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DUlover2909 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:17 AM
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17. I agree Kucinich is the real deal
He's my kind of democrat. Problem is, he too much like my kind of Democrat. He's before his time. We've got to get an electable Democrat in office. He's only before his time because BushCo has pushed the timetable back by 8 years. The pukes have screwed progress so badly that we have to get the most electable Dem in office whatever it takes and hold onto the power. If that means taking big money contributions and pandering to the lobbyists, it's what we have to do, in the short term. We can work on these issues after all the fires are put out. BushCo has done so much damage on so many fronts that we just can't afford to put our muscle behind someone that so very much reminds me of Ralph Nader (I love him, but dammit Ralph stop messing us up!). The Idiots (R) would smear Kucinich in the eyes of the undereducated voters. They would paint him as a left-wing commie intent on legalizing same-sex cadaver marriages and getting the US to join the EU. We need those undereduacted people to vote on our side. The only way to do that is to go centrist this election cycle and move left as things improve. Sorry Kucinich, and your supporters, I'm just trying to think of the greater good.
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BridgeTheGap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:45 AM
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20. What, exactly, is "the center?"
The reasons Kucinich can't get elected are:
1. The corporate media will never give much, if any, air time to a candidate who is challenging the standing order the way Kucinich does.

2. There is an extreme lack of grassroots organizing in the Democratic Party in general (starting to change) and with Kucinich's campaign specifically. This is the only way that the Kucinich campaign can over come the prevailant view that "he can't win."

I still support him and do tell Dems who tell me how much they like him BUT HE CAN'T WIN: he could win IF all the people who share your opinion actually voted for him.

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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:10 AM
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27. Before his time? Did you miss the 1970s?
Kucinich would have been considered "mainstream" years ago, but the far right has pushed the center so far to the right that most Americans have no idea what "centrist" positions really are. We need to stop catering to the bullies on the other side. Take back the word "liberal", hit back when they try to smear our candidates, and put them on the defensive by telling the truth about their fascist corporate crony leaders. As long as we behave as if we are ashamed of our positions by choosing right wing candidates to represent us, the "undereducated" won't think that our ideas are worth listening to. I've asked fairly apolitical people why they vote for repugs, and they say "because they stand for something". They don't know what we stand for because most of our candidates don't know either; they are trying to court the right while taking the left entirely for granted. Enough already! Take a clear position and fight for it, otherwise we'll just have more of the same for decades to come.
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Highway61 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:48 AM
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33. OMG
your cats are so beautiful....the one on the left looks soooooo noble.
I love kitties :)
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:55 AM
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38. They'll smear anyone, so we better pick the best candidate.
NOT the 'most electrable'... that's marketing bullshit and it's time people stopped being led around by their goddamn noses.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 01:43 PM
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45. No. They might get him, but it wouldn't be on the grounds of his being
Edited on Tue Aug-28-07 01:44 PM by KCabotDullesMarxIII
called a Commie, a Socialist or a leftie. I think those days have been consigned to oblivion for good by this administration. As someone once said it may have been Bill Clinton - "It may take a while, but people get it in the end."

It's like the Nanny State jibe? Who wouldn't want to be governed by a caring custom-made by themselves, rather than by a psychopathic State custom-made by the big corporations and the richest 5%? Who would prefer a cohesive society, rather than have the sociopathic anarchy of historic British and American far right-wing administrations infect to decent society, spawning neglect and alienation (another word for "powerlessness", as someone pointed out. Maybe J K Galbraith). The under-educated? I think not.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:30 AM
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18. President Kucinich
has a nice ring, doesn't it?
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:24 AM
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19. Kucinich has a comprehensive cancer agenda
He hits all the topics w/ good answers. Why? Because he listens not just to the health care professionals, but also to the survivor advocates.
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rabies1 Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 08:38 AM
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21. Remarkably straightforward. I forgot what that was like.
I've also never heard of a candidate turning up at a protest rally until him.
This is a fantastic video. And dare I say...HONEST?
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 08:44 AM
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22. I bet a lot of
republicans would secretly vote for him. The majority of the people want what DK is offering. I just don't buy it when people tell me he's unelectable. I tried to say that was a right wing talking point the other day and a fellow DUer slammed me saying that there are no right wing talking points about Dennis because they just ignore him. Well if that is true, all the more advantage! If everyone is so worried about swiftboating then why the hell are they supporting Clinton who has given the thugs enough material for a Talking Points for Dummies textbook?

Dennis is the real deal not some windsock puppet whose position changes when the wind blows.

I don't understand how illogical the human species can be sometimes.
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 09:03 AM
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23. I'll K&R this
This needs to get around as much as possible.
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Myrina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 09:52 AM
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26. ... after watching this yesterday ...
... there is no doubt in my mind that DK is miles ahead of the rest of the candidates in true patriotism, concern for the people, and a desire to see this country fulfill it's promise/potential.

