Kucinich on the Issues

[G_j]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_nadia_go_070213_kucinich_on_the_issu.htm

February 15, 2007 at 07:04:39

Kucinich on the Issues

by Nadia Goodenu

The problems facing America today are many, but they can be solved with a President that has the best interests of all Americans at heart. Too many politicians are tied to corporate interests, depending on these vested interests to finance their campaign, which adversely affects the Politician's stance on issues. From ending the war in Iraq, to providing Universal Health Care, Dennis Kucinich's platform is based on what is good for the people, not the corporations.

please read the issues and download a copy for friends and family.
Dennis' stance on the issues
1. US out of Iraq * 12 point plan
2. Universal Health Care
3. Jobs and Withdrawal from NAFTA and WTO
4. Repeal the Patriot Act
5. Guaranteed Quality Education, Pre-K Through College
6. Full Social Security Benefits at Age 65
7. Right-to-Choose
8. Balance Between Workers and Corporations
9. Environmental Renewal and Clean Energy
10. Restored Rural Communities and Family Farms

more details....

[Cobalt Violet]

1. K & R big time.

:kick: :kick: :kick:

I love how he is so clear on where he stands on the issues. In fact he is the only one. The others don't want to reveal too much so they don't loss votes. I'm get sick of that.

[magellan]

2. And a kick from me

I'm totally behind DK and tell everyone about him. He's a true Dem and a true American.

[OhioChick]

3. K&R

:kick:

[stevedeshazer]

4. NO OTHER CANDIDATE owns all these issues like DK. None.

And right now, somewhere, some wag is writing a post or talking on the radio or penning a column or just plain thinking:

Dennis Kucinich is unelectable.

Well, let me tell you, I would vote for him, I'd pound the pavement, make phone calls, write letters, give what little money I could in this Bush economy, and work my tired old feet and fingers to the bone to get DK elected, because this is EXACTLY WHAT AMERICANS WANT.

That this guy is polling about 1% should be a national scandal. That it is not is simply an indicator of how bad things really are.

DK is my candidate.

Friends, please don't buy in to the "Kucinich Can't Win" meme. Dennis is right, and you guys all know it.

Think BIG.

[REP]

11. Owns "Right To Choose" ... Since 2004

Before that, he was 100% anti-abortion. He doesn't "own" the pro-choice position; he's barely acquainted with it.

[stevedeshazer]

12. Single issue

Got any more?

[REP]

14. You Said He Owns "All" Those Issues; I Simply Pointed Out That He Doesn't

He also needs to hire someone who can use a spellchecker:

"I have a plan to reduce abortions by encouraging family planning, including abstinance training, combined with a full economic and health care plan that would clearly alleviate the number of abortions..."

Of course, any health care plan worth talking about would cover abortions - not "abstinance (sic) training."

[stevedeshazer]

17. Oh the HORROR!

More than 300 TONS of cash are missing in Iraq, and some Kucinich staffer misplaced a VOWEL!

Good golly. That's all ya got? You've got to be kidding me.

[hippywife]

22. I'm anti-abortion

but support freedom of choice. This is Kucinich's position, I believe, too. He would like to decrease the number of abortions through education, birth control, healthcare, etc. Wouldn't you?

[Cobalt Violet]

23. "Kucinich Can't Win"

I hate that. It happens here too. I just hate that.

[lovuian]

51. Kucinich CAN Win and they way underestimate him

Lots of people said Jesus couldn't or Ghandhi or JFKennedy

but surprise they did

its way to early

LOVE the Dennis yes I do:loveya:

[walldude]

5. As soon as he takes back his statement that

he's for impeachment after Bush attacks Iran I might think about supporting him. Anyone who thinks Bush hasn't done enough to get impeached without killing thousands of more innocent people does not get my support.

[deutsey]

27. Do you have a link for this quote?

I'm not challenging you, I just haven't heard about it and would like to read about it. Thanks!

[walldude]

36. Sorry this took a day, my kids were hogging my PC

but here's the quote, directly from the horses ass... I mean mouth

http://kucinich.us/?q=node/1930

[deutsey]

39. Thanks! I understand about PC-hogging kids.

:-)

That's not as bad as I thought it would be, but I can see what you mean.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of Kucinich as a person (I was with Wellstone and am a fan of Bernie Sanders). Still, I think the progressive agenda Kucinich is advocating needs to be supported and, while he'll most likely lose the primaries, if enough of us show we take his agenda seriously whoever gets the nomination will feel obliged to incorporate it somehow into their platform.

[Greyhound]

6. I would like his detractors to explain, from their personal perspective,

just which of these proposals is wrong and why. Not why "it will never happen" or any useless, irrelevant, "living in reality" stuff, just what is wrong with it.

Then later, if there is a later, they can explain to their children and grand-children, just why they didn't support his candidacy.

[dweller]

7. ...

:kick:

dp

[dweller]

8. !

rec

dp

[Selatius]

9. On the issues, Kucinich would likely win over most workers of America, however...

the conventional wisdom is he isn't electable or presidential looking.

I wonder if things would be different if Dennis Kucinich looked like Bobby Kennedy.

[Oldenuff]

10. I'd take him over Hillary anyday

Not to offend any Hillary supporters here.I'd vote for Dennis first...then maybe Obama..then Oscar the bulldog..then Hillary..maybe.


I particularly appreciate his stand on the Patriot Act...it's an abomination.

[BigBearJohn]

13. If Al Gore doesn't run, I'll vote for him.

[malaise]

19. Gore/Kucinich

would be a great ticket.

