A BIG WELCOME TO KUCINICH SUPPORTERS!

You'll find yourselves at home with us.

One of the things I liked about him is that his record always matched his rhetoric. He stood up for what he believed in even if it meant losing an election. I don't know how you can reconcile Edwards' Senate career with that in mind.

We've got a candidate running with a long progressive record that matches his platform and a real shot at winning this time.

DK just dropped out.

You're so two-faced.

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;-)

:toast:

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No Korporate Kool-Aid for me, thank you very much.

Edit: I don't mean DUers. I meant the three remaining Democratic candidates. Sorry for the confusion.

If you're saying you won't support the candidates, then I guess I get you... but none of them did... so...

I don't mean DUers. I meant the three remaining Democratic candidates. Sorry for the confusion or any other negative response.

WRong place, sorry.

Kucinich has chosen other battles.

but alot of us are moving to your camp grudgingly. Edward talks the talk unlike his two rivals but like his other rivals does not walk the walk. But we can hope and pray right?

:eyes:

....with many Kucinich supporters announcing they'll switch to Edwards).

I'm truly sad Kucinich is out, but we Edwards supporters really do hope you'll join us. :pals:

:loveya:

I just wish some people would wait until the body is cold, that's all... :)

I don't feel Edwards...he just doesn't ring true with me...And there's no way in Hell I would vote for either of the other two. :puke:

:pals:

:loveya:

I'd be grieving, too (and hope to god I don't find myself in a similar situation in another month or two with JE).

As for the other two...I'll join you in a :puke:

:hug:

Seriously, I'll be happy if your guy can take them down. You know it. :hug:

We're talking about primaries...

you said you aren't feeling Edwards and no way in hell you would vote for the other two.

Not the GE.

I was just confused because of how much you seemed to not like any of the 3 top Democratic candidates.

It's entirely reasonable to just sit out the primaries and vote for the nominee... why assume the worst?

*sigh*

What a fucked up day... half of me wants to be happy for John's surge in SC... and now half of me just wants to cry over this shit.

:cry:

:bounce: I read about that earlier...I'm pulling for Edwards in SC!

:toast:

on "ignore".

Unlike Shakespeare, who posted above you.

:cry:

They're not being abusive--just reacting as I'd react were I in their position.

In a sense it's a form of a hug from us to them.

There are definitely some in this thread who have been abusive (and I don't know whether they're really DK supporters or not) and I've resolved during the past few months here to simply place every single obnoxious poster I see on DU on "ignore". There has been so much crap flying here this winter my eyes are bleeding trying to wade around their crap. Sometimes I think we've been invaded with a huge flock of freepers pretending to be supporters of this or that Dem candidate, whose sole purpose is to sew disruption.

Anyone, for instance, with the unmitigated gall and audacity to call me a "vulture" for posting this welcoming thread can go fuck themselves.

So, yeah, half of the posts in this thread now read "ignored".

I voted for Kucinich in 2004. I so admire him. And I remember how heartsick I was when Lamont lost to Lieberman in the general. I mean, you could see it coming, the polls all called it, but still when it happened...thud.

You know, I spoke with a tourist from Ohio last fall, and I asked her about Kucinich. She didn't like him. She thought he spent too much time focusing on running for president and not enough time focusing on his district. It was only one person, one voter, hardly a scientific survey. But I suspect he's dropping out so he can focus on his reelection. If so, I sure hope he prevails. :hug:

:hi:

:pals:

*sigh*

:pals: Sigh indeed!

:loveya:

:)

:loveya:

I've always liked what John has to say about the 48 states (oh, right, we got statehood, I think :-) ). The sticking point last cycle was, of course, the war. Now that John, like millions of other Americans, has come to realize what a colossal mistake it was and is, I don't have a problem getting on board.

The one issue this cycle that Dennis owned was health care; he was the only candidate backing a single-payer system, as set forth in H.R. 676. All three remaining Dem candidates (sorry, Gravel) offer plans so similar you might almost think the same consultant had written them -- and you wouldn't be far wrong, except that the consultant, Dr. Ken Thorpe of Emory, did not actually write them but did vet all three for cost after the fact.

edit: and of course, John, and only John, opened his campaign in New Orleans' struggling Lower Ninth Ward. :thumbsup:

And the big three's plans have left me uninspired. Most of them resemble the plan Nixon first trotted out in 1974. IMHO, Democrats can do (and have done) a lot better than that.

I'm staying uncommitted for now.

Most of them resemble the plan Nixon first trotted out in 1974.

This should make for interesting reading:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/opinion/15woolhandler.html?ex=1355374800&en=9229e00855a9d783&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

she's all over the issue, and has been for a long time, too-- I remember reading her stuff during the 1994 HillaryCare hearings. She knows her stuff.

Here's another one I like re: Nixon:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/22163.html

:hi:

talking about bringing the GW admin to justice. that put him head and shoulders above the rest of the field for me. now i suppose it's a foregone conclusion that the mofos will get away with murder and all the rest. i am sad to hear the news that dennis kucinich gave up the race. i never even got a chance to vote for him.

If we're fortunate enough, a strong fighter like Edwards will support DK's efforts to bring the Repuke mofos to justice once he wins the election.

wrong thread.

corporate candidate three.

you know, there's always room in the other campaigns for the kind of DK supporters who just walk in here to take a verbal dump. We don't need that. I'm sure you'll be more comfortable with your type in those other camps.

I can't believe you're blaming people for having a problem with this.

:nuke:

In case you haven't noticed, it's not only Kucinich supporters who think it's in poor taste.

.

In 5 days, I'm still voting for my Constitution, peace and equal rights.

:toast:

Only because that's the funniest thing I've read today!

Until it becomes official:

Go Dennis! :woohoo:
http://dennis4president.com
Vote you conscience, choose peace!

And I already supported Edwards as the next-best thing.

Sorry, but I know Edward's record, and I can read his donation list as well as those of the other candidates. Sure, he's talking a good populist game, but frankly his positions aren't much of a change from the other top two, and I don't trust him not to change his stripes once he's in office, especially with all those monetary obligations that he owes to the legal community and the financial sector.

Frankly, at this point the Greens have more of a chance of getting my vote come November than Edwards, Clinton or Obama. As far as the primaries go, I will still vote for Dennis whether or not he is on the ballot.

Sorry, but if you can say something like that you DON'T "know Edward's (sic) record".

If you want to vote for some lameass nobody from the Green party, WTF are you doing in this thread, or even on DU for that matter?

Now I'll be supporting Edwards unless Gore has a surprise for us.:patriot:

:hi:

I hope that Dennis will bring the impeachment forward

Not exactly gonna sell your guy here, Basil... uh, Zan... er.. Occam.

Edwards and Clinton conspired to kick Kucinich off the debates. That's why Kucinich sent his Iowa delegates to Obama. It's notable that he didn't really praise Obama, he just listed a few reasons why he didn't like Edwards.

That's why I think this post is irritating. It's so damn presumptuous.

Your playable Asteroids game on yr MySpace rawks! :bounce:

I was pleased with that find. Glad you enjoy! I have to go now and thank John Edwards for having me, though, so I'll see ya later, OK? :hi:

methinks my vote will go elsewhere now.

but, thanks, anyway.


:hi:

I mean, let the guy's chads cool before you bury his electorate, won't you...

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

:rofl:

it must have been his good looks!

and you could not pay me to vote for Obama - so Hillary is the only viable candidate left for me.

reflects their views. :-)

I'm still a DK supporter.

Edwards really needs to adopt Kucinich's healthcare plan though.

So it hasn't happened yet.

:wtf: