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Originally posted by Aivo½so
Kucinich is my man.
What exactly has given him the reputation of being a bad joke?
Kucinich is my man.
What exactly has given him the reputation of being a bad joke?
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He stands for a lot of things that people are very opposed to. Most people agree with him on a lot of things, but hate him for standing for other things that they feel very strongly about. I don't think he's a serious candidate to win.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Originally posted by Aivo½so
What exactly has given him the reputation of being a bad joke?His platform[14] for 2008 includes:
* Creating a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans.
* The immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq and replacing them with an international security force.
* Guaranteed quality education for all, including free pre-kindergarten and college for all who want it.
* Immediate withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
* Repealing the USA PATRIOT Act.
* Fostering a world of international cooperation.
* Abolishing the death penalty.
* Environmental renewal and clean energy.
* Preventing the privatization of social security.
* Providing full social security benefits at age 65.
* Creating a cabinet-level "Department of Peace"
* Ratifying the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol.
* Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting.
* Protecting a woman's right to choose while decreasing the number of abortions performed in the U.S.
* Ending the war on drugs.
* Legalizing same-sex marriage.
* Creating a balance between workers and corporations.
* Restoring rural communities and family farms.THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
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"Spirit merges with matter to sanctify the universe. Matter transcends to return to spirit. The interchangeability of matter and spirit means the starlit magic of the outermost life of our universe becomes the soul-light magic of the innermost life of our self." - Dennis Kucinich, candidate for the U. S. presidency
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Why?Originally posted by LordShiva
Wow, Kucinich sounds like an absolute nut-job.Comment
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Too long, can you copy/paste the most ridiculous/moronic claims?http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_DKucinich6.12.html
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This cycle's crop of candidates is especially deep because this is the first time in a long, long time that the office is wide open -- i.e., the president isn't running for office again and the vice president isn't moving up.
Selectively talking about some candidates...
Bill Richardson is governor of New Mexico. He has overachieved in every office that he's held, even though at the start you sort of think he's in over his head. He's known in Washington as a troubleshooter diplomat and able administrator in some of the mid-tier cabinet portfolios. He moved up the rungs quickly in the Clinton administration. He's an old Washington hand, but I would hesitate to call him a Washington insider like Hillary.
As New Mexico governor he has slashed business taxes and used heavy incentives to woo companies to set up shop in the state. Many of the recipients are high-risk high technology outfits, like start-up solar power companies (Advent Solar), start-up electric car companies (Tesla Motors), start-up personal jet manufacturers (Eclipse Aviation), and start-up space companies (Spaceport America), and the like. The state has enjoyed consistent budget surpluses under Richardson's care. The state has one of the lowest unemployment rates, quite a change from the late 90s when it suffered the highest. Note that Richardson has only been governor for 4 years.
Richardson is chunky and not overly photogenic, so he will have a tough run at the presidency. On the other hand, it doesn't seem smart to underestimate him. Governorships have traditionally been the springboard to the presidency and there are very few governors running this cycle.
He would be the first hispanic and second catholic to hold the presidency.Last edited by DanS; February 25, 2007, 13:56.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Richardson
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Kucinich demonstrated that he is a joke with his disastrous mayor term of Cleveland way back in the 70s. If he can't manage a mid-sized city, how can he manage USA?
Thank you for demonstrating to us Europeans why image continues to reign supreme in American politics because of stupid voters trusting on what they hear from their social surroundings and from the commentators of their TV stations instead of what they hear from the candidates themselves.Originally posted by Elok
-Edwards is playing a psycho-liberal populist this time around, even more than he did in '04 when he had Kerry's bland, lukewarm pap balancing him out. I'm sure Dean is pleased to see someone else following his footsteps down into the political gutter.
-Obama has intelligence, charisma, an apparently genuine faith, and the appearance of sanity and optimism amidst a sea of partisan hatred. He has good anti-war cred and a boatload of powerful supporters. He's my favorite by far of the Dems' offerings, but I don't know if that will make up for his being black and inexperienced. Probably not. Four more years under a loser, anyone?
The only difference between Obama and Edwards is that Obama is black. Contrary to what you presume, that is an asset in Democratic primary, not a problem. There is no policy difference based on what they've said in public and done in the US Senate. About their characters -- I like how every word in your first sentence about Obama could be applied identically to Edwards. "Black John Edwards" is an apt nickname for Obama. Empty suits with big words, small ideas and no actions.Comment
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VJ
I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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Re: Re: Explain the likely US presidential candidates
I don't know, remember you are dealing with people here who are well read on the whole - I have heard of Giuliani and Bloomberg for example, the mayor of NY is a pretty major political role, same with mayor of London, who almosts seems to be establishing his own foreign relations as demonstrated in the other thread.Originally posted by Lorizael
It's interesting to see that Giuliani is known outside the country. Is that from 9/11 or...?Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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No wonder he wants to legalize drugs. He had to be on LSD when he said that.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Also this:
"Spirit merges with matter to sanctify the universe. Matter transcends to return to spirit. The interchangeability of matter and spirit means the starlit magic of the outermost life of our universe becomes the soul-light magic of the innermost life of our self." - Dennis Kucinich, candidate for the U. S. presidency
ripped shamelessly from stefu's sigI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett KavanaughComment
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Re: Re: Re: Explain the likely US presidential candidates
I'm sure Bloomberg was known before he was mayor. His company is world renown.Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I don't know, remember you are dealing with people here who are well read on the whole - I have heard of Giuliani and Bloomberg for example, the mayor of NY is a pretty major political role, same with mayor of London, who almosts seems to be establishing his own foreign relations as demonstrated in the other thread.
One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Re: Re: Re: Explain the likely US presidential candidates
Interestingly, the mayor of New York really isn't a major political role here in the U.S. The governor of New York state is a higher profile office here. That said, the mayor of New York is the most high profile mayoral office, followed fairly closely by the mayor of Chicago.Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I don't know, remember you are dealing with people here who are well read on the whole - I have heard of Giuliani and Bloomberg for example, the mayor of NY is a pretty major political role, same with mayor of London, who almosts seems to be establishing his own foreign relations as demonstrated in the other thread.Last edited by DanS; February 25, 2007, 15:30.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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A shame that it would matter, it's no worse than Bush.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Also this:
"Spirit merges with matter to sanctify the universe. Matter transcends to return to spirit. The interchangeability of matter and spirit means the starlit magic of the outermost life of our universe becomes the soul-light magic of the innermost life of our self." - Dennis Kucinich, candidate for the U. S. presidency
ripped shamelessly from stefu's sigIn Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.Comment
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