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Saturday, February 24, 2007

What He Said

posted by on February 24 at 16:53 PM

Okay, no more Slogging—just tossing this up too. I get shitloads of grief from a small number of readers for failing to devote ten or eleven pages every week to presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. I can’t seem to muster up the give-a-shit to justify our refusal to cover the Kucinich campaign. So, like, what Kos said.

When talking about Kucinich, I usually leave it at “ugh.” I’ve found that much kinder than actually getting into Kucinich’s record. But his supporters are OUTRAGED(!) that I would be so dismissive, and they DEMAND(!) I explain myself.

Honestly, it would be better for your guy if I didn’t. But since you all insist…

Kucinich has never proven broad electoral viability. How many presidents have been elected straight from the House of Representatives? Kucinich could gain respect by running and winning in something a little more competitive than an urban 58 percent Kerry district.

Did you know that Kucinich was once ardently anti-choice and anti-stem cell research?

There’s lots more to read here.

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I wish there were a passionate, unapologetic radical in the presidential race who didn't embarrass him/herself with new agey "Department of Peace" bullshit. I thought Carol Moseley Braun spoke well for the left last time. I have no problem with super-progressive Dems running as "issue candidates," but I'd rather they weren't ridiculous, a la Dennis. Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, and Barney Frank would all be better standard-bearers, even if they wouldn't stand a chance at the nomination (in all likelihood).

Posted by lorax | February 24, 2007 5:06 PM
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The dude is a shameless opportunist, and is willing to blow with the wind, even on basic values like abortion and race. This is not new - see the Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 12, 2003:

"But longtime Cleveland politicians and political advisers say that when civil rights still divided Cleveland during the 1970s, Kucinich got some of his first toeholds in local politics by exploiting the city's racial prejudices. They say that while he courted white, ethnic voters on the city's West Side, he vilified black politicians, attacked their white colleagues as puppets and opposed busing for school integration."

http://www.cleveland.com/kucinich/plaindealer/index.ssf?/kucinich/more/104747092810861.html

Posted by JTR | February 24, 2007 5:11 PM
3

Can someone just tell him to go away?

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 24, 2007 5:33 PM
4

This blew me away when I first read it. I'd thought that anyone who was all new agey and shit would be an actual, you know, liberal. Now I think he's a piece of shit, and I'll point out his NARAL and NRL ratings the next time some goddamn hippie starts waxing poetic about Kucinich.

Posted by Gitai | February 24, 2007 5:37 PM
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Christ, there are over 1300 posts on that Kos diary and it's only been up for 9 hours.

Posted by Matt from Denver | February 24, 2007 5:48 PM
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"How many presidents have been elected straight from the House of Representatives?"

Two fewer than have been elected straight out of the Senate.

Posted by josh | February 24, 2007 6:32 PM
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Ah Josh...... are you saying that Rudy is going to be the next president? Guess it is time to cut my throat.

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