The Official Dennis Kucinich for President Thread..

[The Sushi Bandit]

and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez for Vice President.


Dennis and the Sushi Bandit


Loretta and you know who


Dennis fights for a better future for all


Peace and Justice in our Time!

[LeftyMom]

1. We don't deserve him.

I wish we did. If there's an alternate universe where he's president I want immediate transportation there.

[benburch]

2. We *do* deserve him.

And if he runs, I will work for him.

[CountAllVotes]

5. and so will I

as I did before! If Dennis Kucinich runs again, I'll work even harder than I did before!

FEAR ENDS HOPE BEGINS!

KUCINICH '08! Our only REAL hope is what I think!

:D

GREAT pictures! Thank you for posting them!! :)

:kick:

[redqueen]

7. Same here... if he runs, he's the one I work for. Again. n/t

[serryjw]

43. I have both his posters framed in my office

"The Eyes that See Through the Lies"

Just think, I don't have to change ny emails

"If you are not paranoid, you are not paying attention"
America's challenge:LEARN TO READ BETWEEN THE ROTTEN LINES/LIES!
I Stand with Dennis Kucinich
I'm proud to be a Kucinich 2004 delegate
The ONLY TRUE Democrat!
www.kucinich.us

[LeftyMom]

8. Don't get me wrong, I love him to death

I hope he runs again and I hope he wins- few things would make me happier.

[mike_c]

9. I agree-- DK is the one politician that I have no reservations about...

There are others I would support for one reason or another-- Feingold, for example, and certainly a number of other "fantasy candidates" like Boxer or Conyers-- but Dennis Kucinich is my number one choice and has been for several years. There is no one else I could so unreservedly support.

[rucky]

36. "We're not locked in...

"We're not locked in to these conditions that degrade the environment, and jeopardize the future of our children."

It's never too late to change course.

[The Sushi Bandit]

53. I beg to differ

We do deserve someone with real morals!

[OzarkDem]

3. Hey Sushi Bandit!

Great pics!

[The Sushi Bandit]

16. Thanks!

Dennis is the reason I re-entered the political world. I worked on his 2002 run and found him to be the ONLY true progressive in the race. I support his proposed "Department of Peace" to counter the "War Department" (I know that is the old name but it is more honest then defence).

[Sam Odom]

4. I wish him the best, BUT

If he were the top of the ticket in '08 the Repubs would carry 44-46 states.

[redqueen]

10. Thanks for sharing your opinion. I disagree with it vehemently. n/t

[Sam Odom]

11. Academic discussion

Do we really think the MSM and the real bosses of our party would 'allow' Dennis to win the nomination? I think not. Just remember what they did to Dr. Dean.

[redqueen]

13. I understand...

However, to me, there have to be people willing to take big risks in order to make big changes. Yes, the party bosses and the MSM would be out in full force against him. But many people have since then realized just how much of a role the MSM played in Dean's slide after that one incident.

The really aggravating thing, to me, is that it's not the party bosses nor the MSM who ultimately matter... it's the VOTERS... it was the VOTERS who watched the media's BS about Dean and said to themselves "oh he'll never make it, I'd better stick with a 'safe' candidate".

The MSM is not to blame... it's the voters who follow their lead who are to blame. Once people get fed up with more of the same, they will eventually stop being led around by the nose like a bunch of dozy cattle and stand up for THEMSELVES.

[Freddie Stubbs]

66. We won't have to stop Kucinich

He won't get the momentum or support that Dean did. We will just laugh at him like we did last time.

[SaveElmer]

17. He'd carry D.C....

That is about it...

Would not keep me from voting for him if he got the nod however

[The Sushi Bandit]

51. He would carry Hawaii

no problem

[LWolf]

39. Same old argument that sure as hell didn't hold water in '04. n/t

[redqueen]

6. If it wasn't for him, I would never have become as involved as I am.

He gave me a reason to believe there is hope for the people of America in our battle against psychopathic corporations for control of this country.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

12. Kucinich would be a great president. nt.

[poverlay]

14. How sweet would a Fein/Kuci ticket be? n/t

[MuseRider]

15. Great pictures!

Nothing would make me happier in fact it would make me do a very happy dance to have the chance to work and vote for him once again. He is the only one I have no questions about, no reservations at all.

