Kucinich: "I Will Continue To Fight For Single-Payer"

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E-mail from Dennis today:

"Dear Friends,

Forty-seven million Americans are without health insurance. Why? Because they can't afford it.

And what's Washington's solution? Require people to buy private insurance with the government providing a subsidy to the health insurance companies.

What a pathetic state of affairs that our national government cannot respond to the needs of the people and must first respond to the needs of Wall Street and the health insurance industry and their stock prices.

I am going to continue to fight for single-payer. And I'm going to continue to try to get in the final legislation a provision which will protect the rights of states to be able to move forward with single-payer health care plans of their own.

It is time that we broke the chains, which the health insurance companies have on our political process. It's time that we have a government that we can call our own. And it's time that Congress respond to the needs of the American people first, and recognize that health care is a basic right in a democratic society.

Thank you.
Dennis

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xPZfg10w3c
Contribute: http://kucinich.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=58

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1. Kucinich: "I will continue to fight for attention"

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2. And whose side are you on?

[Roland99]

3. Wow. A DUer that's in favor of for-profit insurance companies.

Sad.

[bvar22]

31. There are a bunch of them.

DU was invades by "Centrists" in 2004.
It got worse in 2008.


Centrism...because it is so EASY!!!
You don't have to STAND for ANYTHING,
and get to insult those who do!
:party:

[rcrush]

6. Interesting

[MuseRider]

13. A Democrat working for the people?

Oh yes, he must be belittled and stricken from serious political dialog. He is for us. Who are you for?

[politicasista]

21. LOL!

:rofl:

[dbonds]

4. Kucinich is one of the best people we have in DC

You can see who the corporatist are by who tries to belittle him.

[still_one]

8. I don't know if I agree with that, however, I definitely support this /nt

[emilyg]

10. Honest man which is

rare in DC.

[557188]

5. Kucinich is the only Democrat who represents me anymore

The rest are sell outs and cowards it seems.

[StarfarerBill]

7. Thank *you*, Dennis, for being one of the few Congresspeople to fight the good fight. K&R

[David Zephyr]

9. K&R.

This is how Democrats in Congress should speak and act.

[endless october]

11. k/r three cheers for Kucinich.

and bravo.

he's one of the good guys.

[invictus]

12. K&R

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. Kucinich, like single-payer, is (eek!) TOO LIBERAL!! K&R

[stray cat]

15. How many bills has Kucinich succeeded in getting passed?

I appreciate his voice on issues but am skeptical of his ability to translate it into accomplishing anything possible.

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17. And he has his detractors (corporatist)

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20. :-)

Much kinder than what I wanted to post.

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[Desertrose]

19. At least he speaks up....

and look who he's fighting...corporate repubs AND dems.

One man can't do everything. Just imagine if there were more who stood up for the people, what could be accomplished for US instead of the big corporate interests!

[Desertrose]

18. Thank you Dennis for never giving up!

Sure wish we had more like him in DC.

[Greyhound]

22. K&R, great story thank you for posting it. n/t

[Echo In Light]

24. K&R

[Unvanguard]

25. He is free to run headfirst into a wall as long as he likes. n/t

[slipslidingaway]

26. knr - now if the Democratic leaders would also push for SP. n/t

[G_j]

27. the truth

Dennis Kucinich has a way of directly stating the truth.

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28. I like it.

[Faryn Balyncd]

29. K and R

[Vidar]

30. K&R.

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32. If Kucinich wasn't in the Democratic Party,

who would carry the message 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

*that Impeachment is not optional, our reps are SWORN to protect The Constitution

*that the USA should join the rest of the civilized World in banning Land Mines

*that the USA should join the rest of the civilized World in the International Criminal Court.

If these values are no longer welcome in the Democratic Party,
then I'm no longer a welcome in the Democratic Party.


”Unlike the other candidates, I am not funded by those corporate interests.
I owe them no loyalty, and they have no influence over me or my policies.” ---Dennis Kucinich

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33. I feel like he's about the only one left in Washington who represents my views.

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