Dennis Kucinich - The Real Democrat
copyright © 2007 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org
On January 4, 2008, Public Broadcasting Services [PBS] Bill Moyers will discuss what most in the press barely acknowledge; the mainstream media is counting Dennis Kucinich out. Perhaps the truer statement is they do not let him in. Perchance, if we reflect on what has occurred throughout the Presidential campaign we might realize, the moguls who own the airwaves fear true change. They trust Ohio Congressman, Dennis Kucinich will actually work for the people, just as he has done throughout his career.
Corporate magnates do not want the country or the office of the President to be other than it is, profitable for them. The Big Wigs can control the other candidates, and they do. These tycoons have invested in the top tier candidates. Money, cash, checks flow to those who promote plans that allow Insurers, Pharmaceuticals, Defense Industrialists, and Private Investors to prosper. Dennis Kucinich and his proposed policies do not benefit the powerbrokers. Thus, he must be eliminated and indeed, he is.
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register would not allow the Presidential hopeful to take the stage. The American Association for Retired Persons also blocked his appearance. As we contemplate the number of times Dennis Kucinich was purposely excluded, we recognize the message we, the American people, receive is manipulated. The public does not have access to all the Presidential hopefuls. Only the aspirants financed by the Big Boys and Girls are afforded an opportunity to speak.
Granted, we may have had a glimpse of the extremely qualified Dennis Kucinich. However, when we did the time to view or listen to the voice of the people was extremely limited.
Pundits and political historians might express that Congressman Kucinich "delivers the Democratic message clarity and conviction" Presidential hopeful Kucinich might be far ahead in Progressive polls. Nevertheless, the potential President, Dennis Kucinich ultimately will be silenced at least on most radio and television stations.
On January 5, 2008, just prior to the New Hampshire primaries, the first actual ballot vote for President, ABC News will host another Democratic discussion, America will be able to hear and see the candidates, except for . . .
ABC News Has Excluded Kucinich, Gravel, and Others . . .
In an arbitrary decision that shakes our democracy to its very core, ABC News has set debate criteria that exclude Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, and Duncan Hunter from their Saturday debates. New Hampshire has a recent history of open debates. As a result of these exclusions the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper has decided not to co-sponsor the debate.
Many Americans will ask as the one true Progressive hopeful does . . .
"How can you have a debate if you don't have a voice to challenge all the others?"
~ Dennis Kucinich
On January 4, 2008, Bill Moyers offers a rare forum, a chance for the Congressman to speak. You may wish to tune in. Moyers offers this introduction.
The 2008 Election; Crashing the Parties?
Presidential nominee Dennis J. Kucinich is a sixth-term Democratic Congressman serving the 10th district of Ohio, which comprises much of western Cleveland and its adjoining suburbs.
First elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, he sits on the Education and Labor Committee and is chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. A member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Kucinich previously ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000 and 2004. Now more than ever, he sees a split in the Democratic constituency and the leaders to which each side is drawn, as he explains to Bill Moyers in his interview:
We have two cultures here. One which is the emerging culture of information technology that's Internet-based. And the other one is the more conventional TV technology which is coming to a clash. And I think they reflect some political trends in this country that maybe aren't getting too much attention. But they are gonna have an impact.
A short biography of the candidate is also available amidst the program information. As we peruse the list of associations, affiliations, and ponder what is important to Dennis Kucinich we get a sense of who the man is and why he relates more to the average American than he does to those who sponsor debates . . . or contribute to the other candidates campaigns.
Kucinich served twice as an official U.S. delegate to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change. In 2003, he received the Gandhi Peace Award from Promoting Enduring Peace. Additionally, he has been honored by the Cleveland AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, Friends of the Earth, the Salvation Army, the Human Rights Campaign, Public Citizen for his work in office.
If, upon reflection, you too are concerned by the fact that Americans no longer have a choice, that we can only hear the persons the powerbrokers tell us are viable, please express your distress.
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