Hey Kossack!!
Democracy for America is at it again. Rep. Dennis Kucinich has stepped up to the plate with a double hitter by responding to the DFA Primary Petitions on Global Warming and Iraq. And the Congressman lets it rip.
Check them out back to back...
On Global Warming On Iraq
First, Representative Kucinich details his comprehensive plan to fight climate change. Kucinich wants "to make everything in this country about energy conservation" including international policy and trade agreements.
"We have to look at what NAFTA, GATT, and the WTO have done to actually cause a decline in environmental quality all over the world. That's why one of my first acts in office will be to cancel NAFTA and the WTO"
In the second video, Congressman Kucinich hits hard on Iraq: "I voted 100% of the time against funding this war, because I understood that – you fund this war – you reauthorize it all over again."
"There is no reason the United States has to stay in this war and I challenge all of those candidates who continue to say they oppose the war, but keep voting to fund it, to stand up and tell American's what they really believe."
And on Democracy for America he adds:
"I want to thank you, the members of DFA, for your long standing commitment to high principles, for your belief in party activism, for your insistence that what we have now just isn't good enough and for your challenges to myself and all of the candidates that we have to keep working to be better." And "thank you for restoring people's faith in their ability to make a difference."
You won't hear responses like this at the primary debates or in a T.V. commercial. The mainstream media acts like it doesn't have time and won't pay attention to the specifics. But we will.
There are many great candidates running for President. It is up to each of us to find the candidate that best represents our views and do everything we can to help them win. A healthy primary challenge will make our eventual nominee stronger and the progressive movement more powerful. That's why DFA brings these videos directly to you as an honest broker in your decision making process. This is NOT an endorsement of Representative Kucinich’s campaign. However, if you like what you hear today, you can join his campaign at:
http://kucinich.us
Thank you Kossack for moving America forward,
Charles Chamberlain
Political Director
P.S. We will continue pressuring the candidates to take positions and share them directly with you. If your favorite candidate hasn't sent DFA a response yet, please e-mail the campaign and ask them why not.