Agran and Kucinich could be twins . . . very wee twins

[question everything]

http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/04/25/news-douglas.php


Listening to the media pound Democratic hopeful Dennis Kucinich for his "too-liberal" views sounds awfully familiar around the Weekly. We remember another man with some liberal ideas and long hair and sandals . . . Okay, scratch the hair—and the sandals—but Irvine mayor Larry Agran is about the same age as Kucinich and, like the Ohio congressman, was a low-polling presidential candidate. Agran’s 1992 presidential campaign exploded out of nowhere—or, rather, Irvine—capturing positive reviews in the Washington Post, The New York Times and even mainstream TV news. But when the party and NBC blocked Agran’s entry into national debates, his campaign withered and died. Agran was eventually able to resurrect his political career—he was elected to the Irvine City Council in 1998 and the mayor’s office in 2000. It remains to be seen what Kucinich has up his very short sleeves, but we have one word for him: Cleveland. In the meantime, we’ve uncovered other eerie similarities:

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EXILED FROM MAIN STREET

Agran: Support for gay rights cost him mayoral post in 1990.

Kucinich: Ranked seventh-worst mayor by a prestigious panel of historians.

ENTERED PRESIDENTIAL RACE

BECAUSE HE . . .

Agran: Believed thoughtful, liberal, George McGovern wing of the party wasn’t being represented.

Kucinich: Believed shrill, liberal, podium-pounding, vegan, George Clinton arm of the party needed a voice.

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[David__77]

1. Always wondered about Agran.

I mean, it's interesting that he succeeded in a right-wing hotbed. The GOPers used to call his supporters "Agranistas" in the '80s. There are a lot students there but registration is majority GOP.

[The Sushi Bandit]

2. Larry and Dennis are both great Americans!

Larry got the Great Park going, just to have Chris "Teflon" Cox steal the spotlight!

Cox is such a JERK!