[MaggieSwanson]

18. Music to my ears!

:toast: to the Kooch - the tallest man in any room.

Sign me up. When do we begin canvassing?

[MuseRider]

19. I'm ready now!

I still have some of those cards from last time! I loved those cards. I could just scratch out the date on the bumpersticker that is still on my truck and I am READY.

[katinmn]

20. Vroooom! Vrooom!!

[The Sushi Bandit]

22. First meetup in OC pix from 2002

[katinmn]

24. That's a happy bunch!

:)

[The Sushi Bandit]

26. Opps.. the picture is from 2003!

I should have looked at the date stamp!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

29. The Kucinich kar!

:-)

A fixture at rallies in the Twin Cities.

[RangerSmith]

21. I think Dennis

is probably the most honest candidate out there and I do like his Health Care plan...

but, he can't win.

[LWolf]

40. Sure. That's why he wasn't nominated in '04.

The "unelectable" drumbeat drowned his campaign out. The choosing "electable" over "best" strategy sure served us well then, didn't it?

:sarcasm:

[RangerSmith]

46. Well,

don't count me as one who thought Kerry was electable either.

(note that no sarcasm smilie was used)

[LWolf]

48. In all honesty,

I don't think any democrat was "electable" in '04, because the election fraud concerns were not addressed before the votes were cast. That being the case, I don't know why "electability" was used to denigrate some, and promote others. At least Kucinich was willing to take the issue on. I wish more people would have listened.

[Radical Activist]

58. And the biggest reason he can't win

Is that liberals don't stand by their own because of negative attitudes like "he's unelectable." If everyone who voted for Nader in 2000 had voted for Kucinich in the New Hampshire primary then he would have been in the top two, which would have made him a top tier candidate. Liberals are their own worst enemy.

[LWolf]

60. That's the Truth.

How many people are willing to dive right in and continue the "I love him but he can't win" shit? That's no way to support someone who has been working without strings, without excuses, for liberal issues.

When one of the "electable" Democrats repeats, years late, what DK has said, and acted on, all along, suddenly that's a "legitimate" position?

[TroubleMan]

23. K & R....although my dream ticket is Kucinich/McKinney

nt.

[eridani]

25. The 2004 campaign was very hard on him

I wouldn't blame him for not wanting to go through that, nor for wanting to spare his new wife the abuse heaped on Judy Dean (she'd rather be a country doctor than a prop for her husband's campaign? The horror!!) and Teresa Kerry (she says what's on her mind? The horror!!).

The real question is whether his supporters can build the campaign structure necessary for that to actually happen. Given that personal contact is the only way to do an end run around overwhelming media slander, we'd need a far larger organization than required for someone more palatable to The Powers That Be. Dennis won the three counties in North Carolina in which he campaigned personally, so all we'd have to do is find a way to duplicate that effect in most of the counties in the country. :dilemma: I'm not at all sure we can do that.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

28. He also won several precincts in Minneapolis and

a few other places. The Minnesota corps of volunteers was awesome, giving Dennis 17% statewide, and I am proud to have played a very small role.

The perceived liberality of the state or district had nothing to do with the percentage of votes he got: it was strictly due to the skill and zeal of local campaigners. He did poorly in Madison, Wisconsin, but much better in small towns like Ashland and Viroqua, where he had an eager set of volunteers.

He did well in Washington and poorly in Oregon, well in Maine and poorly in New Hampshire. He did well in Hawaii, where he was the only candidate to visit twice. He did surprisingly well in Utah.

All in all, he did better where he got his message out either personally or through tireless volunteers than in places that were dependent on the MSM for their information.

