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Ken Burch

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119. I support reproductive rights.

Thu May 18, 2017, 08:17 PM

May 2017

Last edited Fri May 19, 2017, 12:00 AM - Edit history (1)

But we can't ever go back to the Nineties, when that was seen as enough to distinguish Democrats from Republcans.
I was not saying anyone's rights are LESS important.

I wish Dennis had never been anti-choice, but he WAS running as a pro-choice candidate and I truly believe that the dynamics of the party would have made it impossible for him to be an anti-choice president.

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What in fuck's name happened to Dennis Kucinich? [View all] Blue_Tires May 2017 OP

I always thought he was a clown. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #1

Ditto to that. He always struck me as being too FRINGE for anyone to take seriously. NurseJackie May 2017 #76

He sold out. GaYellowDawg May 2017 #2

He crawled up Trump's ass and got stuck dalton99a May 2017 #3

Perhaps that explains the slight falling out between Trump and Rootin' Tootin' Putin. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #118

He was always a clown who gave liberals a bad name. nycbos May 2017 #4

He gets paid to read the script just like everyone else. underpants May 2017 #5

He is who I thought he was. nt LexVegas May 2017 #6

Same as it ever was oberliner May 2017 #7

Not true. This is the opposite of where he was in 2004. Ken Burch May 2017 #29

No it's not oberliner May 2017 #31

In 2004, he was right to say the party was too timid and centrist. Ken Burch May 2017 #36

So what do you think has happened to him? oberliner May 2017 #47

Defeat, frustration, bitterness at some level, perhaps. Ken Burch May 2017 #50

I didn't say anything about him running for president oberliner May 2017 #52

I'm truly not sure how he got here(my impression was that he backed HRC in the primaries in '16). Ken Burch May 2017 #90

TinyURLed link, but... moriah May 2017 #127

To make it clear, I don't condone anything he's doing now. Ken Burch May 2017 #133

NO. Kucinich illustrates the narrow gap between far left and far right. Hortensis May 2017 #99

pay check from Fox grantcart May 2017 #67

He was actually inconsequential karynnj May 2017 #61

The convention should never just be about the candidate as a person. Ken Burch May 2017 #95

I think you missed many things Kerry actually said karynnj May 2017 #112

The problem in 1968 was the brutal suppression of protest, not the protests themselves. Ken Burch May 2017 #113

He did not treat the a the antiwar people as lepers karynnj May 2017 #115

There was no good reason to ban antiwar signs at the convention. Ken Burch May 2017 #120

The country was turning against having entered the war, however when presented with what to do karynnj May 2017 #121

I agree with you on Bush's 2003 popularity and the role of the economy and of the running mate Ken Burch May 2017 #123

oberliber is right -- he was always a wingnut obamanut2012 May 2017 #54

oberliner, not oberliber. Ken Burch May 2017 #94

Poor Dennis. Couldn't win any primaries. MineralMan May 2017 #8

He wasn't wrong to run in 2004. Ken Burch May 2017 #30

Anyone can run who meets the constitutional qualifications. MineralMan May 2017 #56

He's always been a bit loony Renew Deal May 2017 #9

There is still a Dennis Kucinich Group here on DU: MineralMan May 2017 #10

Hell, even I used to like him back in '04 Blue_Tires May 2017 #26

Of course it's not active. The man isn't part of active politics anymore. Ken Burch May 2017 #37

And yet, it is still here, isn't it? MineralMan May 2017 #55

It's only here because nobody thought to close it. Ken Burch May 2017 #96

Why did you even bring Hillary into this? It's amazing how she is pulled into threads lunamagica May 2017 #59

She wasn't "pulled in" as such. The reference was to the DU discussion group, not the person. Gore1FL May 2017 #80

I brought her group into it, not her. Ken Burch May 2017 #98

I did TexasTowelie May 2017 #86

I saw that post. Back in 2016, I believe. MineralMan May 2017 #87

He is very pro-privacy and hates the patriot act and believes in deep state. Demsrule86 May 2017 #11

And he's evidently on the Kremlin payroll... Blue_Tires May 2017 #25

I am sure of it...all the disgruntled pols end up on the Russian gravy train. Demsrule86 May 2017 #125

He's returned to his roots. DonViejo May 2017 #12

Damn you and your pesky facts. nycbos May 2017 #16

That's the primary reason I've never been a supporter; I well remember DonViejo May 2017 #20

I remember when if you said anything bad about him... nycbos May 2017 #23

I've only commented on him once, here on DU, saying what I've written in our DonViejo May 2017 #24

He stopped the munipal electric utility from being privatized Ken Burch May 2017 #39

That doesn't excuse his racism or the Trump-like confrontational politics he brought to DonViejo May 2017 #43

He had moved past all that by the time he entered Congress Ken Burch May 2017 #48

If he "moved past all that," why's he on Fox or, better still, defending Trump? DonViejo May 2017 #57

