Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dennis! Says He Never Planned to Leave Us
Posted by Anastasia Pantsios on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Yesterday, the 9th district congressional candidates — incumbents Dennis! Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur, and political newcomer Graham Veysey — sat down for the taping of an hour-long debate, moderated by Bob Conklin, that will air on Time Warner’s NEON channel (23) at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. today.
Among the often heated exchanges on topics like the deficit, Bowles-Simpson commission, the living wage, job loss in the region, infrastructure appropriations, reproductive choice, and gay marriage was this little gem, reported by Roll Call:
< At no time, did I ever state I was leaving the area. I’ve never said that, and any claim to the contrary is fictional.”
That would be … false.
On May 11, 2011, Kucinich sent out an email to his followers titled “My Next Move?”
In it he said,
You may have heard some rumors over the past week, so I wanted to set the record straight with you: While I'm committed to representing the 10th District of Ohio, I will not rule out a run elsewhere should my district be eliminated or radically altered through redistricting. … I've been approached by supporters across the country — from Washington to Maine — to explore options outside Ohio should redistricting force me out of my current district. It has been truly humbling to see the support that has been expressed for me to continue my work in Congress. Right now, my efforts and focus remain on representing my constituents in the 10th District and fighting for peace and justice, but as we plan for our movement's future, I will consider all of these ideas to keep our voice in Congress.
And on May 23, 2011, the following quote appeared in the New York Times:
“My district appears to be on the block, so I am looking at options, and I am not limiting those options to Ohio,” Mr. Kucinich said.
OK, so he didn't say "I have decided to leave the area." But Dennis! is clearly splitting hairs here, knowing that his threat to move to potentially friendly climes didn't go over well among Ohio voters.
It probably won't go over well either that, during an exchange on the David-Besse nuclear power plant, when Veysey mentioned that the people of Ottawa County (where the plant is located) "say they have never seen Dennis Kucinich before," Kucinich responded, "I do my work in Washington D.C." — Anastasia Pantsios
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I thought about all this at the time when he was going to Washington State sucking their arses when he thought he wouldnt have a chance here. I did not like how disloyal he was to us by being able to just up and run out of town just so he can stay in congress instead of staying here and finding other ways to help the community and people he claims to care sooo much about. I have always supported Dennis even going so far as to work on his campaigns (for congress I never supported his bids for president he is too goofy in my book to be president) in the past but now I am a bit put off by him and not sure if my loyalty will extend to this race. Kind of feel like he was willing to sell us down the river!
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dislikeHe is entertaining and his wife is pretty hot and I like how she talks. When you have been loved and hated in the same town for as long as Dennis has and you are still able to laugh and walk around in public in a seemingly fearless manner, you have to have some serious balls. I saw him and his wife at the Octoberfest in Berea and he looked as care free as a kid and his girlfriend on their way to a church social in Mayberry. No matter what anyone says (and I've heard it all), I don't think he has been a negative to anyone but the tight-assed and self-rightous republicans...and of course they think everyone other than conservative idiots are libtards and shoul have no leadership positions anywhere in their perceived domains..or should handle the most conservative cherished responsibility: Handling the money and making the final decisions on things. They say this: 'Let the libtards voice all their bleeding heart bull shit and their tree-hugging nonsense...and then close the doors and we'll decide what to do in a reasonable and conservative manner. Am I the only one getting tired of being preached to by these conservative control-freaks?
