Dennis is on Randi. Sounds bummed.

[BuyingThyme]

[Ikonoklast]

1. Facing a re-election battle in his district

Not everyone is enamored of Dennis being an absentee Congressman every fourth year.

[ixion]

4. yeah, standing up for democracy is such a pain

:eyes:

[Kolesar]

5. No

First Energy and the Plain Dealer are trying to "Cynthia McKinney" him.

[Ikonoklast]

14. So is Joe Cimperman

He is saying the same thing a lot of Dennis' constituents are saying; they want a full-time Congressman.

Just making the observation, I've no dog in that fight.

[eridani]

22. Missed 11% of the votes. That ain't "absentee". n/t

[BuyingThyme]

2. Says he's not likely to make an endorsement.

Randi wants to talk presidential politics, but he's clearly on the line to talk about his House race.

The wind has gone completely out of his sail.

[BuyingThyme]

3. Says he's being outspent 5 to 1.

[BuyingThyme]

7. Randi keeps interviewing herself about the presidential race

and Dennis is forced to look for openings to mention his House race. Randi's winning.

[gateley]

6. My god -- I'm listening to it now -- I didn't recognize his voice! I'll listen

more closely. Thanks! :hi:

I miss hearing him!

[slipslidingaway]

8. Thanks...

http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/live/listen

http://kucinich.us/

[Kolesar]

11. Thank you!

I have not listened to AAR since the local station was switched to sports

[slipslidingaway]

12. You're welcome :) n/t

[Kolesar]

9. It is time for Governor Ted Strickland to endorse Dennis and campaign for him

Strickland has very nice approval ratings right now. Time for Ted to step up and endorse his former colleague from the House of Representatives.

[BuyingThyme]

10. I don't know much about Strickland, but I don't know any good reason that anybody

would hesitate to endorse Kucinich.

[BuyingThyme]

13. kucinich.us

http://kucinich.us

[slipslidingaway]

15. FUN RAISER w/ SEAN PENN! Sunday, February 17, 2008...

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

http://kucinich.us/we_love_dennis.shtml

"We Love Dennis" Valentine's Fun Raiser with Sean Penn
Location

I-X Center (East Entrance)
One I-X Center Dr
Cleveland, OH 44135

Date and time

Sunday, February 17, 2008, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Food, refreshments, fun and entertainment included in entrance fee

Purchase tickets online or by phone: [phone]

$1,000 - Special reception (separate room) and photo with Sean Penn
(3:30 pm -4:30 pm)

$100 – Admission and photo with Sean Penn

$25 - General admission Adult

$15 - Young people 10-17 years General Admission

Children under 10 years free


Doors open at 3:00 pm

Special Reception 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Main program 5:00pm

[leftchick]

27. if I were in Ohio

I would be there in a heartbeat!

[slipslidingaway]

28. Me too, hope it goes well for Dennis! n/t

[Kolesar]

29. If we don't get some cool rules, pronto

We'll just be bogus too!

[slipslidingaway]

30. We need a whole new way of thinking , not sure that will happen

anytime soon.

[Kolesar]

31. The American Revolution, according to Jeff Spicoli

[slipslidingaway]

33. Never saw the movie...

I've been so deprived :)

[blues90]

16. It is troubling if a corp backed freak is trying for his seat >

If this happens then what will this become if others do the same thing and we end up with a repug or bluedog majority and it could happen .

[slipslidingaway]

17. Joe Cimperman Fudges Numbers in Race Against Kucinich

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/4433

"Callahan’s Cleveland Diary discovered something that the Joe Cimperman campaign probably wishes it hadn't. Cimperman has long stated the reason he is running for Dennis Kucinich's seat in the 10th Congressional District in Ohio (a place where Cimperman does not even reside) is the fact that Kucinich is an absentee Congressman. Well, Callahan’s Cleveland Diary showed that reasoning doesn't not pass the litmus test.

They write:

Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, has missed 141 votes in this Congress compared to Dennis’s 139 (not “300+”, as Cimperman’s commercial says).

Considering that Cimperman lives in Tubbs-Jones 11th District, and the only thing he has been running on is Kucinich missing votes - can someone explain Cimperman's real motivation in this election?

More troubling is the fact that Cimperman conveys a flat out lie in the advertisement. The clip in the piece clearly shows that Kucinich missed "over 300 votes" in Congress when the fact is that he missed 139. And to think that Cimperman states "I approve this message" at the end of the advert. What else would he approve without first checking the facts if he was elected to represent the people of Cleveland in Congress?

