Friday, January 21, 2011
Dennis Kucinich Is Openly Begging For A New District
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM
A confluence of events has left Dennis Kucinich in a tough spot. Ohio will lose two seats in the House of Representatives after the Census showed a sharp drop in the state's population, Republicans gained control of the Ohio house, Cleveland's precipitous drop in population means one of the seats will come from Northeast Ohio, and it looks like as the time for redistricting nears, the GOP will target Kucinich's seat.
So here's Dennis, lovable and loved, a stalwart of Cleveland politics, playing out the string in a term that could be his last. As the AP points out, when a representative's district is targeted for elimination, most times that rep will stay quiet and lay low for awhile.
Not Dennis.
Dennis is acting like that drunk guy at the bar at 2 a.m. who walks around saying, "Which lucky lady is going to have the pleasure of taking me home tonight? Come on ladies, speak up. Who wants some Dennis?"
But Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is making the most noise as he enters his eighth term by actively shopping around for a new district."I will not wait until a new Ohio map is produced to begin this crucial discussion of the consequences of congressional redistricting," Kucinich, who was first elected in 1996, wrote in an e-mail to his constituents last month, exhorting them to weigh in with suggestions and advice. "The question will not be: Who is my opponent? The question will be: Where is my district? Seriously."
"I may be more proactive on this question than any other member right now," Kucinich acknowledged in a telephone interview with The Associated Press last week. "But I've got a different situation, because Ohio is losing two seats and the Legislature is Republican."
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Sutton declined to comment on a possible primary challenge by Kucinich, saying in an e-mail to the AP that redistricting will play itself out. Kucinich refused to say whether he would consider a potential run against one of his colleagues in order to keep his political career alive.
It appears that Kucinich's territory will be split between Marcia Fudge and Betty Sutton, either of which Kucinich could take on in a Democratic primary in 2012.
If he does, may we humbly suggest, "Who wants some Dennis?" as a campaign slogan.
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Hey Dennis, the Left Coast will take you with open arms. Then you can be closer to your financial backers. And maybe, just maybe that UFO will beam you up so you can represent them...on another planet.
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I believe it would be very unfortunate for the entire country to lose the views of Dennis. Also I see it as unfortunate that a publication, which I normally enjoy, would compare Dennis to a drunk at 2AM.
You are welcome in my district anytime Dennis!
Dennis, I don't know what the district will do without you. I am not worried about you. You will get a much higher well deserved position. I have admired you for a long time! I voted for you for mayor and to keep you as mayor! No one is better than you!!!
Is it hard to keep a straight face when Kucinich is nearing perennial status as a presidential candidate when he cannot muster support for a major position within his own party?
Doesn't THAT tell you something about the respect he has among his brethern?
Well the other contender will be State Senator Nina Turner - Turner has hired Nate Wilkes who works at the Water Department to be her Campaign Manager. This is going to be quite interesting to say the least
maybe if he would of gone after bush and cheney like he said he was, I'd still respect him but. looks like he's just another self serving lobster eating slug on the ass of the common man..... good luck , hope the pay off was big......
I would agree with the above poster who said it was unfortunate to compare DENNIS! to a drunk at 2 am, at least the drunk has a plan and maybe some hope of success.
DENNIS!, I do not care where you go, just go. You have been a Cleveland joke for far too long.
A drunk guy? Really?
Most of you cannot or refuse to remember that it was Kucinich who did not knuckle under to CEI and the Cleveland Trust which forced the city into default.
Nothing like the bond holders for the city forcing default so they could benefit by pilaging the public asset.
All these years later not one of the right wingnut pundits have admitted that it was better for the city to maintain their own power system than to sell.
Look at your power bill CPP is much lower than First Energy/CEI.
As usuall its easier to pile on with stupid comments regarding aliens than to address the service that the area has received.
Has this area gotten more benefit from Kucinich than Latourette? I'm betting Kucinich.
The Cleveland joke is that a lot of jerks are willing to repeat Bush Lamebrain euphomisms rather than look at the record, the real one which includes legislation which bears his name.
Don't ever forget that all the business which uses high rates of power have remained with CPP because of the rates while publicly those same business people run down the guy who gave them those rates.
It's truly sad to see a grown man beg, especially when he has accomplished so little for so many. He is loved by so many nationally, that he got what, 1% of the democrat party vote in the last two presidential campaigns? Considering that most of his votes came from his district and Hollywood (where most of his campaign finances were acquired), we can see what the rest of the country thinks of him. But with his secure public pension, no problem for his future. Do us all a favor and quietly ride off into the sunset....that means head west little man, head west until you hit the Pacific Ocean.
That goes for all politicians of any party. Its all for power and money. Especially the pensions afforded politicians which is several rungs above what public employees get and which is way above the bottom rung of what the private sector gets from social security.
There needs to be a comparison performed by this publication or maybe even the PD in comparing the $$ contributions vs $$ payouts of government pensions to Social Security. Look at the private sector employees vs public sector employees vs politicians. I think most in the private sector would be angry and appalled, the public sector employees would feel pretty good and the politicians would feel, well, greedily indifferent.
Hey amused, go back and learn by reading some history. Dennis took a "no negotiation" stance on Muny Light. It was the succeeding Mayor Voinovich that negotiated with Cleveland Trust to SIMULTANIOUSLY keep Muny Light AND get the City of Cleveland out of default. Dennis' inexperience and childish stance was foolish and it cost him.
