Kucinich on now!!

[VolcanoJen]

To the strains of "Power to the People!"

[JohnKleeb]

1. Jen I beat you by a sec but I dont care

summed it up better than I.

[VolcanoJen]

4. Is it me, or is this shaping up to be anti-war night?

OK... don't start on Edwards... but:

Wyclef
Jesse Jackson
Dennis

And that's just so far.

[JohnKleeb]

7. hmm

it seems to me like hes doing a populist theme which is fine because after all I was intially attracted to the guy by his opposition to Taft-Hartley.

[VolcanoJen]

28. Poverty is a Weapon of Mass Destruction! Joblessness is a WMD!

Fear is a WMD! Homelessness is a WMD! Racism is a WMD!!

We must disarm these weapons!!!

Populism, with an anti-war tilt. Dennis, you're blowing my MIND.

[Gothic Sponge]

2. and the people that post on DU!

[Endangered Specie]

5. lol, we are one!

[JohnKleeb]

3. oh man this is exactly what I wanted

a very pro working class speak. It reminds me of the U2 song, the hands who built america.

[VolcanoJen]

9. We Will Carry America For Kerry, and Kerry Will Carry America For US!

That's one helluva long bumpersticker, but I LOVE IT.

Only Dennis could give this kind of speech.

And, I freaking love that U2 song!

[JohnKleeb]

13. I do too

great song.

[VolcanoJen]

19. Courage, America! Courage to replace this Administration!

Courage, America! Courage to end this war!!!!

:D Dennis, you make me so proud to be a Buckeye. :D

[JohnKleeb]

20. I hear he may run in your state for statewide office

That would be great, we'll never get a Kucinich or anyone like him in Virginia.

[VolcanoJen]

33. Courage, Dennis!! Courage to run for Governor of the State of Ohio!!!!

[JohnKleeb]

37. or senator Ive heard both

I'd rather him than the other Inch you guys got though George V isnt as bad as some or Mike Dewine. He starts out with a populist speech, continues that with an anti war one, he has strong points on all issues, thats why I liked him and Kerry so much early on.

[never_get_over_it]

41. Hey don't be selfish

let the rest of us share him - I'd like to see him in a nice role in the administration

[JohnKleeb]

43. yes but if you want him to be shared by all of us

We need him to build up his resume.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

47. We need a replacement for Metzenbaum.

...it would be interesting to see Dennis run, but I fear Ohio is too conservative for him nowadays.

[eridani]

64. What about YOU, John?

That's a big part of the Kucinich message--we are the ones we have been waiting for.

[AlCzervik]

6. you go Dennis!

Makes me want to cry, i hope Kerry finds a post for him.

[Gothic Sponge]

12. I hope so too

I voted for Kucinich in the primary! He is a great man!

[DemBones DemBones]

8. A great unity message! Dennis is a team player.

:-)

[JohnKleeb]

11. doy :)

He's naming all the great democrats and hes mostly talking about why I first supported him, labor!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blm]

55. I tried to tell DU for over a year.... Dennis loves the Dem party

and he loves his constituency and his every move was geared to MAINTAIN unity, not to divide.

He gets written off by too many as a flake or an egoist, but you can be damn sure that he and Kerry knew exactly what they were doing and how that unity would benefit this nation for years to come. These are two SERIOUS men and two SERIOUS public servants.

[Beaverhausen]

10. He's doing great!

Go Dennis!

[johnnie]

14. So Proud

I liked him when he was mayor here, and it is so cool to see him where he is now. Go Dennis!

[Sparrow]

15. he is over acting

I like what he is saying though.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

I like what he is saying too

but the same pitch and same speed and rythym after a while grates.

No I didn't say that. He is fantastic. No wedgies for me. He is great. DK all the way.

[Misunderestimator]

34. No he isn't... he's being passionate.

And welcome to DU.

[DemBones DemBones]

38. No, he's giving a rousing speech, one that

any political leader could be proud of.

[JI7]

49. no, this is how he always is

[never_get_over_it]

50. He is not over acting

he is a passionate person and has worked very hard all the way through the primary season - he DESERVES this time and this speech. I worked to get him on the VA primary ballot and voted for him. He is a GREAT man and please don't criticize him - he knows what it means to be a Democrat.

[proud patriot]

16. Courage America

Right On

[JohnKleeb]

18. hes said it before

He's summed up what he was all about, yeah and people said he would be censored. Count another thing the cynics were wrong about.

[VolcanoJen]

22. Courage to RE-START the 21st Century! Courage to counter...

... their attacks and fear-mongering!!

Iraq HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11!! We have found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq!!

Oh, wow...

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

44. Makes me proud to be a Buckeye.

....that was an excellent and prescient line by Dennis..Restart the 21st Century.

[dweller]

17. ****WE****

WIN!

:D

and there you have a prediction, from the man with the eyes that see through the lies. If he says so, i believe it will be done.

thank you DK!
dp

[Tatiana]

21. Doesn't back down from anti-war stance.

Love this man for standing up for what he believes in.

POVERTY IS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG preach it, Dennis!

WE MUST DISARM THESE WEAPONS!

