Feingold: U.S. due for 'cheesehead' prez

[sabra]

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/13269534.htm

Feingold: U.S. due for 'cheesehead' prez

Associated Press


WASHINGTON - The time has come for a "cheesehead" in the White House, although Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., doesn't know if he's the one to take that mantle.

He put his chances of seeking for the nomination in 2008 at "probably higher" than one in 100 while saying it was too early to commit to the race.

"But I do think one thing we can all agree on is that this country is overdue for a cheesehead president. We've never had one," he told ABC's "This Week."

A cheesehead is a native or resident of Wisconsin, a leading dairy state. The term also refers to the yellow "cheese" wedges worn on the heads of Green Bay Packers football fans.

[wryter2000]

1. As opposed to...

As opposed to one who has nothing but cheese in his head? :crazy:

[pretzel4gore]

4. a cheese heart pres?

cheese=rat food, maybe....:shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

[wryter2000]

9. Something really stinky...n/t

n/t

[liveoaktx]

16. VIDEO

Feingold on This Week

or just the clip

This Country is Overdue for a cheesehead president

[drb]

2. Russ was really sharp on George Stephanopolis' show! I'd go for him...

...over Hillary!

[IndianaGreen]

6. He was really sharp!

Russ is a much better choice than Hillary!

[ashling]

12. Sharp Wisconsin Cheddar?

what could be better?

[Sabriel]

33. Yes, he's a gouda guy. n/t

[calimary]

19. He was sharp, he was intelligent, he was easy to listen to, easy to

understand, he addressed some prickly questions head-on - and fearlessly, too, he was warm and accessable (to those who think a potential president is someone we should feel like we could go have a beer with :eyes:), and he showed some VERY nice humor. His stand on things is impeccable - his votes on IWR and the Patriot Act ("...which I READ..." - how many other Dems can say they actually read it before it was jammed down their throats under threat of their being called unamerican, umpatriotic, and Saddam/Osama-lovers????) give him absolute protection from ANYBODY'S claims that he's a flip-flopper.

I've just decided on my preferred candidate for 2008: Feingold. I have no trouble with his being either Jewish or twice divorced. I like him more for what he says and what he stands for, and his voting record.

And anybody who eagerly jokes about a "cheesehead president" CLEARLY has a great and vibrant sense of humor, and isn't afraid to apply it to himself. People resonate to those who don't take themselves too seriously. It was damn near irresistable - GREAT closer.

And as for Howard Dean, :loveya: - my heart STILL belongs to "Hollerin' Howard," and he's doing us a WORLD of good exactly where he is now - as kingmaker at the top of the party, and the seed sower at the grass roots and ground level - to grow us a healthier Democratic Party.

Let's see... Feingold/Warner? Gotta balance the ticket - Warner's from governor-land, has great cred, and would represent the South. Feingold/Clark? Just 'cause I LOVE Wesley Clark - man - a choice between Feingold and Clark would be REALLY difficult for me!!! We have an embarrassment of riches here. I hope people appreciate it. Maybe if this guy gathers some momentum, it'll pull people like Hillary back out of wanting to climb into bed with the far-wrong. Hillary's really starting to concern me. As someone who thinks it's not only time for a cheesehead president but also for a woman president, I'd like to support her. But I JUST DO NOT LIKE where she's leaning these days.

[Charles19]

21. Hard to say how things would go but I would definately like him

to try for the nomination.

[tcookie5]

41. I'd like him to run

[asjr]

3. I was very impressed by his performance on ABC. I was and

am a Deaniac but Russ Feingold has replaced Dean in my estimation. He was so open and honest I can not help but admire him. I hope he does run for president. He would do very well in the northeast and west. The south is another story. There is still much hatred for blacks and jews here that go back generations. I only hope southerners can see what a good president he would make.

[wryter2000]

10. That sounds good

I'm a Deanie, too, but I believe the Governor is doing us the most good right where he is.

I wonder if the show is going to be on here in a moment. I'm Pacific time.

[goforit]

17. But ....do you think the PNAC mobsters can twist his arm?

[electropop]

40. No. He has already demonstrated that by voting against them.

He acts on his own beliefs.

[IndianaGreen]

5. I hate the Packers!

But if Russ wins, I will wear a cheesehead hat for him!

[ananda]

13. Me too

If Feingold is a cheesehead, then so am I.

Yay.

[calimary]

18. Me too! I'd much rather have a cheesehead president than the cheesy

"president" in there now.

Or maybe - I'd rather have a cheesehead president than a shithead president. ANY DAY.

[alarcojon]

34. and WHAT a shithead he is!

[Jackpine Radical]

42. "Ich bin ein Kaesekopf?"

[rodeodance]

23. I luv the Pack--and my Senator---Russ.

[Cocoa]

7. lol at the definition

A cheesehead is a native or resident of Wisconsin, a leading dairy state. The term also refers to the yellow "cheese" wedges worn on the heads of Green Bay Packers football fans.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Howard's a cheesehead, too!

[badgervan]

14. Integrity

If you want the complete opposite of george II, Senator Russ is your man. The guy is smart as a whip, a critical thinker, pro-environment, honest and aboveboard, realizes that we are a country of diverse viewpoints, has the ability to work and get along with others, believes that we need a strong defense, sees health insurance for all Americans as a basic right, and does not view the rest of the world as our enemy.
Russ Feingold has integrity. What a change from bush this real man would be. If he runs, he has this vet's vote.