And still with the UFOs. Kucinich saw one, Reagan saw two. Does that make Reagan twice as nutty as Kucinich?
Spouting nonsense about UFOs just shows that you have been successfully brainwashed about Kucinich, so you ignore what he actually does and says.
Keep on keepin' on, Dennis!
Tom Hagan
And it's true Kucinich is not high up in his party. Which says only good things about Dennis and bad things about the hopelessly sold out Democratic Party.
Tom Hagan
Yes, Dennis' bigger success was saving the jobs at HUGO Boss. Lets see, they went from $14 / hr to $10 / hr. Thats a 40% pay cut and a little more than federal minimum wage. The bottom line was the corporate bosses got exactly what they wanted...MAJOR pay cuts. And Dennis with a few Hollywood stars claim victory. Oh, then there was that one hospital on the east side of Cleveland that he promised wouldn't close. Oh wait that closed. Then there was that one business...oh that closed up and moved. Then there were all those businesses that moved into the area by his efforts. Oh wait, Cuyahoga County saw about 110,000 residents leave as well as businesses during his 16 years. NASA you say? NASA stayed alive due to self imposed budget cutting not Dennis spouting his rhetoric. Then there was his anti-abortion stand during his first term in office...then he became pro-abortion.
The guy needs to move to the left coast.
The DEmocrats have done so much for Cleveland havn't they? Cmon people lets move forward. Dennis never cooperated on capital hill and that lack of cooperation cost Northeast Ohio billions and billions in federal funds. It is unfortunate but that job is supposed to get us new jobs, federal money big projects. Kucinich is so far left that even the left will not tolerate him. We need new blood to get some things headed our way. Or do you think everything is going fine in the county that has the highest rate of people leaving in the United States? That alone should get you to say goodbye. He has his pension it is time for him to go.
I can just imagine Betty Sutton's campaign slogan, in case she and Dennis get redistricted together: "Vote for the tugboat, not the showboat!"
HAVE PEOPLE ALREADY FORGOTTEN WHAT DENNIS HAS DONE FOR THE CITY OF CLEVELAND ? IF IT WASNT FOR DENNIS THE STEEL MILLS WOULD OF CLOSED AND LEFT THIS TOWN AS A GHOST TOWN.. HE SAVED A LOT OF JOBS AND PLUS CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWERS YEARS AGO... I KNOW DENNIS WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY SUPPORT AND MY VOTE I WISH HE WAS MY DISTRICT... GREAT POLITICIAN... GLORIA DAMRON OF CLEVELAND
Yes, Dennis' bigger success was saving the jobs at HUGO Boss. Lets see, they went from $14 / hr to $10 / hr. Thats a 40% pay cut and a little more than federal minimum wage. The bottom line was the corporate bosses got exactly what they wanted...MAJOR pay cuts. And Dennis with a few Hollywood stars claim victory. Oh, then there was that one hospital on the east side of Cleveland that he promised wouldn't close. Oh wait that closed. Then there was that one business...oh that closed up and moved. Then there were all those businesses that moved into the area by his efforts. Oh wait, Cuyahoga County saw about 110,000 residents leave as well as businesses during his 16 years. NASA you say? NASA stayed alive due to self imposed budget cutting not Dennis spouting his rhetoric. Then there was his anti-abortion stand during his first term in office...then he became pro-abortion.
The guy needs to move to the left coast.
Posted by kenrmer on January 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM | Report this comment
I WOULD RATHER HAVE A PAY CUT AND HAVE A JOB THEN NO JOB AT ALL AND LOOSE MY HOUSE YOU NEED TO LOOK UP WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT CAUSE YOUR TALKING OUT YOUR .....
Look, if you want to talk about Dennis Kucinich, he cares about Cleveland, he answers his phone personally, he is accessible after the election. Had he not stepped in and allowed MUNY Light be sold, electric rates would have skyrocketed all over because there would not be the competition to stop it. CPP Power is a wise idea and its existence serves us well today. Kucinich knows tough times from the time he was young and he and his siblings along with his parents found themselves homeless and sleeping in their car. Before Dennis we had a mayor whose hair caught fire and so did the Cuyahoga River. Dennis’s actions helped save the jobs at HUGO BOSS - and in this economy, every job helps, especially in Ohio. If there is a way for me to vote for Kucinich in the next election, I will proudly do so! As the song goes, “you never know what you had until its gone!” - Andrew Boggs, BA -
Kucinich was in office for a large portion of the slide that Cleveland has experienced. He may not be solely to blame , but he does have a share in the problems of the area. He may have been a mayor with one noteable bright spot in his resume, but that does not make him a hero to be endlessly rewarded with political power. He has proven to be foolish with his ideas and willing to waste time on presidential runs to nowhere. Goodbye Dennis
"Don't let the door hit you in the a s s on the way out" Dennis take a tour of the area you have represented for years as a departing gesture- you will be shocked at the results of your neglect.
Dennis faced a terrible Cleveland council.
We still have the West Side Market. Hugo Boss was no one's freind. Cleveland slid down because the East side black neighbohoods got zero help from banks.
Perk was no perk.
Pro business types give business tax breaks. We now have a tax free sport complex. Sin tax, it certainly is.
Malls got big after Dennis was mayor. Down town went down after that.
He is the only represenative I know of who stopped his car to thwart a mugger.
Left? OK, I'll see you (there) and raise my rights!