Not to mention, he seems alot more comfortable this time around and is letting his sense of humor and personality shine thru.

:patriot: :applause:
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Vilis Veritas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:22 AM
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29. He is a true human being...
Edited on Tue Aug-28-07 10:23 AM by saddlesore
A verifiable Mr. Smith...K & R

Thanks for the posting.

Peace.

edited for spelling....
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cosmicdot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:27 AM
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30. knr
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Highway61 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:42 AM
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31. He really is the ONLY choice....
a politician that CAN'T be bought. Ya got to love it. What pisses me off is this crap media of ours puts this guy on the back burner every single time....over and over again. If he was exposed and his message heard...I mean really heard...he would be #1 and leave everyone else in the dust.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:57 AM
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39. What pisses me off is all the people who know how good he is but refuse to support him.
Edited on Tue Aug-28-07 11:57 AM by redqueen
:puke:
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Highway61 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:59 AM
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40. Right??????? n/t
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:47 AM
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32. Makes the other candidates sound like mealy-mouthed wafflers,
doesn't he?
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:15 AM
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34. no other candidate can compare favorably to Kucinich....
They just can't. They triangulate, they waffle. They do what Kucinich talks about having been done by Gore/Lieberman and Kerry/Edwards in 2000 and 2004: refuse to put the needs of American people before the profits of big pharma, big insurance, etc. Kucinich lays it out for anyone willing to listen-- there will never be change in this country as long as we continue to elect people who are part of the problem.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:34 AM
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35. Kucinich will be a president of the people, for the people and by the people
....he is the new FDR for the 21st Century :applause:
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azprogress Donating Member (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:38 AM
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36. The problem is...
the Executive Branch is not enough. You would need a House full of Kuciniches in Congress to pass any meaningful legislation in health care reform. You really need to attach from both fronts -- the very local and the very federal. Elect like-minded Kuchinches in your local government. Have the well up the chain whilst electing Kucinich to the highest level. Think 50 year plan, not 2 or 4 years out.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 11:54 AM
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37. Was congress chomping at the bit to pass the reforms LBJ enacted?


I'm sick and fucking tired of hearing the brand of bullshit you're spewing. No offense, nothing personal...
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:08 PM
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48. Of course LBJ was utterly ruthless
and KNEW every crime and peccadillo of every member of Congress...

And used that information to blackmail and bribe them into passing his legislation...

LBJ was a rare breed of cat...

It's a different time. Most of that crap gets in the evening news nowadays...LBJ's methods just wouldn't work that well any more.

Nor is Kucinich that ruthless and amoral...


Kucinich has the truth on his side, he IS representing truly mainstream American values and could therefore catalyze the actual views of the People into a force that could elect the right folks to Congress.
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puebloknot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:00 PM
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64. At a fundraiser for Kucinich here in Santa Fe, a woman sat next to me...
...who came in the door as a Dean supporter and left as a Kucinich supporter, after hearing Dennis speak. Dennis has a marvelous way of speaking directly to the hearts of the people he's addressing. He's genuine. He grew up in poverty, and knows what it is to have to worry about a roof over your head.

Given Dennis' ability to reach out to people and infuse his own heart-felt enthusiasm into a situation, I think we'd see an army of Kuciniches at the grassroots, and that legitimacy would then "trickle up."

We all have to think 50 years out if we care about our loved ones, but we need to think in more immediate terms, so as not to lose hope. Perhaps selfishly, I want the rest of my own life to be spent without the overriding worry about health and finances that I experience now. And Kucinich says we can make important changes quickly. The money now being spent on emergency room care (the only option for many people) could be used more efficiently in a one-payer system. He says we're spending the money already that we would spend on a single-payer system; we just need to rearrange how the money is being spent.

Of course, there's the fear on the part of a lot of people that we'd end up with sub-par healthcare, that taking care of the under class would mean the upper class wouldn't have the posh surroundings in a hospital they now enjoy. They worry that hordes of the unwashed would take away their standard of living. I think it's time for America to grow up and realize that we're going to sink or swim TOGETHER! I prefer *swim*!

As a young army brat, I got good medical care on army bases, in quonset huts. We won't even need to consider scaling down that much. We can still walk into a modern medical facility and get good care, under Kucinich's plan. What we're looking at now, with the insurance companies exercising the power of life and death over us, with an eye to their bottom line, is simply absurd. America is the laughing stock of the world in terms of our maturity as a people. So, we have the best cancer treatment in the world. So what, if we can't touch it because we can't afford it. Decent healthcare is a right, not a privilege. And if we invest in the health of our citizenry, we'll have a better population in every way. Good health leads to an ability to make life improvements, get an education or a job. Without good health, any of us is a burden on our families and on the society as a whole. We're just stupid not to invest in our own best asset -- a healthy population.

