The last time I’ll make fun of Dennis Kucinich
There comes a point in a politician’s career when their future prospects appear to be so dismal, the best thing the observer can do is show some kindness, look away, and write about something else. After reading Rick Lyman’s New York Times article about Dennis Kucinich’s ongoing campaign, I think that time has come for ...
There comes a point in a politician's career when their future prospects appear to be so dismal, the best thing the observer can do is show some kindness, look away, and write about something else. After reading Rick Lyman's New York Times article about Dennis Kucinich's ongoing campaign, I think that time has come for the good representative from the state of Ohio. One last excerpt, however:
There comes a point in a politician’s career when their future prospects appear to be so dismal, the best thing the observer can do is show some kindness, look away, and write about something else. After reading Rick Lyman’s New York Times article about Dennis Kucinich’s ongoing campaign, I think that time has come for the good representative from the state of Ohio. One last excerpt, however:
Before Americans get too engrossed in a general election contest between President Bush and Senator John Kerry, Dennis J. Kucinich would like to remind them of something: He’s still out here, working hard every day, slogging from town to town, the second-to-last person still standing in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination…. At a rally later in Lincoln City, nearly 200 people packed the Bijou Cinema, where Mr. Kucinich was presented with a quilt bearing the logo “Dept. of Peace.” This referred to his proposal to create such a cabinet-level agency to promote harmony and conflict resolution, a notion much ridiculed on conservative talk radio shows as emblematic of the sort of fuzzy-headed thinking common among this particular strain of liberal. “We can change the whole debate in this country, and we’ve got to do it,” Mr. Kucinich said. “It’s about the party standing for something, something other than the next check from the corporate interests.” In an almost hushed voice, he continued: “This is a spiritual matter, not just a practical political matter.” The entire time he spoke, an angelic young woman stood at the side of the auditorium with her arms raised above her head, sometimes shaking them gently, as though sending waves through the air. The young woman, Eden Sky, 27, said she was “focusing,” which she described as a kind of praying, a blessing. And she seemed almost puzzled when asked why she chose to focus on Mr. Kucinich. “Because he is the only one worth focusing on,” she said.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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