I’ve heard enough from Hillary, Barack and John… Now I want to hear more Dennis. It’s time for the politicians-only candidates (Dodd, Biden) to drop out. Time for the VP seekers (Richardson) to drop out. Time for the doesn’t-stand-a-chance-in-hell candidate (Gravel) to drop out.
I’ve heard so much from the top three… but never anything really straight. They can talk around a subject like no one’s business. Sure, we could have a first time black or woman President. I’m in favor of a first time, non-photogenic, short and ugly but honest and direct President.
Just by the way he is treated by the media… a minimum of time for questions, none of the press focus, Kucinich IS the minority candidate who should get some more attention.
In the ABC debate with George Stefanopoulis this morning, Kucinich got very little time (which he pointed out to George in the “faith” question – that he was “praying” for George to ask him a question.) When he did talk… about education and about immediate changes in government, he didn’t tapdance or politician-ize his responses, but had a Trumanesque straightforwardness that one can only admire.
I understand he is going to have a whole show on Big Ed Schultz’s radio program in September. I’ll be waiting to hear it and to call in with my questions. I’m really looking forward to Dennis’ answers.
“I’m in favor of a first time, non-photogenic, short and ugly but honest and direct President”
Yeah, me too. But this is America, the land of the beautiful and of the sharp soundbite . You’re barking up the wrong tree…er…forest here. He’s not been annointed by the chattering classes. To them he’s no more than a…a..Keebler Elf. Resistance is futile.
Kucinich’s main claim to fame with our crowd was the Space Preservation Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Preservation_Act
This too failed, they want their weapon.
More time for Kucinich, that is. What kind of bizzare world do we live in where the candidate whose views reflect the general public, more than any other candidate, gets the smallest exposure?
This amply demonstrates how disconnected the corporate media is from the general population.
The corporate media is criminal in its takeover of the airwaves, and furthering its agenda.
I think the media machine is connected into the general population’s views just fine. They’re reading those views and formulating the dissemination of information, or lack of it, based exactly on what the public wants. And what they want is a threat to power holders. It’s Kucinich’s message that they’re stifling because it resonates with you and me. can’t have that, so they concoct the easiest way to tear down and isolate that message. In Kucinich’s case more often than not it’s just too damn convenient for the media that he was born under 6 feet tall with large ears. But the truth is, at least the way i see it, that Clint Eastwood couldn’t sell that message in this country either. Well, he could if he could get some equal air and face time with the public. they’d manufacture some nonsense about him too though and pretty soon before you knew it they’d have enough of the public rubbing their eyes and believing he was a Keebler Elf too.
Only in America.