Dennis Kucinich deserves the RESPECT he isn't getting

Disclaimer: I have not yet decided on my candidate, maybe it will be Kucinich and maybe it won't. However, this blog opened my eyes a little wider. Most of us here at DU know that Dennis is a good man and has good ideas, but the MSM continues to ridicule him. Why? I don't know. But this blog is worth a read.
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Mary Shaw's blog
Dennis Kucinich is not a joke
by Mary Shaw | Nov 11 2007 - 4:23pm |
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/node/10968

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is once again running for president. But you wouldn't know it from the mainstream media, which have been spending all their time focusing on Clinton, Obama, and sometimes Edwards.

It seems like the only time we hear about Dennis Kucinich is when the talking heads make fun of him. They ridicule Kucinich's short physical stature and his elfin appearance, and they make creepy comments about Kucinich's gorgeous young wife.

First of all, this is supposed to be an election, not a beauty contest. Kucinich may not have Obama's height or Edwards' good looks. But what he does have are ideas that are often much more in line with what the American people really want. But, for some reason, we can't get past the jokes and get down to the issues.

Unfortunately, the ridicule took on a new dimension when Kucinich admitted, during a recent debate, that he had seen a UFO -- an unidentified flying object. From the reactions I've seen, you'd think he had admitted to seeing little green men inside that UFO.

Yes, that's a little weird, but did that question even really belong in the debate?

Is it any weirder than the fact that former presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan had also seen UFOs?

Is it any weirder than the fact that Ronald and Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer before making major decisions?

Is it any weirder than the fact that George W. Bush believes that God speaks through him?

No, what's weird is that the issues are being ignored in favor of schoolyard-style ridicule. If the pundits and the Congress could get past the nonsense and focus on the issues, Dennis Kucinich might have a chance to bring about some of the change that the American people have been more and more impatiently waiting for.

Like bringing our troops home from Iraq.

Like holding the Vice President accountable for his manipulation of the intelligence process to deceive Americans in the run-up to the war in Iraq, and for threatening aggression against Iran absent any threat to the U.S.

Like keeping jobs here in the U.S.

Like protecting consumers.

Like promoting the development of clean, safe, renewable energy sources.

Like taking care of our sick.

And like enforcing our country's ideal that all persons are created equal.

But those things are hard work. It's much easier to just sit back, collect money from the special interests, and ridicule Dennis Kucinich.

Because he's short.

Because he's not so telegenic.

Because he's married to a beautiful redhead.

And because he speaks for those of us who have a heart.
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Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views on politics, human rights, and social justice issues have appeared in numerous online forums and in newspapers and magazines worldwide. Note that the ideas expressed here are the author's own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Amnesty International or any other organization with which she may be associated. E-mail: mary@maryshawonline.com

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Media, party machine make sure this number stays low though.

I have not decided on my candidate, but most of us here know what Kucinich is about. He is a fair and decent man.

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If you want someone who speaks for banking, big oil or big pharma, there is no shortage of senators.

If the press does not like someone, it likely means they are honest and an independent thinker. We need independent thinkers who are not herded, the way the press wanted us to be when Bush started his war.

Dennis Kucinich is getting the respect he deserves from me. It's the American public that has problems.

I'm disturbed that even some of the brightest Americans are way behind. Even the skeptical ones. DU has provided me with a great education in reality.

that if you put any other candidate's name to this list and they will have to be respected, SO SHOULD KUCINICH!!

Like bringing our troops home from Iraq.

Like holding the Vice President accountable for his manipulation of the intelligence process to deceive Americans in the run-up to the war in Iraq, and for threatening aggression against Iran absent any threat to the U.S.

Like keeping jobs here in the U.S.

Like protecting consumers.

Like promoting the development of clean, safe, renewable energy sources.

Like taking care of our sick.

And like enforcing our country's ideal that all persons are created equal.

but I also commented that if they were worried enough to try to derail Kucinich, maybe he was finally getting the notice he so richly deserves.

he brings up subjects that they don't want to talk about - like impeachment!

"Is it any weirder than the fact that former presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan had also seen UFOs?

Is it any weirder than the fact that Ronald and Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer before making major decisions?

Is it any weirder than the fact that George W. Bush believes that God speaks through him?"

Quoted for truth

Dubya, well he is just out there, I mean WAY OUT THERE!!

Come on. If anything, that's been touted as a reason why he is better than the other candidates.

"His wife is gorgeous. He has to be a wonderful man to have a woman like that love him."
"She would make the hottest First Lady since Jackie Kennedy."
"Did you hear she has a tongue stud?"
"Seriously? A tongue stud? That's hot."
"I heard that she's really smart. Very educated and--oh, and did I mention, she's gorgeous?"

...it is hard for a man of substance to get his message out.

(29 more steps! He's out in front!)

That ought to count for something in today's scene.

them.

to go with those burgers.:toast:

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freakshow mitt romney, either, and we all know how he turned out.

The corporatemediawhores are scared shitless of people like Dennis Kucinich and will find anything they can conceive to denigrate them.

Look at Gore..good looking guy, right? Too good looking so they go with fucking stiff. Kerry? War Hero..solution=swiftboatsforLIARS CLUB..works like a charm when you have the all the corporatemediawhores working on it, 24/7/365.

"IT'S THE MEDIA, STUPID" Would they ever just get hoisted on their own petard?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/petard

Word History: The French used pétard, "a loud discharge of intestinal gas,"...

as for the rest of them, I have lots of colorful words that describe them!!!

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*sob* LeAvE DeNnIs AlOnE!!! *sob* :cry: *sob*

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Oh yes, let's respect Dennis. Never mind the fact he is not well liked in Cleveland, as opposed to what his revisionist supporters say. Or has said and done things that makes Raygun and Duhbya almost seem normal in comparison. Or the issues the OP brings up are virtually identical to all the other candidates stances (except the others have the sense to thing things through). And let's not make fun of someone who doesn't look all that good and has a wife young enough to be his daughter.