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After vacationing ... er, campaigning in Hawaii, Dennis Kucinich loses luggage.

Posted by Joe Tone on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 3:25 PM

Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s taxpayer-funded vacation (err, presidential campaign) around America hit a snag last week, when Northwest Airlines lost the little guy’s luggage on a flight to Fargo, North Dakota. But Kucinich wouldn’t let the bump in the road spoil his good time. In an interview with a local Fargo reporter, Kucinich said he’s learned to put such things in perspective. It’s a technique he learned back in his youth, after being used by the older boys in school as a human toilet plunger. “You look up at the great expanse of the universe, and you see all the stars in the sky that are thundering in their beauty, and you realize that all is right with the world,” he said. Kucinich later added, “It’s no biggie anyway. I mean, it’s not like I’m paying for this trip. Is there a Burberry around here?” Just in case someone out there reading C-Notes happens to work in the luggage department at Northwest, here’s a description of Dennis’ lost items: 1). Shoe-bells – a staple of any elf. 2). Phone books to sit on for appearing on TV shows 3). The Lonely Planet Guide for Long-Shot Presidential Candidates: How to Spend Money Like Lindsay Lohan on Coke While Complying with the Matching Funds Requirements of the Federal Election Commission. 4). The Kama Sutra for Midget/Normal-Size Person Relationships. 5). Photos from Dennis’ trip to Hawaii last weekend. For these, C-notes is offering a $1.9 gajillion award for any photo that shows Kucinich doing anything that appears in any way to remotely help the Cleveland westsiders who elected him. -- Jared Klaus
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Yeah, the Cleveland west enders elected him. But he's running for president now. And as such, he is serving the entire nation, not just cleveland. That's like saying that Edwards should only do things that would help people in North Carolina, or that Obama should only help people from Chicago. And Kucinich is the ONLY candidate who has campaigned in Hawai'i. He has an excellent record for Native American affairs, and if you understood Hawai'ian history, you'd understand why that's so important (and why Kucinich is going to win in Hawai'i.)

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Posted by Joe on 09/20/2007 at 3:12 PM

Wow! That's one of the most misleading, mean spirited and totally out of touch screeds I've had the displeasure to read. My only reaction is to open my wallet and contribute a little more to Dennis's campaign.

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Posted by Richard Bennett on 09/21/2007 at 9:10 AM

Hey, weren't you the one who was lusting after Elizabeth Kucinich in print a while back? You should be as lucky as the "little guy"! BTW, where's your evidence that Dennis used taxpayer money to go to Hawaii? And what do you think about candidates who ignore Hawaii, like it's beneath their dignity to campaign there? Inquiring Kucinichites want to know.

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Posted by ardeth on 09/22/2007 at 2:05 PM
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