Guess he stopped trying to dupe Democrats... Bradical79 May 2017 #68

He wasn't duping anybody in 2004 or 2008 Ken Burch May 2017 #105

I don't know why he's on Fox, and I don't defend that. Ken Burch May 2017 #101

I never liked him...I never trusted him... DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #27

You mean his racist roots. nikibatts May 2017 #21

He cut his teeth playing racial politics. I always thought he was a phony. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #35

Well, damnation Hekate May 2017 #65

He took the check blogslut May 2017 #13

he's always been a crazy looking for a cause to latch onto geek tragedy May 2017 #14

Frankly, I see no difference from when he was stabbing Democrats in the back while running for pres. Foamfollower May 2017 #15

It's called the Horseshoe Theory eissa May 2017 #17

I totally agree with this. I always said they were two sides of the same coin, lunamagica May 2017 #64

the problem with this shit is that it is non-specific. Who is far left? What criteria are you using JCanete May 2017 #92

Cleveland.com had an article in Feb 2017 about his running for Ohio gov in 2018. irisblue May 2017 #18

Like I have said for years he is part of the far left that joins the far-right snooper2 May 2017 #19

For Joiners without a real cause to rally for or win with what else can they do? nolabels May 2017 #128

He was always crazy. I never understood why Liberals liked him. Oneironaut May 2017 #22

Most people have a price... BigMin28 May 2017 #28

I'm saddened to see this. Something bad has happened to him. Ken Burch May 2017 #32

He said in Nov 2007 that Ron Paul was his choice of a running mate. pnwmom May 2017 #41

He didn't change, he has always been looney FLPanhandle May 2017 #33

Sometimes it seems C_U_L8R May 2017 #34

A tweet from Alex Jones? WellDarn May 2017 #38

There's a video of Kucinich you can watch. He's a Fox commentator now pnwmom May 2017 #42

It's not about Kucinich WellDarn May 2017 #45

I think Alex Jones is part of the point Bradical79 May 2017 #71

If you honestly belive I've broken DU policy Blue_Tires May 2017 #51

If you honestly believe you haven't WellDarn May 2017 #66

"self-discipline?" Blue_Tires May 2017 #73

Lol WellDarn May 2017 #78

I always thought he was goofy. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #40

He once saw a UFO and felt a "connection in his heart and heard directions in his mind." VOX May 2017 #44

So he saw a freaking UFO...so what? Ken Burch May 2017 #49

It means he's a nut Bradical79 May 2017 #72

A whole stadium of folks saw a UFO Duppers May 2017 #89

We're in agreement Bradical79 May 2017 #97

Thank you for the clarification. Duppers May 2017 #108

No problem Bradical79 May 2017 #114

Oh boy. Scurrilous May 2017 #62

Well, now I wonder what the directions were. crosinski May 2017 #88

Dennis has now gone off the rails, but this doesn't invalidate the good in his past. Ken Burch May 2017 #46

You put it very well - thanks mvd May 2017 #63

well said, thank you. Raster May 2017 #81

Yep WellDarn May 2017 #109

Because he was only ever a DINO -- very RW always obamanut2012 May 2017 #53

He was the most progressive candidate in the race in 2004. Ken Burch May 2017 #85

Mr Anti Choice obamanut2012 May 2017 #100

and some of us remember that he was anti-choice until about the time he decided to run niyad May 2017 #58

this -- some in this thread forget how he treated women obamanut2012 May 2017 #102

Not me REP May 2017 #116

and some of us NEVER forget!! niyad May 2017 #132

Wow. Is He Still Around? Leith May 2017 #60

Who says Kucinich is wrong? Cicada May 2017 #69

That about where I am on this too. ucrdem May 2017 #122

I try to remember him like this. NCTraveler May 2017 #70

Or BumRushDaShow May 2017 #83

+1 NCTraveler May 2017 #130

Infowhores? Alex Jones? fleabiscuit May 2017 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #75

lol I remember when so many here wanted him to win in 2004. hrmjustin May 2017 #77

He was the most progressive candidate that year. Ken Burch May 2017 #91

He was nuts then as he is nuts now. hrmjustin May 2017 #93

wrong, he was always an anti choice wingnut obamanut2012 May 2017 #103

He was pro-choice as a presidential candidate Ken Burch May 2017 #106

Without reproductive rights, economic and social change is not possible REP May 2017 #117

I support reproductive rights. Ken Burch May 2017 #119

Oh no, Denny, honey... back on the meds. Raster May 2017 #79

IMO Republicans are ready to get rid of Trump and move Pence in. Sunlei May 2017 #82

Probably so. Ken Burch May 2017 #107

Pence would pick someone rpannier May 2017 #131

I know it's intolerant, but I'm starting to see it as "Catholics Gone Bad." Pence is one too. hunter May 2017 #84

He was always a flake still_one May 2017 #104

Poor Dennis didn't fare too well on the "Sing along with Campaign 2008" online album DFW May 2017 #110

Wow, that's creepy. intheflow May 2017 #111

Nutzo!nt Tom67 May 2017 #124

.... Historic NY May 2017 #126

absolutely nothing krawhitham May 2017 #129