Dennis! He's the man. And I say that with respect to other candidates. I just don't think any of them have the moral courage he has to stand up against the insurance companies. I was so pissed off, back before the 2004 elections, when I heard Elizabeth Edwards talking about her husband's plan to insure America's *children*! That's admirable, but what do the children do when their parents are ill, have no insurance, and can't take care of them. And for the record, I adore Elizabeth Edwards these days. And I like her husband. He was doing what was politically expedient back then, and I get the feeling he's learned a thing or two since then.

We have a lot of talent in this country, and we need to put it to the best interests of We the People!

BTW...I agree with your premise that the executive can't do it alone! Took me a few words to get to that point! :)
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porkrind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:29 PM
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70. Interesting post
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Peregrine Took Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:22 PM
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41. One thing I would like to see in his future debates is not to be so strident
and whiny.

Be calm, show a sense of humor and try to lower the voice and volume a little.

He's starting to pick up some steam for his views and the fact that the rest of the candidates seem so packaged and flawed.

Now is the time to shoot ahead and if he would just adjust these things in his delivery I think he would really shine in the debates.
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ronhardy Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 12:33 PM
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42. Dear Peregrine:
Dear Peregrine:

I agree. I told Dennis he has a wonderful baritone-type voice - when he wants to;

.....and that if he simply used it, he'd probably jump up ten points in the polls immed.

.r o n
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:11 PM
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49. That IS how the M$M characterizes his style
"strident and whiny" <--- GAK!

They could characterize it as "passionate and confident", but no, they have their corporate agenda...

:grr:
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puebloknot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:36 PM
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61. He shines already! "Whiny"? I don't hear any whining. The man is passionate...
...about what he wants to do for this country. He doesn't need (and would reject) any attempt to package himself. He's genuine. That's what is so appealing about the man.

Calmness and humor are pretty low on the list for people who face life-threatening diseases, and then bankruptcy.
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MAGICBULLET Donating Member (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 01:17 PM
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43. I would love to see more people pay attention to him
but it seems like most people in America can't be bothered to pay attention to what affects the poor. I honestly think it frigtens those who may have to sacrifice things that are so very dear and convenient to them.
Right on DK, such an uphill battle but I'm with him.
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 02:13 PM
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50. Health Care Costs
are the number one cause of Middle-Class Bankruptcies -- and with the new law, permanent bondage after "bankruptcy" to pay back their exorbitant charges...

This is not just an issue with the "poor". This is an issue for all of us (except the 2% who've made out like the fucking bandits they are for the last 30 years)...
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puebloknot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:11 PM
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66. Right you are. The $30,000 just spent by my insurance company...
...to zap a kidney stone (and that's a minor outpatient procedure compared to many others) would have put me under forever if I'd had to pay it myself.

The first insurance company in the country, Blue Cross, was formed by a group of teachers who wanted to share their risk. The first thing they teach new insurance agents (I was one) is this idea of 100 people contributing to the pot; statistically only a few will get sick and need to draw on the fund. The rest pay for years and never "get" to take advantage of it -- because they don't need it. It's a nonprofit scheme. To some it's a *SOCIALIST* scheme!

The insurance companies have distorted that idea into a profit-making scheme. They start a group, then cancel a group when the claims ratio gets too high. They can't just cancel an individual, but they can cancel a whole group. And then they can turn around and offer group coverage to only the healthy ones in that group. Think I'm making this up? It happened to me!

Another thing I praise in Kucinich: He's talking about preventive care, attention to diet, exercise, stress, the *known* things that cause illnesses. To pill-popping mainstream America, those things are now in the realm of "Moon Beam" Kucinich's way out wacko ideas for the good life.
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iaviate1 Donating Member (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-01-07 02:46 AM
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83. And once your expenses pile up...
They start making up silly reasons not to pay... I'm being denied doctor visit coverage because I refused a 6th round of physical therapy after the first 5 didn't help. I thought I was saving money by going in for relatively cheap sleep pills and a few pain meds for emergencies, but they will find any excuse. No doubt I would be denied coverage for going to physical therapy for not trying less intense treatments first. Ugh, makes me dizzy =)
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 01:57 PM
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46. When it comes to health care
Kucinich is the ONLY one!!!

ObamClintWards and all of the rest are blowing it out their asses when it comes to health care!!!


