February 17, 2004
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Some propaganda for a rare candidate who is not the lesser of n evils.
Although many will end up voting for Kerry (or whoever the Democrats foist as the “only possible alternative” to Bush), please consider Dennis in the primaries. From everything I’ve seen, Kuchnich is about the only candidate out there whose past history is in congruence with what he says he is about.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
For an America that will inspire the world once more.
Fear ends. Hope begins.VOTE FOR A CHANGE – VOTE FOR DENNIS KUCINICH.
A primary is not the time to compromise.It is the time to vote your conscience, beliefs and desired platform. Take a stand. Vote with courage and integrity. If Dennis “can’t win,” then there’s no harm in voting your truth. Vote with your head in November and your heart in March. The more delegates Dennis receives, the more likely his ideas will end up on the platform. Vote for practical idealism.
THE PRIMARIES
From 2% in Iowa to 18% in Maine. Two third place finishes in Washington and Maine (even if the media doesn’t report them). The momentum is growing…EXIT POLLS SHOW SUPPORT FOR KUCINICH’S POSITIONS
* Universal health care for all. Right now 40 million Americans are uninsured and 30 million are underinsured. We end up paying for them anyway. We are the only Western country not to have this kind of health care. And it wouldn’t cost any more.
* Withdrawal from NAFTA and the WTO which has taken jobs from the US, enriched multinational corporations at the expense of workers, family farmers and the environment. Kucinich would replace with fair trade agreements.
* Protecting social security from privatization.
* Reducing corporate influence in government.
* Repealing tax cuts for the wealthy.DENNIS STANDS FOR & WITH PEOPLE
If you want a president who sees the truth and stands up for it no matter what, then vote Kucinich. In the ’70s, Dennis stood firm against the big bankers in Cleveland and for the people by refusing to sell the city-owned power company. He stood by his campaign promise. It cost him dearly – he lost the next election. But 20 years later, the Cleveland city Council honored Kucinich for having the “courage and foresight” to stand up to the banks. His decision has saved the people over $200 million on their electric bills – so far. Dennis has integrity and lives what he preaches.HOW MUCH CHANGE ARE YOU READY FOR?
Do you want a candidate who stands up to President Bush? Do you want a president who will stop the war in Iraq, restore jobs to this country, and provide every American with universal health care coverage? Dennis Kucinich takes on the challenges we face today so we can have a better tomorrow.KUCINICH’S BALANCED BUDGET
Even with the social programs he’s desiring. This can happen with 1. repeal of the tax cuts for the wealthy, 2. corporations paying their fair share, and 3. taking 15% from the military budget.Our military’s budget is almost the combined total of every other country’s military budgets put together! Kucinich would take 15% of the budget (still keeping us the largest military) and use that for health care, free education for all through college because education levels the playing field for people, and for other social programs that create peace and prosperity for all, not just a few.
KUCINICH’S BACKGROUND
By the time he was 17 in inner-city Cleveland, in a family of seven children, he had lived in 21 different places – including a couple of cars. He even spent a few months in an orphanage. He rose from such a humble background to become Mayor of Cleveland (the youngest mayor of any major city), Ohio state Senator, and 4-time US Congressperson.THE PEACE CANDIDATE
Dennis was the 2003 recipient of the international Gandhi Peace Award, an award that’s given rarely. He was awarded it because of his proposal to have a Department of Peace on the same level as the Department of Defense. It would be funded by 1% of the military budget. It would look at national and international issues from a peace perspective. Imagine looking at crime, homelessness, poverty, domestic abuse, to name a few, from a worldview of peace. The results could be amazing.KUCINICH’S ELECTABILITY
In each of his elected offices, he defeated an incumbent Republican. His Congressional District has one of the largest concentrations of “Reagan Democrats.” But Dennis wins their vote as well as the progressive vote. In his most recent race, Dennis won with 74% of the vote, including an estimated 50% of the GOP vote.Dennis appeals to progressives because he is one, and to conservatives because he has proposed a balanced budget, even with all of his social programs. Swing voters who don’t agree with him on every issue still see him as a fighter for their interests, who puts the interests of workers and middle-class consumers ahead of big-money interests. If Dennis wins the nomination, and only Dennis, Nader will not run, thus not draining away votes that could’ve won the election last time.
He is the clearest alternative to Bush. Can someone who tries to be a “Republican lite” candidate really appeal to the 80 million people who didn’t vote out of apathy last time? Dennis can mobilize those voters.
His 10-point platform includes (for details on these & many other issues, please see the website):
1. Universal health care with a single payer plan
2. A renewed commitment to peace and diplomacy
3. Repeal of the “Patriot Act”
4. Balance between workers and corporations
5. Guaranteed quality education, pre-k through college
6. Restored rural communities and family farms
7. Environmental renewal and clean energy
8. Right-to-choose, privacy and civil rights
9. Withdrawal from NAFTA and WTO
10. Full social security benefits at age 65
