I suddenly find myself thinking that Kucinich is creepy

I've recently read a bunch of newspaper editorials, blog postings, etc that have referred to Kucinich as creepy and I must admit that the more I think about it, the more I agree.

anyone else feel similarly about DK?

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n/t

Maybe not tonight but I think it will happen. That's all I meant.

*shudder* *ewwwww*

He looks like a little troll. Vote Dean, the candidate who wont make your skin crawl.

in TV, a person's Q factor means his/her appeal to the audience. it has very little to do with competence, intelligence, or even past success.

the feeling you're getting is probably caused by your TV screen close-up image of dennis. Q is very, very powerful. that's why i'm worried about dean. he looks stiff, doesn't control his facial reactions (during debates), and he has a very short neck. he looks like his collar is too big and has been tightened with his tie. (i wonder if he was a wrestler when he was young; they develop thick necks.)

remember how good al gore looked next to the freak monkey?
unfortunately, the freak monkey has been practicing for 3 years, and he looks better now ($3000 suits with excellent cut and drape; botox to control the smirk) than he did back then.

i keep visualizing a dean/bush TV debate, and i'm afraid dean's honesty and inelligence will not penetrate the powerful Q factor.

I live in Ca. and the recent recall and Arnold's win ,prove just how shallow the voters are. Now if they where so unhappy with Davis , and wanted him replaced ,you would think an exprienced person with very good credentials on economics would be the way to go .Instead we get an entertainer with a bankrupt resturant chain (Planet Hollywood) I have to take issuse also with the person who's post said Al Gore was creepy ! What the heck is creepy about Al Gore, his recent speeches show he is more inline with our beliefs on the war in Iraq and much more. He has shown that all of the sterio types the media tried to pin on him are 100% wrong. Creepy , is the idiot we got stuck with running our country ,(running it into the ground). Iam disgusted with many people at this and other pro Dem web sites that continue to eat their own .Al Gore is one of the best the Dems have, and that is a positive ,not a negative ,as long as you look at his record instead of what color suit he is wearing ! GORE/CLARK 2004 ,the ultimate Dem dream team !!!!!!

other equally vapid posts. It makes my skin crawl. And reminds me that there really are trolls in the world.

He looks too much like a car salesman.

:scared:

you agree, just because a bunch of people say so?

People say, "He doesn't look like a President." And to an extent, it's an accurate observation. Most of our Presidents in the modern age have been at least nominally "attractive." Not Nixon, who was a hideous jowly beast. LBJ apparently had a far more powerful and overwhelming presence in person than he did on television. But Eisenhower had that winning smile, Kennedy made the ladies swoon, Carter had a mouth full of pearly whites, Reagan had the "friendly old grandfather" thing, and of course... there was Clinton (charisma to the max).

What America saw (or sees) in the Bushes is a mystery to me. I guess their stupidity is endearing.

It is a point to consider. Many voters do take appearance and personality into account when electing Presidents. Of course, Kucinich's talk about a Department of Peace, while certainly heartfelt, makes him an easy target.

I don't know about Kucinch; I agree with a great deal of what he says, but at the same time I realize that his chances of winning are small. It's a consequence of the Age of Television.

I hate to agree with you, but I do.

All of my friends are supporting Dennis and started actively working for him long before I started paying attention to the candidates. I was eagerly looking forward to hearing him.

And then I finally got to see our candidates at the debate before last.

I was stunned to find that I reacted...viscerally and cerebrally...most negatively to Dennis.

Creepy? I don't think I would choose that word. It had to do more with his tone, I think, ..although I admit I am guilty as accused...I just have a shallow aversion..plus the fact that as violently as I opposed the Iraq operation, I believe we have to stay there and do what it takes to repair the damage that we have done.

I am happy he is in Congress and I am happy that he is putting his ideas before the public...

But I simply have a more averse reaction to him...even more so than Joe Lieberman.

It's like choosing a mate, isn't it? Our cellular connection is overriding...and sometimes not intellectually satisfying...much less explainable.

we can't stay in Iraq as an occupational force and expect our troops to be safe and anything but a knee jerk reaction to trying to form our idea of a democracy that is being witnessed now.

Given over to the UN, we still maintain our responsibility to fix what we've broken but there is no longer the shadow of doubt about why we are there.

Until I heard him speaking on some of the recent debates with the other candidates.