HR 676 -- The ONLY RIGHT WAY to do it!!!

http://www.house.gov/conyers/news_hr676_2.htm

Brief Summary of HR 676

· The United States National Health Insurance Act establishes an American national health insurance program. The bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care system that uses the already existing Medicare program by expanding and improving it to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories. The goal of the legislation is to ensure that all Americans will have access, guaranteed by law, to the highest quality and most cost effective health care services regardless of their employment, income, or health status.
· With over 45-75 million uninsured Americans, and another 50 million who are under- insured, the time has come to change our inefficient and costly fragmented non health care system.

Who is Eligible

· Every person living in or visiting the United States and the U.S. Territories would receive a United States National Health Insurance Card and ID number once they enroll at the appropriate location. Social Security numbers may not be used when assigning ID cards.

Health Care Services Covered

· This program will cover all medically necessary services, including primary care, in patient care, outpatient care, emergency care, prescription drugs, durable medical equipment, long term care, mental health services, dentistry, eye care, chiropractic, and substance abuse treatment. Patients have their choice of physicians, providers, hospitals, clinics and practices. No co-pays or deductibles are permitted under this act.

Conversion To A Non-Profit Health Care System

· Private health insurers shall be prohibited under this act from selling coverage that duplicates the benefits of the USNHI program. Exceptions to this rule include coverage for cosmetic surgery, and other medically unnecessary treatments. Those who are displaced as the result of the transition to a non- profit health care system are the first to be hired and retrained under this act.

Cost Containment Provisions/ Reimbursement

· The National USNHI program will set reimbursement rates annually for physicians, allow for "global budgets" (annual lump sums for operating expenses) for health care providers; and negotiate prescription drug prices. The national office will provide an annual lump sum allotment to each existing Medicare region; each region will administer the program.

· The conversion to a not-for-profit health care system will take place over a 15 year period. U.S. treasury bonds will be sold to compensate investor-owned providers for the actual appraised value of converted facilities used in the delivery of care; payment will not be made for loss of business profits. Health insurance companies could be sub-contracted out to handle reimbursements.

Proposed Funding For USNHI Program:

· Maintaining current federal and state funding of existing health care programs. A modest payroll tax on all employers of 3.3%. A 5% health tax on the top 5% of income earners. A small tax on stock and bond transfers. Closing corporate tax loop-holes, repealing the Bush tax cut.
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DuaneBidoux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 03:32 PM
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55. I do agree that we sure need him--I just fear he is not electable.
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puebloknot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:14 PM
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67. Let's not fear. Let's elect him.
We all know how to recommend a great restaurant to our friends. We can recommend a fantastic presidential candidate.

It's an idea whose time has come. We the Grassroots can do it, if we will. Strike that "if." Make it a "when."

Now I am engaging in the kind of "positivity" that sometimes irritates me when other people do it! :rofl:
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 08:58 PM
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72. Then vote for who you wish
I just hope you vote for someone who will sign HR676 when it passes...
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rabies1 Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 04:13 PM
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56. A dream ticket would be Gore/Kucinich
Just imagine what they could do.
And at a time when the USA & world needs them both!
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puebloknot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:16 PM
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68. John Lennon's "Imagine" is Dennis Kucinich's favorite song.
It's mine, too. "The thought is mother to the deed" can carry us far. First we imagine it; then we *act* on it!

"We are the ones we have been waiting for."
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ecdab Donating Member (834 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 04:25 PM
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57. Dennis seems like
a really great person. In a country filled with so much machismo and anger a man like Dennis will struggle to be taken seriously - though he should be taken very seriously. The fact that he is contantly painted as a fringe candidate says many bad things about America.
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 05:43 PM
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58. Incredible to here the Truth
Amazing
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 05:44 PM
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59. I hope America was watching and listening.
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roxnev Donating Member (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 06:44 PM
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62. His voting record shows he is a Democrat
He is the only one i really trust. the national sales tax scares the shit out of me.

I like it better under the old tax law that went to 90%, did that scare you but stop and look all the spoiled ball players would not ask for all the money they do if it just went taxes and every one could afford a ticket to go to a ball game. C.E.O.s would not get all the money they get and it would close the big income gap and life would be better. it would be hard to be come rich without going in to business then put higher import tax on imports, enough to pay a good unemployment compensation to people who lose there jobs to employers who move their factory over seas for cheap labor. and without the high cost of medical insurance, being add to all our exports we could all have good jobs.:woohoo:
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penguin7 Donating Member (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 07:01 PM
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65. This video really touches the heart
I was almost in tears here.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 09:36 PM
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74. Just betrayed Kucinich by voting for Edwards on Daily Kos!!! But Dennis is best!!!!
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:32 PM
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75. Don't forget to rate it up on the tube! n/t
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penguin7 Donating Member (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-28-07 10:45 PM
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76. Do DU views show up as youtube views?
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 09:40 AM
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78. I don't know, but I would think they should. n/T
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