..."

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. If Dennis fights every lie, the ads will cost him money that he doesn't have

It's a negative tactic to put him on the defensive, wasting time and money disproving negatives.

Fuxors.

[slipslidingaway]

19. It's a very sad statement on our society in general ...

Dennis called them on the Iraq lies and is cast aside for those who went along.

:(

[varelse]

20. Thanks for the reminder

I'd nearly forgotten to donate <3

[slipslidingaway]

21. Cimperman’s early money...

"If early money is like yeast, who helped Joe Cimperman get his dough to start rising?

Councilman Cimperman announced his candidacy for Dennis Kucinich’s seat on December 3. In the next two weeks (through December 16), fifteen contributors wrote checks for more than a thousand dollars to Joe Cimperman for Congress. Click to see the list:

Committee: JOE CIMPERMAN FOR CONGRESS
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00442483/319942/sa/ALL


These contributions totalled $39,200. None of the listed addresses are in the Tenth Congressional District.

During the same two weeks, another twenty people and one corporate PAC kicked in contributions of $1,000 or less, totalling $16,760. Four of these smaller kickoff contributions came from addresses in the Tenth District..."

----------------------

I picked one corporation from the list, Forest Enterprises Inc. Several officers of Forest Enterprises, who are members of the Ratner Family gave to Cimperman for Congress in the first few weeks.

Not sure what it all means???


http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/4572

"...I’m waiting for the Pee Dee’s passionate editorial telling Dick Jacobs and the Sam Miller/Ratner families to pay back the money they owe the city. Every penny of it.

The Pee Dee reported last week that both Jacobs and Miller/Ratner are balking at repaying the city at a discount, a plan by Mayor Frank Jackson to invigorate its financial position by allowing the loans to be paid before the due date but at reduced amounts.

The paper reported that Jacobs owes some $18 million and the Miller/Ratners some $25 million. These loans at no or very low interest rates were made back in the 1980s by George Voinovich and George Forbes, the two who worked to give away whatever they could to downtown interests.
I’d like to hear the Pee Dee show some citizen outrage ONE TIME against these public pirates, Jacobs, Miller and the Ratners...

The Pee Dee could do a service to the citizens by researching and telling us which downtown property owners got what part of the $100 million in taxable property that came off the tax rolls in recent years. Likely suspects: Forest City Enterprises, Dick Jacobs and John Carney interests..."



FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:FCE.A

***Donated to Cimperman


Management

Samuel H. Miller > Co-Chairman of the Board and Treasurer
Officer Since: 12/1992

***Albert B. Ratner > Co-Chairman of the Board
Officer Since: 07/1993

***Charles A. Ratner > President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Officer Since: 06/1993

Thomas G. Smith > Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary
Officer Since: 09/03/1985


***James A. Ratner > Executive Vice President and Director
Officer Since: 03/09/1988

***Ronald A. Ratner > Executive Vice President and Director
Officer Since: 03/09/1988


***Brian J. Ratner > Executive Vice President and Director
Officer Since: 05/1994

Bruce C. Ratner > Executive Vice President and Director; Pres. and CEO of the Forest City Ratner Companies
Officer Since: 11/09/2006

Linda M. Kane > Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting and Administrative Officer
Officer Since: 04/01/1995

Geralyn M. Presti > Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Officer Since: 07/01/2002
Age: 51
Bio & Compensation - Reuters

[cyclezealot]

23. We sent in our two contributions.

That is how it is in America. Stick your neck out for the well being of the American people. Someone will chop it off.

[orleans]

24. i'm playing the interview back now--and you're right. he sounds very low

it's very sad.

[Pooka Fey]

25. K&R

[liberal1973]

26. John Edwards should

help out Dennis. Also Barack and Hillary.

[bunkerbuster1]

32. It's been a horrible year.

Dennis sounded terrible when I heard him interviewed by Hartmann a month or so back.

I fear that the well-funded challenge to his seat will be lost in all the Presidential hoopla, and I thank you for reminding me that this warrior and patriot deserves our support.

[orleans]

35. please check this out:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2828670

[bunkerbuster1]

36. I have, and I sent the man some turkee.

Not much--wish I could send more--and I haven't contributed to anyone's campaign yet, this year, but I figured this guy deserved it more than anyone I could think of.

Thanks for reminding me that I still have a conscience.

[halobeam]

34. kick again for Dennis