Michael Douglas to support Kucinich reelection (attending Cleveland event) [View All]

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http://www.kucinich.us/archive/home/display.php?src=k_20060419_zvpunry_qbhtynf.cuc

CLEVELAND, (April 18) - - Academy Award Winning Actor Michael Douglas will travel to Cleveland on Sunday, April 23, to support the reelection bid of U.S. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH).

"As a United Nations Messenger of Peace, I am pleased to come to Cleveland to strongly support Dennis Kucinich's efforts for world peace. He and I share many of the same concerns about what concrete steps must be taken to make this a more peaceful world, beginning with the urgent need for nuclear non-proliferation. Long before others Dennis warned America not to go to war against Iraq. He is now trying to head off a war with Iran. He is an important leader for peace and a true visionary. He deserves support and I am proud to be in Cleveland to provide it," said Douglas.

Two weeks ago, Douglas was at the UN to honor Kofi Annan's efforts to ban landmines. Douglas works internationally for the control of small arms.

Kucinich led the effort in the House of Representatives in challenging the Administration's march toward war in Iraq. He organized 125 Democrats in voting against the war. An analysis he did in October of 2002 of the Administration's claims regarding Iraq proved prescient as he was the first member of Congress to categorically debunk the case for war. He later was instrumental in forming a bipartisan coalition supporting legislation, House Joint Resolution 55, to withdraw US troops from Iraq.-snip-

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Btw, in other Kooch-related news, he's got a primary challenger, Barbara Anne Ferris, whose website contains nothing about Iraq or any of the things we love Kucinich for, lets hope he mops the floor with her electorally:

http://www.ferrisforcongress.com/issues.asp