Kucinich Electrifies Convention Arena

[Mark E. Smith]

Source: Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo News

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, erstwhile presidential condidate and strident opponent of the Bush administration, gave the most spirited speech of the session Tuesday condemning the war, the economy and the Republicans.

Short in stature, the Ohio congressman leaped up onto his tip toes time and again, thrusting his arms out and up, getting the crowd to roar so loudly he had to yell into the microphone to be heard.

It will become known as the "Wake Up, America" speech.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/rockymountainnews/20080826/pl_r...

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Read the article for quotes from this amazing speech.

Dennis Kucinich is a great man.

[global1]

1. And Did The Cable News Stations Telecast It?........nt

[Bill McBlueState]

7. I saw it on CNN. n/t

[tridim]

2. And of course none of the "News" channels bothered to show it.

Only CSpan.

[Olney Blue]

3. I missed it. Oh no.

[fascisthunter]

6. no you didn't... here's the clip:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Olney Blue]

9. Thanks, my friend!

[fascisthunter]

10. you are most welcome

[lonestarnot]

18. Oh thank you thank you thank you! I've been looking for this!

[fascisthunter]

54. you are very welcome as well

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Wowzer!

It was a great speech! And I heartily agree with what he said!

[fascisthunter]

5. Thank You CSPAN... PUBLIC TV... not private... PUBLIC

that's the difference... wake up America, indeed!!!

[az chela]

8. Dennis is our GOLIATH

[Lorien]

70. No, he's our David

Goliath is corporate America, and he's yet to knock them down-but there's still time.

[Myrina]

11. DK made my heart proud, brought a tear to my eye ...

I was hootin' and clappin' in my living room.

We love ya' Dennis!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

12. He is in a class all by himself..

[knixphan]

60. damn right!

[zeemike]

13. Give em hell Dennis!

No he just tells the truth and the repukes think it's hell.

[RaRa]

14. That gave me goosebumps! Really! n/t

[BlueEyedSon]

15. "This one's for you, Stephanie." (link to video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLRYAzBJdb0

[tabatha]

30. Oops, delete.

[MissWaverly]

16. I love Dennis Kucinich, read his book

he is truly an inspiration and will be remembered for his motions to impeach both Cheney and Bush.

[rucognizant]

29. NO...........

He has a way to go and more memories to make!

[MissWaverly]

66. I know what you mean, but impeachment will be the biggie

just like Ben Franklin and his kite.

[Wwagsthedog]

17. Dee Kay, All the way!

[Hekate]

19. OMG. That was fantastic! And the crowd went wild! nt

[ixion]

20. Kucinich Rocks!

[The Sushi Bandit]

21. He is my man!!

[EndElectoral]

22. Phenomenal Dennis!. Wish you were speaking all night! Well done!

[Stuart G]

23. You can find the YouTube version at DU in the Political Videos forum

Please watch it, it is great..Wake up America..or here is a You Tube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4EN7ibO1ec

[Martin Eden]

24. K&R for Dennis!!!

He's a real rabble-rouser in the best sense of the term

[KoKo]

25. Wha t an Incredible Speech! I sent it around...on my fragile list...

because I know most of America didn't get to hear it... K&R!

[Dead Elephant]

26. Wake up America!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3302...

[Dead Elephant]

27. Wake up America!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3302...

[Greyhound]

28. I can't wait to get home so I can watch this. He has been generating

tremendous support wherever he has gone, but the media blackout on his campaign was too effective to overcome.

[nam78_two]

31. K&R

[bitchkitty]

32. I love this man. n/t

[Zhade]

33. I can't WAIT to watch that speech when I get home!

GO DK! GOBAMA!

[Kaleko]

34. Kiiiick 'em to the curb, Dennis! Major lard ass-kicking is way overdue.

[JonLP24]

35. Kuciniich has my vote

No matter what public office he runs for.

[Greyhound]

36. It's just too bad he's been declared "not electable" by the parasite class.

Imagine, if he was allowed to get his message out, we could have someone like that working for us.

[Freddie Stubbs]

38. Actually, the Democratic Primary Voter class rendered this declaration, twice in

the last four years.

[Greyhound]

39. Sure they did, just like all those idiot moran union thugs in Chicago. The parasites

have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure that the average American never heard anything he ever said.

(JIC; That first part of the subject line was sarcasm.)

[Doremus]

49. Yup. When they DID cover him, it was to ridicule.

Sorta like the OP "he's short so he had to jump up on his tippy toes and looked like a fool" (paraphrasing).

DK threatens them so much they have to neutralize him.

[Greyhound]

75. Yes, he does threaten them. The only thing they fear is that too many people will wake up

and realize we don't ned them at all.

[Freddie Stubbs]

50. Calling union members 'thugs' is usually a Republican talking point

[Greyhound]

57. RTFS...

bridge dweller.

