Kucinich To Offer Articles Of Impeachment
Anything For Free Media Attention
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Seeking free publicity to obtain much needed traction in his quixotic presidential campaign, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has called a press conference to announce plans to offer articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney.
Kucinich needs to generate “free media” attention because his campaign is failing. The Kucinich campaign only raised $345,000 for his presidential bid during the first three months of the year. As of March 31 the "campaign" and had $183,000. Kucinich also has $361,000 in outstanding campaign debt. Kucinich is not one of the front-runners among the prospective 2008 Democratic presidential candidates. Kucinich shouldn't even be considered among the so-called second tier candidates.
Kucinich's impeachment ploy, like his presidential campaign ought is doomed to failure. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have repeatedly said they have no interest in pursuing impeachment. Researching quotes of Pelosi saying impeachment is off the table, the articles I found all referred specifically to impeachment of the President and did not mention the Vice President. Have Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats decided to allow the extremists to waste time with political articles of impeachment against the Vice President?
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If he had a spine he would skip all the feeling out of his colleagues and offer it from the House floor, not from a press conference to generate campaign buzz. If ANY republican, RINO or otherwise jumps on to this nonsense and the RNC, NRCC, or NRSC supports their re-election they have lost a donor for life. By "jumps on" I mean anything less than a wholehearted robust denouncement of this cowardly act.
I agree he has been clear and consistent on this issue (wrong as I think it is), but I think if he's going to bang the drum he'd better do it where it counts. Enough with the veiled treats, just do it already.
I have to say that I respect Kucinich more than most other dems. I mean, most democrats feel the same way he does on most issues, but they are scared to admit it because they know the American people disagree with them, so they hide it. While I vehemently disagree with Kucinich on everything, I at least can respect someone who says what they mean and means what they say.
Simple and truthful.
Most Democrats hate him because he is the type of person that hurts their cause rather than helps them.
position has been clear all along. He's not one of these I voted for it before I voted against it types: examples = Kerry, Edwards, Clinton, and other two faced democratic bullshi@#$%. At least Kucinich is an honest idiot.
He has done some hilarious things. His endorsement by Grandfather Twilight before the 2004 Iowa Caucuses belongs in a dumb-ax hall of fame somewhere.
"...and each wasted evening is
a gross violation against the
natural course of your only life;"
-Charles Buckowski
an "I voted for it before I voted against it" type. Plus, he's just a big weenie. But at least he helps make Edwards look more centrist by comparison.
(Is the Nation one of those sites I'm supposed to give a warning about before linking?)
I think articles of impeachment, at least as these current one are being described are stupid. I disagree however, that Cheney hurts the Democratic cause.
Cheney is the man Americans love to hate. His entire life is a contradiction. He blasts Democrats for not being tough on Iran and Syria. Yet, as the Haliburton CEO, he personally asked Clinton not to level sanctions against Syria. His company was actively engaging in business with both countries.
The Cheney led Haliburton was providing the fuel to terrorist nations that powered terrorism. His company pumped American dollars into the rogue nations he claims to fight. Cheney says one thing and does another.
Of course this contradictory behavior is nothing new for the VP. It goes all the way back to his college days. The man who talks the tough talk, never walked the tough walk. The VP, who places such a high value on patriotism, seemed to have "other priorities" during the Viet Nam War. Higher priorities than patriotism?
Cheney is easy to hate. He has no courage of conviction. His game is verbal. Once you get beyond the rhetoric, there is nothing to the man (or his family). That lack of courage is easy to hate.
Wow, did you find a Left-Wing Talking Point Generator omline someplace? Is Kos offering it to new users until they can write this drivel for themselves?
Let's see, Halliburton terrorist supporters, chickenhawk, and coward to boot! You've managed to hit the trifecta! Congratulations!
We don't suffer chickenhawkers here for very long. Bye.
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have nothing to do with his political views as a matter of fact I agree with most of Cheneys views however he is the most hated man in America but don't bring his family into it.
have nothing to do with his political views as a matter of fact I agree with most of Cheneys views however he is the most hated man in America but don't bring his family into it.
So take this with you on your trip down the drain for chickenhawking: you just admitted that the big, bad Dick Cheney scares you. You admitted this in front of everybody.
Wait, what was that noise? Ohmigodohmigod he's right behind you...
Moe
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC.
That Kucinich is offering up articles of impeachment or that their are people who actually donated 345K to his campaign?
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us - Voltaire
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/04/cheney_unexpect.html
"This visit with his doctors comes on the same day that long-shot presidential candidate, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, was to introduce articles of impeachment against the Vice President, but has postponed the announcement due to the reports of Cheney's health. "
The donations. Seriously. Who donates money to this guy?
I am reminded of a passage in the book freakonomics where the author discusses the reasons that people donate money to a political campaign. Person is charasmatic, person looks good, person is clearly going to win (people like picking a winner), etc. Which of these things go with Dennis?
Hmmm.
I would imagine that Soros gives Kucinich some money just to have far left wing issues brought out to the public
who donates to this guy. He is reliably the same on most issues, doesn't bend in the wind and will speak his mind...
Now what is in that mind is a different subject.
People find consistancy attractive on both sides of the aisle. I surprised he does not have a bigger following from the far left, but the personality, looks, etc might have something to do with that..
hahah who can take this guy seriously?
Yeah... these same people also said that they would not "cut and run" from Iraq and then within a couple of months of taking over, here they are trying to do just that. Rush Limbaugh said in 2004 that if GWB was re-elected, democrats would spend the next 4 years doing whatever they could to impeach him to get back at republicans for impeaching Clinton.