Finally getting the applause he deserves.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

23. We must disarm these weapons...

[JohnKleeb]

27. and people were saying he would be censored heh

This is a great speech.

[Ilsa]

Rascism! Homelessness! Joblessness!

all are weapons of mass destruction!

Great speech!

[fameless]

24. I love him and his emotions.

hitting the nail on the head.

[Sugarbleus]

25. WELL DONE DENNIS!! BLESS YOU DK!!

[Misunderestimator]

26. Fear is a weapon of mass destruction... homelessness is a weapon

of mass destruction... poverty is a weapon of mass destruction... we must disarm THESE weapons.

He is ROCKING!!!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

48. Tell me when it's gonna replay so I can see it later

[Misunderestimator]

56. I'll try to find out. Was a great speech!

[dweller]

60. at the end of the nightly coverage

i believe cspan starts over with coverage..

or at least they did monday, didn't stay up tues nite to check.

hope you see it!
dp

[Misunderestimator]

63. Thanks to JohnKleeb on another thread:

perhaps here: http://www.dems2004.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter3.asp?c=luI2LaPYG&b=125925

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. OMG!!! Dennis is saying IT!

He was AWESOME!!!!!!!! WTG, Dennis!!!!!!

[not systems]

30. Fear is a weapon of mass destruction!

Great speech!

[Thrill]

32. WOW Dennis went wild

OUCH

[DemBones DemBones]

31. "Courage to give John Kerry the chance to restart the 21st century!"

Now that is a winning line!


Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11; no WMDs in Iraq, etc.

Poverty is a WMD! etc.

I love Dennis!

This is a SPEECH!!!

[The Blue Knight]

40. Dennis just ANNIHILATED it!!!

This is why I supported this man! Way to go Dennis! YOU DA MAN!!!

[Gregorian]

35. WE MUST HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE!

Those are the words we want to hear.
Kucinich is the type we want.

[G_j]

57. "WE MUST HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE!"

first one to say it. YES!!!!


DK = heart, courage and wisdom thank you Dennis! :loveya:

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

36. Excellent stemwinder speech. Dennis is the real deal.

Excellent. Im glad I supported him.

[LiberalManiacfromOC]

39. That was a great speech!

like all the others!

I'm teary-eyed again. I need to stop watching this thing :P

[Cybergata]

42. My husband has been yelling...

"Now that's what the Democratic Party should all about!!!

Dennis, I knew you wouldn't win the nomination, but I voted you because you say the words I always want to hear a politician say.

:hippie:

[VolcanoJen]

53. Me too, Cybergata! Me TOO!

I just know this is going to be the best night!!! :D :D :D

[BayouBengal07]

45. "Restart the 21st century."

I really like that line. It's really a shame the 21st Century got off on such a bad foot. There was so much hope and optimism and potential for the world, and then came the Bush administration, 9/11, and a never ending "war against evil".

I hope we can reclaim the 21st Century.

[Wind Dancer]

46. Great words, Dennis is a true peacemaker!

:bounce:

[nostamj]

51. LOVED IT

LOVE him. what a week this is becoming....

[pinto]

52. His WMD analogy with the broad daily threats to our country was great!

Racism, joblessness, homelessness, and fear mongering.

[mvd]

54. Wonderful speech!!

Yes, the party is united in its effort to elect Kerry! Bush is just too evil for games. The speech was a perfect mixture of conciliation and the courage to stand up for his principles. I am so proud to have voted for him in the PA primary. :yourock:, Kucinich!

[G_j]

58. UNITED!

you know from his beaming smile he meant it!
what a blessing this man has been.

[hippywife]

68. Great picture of

one of the greatest public servants of our century! I was proud to have supported him and to have voted for him.

I don't want to see him in the Kerry Administration. I want to see him in the Senate where he can really do some good.

Dennis...you're the greatest!!

[G_j]

70. yes I voted for him too

he even won in our county! I love the man
yes he should stay in the Senate. Unless perhaps he became secretary of state.

[LWolf]

59. That's the man I voted for.

I am so proud of him, the work he has done, and his presence on the podium tonight.

That was vintage Dennis...and he nailed it.

Dennis, :yourock:

:loveya:

[Zorra]

61. Yeah, me too.

He's the best we have.

Dennis:

[LWolf]

62. You got that right.

Dennis is the best.

:loveya:

[Zinfandel]

65. My MAN! Dennis Kucinich...Never let's us down...A true LIBERAL Democrat!!!

A true FDR progresive Democrat... I voted for him here in CA.

I love DK!!!

[bloom]

66. I loved Kucinich

for verbalizing all of the progressive issues - that many miss.

[Renew Deal]

67. He sounded bad on the radio.

His message was good but his delivery didn't sound good. I think he gave the speech he would have given if he had won.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

69. I went late to a church committee meeting

in order to hear Dennis. :loveya:

I knew he'd rock the house. Voting for him in the Minnesota caucuses was the proudest vote of my life.

By the way, I saw DUer dpbrown in the audience waving a Kucinich sign.

[Zinfandel]

71. I know you know it was worth it...DK did indeed rock!