Dennis Kucinich - Dartmouth Democratic Debate 9/26/07 interview

[slipslidingaway]

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[The Wielding Truth]

1. Wo, Nelly. Don't put the nuclear gun on the table .

He has the truth and he is using it!

Hopefully, My next President!:kick:

[GeminiProgressive]

2. We need a real liberal

like Kucinich to fix this country.

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Peace does take courage.

[slipslidingaway]

6. On Iran I think all three candidates have similar positions. Do

any of the top three think Iran has the right to enrich uranium? I could be wrong, but I think the answer is no and this issue could very well be a deal breaker on any diplomatic talks. This is the position that the administration has taken for years and we are only closer to conflict :(

[urgk]

4. I'd K&R this...

...if I could.

If this race were entirely based on integrity, he'd win in a landslide.

I can't quite figure out why it isn't.

[slipslidingaway]

7. There's just too many profits at stake :( n/t

[bdamomma]

5. Dennis what a great man, but then again, sorry to say

it is the candidate with the most money that wins, that is all it's about. Now if Dennis had the money like Hillary has it would totally be a different ball game.

[slipslidingaway]

8. Not having money and not having a media make it nearly

impossible for anyone else to have their ideas heard. In addition the media has also portrayed what the ideal first family should look like :(

[bdamomma]

9. our next focus should be on the media, they are treasonous too.

[slipslidingaway]

10. Definitely! This would make getting the truth out on other issues

so much easier. Kucinich has spoken out on this issue, not sure about the other candidates.

[urgk]

11. Hmmmmm...

"Not having money and not having a media make it nearly impossible for anyone else to have their ideas heard."

Are you sure? Because that's my first thought too. But then I think, that can't be true. But it sure is convenient for the other candidates if we buy into that.

But, think about it. People have CD/DVD burners, right? And how much does it cost to burn 200 CDs? Fifty bucks? 200 CDs per person would go a long way. Not to mention the fact that one DVD could be shown over and over again. And what about having tract-like brochures made? How much could that cost? I'm not saying that those are 100% solutions, but thinking back on the history of advertising, there are stories about ads that ran once and changed the history of an industry. Think about the Apple 1984 ad. Apple paid to run it once and let PR do the rest. And what about Youtube? And e-mailed viral videos? And the Jesse Ventura for Governor campaign. Talk about low-budget advertsing. I'm not sure how much money they had to run the ads they made, but the production value of the ads themselves was next to nothing.

Kucinich doesn't need money as much as he needs steam. Momentum. A wave of support, independent of the media. That's what put Dean into contention before the "yeeeha!"

I think Kucinich also needs a message. Something that will stick in people's heads when they watch the news. He needs something like "Where's the beef?" or "The smoking gun in the form of a mushroom cloud" that will stick. His message is strong, and to see him speak is to know that he has integrity and a definite point of view, but there's no tagline to carry the weight. Advertisers don't use slogans because they like them, they use them because it creates a cohesive, memorable brand identity.

When Hertz ruled the rental car world, Avis made a campaign out of "We're #2, so we try harder." In one line, they'd put everything into perspective. You knew where they stood, where Hertz stood, what the relationship was between the two, etc. That's what Kucinich needs. So does Obama.

That being said, I think I'll go work on one.