LATEST IN NEWS & ON KUCINICH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Sorry About the Torture; We Thought You Were One of the Terrorists
Barton Hinkle
http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/opinions.PrintView.-content-articles-TRI-2007-10-14-0004.html

Depleted Uranium – Far Worse Than 9/11
Doug Westerman, The Peoples Voice
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2007/10/17/depleted_uranium_a_8211_far_worse_than_9_11

All Business: Kucinich’s Wife a Straight Talker
Daniel Scarpinato, Arizona Daily Star
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/206695

Kucinich Charges President Has Gone ‘Too Far’ and ‘Too Close’ to Igniting War
PRNewswire/EarthTimes.org
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,201518.shtml

Kucinich Votes To Override SCHIP Veto
http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentPrint.aspx?DocumentID=76549
Voted Against Dem Bill Which Left Out Immigrant Children; Voted To Override President’s Veto Because It Leaves Out All Children

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), released the following statement after voting to override President Bush's veto on SCHIP this afternoon:“I voted to override the President’s veto. In the previous SCHIP vote, the Democrats left out up to 600,000 children of immigrants, so I voted against the bill. The President left out all children, so of course I voted to override,” Kucinich said. “The bill’s failure to provide coverage for legal immigrants is wrong. All children deserve health care coverage. Health care is a right, not a privilege. The denial of a life-saving service based on an arbitrary length of citizenship is simply wrong. “It is the responsibility of Congress to address the main difficulties that prevent legal immigrant children from gaining access to health care.

This bill does exactly the opposite, which is why I voted against the bill after the Senate negotiators refused to provide health benefits to legal immigrant children. Negotiating away health care for 400,000-600,000 children as a political compromise is not acceptable. “The President chooses to ignore the crisis created by the number of underinsured people by vetoing a bill that would have not only covered uninsured children but provided better coverage for many who are one illness away from losing their money and their home. “HR 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act captures the enormous savings to be had if Americans had health care provided through Medicare and uses them to cover everyone for all medically necessary services with no copayments, no deductibles and no premiums. I am the coauthor of the bill. This bill is the only true solution for the health care needs of America,” Kucinich said.

Great Commentary from Kucinich Blog – “I No Longer Fear the Kucinich Revolution” [August 2007]
Most folks I know have a preferred candidate - Hillary, Obama, Edwards or Gore. But the crazy thing is, they will turn right around and say, “You know who I really want to vote for? Kucinich.” I have those same feelings. I love Kucinich and think he would make the best President. His values most closely resemble my own. Why not vote for him? Irrational fear. Total fear that the Republicans will lie about Kucinich and Fred Thompson will win the election. Wait, the GOP is gonna lie anyway, no matter what, so why the fear?

One thing I finally noticed about Kucinich during the AFL-CIO debate was how Kucinich always made more points during his allotted time than other candidates. I have been thinking about this and found the answer when I was reading the transcript. Kucinich doesn’t equivocate. He doesn’t dance around an issue. He goes straight for the explanation and since his past is not littered with idiotic support of bad bills, HE has nothing to fear, so why do I?

Yes, why do I fear? Do I think Hillary can win? No. I think she loses the election, the second she is nominated. Isn’t THAT something to fear? Do we think Fred Thompson, Gingrich or whatever other ass-wipe the GOP nominates will give a s--t about universal healthcare, the environment or peace? Nope, it will be a straight continuation of 8 years of BushCo. Isn’t my fear displaced?

Who is the strongest Democrat in Congress? Kucinich!

What Congressman never LOST their spine in the politically crushing days after 9-11? Kucinich!

Who knows how to answer a direct question asked by We the People? Kucinich!

I think something changed for Kucinich during the AFL-CIO debate. I can’t put my finger on it, but something changed. Maybe it was his eagerness to address “We the People” with truth, honesty and integrity? Maybe it was just the other candidates equivocating on whatever nonsense answer their staff prepared for them months ago? Maybe it was because the other candidates showed fear and Kucinich didn’t. He never flinched. That is leadership as I see it.

And from this point forward I will NOT fear to support Kucinich. He is just like me. My values are the same as his. If I was in Congress, I would vote like he does. I no longer fear. I refuse to allow the GOP to manipulate me into supporting lesser candidates. That just might be called courage.

[Duchess Note: Many thanks to Linda in TX for sharing these great articles. I, in turn, want to share them with you all. Strength through peace.]

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