[provis99]

67. plenty of union members are Republicans

Teamsters members and construction workers aren't known for friendliness to liberals. The file membership and the union leadership don't see eye to eye on political support all the time.

[kenfrequed]

69. Labor is our ally when we talk to them.

The problem is "What's wrong with Kansas."

Democrats have been divesting from organized labor and more than occasionally they have made too many deals with the bosses. The Democratic party - economic populism = A party that cannot appeal to the majority and cannot get elected. The Democrats are so afraid of the charge of "class warfare" that they run screaming from anything too pro-labor or anything resembling a fairer distribution of benefits.

Nafta was signed and universal healthcare squashed under a democratic president, so we can't blame them for their frustrations. And as a union member I share those frustrations.

[Greyhound]

74. Bingo!

The strategy you describe is exactly how we have managed to steadily lose for for the last 30 years. I'm absolutely convinced that this is due to infiltration of our party by all those "former" republiks that have alienated and directed the party away from it's base.

The constant pursuit of the mythical "center" has only yielded loss and bitterness, while the others have maneuvered to make this historical looting possible.

[Two Americas]

42. nonsense

People can't support what they don't know about.

[Freddie Stubbs]

51. Kucinich received more media attention than his failed candidacy merited

[Two Americas]

68. that is revealing

Think about what you just said.

[Two Americas]

72. that statement

"Kucinich received more media attention than his failed candidacy merited."

In other words, a candidacy merits more or less attention depending upon whether it is a "failed candidacy" or not?

So, the mass media decides - a priori - whether or not a candidacy merits coverage, and if they decide that it doesn't, it is declared a "failed candidacy" and is not given coverage and so then therefore it fails.

I think you are right.

[Joe Chi Minh]

45. Even the primaries were rigged. It's well established. One candidate

got 0 votes, yet at a minimum, his family all voted for him. I don't believe for a second that Hillary beat John Edwards.

[Freddie Stubbs]

52. Where is the proof that this has been 'well established?'

[Greyhound]

58. Since you won't even bother to read a two sentence reply,

why would anybody waste time re-posting the hundreds of links to the articles and pictures that show how he was shut out of every level of the party, by the party power brokers, as well as the media?

[Joe Chi Minh]

63. The case I cited sure wasn't isolated. But you're absolutely right.

We've got better things to do than trawl through links, for the edification of those who are too idle and uncommitted to follow and remember the news links posted on here.

[Joe Chi Minh]

64. You perhaps keep up with Joe Bageant's blog, but here's a link to it, featuring

the latest letter he received from a high-ranking anonymous political consultant:

http://www.joebageant.com/joe/2008/08/moving-to-the-c.h...

[fascisthunter]

55. I Love It..."parasite class"

oh so true and so funny

[Runcible Spoon]

71. HEAR HEAR!

[stillcool]

37. Dennis Rocked!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4EN7ibO1ec

[European Socialist]

40. I voted for him in the Michigan Primary. He only managed to

get single digits--The USA is really messed up.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. K&R. Dennis is one of a kind, has been my candidate since 2003.

He's the only one (with the exception of John Conyers) with the courage to keep speaking out for what he knows is right and is on the side of the American people. I'm not exactly sure about this publication, given the title, LOL, but I liked the article, some great quotes from his magnificent speech here, too...

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2008082...

[Norrin Radd]

43. kr

[dipsydoodle]

44. K & R

.

[JawJaw]

46. I know it sounds superficial, but..

The short hairstyle looks good on him! Looks less geeky.

[demnan]

47. Go Dennis!

My dream is that Obama makes him Attorney General and he goes after those bastards.

[Peace Patriot]

48. Wow! That was a "barn-burner," as they used to say! Great speech!

Thanks to those above who posted the vid!

(I only wish he had added--after "the insurance companies have taken over health care, and the pharmaceuticals have taken over drug pricing," that three rightwing, Bushite electronic voting corporations have taken over and privatized our vote counting system! But you can't have everything, I guess. Even Kucinich is at the mercy of the 'TRADE SECRET' vote counters.)

(I really, really, really, REALLY, REALLY! don't understand our Democratic Party leaders' mind-boggling silence on 'TRADE SECRET' vote counting by Bushite corporations. I've thought of a thousands reasons, including blackmail and death threats. It was the Anthrax Congress that did it, after all. I still don't understand it.)

[llmart]

53. Wow!

What passion and commitment to his ideals. I was very moved. As a native Clevelander I'm proud to say he's been fighting the big guys all his life. You've got to admire that.

[Uncle Joe]

56. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Mark E. Smith.

[knixphan]

59. I sent the youtube of it to every conservative I know

just to make them uncomfortable.

[hasssan1]

61. EVERY DEM SPEAKER SHOULD FOLLOW Kucinich . THANK YOU Kucinich

[knixphan]

62. K&R

[Zorra]

65. Golly gee, I guess the Kooch haters were wrong when they said Dennis

might run for President an Independent.

[Kurovski]

73. K&R. (nt)