Kucinich: Vote for Yourself

[MuseRider]

Kucinich: Vote for Yourself
Dennis Kucinich is the politician we've been asking for. So why aren't gays supporting him for president?
By Rachel Dowd
An Advocate.com exclusive posted January 3, 2008

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How intimidating is it to be the long shot in the run for the Democratic nomination?

Not at all. People in the LGBT community understand what it’s like to go against the odds. They’ve been doing that their whole lives. And there are a lot of Americans that face long odds every day as to whether they’ll have a job, health insurance, education, housing. So I understand what it’s like to be a long shot. But long shots do win, and they win when people stand up for what they believe in.

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Anyone who would have to wring their hands over the issue of marriage equality doesn’t get it.

To me it’s a very simple question of equal protection of the law. It’s a constitutional issue, and as president of the United States, I’m going to make sure that people are not denied equal protection of the law for any reason, including sexual orientation.

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The one great gift the LGBT community has given to the world is personal authenticity, integrity, and the courage to be who you are in an open and uncompromised way. There’s real power there. You’re going to give that up to vote for someone because they might win and they don’t stand for marriage equality? To me, that’s antithetical to the entire movement and counterproductive to the point of being worrisome.

http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail.asp?id=51398&page=1

I thought this was a lovely article. You probably already have your candidate but I think this is just a very supportive and interesting look at the issues. You have a strong advocate here and he is not afraid to toe the line for equality.

[sellitman]

1. Voted and kicked

I guess its not only Repiggies that vote against their own best interests?

Dennis is still the best we have.

[Fearless]

2. K&R!

[eridani]

3. Fantastic!

Some of our candidates are borrowing items from the Kucinich platform--let's hope they start borrowing this one.

[Desertrose]

4. K&R

:)

[Tresalisa]

5. I'm voting for myself, and I'm voting for Dennis!!!

:kick:

"The one great gift the LGBT community has given to the world is personal authenticity, integrity, and the courage to be who you are in an open and uncompromised way. There’s real power there. You’re going to give that up to vote for someone because they might win and they don’t stand for marriage equality?"

RIGHT ON!!!:applause: :woohoo:

[UncleSepp]

6. He gets it. He actually gets it.

I love that view that doesn't focus on gay and lesbian rights as gay and lesbian rights, but as natural consequences of the spirit and letter of the equal protection clause. I love the view too that looks to what LGBT people have to give everyone; the idea that there is something universal in each individual is an idea I try to live by.

I'd love to see Kucinich as a President, and I'd love even more to see him as an ex-President. His ideas are something we need for more than just eight years, and it would be damned good to have a political leader around who starts with kindness and goes from there. As an ex-President, I can see him picking up the baton from Carter and running with it.