Dennis is coming off a strong week, where he shined in Iowa and battled in New Hampshire! And tomorrow from 2-4 on NPR he’ll be debating again in Iowa!
Tag: 2008 elections
Dec 02 2007
Representative Dennis Kucinich at the Iowa Heartland Forum – video w/poll
In case you missed the live stream of the event, Dennis Kucinich spoke along with four other candidates at the Iowa Heartland Forum. This was a forum where each candidate was allowed to answer questions by themselves, as opposed to the debate format we’re most used to.
Dec 01 2007
12/2: Voting In Venezuela
Sunday, December 2, 2007, is Voting Day in Venezuela. This diary is about the referendum and the last minute developments leading up to the vote.
What’s the vote about? BBC reports:
On 2 December, Venezuelans will decide whether or not to approve a package of constitutional reforms, which include ending the limits on presidential terms.The changes, which would affect about a quarter of the constitution’s articles, were approved by the National Assembly, which is controlled by President Hugo Chavez’s supporters.
The referendum is the last step needed for the changes to come into force. Around 60% of voters are expected to take part
More across the wide, turquoise Caribe.
Dec 01 2007
Kucinich: Making the Case for the Democratic Party at the DNC
As always, Dennis Kucinich gave a barnburner of a speech, this time at the DNC meeting yesterday. While standing in solidarity with Hillary due to the hostage situation, Dennis makes the case for the Democratic party to return to it’s roots as a champion of social justice and full employment.
Nov 30 2007
Britain’s Tories, Race/Ethnic Politics, and the 2008 Election
crossposted from Daily Kos, Truth & Progress, and My Left Wing
Ever since the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 during the American Civil War — when President Abraham Lincoln committed the Union to ending slavery — the issue of race has bedeviled not just the United States to this day but in recent decades, several European countries too as they struggle to assimilate minorities of color in their societies. Progressive-minded parties in Western liberal democracies have long been the home of minorities and immigrants seeking to benefit politically and economically from government policies designed to ease their assimilation into society. Some tangible successes notwithstanding, complete assimilation and recognition has often been elusive.
As has been true for the Democratic Party since the 1930’s — when African-American voters started to switch their political allegiance from Lincoln’s Republican Party to the Democrats as President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs provided economic relief to the poor — minorities in Britain have long supported the Labour Party for over 50 years.
Are we now witnessing an electoral drift from Labour to the Tories in Britain? More on the flip side.
Nov 30 2007
Kucinich on Paul as VP: “It’s not going to happen. Next.” w/poll
Ah…the Dennis haters are going to hate this one! And the sunshine former ‘supporters’ are going to hate it, too! Good!
Dennis is not going to ask RP to be his VP. Period.
Nov 30 2007
Why I support Obama: the importance of rational hope
Detractors of Obama often characterize him as all style, no substance. His inspiring rhetoric is portrayed as a cover for political shallowness; his charismatic charm is claimed to hide inexperience and naivety. Such criticism is uninformed. I won’t concern myself here with Obama’s record, except to note that it compares quite well to that of most of the other candidates from both parties and that I agree with most of his platform. Instead, I want to focus on his speeches, which reveal a mature understanding of the importance of rational hope in effecting change. Obama’s style has substance.
Nov 29 2007
Defending the Constitution Town Hall Meeting w/Dennis Kucinich
I live blogged this over at Big Orange: http://www.dailykos.com/story/…
My diary (what there was of it) below the fold:
Nov 26 2007
How Dare Brown People Participate In Politics?
If the point is that money corrupts politics, well duh. But the choice of example by the Washington Post bothers me a great deal:
Clinton's success in this unlikely setting is based almost entirely on her friendship with one man, McAllen developer Alonzo Cantu. A self-made millionaire who once picked grapes on the migratory farm labor circuit, Cantu persuaded more than 300 people in Hidalgo County, where the median household income in 2006 was $28,660, to write checks ranging from $500 to $2,300 to the senator from New York.
Cantu offers a simple explanation for what he's doing for Clinton. “To me, there's two things that will keep us from being ignored,” he said. “Money and votes. I think we've shown we can raise money. That will get us attention, or at least get us a seat at the table, get us in the room.”
Gawd forbid a self made Latino, an American citizen, involve himself in the political process by raising money. Does the Washington Post think this is a unique or even an unflattering story? In a way it is, to them.
Look, I am for complete public financing of political campaigns myself. But until that is even remotely a reality, Latinos, just like everyone else, will and MUST participate in the political system as it exists. To single Cantu out, as the WaPo does, is patronizing at best, racist at worst.
For comparison, consider how the same WaPo reporter covered white people bundling money for Obama:
They had a second dinner a few weeks later. This time Obama, Smoot and a small group of New Yorkers joined them to talk about how they would tap Manhattan for campaign funds. Wolf was on board and was on his way to becoming one of the senator's most prolific fundraisers.
As Obama's announcement neared, his outreach intensified.
. . . By early February, Obama had recruited billionaire hotel heiress Penny Pritzker to head his national finance team. The two had met when Michelle Obama's brother was coaching her children's basketball team, and they became friendly before Obama launched his political career.
. . . Obama also landed several Kerry bundlers, including Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Gorenberg, and lured two former fundraisers of Bill Clinton's, Boston financier Alan Solomont and New York investment manager Orin Kramer. Solomont said he was surprised by the notice his decision received. “I wasn't looking to make a statement about the Clintons,” he said. “My decision wasn't in any way based on less affection or respect for her. [Obama] just had this energy. I could tell this was going to be something different.”
I am sure access had nothing to do with white man Solomont's decision to bundle for Obama. Riiiiight.
Let's be clear, Cantu operates entirely within the law. Does not even come close to skirting it. But yet, this is supposed to be an unflattering piece. Shame on the Washington Post.
Nov 25 2007
Gore (Vidal, that is) on Kucinich and More! w/poll!
Albert Gore is not the only Gore of the Democratic Party. Indeed, a Gore who’s perhaps even more important (from the intellectual side) is now speaking and writing about Dennis Kucinich!
Nov 25 2007
Kucinich, Peace on Earth, December 15 and more! w/poll
Dennis was in Sandwich, NH to campaing at two shops, including mingling and admiring the crafts at said shops:
It started with coffee and conversation and ended with a gathering of locals to hear about what Rep. Dennis Kucinich would accomplish if he’s elected president.