[area51]

27. I like Kucinich; he'd be a great prez. (n/t)

[The Sushi Bandit]

64. Wed Kick

[Strawman]

30. There is a very simple reason to vote for Dennis Kucinich in a primary

He's earned it.

He's never sold out to corporations.

He's never decided to back down from standing up for what is right because some poll or focus group said it wasn't such a hot idea.

I can't think of an instance where he has let me down since 2003-2004 when I began to notice and follow him.

Is he a long shot? Yep. Don't care.

All I know is that among all the potential primary candidates, he is the one who most DESERVES my vote, so he'll get it. It's that simple.

[MuseRider]

34. That is very well said.

You express my feelings exactly.

[Selatius]

44. You're right. Dennis ISN'T A CORPORATE SELLOUT!

That's something far too few politicians can claim nowadays.

[The Sushi Bandit]

31. Dennis Won Maui County

with over 50% of the vote...

[Clark2008]

32. I love, love, love Denny

Too bad most Americans are so vain they won't vote for a short man for president (and I'm a short woman, so I know of which I speak).

Sigh.

[Sam Odom]

33. Too short ?

That's the least of his problems

[otohara]

35. I Wish There Were Two America's

they can have the south - and we liberals will have the north.

Our president will be either Dennis Kucinich, Al Gore or Russ Finegold
Their president can be Ann Coulter or any one of their evil, greedy, hypocrites.

[rucky]

37. No But's About it...

Kooch is the man!

[Placebo]

38. Is this a joke?

I hope so. :rofl:

[LWolf]

41. I remember the day those pics were taken.

I was there, although I didn't know you were. :D

It was the day I officially stepped up and became active in a campaign; the first time I've ever done anything but vote in my 27 years as a voter. I showed up. I donated. I worked. I drove, wrote, called, walked. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

[The Sushi Bandit]

42. You dont recognize me in the photos above?

cause I DO remember you!

Peace

[LWolf]

45. I recognize you,

but I thought it was because you shared the photos then!

:hi:

[The Sushi Bandit]

47. I belive that i did!

I have since moved to maui full time.

[LWolf]

49. And I've moved to Oregon,

yet we're both still ready to answer when DK calls, from the tropics to the high desert!

:thumbsup:

[The Sushi Bandit]

50. Very Cool!!

great talking to you!

[noonwitch]

52. He's a good guy, but not very electable as president

His positions will come across as naive and silly, like the Department of Peace. They will compare him to Carter.

[eridani]

54. The Founding Fathers were naive and silly?

A Department of Peace was seriously discussed in the Revolutionary era.

[Freddie Stubbs]

67. Installing George Washington as King was also "seriously discussed"

[Radical Activist]

57. Remember when he called for a timetable to get out of Iraq?

Yeah, people called it unrealistic and silly back in '03. Its nice that Kerry, Feingold and others finally come around. People thought he was "out there" when he said Bush was lying about WMD's in Iraq back in '02. He isn't naive, he's prophetic.

[anewdeal]

55. Loretta is a stone fox!

That should win her a few extra votes.

[The Sushi Bandit]

59. She is the Best Looking Congresswoman Ever

she is warm and engaging too!

[Radical Activist]

56. Everyone sounds like Dennis Kucinich these days.

That's what a Republican friend said to me the other day.

[digno dave]

61. Sushi Bandit = Bob Shrum

NT

[The Sushi Bandit]

63. Who is Bob Shrum?

Someone who looks like me?

[mdmc]

62. fuck

YES!

[The Sushi Bandit]

65. kick

[AnOhioan]

68. He had my vote in 2004.....if he were ever to run again...

He have my vote again.

[LincolnMcGrath]

69. Thanks for the pictures. More importantly, thank you for being involved

:hug:

[OzarkDem]

70. Saw a Dennis Kucinch yard sign today

Very bright and bold (as Dennis signs always are)

It had Kucinich in large letters in the center and above and below his name it said

"TELL GEORGE BUSH"

KUCINICH

"TO GET OUT OF IRAQ"

the OzarkDem boy and his friend cheered loudly when they saw it, now I have to get one for our yard.