Kucinich "Hello!!!...we did not have to offer legislation..."

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Lr17usifg&eurl=

[HCE SuiGeneris]

1. The only real candidate...

I have boundless admiration for this man, and for those that were aware enough to elect him.

[whistle]

2. Audio interference hard to hear it, but listen closely

[LWolf]

3. K & R, for those who didn't catch this earlier. n/t

[RufusTFirefly]

4. Transcript from DN

DK made a similar point on DN (Democracy Now!). Here's a piece of the transcript

REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: Well, you know, there’s a fundamental misperception about the path the Democrats should be taking. We shouldn’t be offering any legislation at all. We should just simply tell the President we’re not going to fund the war. And this idea about funding the war to help the troops is absurd. You want to help the troops, bring them home.

I offered a plan, HR 1234, that would provide for a plan that would bring the troops home, close the bases, end the occupation and reach out to the international community for an international peacekeeping and security force that would move in as our troops leave. But we can’t do that until we end the occupation. We can’t end the occupation until we stop funding the war. We simply do not have to have a bill, Amy. It’s just as simple as that.

JUAN GONZALEZ: What about those Democrats who argue that they could not get a majority vote or at least one that would survive a presidential veto to stop the funding, so that they’ve got to then have a concession of some sort?

REP. DENNIS KUCINICH: I want to make sure I’m being clear about this. I’m saying that it’s not necessary to have a bill, that the process depends on legislation to keep the war going. But there’s money in the pipeline right now to bring the troops home. We simply should tell the President we’re not going to fund the war, period. We don’t need legislation to do that.

The rest

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13. Thanks for posting this, will listen n/t

[Martin Eden]

35. "peacekeeping and security force that would move in as our troops leave"

Is it likely that other nations would provide troops for that purpose?

[Mme. Defarge]

5. He's got my vote

but even Olberman failed to include him among Democratic candidates on his show earlier in the week.

Kucinich is the ONLY reason I haven't re-registered as an Independent.

[Individualist]

10. Mine too!

[slipslidingaway]

16. As much as I admire Olberman there are still areas he will not

touch. If he did a show on the draft proposal of the Iraq Oil Law tied to the supplemental bill I must have missed it.

[ToeBot]

39. Well, that's his job, sorta - shoring up the fringes...

That, and being a target for the establishment Democrats. Don't misunderstand me, I can find no fault with his politics, but he will never be President; because he will never be anointed by those who choose who can be nominees. But, we can keep on hoping (and not defecting).

[Individualist]

40. He gets my vote

whether he's the nominee or not. I believe voters have wised up too much to fall for DLC's swiftboating of Kucinich.

[Mme. Defarge]

43. Even if he were the nominee

the Democratic party leadership would never support him, just as they didn't support their last two presidential candidates who won their elections.

I'm done with the Dems.

[helderheid]

6. rec 4

[ixion]

7. kucinich rocks

:applause:

[TahitiNut]

8. Heaven forbid he actually state the plain truth ... even Dems don't think the truth is "electable."

:puke:

He's the only one whose pantleg a squirrel could climb and come back down without having starved.

[slipslidingaway]

17. "He's the only one whose pantleg a squirrel could climb and

come back down without having starved."

So true!

:rofl:

[sellitman]

28. I agree on Dennis but.....

As a male your analogy is far from being a .......Jewel.

[leftchick]

9. thank you

one of the last great representatives of THE PEOPLE!

[jgraz]

11. Dennis, do me a favor and stay out of small aircraft

Is there anyone who has a higher cojones-per-pound ratio than our Mr. K?

[some guy]

12. kick for the obvious

[mmonk]

14. The only candidate I can fully say that has earned my vote

and full trust.

[Rex]

15. One of the FEW; sane congressmen left in Congress!!!

Dennis, Henry, short list...be afraid.

[truedelphi]

18. A hero ifever there was one! n/t

[soulcore]

19. And people bashed me for supporting Dennis, cuz' he wasn't "electable" looking.

This man is a true patriot and champion of the people.

[earthlover]

20. Dennis is more electable than Hillary IMHO

I know this is faint praise, but at least with Dennis if he wins we win!

[TahitiNut]

22. "if he wins we win" ... EXACTLY

:thumbsup: if he wins everyone wins ... and that's the way the game SHOULD be played, imho.

[Individualist]

42. Absolutely!

[Cults4Bush]

21. ..and those people can take a flying leap.

If they are really that shallow point at the fact that is his wife is twice as beautiful as Nicole Kidman and probably twice again as smart Hillary :)

If they just think Americans are that shallow point out the fact that we already have a chimp and a psycho eyed zombie in office and Bush 1 and Reagan werent uhmm that hot either. :P

[AnOhioan]

23. Dennis brought me into the Party

I will stay because of him.

[MaggieSwanson]

37. Likewise.

:patriot: Dennis Kucinich speaks for me, so I stand with him.

[Solly Mack]

24. !!

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

25. thanks for posting this.

we need more people in office like Kucinich, dammit.

[dave_p]

26. And the guy makes it his job to know what he's voting on

He's more aware of the policy issues than probably anyone else in Congress.

[Edgeoforever]

27. What a novel idea! It's W's war, not the troops war!

[AlecBGreen]

32. welcome to DU!

:hi: :toast: :party:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

29. kick

[slipslidingaway]

30. Thanks for the K&R's n/t

[Beelzebud]

31. Dennis Kucinich - One of the last national Democrats worth voting for.

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[tomp]

34. how beuatifully plain-spoken. kick nt

[dkofos]

36. More truth from DK

They should have just dropped ALL talk of war funding after the veto of the first bill.

The lack of true leadership in our govt. is appalling

[Annces]

38. He is a voice in the wilderness

Democrats are listening to the dark side.

[lonestarnot]

41. Dennis be the man!

[Time for change]

44. Wow!

That's very tough talk -- war crimes!

This is just what the American people need to hear. I intend to vote for Kucinich in the primaries unless something happens between now and then to make me change my mind.

[Vidar]

45. Dennis is, by far, the best of the lot.

[Edweird]

46. Only a coward stands idly by while evil performs its works. The (D)'s that created this bill are a

horse of a different color because THEY ASSISTED the evil in their works.

rec. for someone telling it like it is, not how they plan to "spin" it.

[rateyes]

47. At this point, Kucinich has my vote. The ONLY thing

that will change that is if Gore gets in the race.