Say all you want about Dennis Kucinich’s shameless self-promotion, his futile White House ambitions, even his freaky little goblin ears. But at least he has one thing going for him this time around: His 29-year-old wife.
Elizabeth wasn’t around in 2004, when her 60-year-old husband’s share of the primary vote was less than the margin of error. But the little guy’s back to tugging on pant legs, and by putting her smoking hotness to work on his 2008 campaign, he hopes to make himself a little harder to brush off.
At least, that’s what two Florida papers took last week from a stop the couple made in Tampa. Reporters William March of the Tampa Tribune and Ben Montgomery of the St. Petersburg Times paid the obligatory inches to Kucinich’s tree-humping blather, then unzipped their notebooks for Elizabeth.
March called her “striking” and Kucinich’s “newest campaign asset.” He won’t confess to writing any love letters, but doesn’t apologize for the headline editors slapped on his story: “Kucinich’s Words, Wife Turn Heads.”
“She is certainly someone you notice,” he says.
But Montgomery, his typing fingers paralyzed, couldn’t put the hotness into words. “Her hair is long and red and she runs her fingers through it often,” he wrote.
They weren’t alone, either. After Kucinich’s speech, the throng of reporters leaned in close around the congressman and his wife. “Soon,” wrote Montgomery, “they were just standing around his wife.” – Jason Nedley
This article appears in May 30 – Jun 5, 2007.
The American public, in case you haven’t noticed, is tired of “news” organizations repeatedly printing articles such as this which attempt to shape public through invective.
Where is true political commentary? Where’s the REAL reporting on REAL positions on such things a health care, the war, the environment, etc?
If Harry S Truman and Abe Lincoln were running, how would they be characterized? Are we voting on height and ears or insight and substance?
Self promotion??? Duh. Do you see any other candidates for any office who are not promoting themselves? It’s the American way of elections.
Unfortunately, your paper is an example of the “American way of reportage.”
I can’t believe you would publish this mindless attack on one of the few individuals who has consistently and eloquently opposed the tragic war in Iraq, offered detailed and well thought out programs for health care, education, immigration and trade reform – as well as for other major issues, and has defended his positions relentlessly in spite of groundless personal attacks such as this. Do you have some cogent arguments on these issues which differ from the congressman? Perhaps you like your ears more than his? Are you a bit taller? Do you like the sound of your own voice? I don’t.
Dumb little article, dumb little newspaper.
Elizabeth is also the only would-be First Mate in the race not born in the US, and the only one with a tongue stud. (No, that wasn’t a creepy reference to Dennis.)
Oh, boo. What is the Cleveland Scene, anyway? Some kind of high school publication put together by horny adolescents? Get real, and get serious. The next President should be Dennis Kucinich. He’s the best candidate bar none. America desperately needs a president like him. Start discussing the important issues, not his wife. She’s attractive, but so what? So is Laura Bush.
It would be nice if the reporters made reference to Elizabeth’s education and the wonderful work she has done for humanity already. She is quite accomplished on her own merits. And she would make a fine FIRST LADY!