[Judi Lynn]

15. He does come across very well to those of us who don't know too much

about him, yet. His calmness, and total lack of childish, cheap grandstanding is very refreshing for a politician. He does seem far, far more trustworthy.

Thanks for your comments.

[calimary]

24. Hey, badgervan, Welcome to DU!

He'd have my vote, too, if he runs. I don't see anyone more compelling than maybe Wesley Clark. They'd make a humdinger of a ticket, wouldn't they?

Glad you're here! Help us

Visualize IMPEACHMENT!!!!!
And then go DO something about it.

[trogdor]

38. Vermont cheese kicks ass!

It's just that Vermont is too small to make the stuff in quantity like Wisconsin.

[fshrink]

11. We do currently have the equivalent of an emmenthal-head. nt

[Allyoop]

20. My candidate

for 2008 if Wes Clark doesn't run! However, I want to know more about his stand on defense issues. He said he didn't think we should have been involved in the Balkans, that Europe should have handled it, but without proper leadership (Wes Clark and Clinton administration), Europe couldn't and wouldn't have handled it. Did I hear what he was saying accurately? Can anyone point me to more information on his stance on defense?

[tocqueville]

26. it's true that Europe was slow in Bosnia, but times have changed

Besides the bulk of the effort has been European, not US. the US has "as usual" played a decisive role, mainly due to overwhelming air power. But that's mostly all, besides Clinton's peacebroking.

The Kosovo crisis showed a very different European reaction, learned from Bosnia. The problem "as usual" is that the US wanted an air war, Iraq type, and no or little involvment on the ground. The results are known : destruction of the Serbian infrastructure with tremendous collateral damage while the Serbian military was left intact. I think that Clark was against it, but was stopped in Washington.

The EU has managed the peacekeeping in Bosnia and Kosovo with mostly good if not excellent results. The US presence has been marginal (6000 troops out of 60 000). Bosnia is now on its way to become a EU-member. Kosovo has a longer way to go, but there is no comparison with Iraq. Milosevic is at the Hague with a fair trial.

so the "couldn't and wouldn't" are a bit too glorifying. If Clinton hadn't been there, somebody else would have. One thing is for sure : Europe won't wait for the US to handle such crises in the future, after the Iraq experience. New European crises are not likely either in the near future.

[Hand]

22. Better than shit-for-brains... nt

[daleo]

25. Why not a cheesehead?

The current one is a screwhead.

[tired_in_tulsa]

27. Fiengold doesn't stand a chance

Sorry, but Feingold doesn't sand a chance to win. He's way to far left for this country. He's supported partial birth abortion, that right there will give him the lose.

[sybylla]

28. Funny, he manages to win in Wisconsin with plenty of puke votes

In fact, there's a puke in my county who started a Feingold for Pres campaign two years ago.

Just keep watching. This man is an impressive campaigner and a phenomenal representative. He'll be out there with his "way too far left" ideals and his calm, common sense demeanor convincing the swingers and pukes those very ideals are theirs too. He's one of those rare politicians who can convince those "all politicians are alike" voters that he is definitely not like the others.

Been watching Sen. Feingold for over 12 years. His style, his honesty and his grace are a thing to behold and he is not shy in any way about the rightness of Democratic principles.

[54anickel]

30. "supported partial birth abortion" heh-heh. Welcome to DU, enjoy your

visit.

[Jackpine Radical]

43. Funny--that same phrase leapt out at me too.

[MADem]

31. I do not care one way or the other about his private life, but I think the

two divorces WILL be problematic. I don't think it will affect him locally (all politics IS local, after all) but on the national stage, I think that is one of the dealbreakers.

[Tangledog]

32. Yeah, the divorces are a problem

The Cheeseheads have probably known him long enough to take it in stride, but it's not a great first impression to leave with the majority of the rest of the country, many of whom have hardly ever heard of him. It's too bad, because he does seem to be one of the brightest & most coherent people out there in the political arena.

[Trish1168]

49. I don't know...Clinton had affairs and smoked pot and people got past it

Lets not assume. I think most Americans just want out of Iraq and I think his vote record is a very good one.

The biggest question to me is not the divorces or his support of partial birth abortion. To me its whether or not the oligarchy will allow him to win. They control the media and the messages. The Dean scream was echoed across the universe not by accident. Dean was/is principled and probably not easily controlled by the interests who want to stay in power. Feingold would probably be a similar threat to them. And by extension, the republicans who are adept at rigging vote machines would also be threatened by Feingold.

Just a thought.

[Trish1168]

47. Well, 66% of the country is 'pro-choice'....go back to freeperville

I know the religious right wants to turn us into a backwoods theocratic dictatorship, but not everyone is willing to drink the kool aid.

[Olney Blue]

29. Sign me up for a case of Merlot- it goes well with cheese.

[BiggJawn]

35. Why not? We've had a Shit-Head for the last 6 years...n/t

[LeftHander]

36. He's got my vote....always has...nt

[trogdor]

37. I'd vote for him.

I hear mostly good things about him, and he appears to possess a spine.

[Czolgosz]

39. Is Russ gonna throw us under the bus with Alito like he did with Roberts?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

44. I like him a lot. I just don't think America would vote for a Jewish

candidate for president at this particular time. I may be wrong, but I don't think it would happen. :shrug:

[KamaAina]

45. Well, we already have a Limburger one

Pee-ewwwwwwwwwww!!!

[Trish1168]

46. Feingold 2008: Voted against the war and against the patriot act

He totally has my vote. There isn't another candidate with those credentials.

[Zorra]

48. Senator Feingold would be a stellar President.

Sign me up.