Not so much what he said as much as how he says it. Comes off like some sort of nut case. Kucinich is one of the worst speakers I've ever heard. Very rough and unpolished delivery. Almost as bad as Bush Jr.

his performance at Thursday's debate really turned me off.

I feel sorry for him, he's out there telling it like it is, sticking his neck out and telling the truth about the war or the economy, while other candidates like Joe L. play it safe and hope they are elected simply for no other reason than they are the unBush.

But I agree he should lighten up, maybe smile more. He does have a stern delivery.

dennis isn't 'political,' which means that he tells the truth as he sees it instead of following the rules of politics.
to be effective 'politically,' you have to frame every statement so that the listener reaches the conclusion you want them to reach. sort of like the dad in the big fat greek wedding movie: plant the idea and hope that the listener thinks he has figured out the solution to a complex problem.

dennis' honesty could be his undoing in this race. sad, isn't it?

When I've seen him smile, he looks very 'warm' and has much more appeal, Q-wise. His smile is quite enchanting, actually. :)

first ahnold gets elected, now on du the debate has fallen to this level. enuf to make me lose all hope for this country.

I used to think the abortion flame wars were the worst thing I'd read on DU until now.

But he has difficulty moderating his political "tone" during debates.

Part, I think, is he really is a peaceful man and the competition & personal confrontation of a debate taps into his aggressive side too powerfully.

That's okay, Dennis is a shining star in Congress and brings alot of info to the debates.

Kucinich supporters, ROCK ON! :)

I recently saw some newspaper ads, blog postings, etc that have referred to BLTs on toasted wheat and I must admit that the more I think about it, the tastier they sound.

anyone else feel similarly about bacon, lettuce, and tomato?

<EOM>

:hi:

We'll split a sammich one day. With lots of mayo. Let's make it a date :hi:

other one was "rethinking Dean".

Interesting......

Anyone else care to post one of these for the other candidates?

- But the scary part is that it seems to reflect a certain shallowness on the part of more than a few Dems.

I'm saying it made me focus on the issue… and in doing so I came to believe that he is, in fact, creepy.

I like him and what he stands for but I have said since the beginning he cant beat Bush. No way...and that priority #1 this time. Bush is ruining our country and all that is great about it. We MUST beat him! I am still supporting Dean and I like Clark a lot too. Those two could beat Bush and have the qualities to be great leaders. Kucinich is not a very good speaker, and he always has a snide thing to say about the other candidates. Dean and Clark are the only ones who have competed on their own merits and not constantly tearing down the others. Thats an important character quality to me.

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It's a well-known phenomenon: tell person A that person B is a crook, or a child-molester, or something else despicable and A immediately starts looking for stigmata in B. It's part of our monkey ancestry, and can be exploited by the unscrupulous. (I'm presuming you're being truthful about your own perception, and not intentionally trying to help the unscrupulous.)

If you were neutral about Dennis, you'd see him as a perfectly ordinary-looking guy, no stigmata.

not his looks per se.

You're opposed to him, so he looks or sounds or acts or smells or walks or does something else in a way that confirms for you that your negative 'judgement' is correct. But what's really happened is that someone has flipped your switches without you being aware of it.

Charlie's analogy of the BLT is bang on.

n/t

Most people don't like being vulnerable to manipulation, so they respond more favorably than 'whatever' to being clued up. So perhaps you were trying to be one of the manipulators?

We need LESS character assassination of perfectly honorable, good Democrats.

really immature. And the people that post them obviously have nothing real to add to the debate.

I think Dennis understands what many people have been complaining about and that is that many of the Dems have become too meek and let themselves get run over. I've heard so many people complain about how they are to afraid to shake the tree. Then along comes someone who refuses to roll over and play dead for this administration, and has since the very beginning been giving them hell, and this is how you treat him. When people are asking him a question, he is focused on what they are saying, purposefully listening to their words or concerns, not worried if his face looks too mean.

Dennis could hold his own against Bush in a debate better than anyone of them. He's a member of some important congressional committees and knows what's going on, but he's an insider without being an "insider." He was calling this administration on their intentions toward Iraq long before they declared...February 2002....when others were too afraid not to go along with the evil that lives in the White House. He's not afraid and he doesn't stumble over his tongue all the time. He's direct and truthful.

You people don't deserve a candidate like Dennis. You might have to think above the level of the superficialities you now live with.

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