[BigBearJohn]

35. I would get off my lazy ass and campaign for that ticket!

[In Truth We Trust]

15. If you are progressive and vote principle, right now Kucinich is the most progressive liberal. Don't

let the media or any so called strategist's, pundits, triangulators etc. tell you he is unelectable. On the issues he is the strongest!

[cali]

20. I don't need the media or pundits

to tell me he's unelectable; I'm fully cognizant of that fact already. His delivery isn't strong enough. sorry that's just the way I see it. I'm glad Kucinich is in the race to highlight vital issues, but I labor under no illusions that he's actually electable.

[hippywife]

21. I take it that

you haven't been to actually see him speak in person without some debate moderator ignoring him. His delivery isn't just strong, it's absolutley amazing!

[ProudDad]

16. Dennis is the BEST of the Dems

It is kind of amazing (but not really) that his platform is almost identical with Ralph Nader's platform in 2000...

You Go Dennis!!!

[malaise]

18. K & R

Go Dennis!

[leftchick]

24. more on Kucinich at the Nevada debates Feb. 21...

Hi G j! :hi:

As many Kucinich supporters from 2004 know, Dennis received very little speaking time at the debates, however when he did get a chance he impressed the audience with his no nonsense straight talk on the issues Americans care most about. Take for instance this audio on the War in Iraq. Many of the Democratic Candidates in this race either voted for the war, even co-sponsored the Iraq War Resolution in the case of John Edwards, or continue to support this war by voting for the funding, enabling Bush to continue the assault on the people of Iraq as well as making it possible for Bush to use our troops to attack Iran. This is not supporting the troops. The troops want to come home, and the Iraqis want us to leave. When will we give the Iraqis the democracy we promised and leave like they ask us to? I hope these questions are brought up at the debate.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_nadia_go_070216_kucinich_to_attend_f.htm

[ohio2007]

25. Anybody know haw many bills Dennis introduced in all his years as a congressman?

I don't know where to find the info of what was introduced let alone passed

[deutsey]

26. Although I think he'll be ignored or gobbled up by corporate media

I'm putting my support behind Dennis until the Dems officially nominate their candidate.

It's very important to make sure Kucinich's views get enough support during the primaries that the Dem higher-ups have to address them.

[ohio2007]

28. I voted for him in the Ohio primary but wtf ? ! ? !

He bombed in his home town by the deep pockets of the "also rans".
The only thing I recall from his 2004 run is he went to Hawaii to stump for support where the other also rans ignored the islands as non factors.

he had a shit eating grin and suntan on returning as I recall.

..so would I.

[Prophet 451]

29. He's going to get eaten alive

Seriously, the Powers That Be have things running very much to their benefit, thank you. Can you think of a single list more likely to piss off those powers than Kucinich's positions? And those powers own the media and, through them, the public discourse.

[LWolf]

30. Wow.

I just responded to that other thread about "platform." The first 5 on this list correspond exactly to what I put there. I agree with the rest, too.

That's why he gets my unequivocal support.

[dkofos]

31. I hope he can get his message out to more people.

He is listening to the American people!!

[CrazyForKucinich]

32. Give $5, 10, $20 at www.kucinich.us

www.kucinich.us

He needs some help reaching his goal of 50,000 by Monday.

[Mrspeeker]

33. the only good one

Dennis is the only one that actually represents the will of the ppl!
WHY YOU ASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
because he is not a puppet! NO STRINGS ATTACHED!!!!

Say what you want about em! but sooner or later you will relize..he's all we got!!

[Fovea]

34. spot on.

I want Dennis to keep it up.
His 10 point list is pretty much identical to mine.

I was going to announce later in the year, but between him, Obama, and Edwards, the wind is plumb outta my sails.

[we can do it]

37. Go Dennis - He Nails It

[manic expression]

38. Simply further proof

that voting has no power to make a single shred of real change in this country.

As Emma Goldman said in Reds (great movie by the way), "...voting is the opiate of the people in this country."

[helderheid]

40. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours

[PreacherCasey]

41. Kick...

[mvd]

42. There's a 10-point plan that's hard to beat

Go Kucinich! :applause:

[rinsd]

43. Kucinich has raised about 55% of his $50K goal for today

It was the goal to raise this money by President's day but I see they have changed the wording.

http://kucinich.us/

That's not good.

[mvd]

44. I gave $5 today

Every little bit helps.

[Czolgosz]

45. Go to ontheissues.org and compare Kucinich to Edwards:

Here is a link: http://www.ontheissues.org/2008_Speculation.htm

Here are two charts to compare:

Kucinich ..................................................................................... Edwards

[mvd]

46. That's always a rough approximation

as far as the candidates are concerned. The individual issue statements say more.

[Czolgosz]

47. Of course it is, but when you look at the individual issue statements, Edwards is closer to Kucinich

than any of the other candidates.

Edwards and Kucinich basically agree that the US must get out of Iraq; they agree on Universal Health Care, jobs and NAFTA, the Patriot Act, etc., etc. etc.

Kucinich and Edwards are the most progressive-populist candidates in the race by far. The next closest are Clark and Dodd, and after them, Obama, and after him - it's DLC-or-bust.

... unless Gore jumps in (and Gore is really more populist than progressive on issues other than the environment).

[mvd]

48. Yes, he is close, but I don't really think we can judge

Obama yet. He has yet to give details on some of his proposals.

[mvd]

49. After Obama's speech, I made him my favorite after..

Kucinich. But it's still early. Edwards could go back in the lead.

[Czolgosz]

50. I'd be happy with Gore, Edwards, Kucinich, Clark, Dodd, or Obama.

[AnOhioan]

52. K&R for the candidate who speaks for what I consider important