At the recent Brown and Black Presidential Forum in Iowa, Dennis Kucinich proved that he is definitely the most isolated member of congress when he asked a question . . . of himself. The Little Vegan That Could™ was apparently getting a bit miffed that his fellow Democratic rivals were monopolizing the stage. So when it came time for him to ask a question of one of his fellow candidates, he decided to ask … himself. “The candidate I have a question to is Congressman Kucinich,” he said, as the audience, as well as the other candidates, burst into laughter. Kucinich then went on to ask himself about his universal health care proposal, which, according to him, is a great idea. But, while he tried to put a serious spin on his words, it didn’t quite work out that way. The audience laughed through almost all of his long-winded speech. Notice the priceless faces on Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, smiling as you would when grandpa starts making blowjob jokes at Thanksgiving. Smile Cleveland … He’s ours! — Jared Klaus
This article appears in Dec 5-11, 2007.
I’d like DK more if he didn’t appear on Fox News. Maybe.
Hey, watch the clip again! DK made a ballsy move to get his healthcare plan heard, and the audience loved it! They laughed and clapped when he named himself as the candidate he wanted to question, but notice that they listened quietly and attentively he detailed his universal healthcare plan, and then clapped loudly as he concluded.
Media’s tight frontrunner focus forces lower polling candidates to find creative ways to get their ideas heard. Our democracy is not well served when the personality horse race eclipses a thoughtful evaluation of which plans would best serve the country. We’re electing our national CEO, not a junior high class council. (Bush Jr. should have taught us that lesson!) We’d better be paying attention to their policies, records, and their major corporate donors (e.g. masters). We’ll get the government we deserve.