Dennis Kucinich debuts as a Fox News contributor

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico

Dennis Kucinich made his debut as a Fox News contributor on Thursday night, with host Bill O’Reilly calling the former Democratic representative the “same left-wing nut we know and love” from his years in Congress.

Kucinich — who had teased his new gig by writing on Twitter earlier Thursday that he was a “rooster in Fox lair” — made his first appearance as a contributor with Fox on “The O’Reilly Factor." Before Kucinich went on-air to discuss gun control, Reilly joked that he was introducing “another wild conservative guy” as the network’s newest addition.

“Wow, what a conversion — congressman how did that happen? You know all the people on Fox News are far right, crazy people,” O’Reilly said when Kucinich appeared on screen.

Kucinich, however, shut down the chit-chat about his new role quickly, replying, “Well, you know, together again at last, Bill. I appreciate a chance to be on with you and I’ve always enjoyed our exchanges, and let’s go forward.”

“So you’re the same left-wing nut we know and love from the Congress, right?” O’Reilly said.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/01/dennis-kucinich-debuts-as-a-fox-news-contributor-154519.html?hp=r5_b1

[onehandle]

1. 'And tonight, playing the part of the crazy extreme liberal Democrat...' nt

[BlueNoteSpecial]

38. It is sometimes difficult for me not to believe that the whole thing is rigged, Grand Theatre...

...as it were. They're all in on it, while We get played for fools time after time, they make out like bandits. This "wingnut librul" bit part, for fOX, no less, is making it difficult again, demmit.

[NightOwwl]

40. George Carlin would agree.

'The Game Is Rigged'

[BlueNoteSpecial]

43. Yep, always liked him, always sit there nodding my head up & down during that routine.

[RandiFan1290]

47. Feel like you've been cheering for these guys?

[BlueNoteSpecial]

53. Feels like you've been assuming, Meats

[Drunken Irishman]

51. Also offers up the opportunity to attack Obama from the left.

[BlueNoteSpecial]

52. Your words

Not mine

[Drunken Irishman]

54. Well obviously. I posted 'em.

Whose words would they be if not mine?

[madrchsod]

2. 100 views and no replies......

[plethoro]

3. Why would he do this? There are places Democrats should not go--no matter what. Even

if he does his best to state Democratic positions, he loses by his virtual presence with the enemy.

[bluedigger]

5. Because he holds a grudge.

“So you’re the same left-wing nut we know and love from the Congress, right?” O’Reilly said.

Kucinich responed by praising Fox News for letting him participate in a debate during his last presidential run, noting that “there was another network that didn’t.” MSNBC excluded Kucinich from a 2008 Democratic presidential debate.

[Bluenorthwest]

18. And that means that FoxNews was sponsoring a Democratic Primary?

How can that be if all Democrats have shunned FoxNews for all time? Seems like the DNC agreed to have them sponsor or co-sponsor a Democratic Primary....interesting. Should we crucify them next to Dennis?

[bluedigger]

19. Maybe.

I think that the philosophy and strategy of primary debates is under review after the last two elections. I expect there to be fewer in the 2016 campaign, but we will see, I guess.

[Bluenorthwest]

21. Maybe? No, FoxNews co-sponsored a Democratic Primary debate the very last time there was

such a thing. The DNC worked with Fox. Obama granted them a one on one exclusive interview. The ultimate media legitimization, a sitting President as guest.
So folks behaving as if the Party and leadership have shunned FoxNews are simply not informed or not being honest. I think they should have. But they did not. Which means others who need a job should not be expected to do that which the President and the Party do not do. Hypocrisy bugs me.

[bluedigger]

26. That wasn't hypocritical at all.

I see no conflation between using an opposition media outlet to campaign and advance your political agenda, and becoming a paid mouthpiece for the same. If there is a hypocrite in the story, it is DK.

[vanbean]

58. Do you remember what Chris Mathews did to him?

Mathews really insulted him once upon a time. I just remember it being very disrespectful and came from a blind side. And mean, too.

[Bluenorthwest]

20. Obama did an exclusive one on one interview on FoxNews. They also sponsored a Democratic

primary debate with Obama, Clinton, Biden, Edwards, Dodd, Kucinich....seems like that 'no Democrat should go' bridge got crossed and recrossed many times, over many years....
I find it amusing that folks who were just fine with Rachel and MSNBC paying Pat Buchanan the nation's leading bigot to comment as if he was something other than a hate monger are all whiney that Dennis is taking pay from Fox to speak his mind. To repeat: MSNBC paid Buchanan the racist. They called him 'Uncle Pat'. They cut checks to him for speaking hate....
Personally, I find what Dennis is doing far less repugnant than calling Buchanan uncle and paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Buchanan gave perhaps the single most homophobic political speech in American history yet Rachel hosted him again and again and again. And she did so for the same reason Dennis is working at FoxNews. People need to earn money and aside from the money, they need to work.

[cali]

39. lol exclusive? As in on no other network? bzzzt. was he paid? bzzt.

MSNBC with Buchanan is repulsive. Dennis is just making his bucks and letting himself be used.

[uhnope]

59. it's definitely questionable but the debate goes on

Though it is ironic that sometime FOX presents a greater range of opinions (even if they present them to attack them). Bill Maher helped start Ann Coulter's career, so it happens the other way, too. There's a big debate on how to treat FOX. The debate goes on.

[kardonb]

30. why does he do this ?

MONEY !!!

[april]

4. OMG Why is he doing this? hard to wrap my brain around it

maybe he needs the money? or ???????

[dotymed]

9. Where do you go to educate people?

To the people who are really ignorant. I think it is genius. I don't expect him to last long. They will quickly tire of someone actually informing them. If not? We may see some sanity and actual critical thinking from the nut-jobs. That would be a miracle and possibly a real game changer.

[NYC Liberal]

11. "Where do you go to educate people?" - Not FOX.

Dennis couldn't even work with Democrats, but somehow he's going to magically win over the most extreme right-wingers in the country?

[frylock]

24. democrats wouldn't work with dennis..

perception is everything.

[dotymed]

62. IMO, you go to the most ignorant if you want to educate people.

Dennis couldn't even work with the Democrats? Why was that? Was Dennis wrong? I don't think so. The democrats wanted to silence him too. He wants to put people before profits and that is not a message that a corporatist from any party wants.

[NYC Liberal]

64. No, he put himself before the people and was

willing to fuck over millions when he didn't get his own way. I have no respect for him. I do have respect for people like Ted Kennedy, Bernie Sanders, etc. who have done a lot in Congress for progressive/liberal causes by working with people and getting things done instead of taking the "all-or-nothing, my-way-or-the-highway" approach that Dennis did.

And you don't go to the most ignorant. You go to people who have a desire and and a willingness to listen and learn, even from people with whom they disagree. FOX viewers are not that.

[PatrynXX]

15. I'm sure it was a gesture

From Rupert to his wife.... Besides isn't Rupert Murdoch like ultra gun control??

[grantcart]

22. Lol. If Dennis is allowed to make a cogent point without interuption then you can

be sure that after he leaves the screen a panel of 4 experts will show that he is crazy as a loon.

And if they can't find anything relevant to say then O'Reilly will bring out a 'body language' expert who is

able to say, without exception, that Democrats lie 100% of the time.

Obviously Dennis is not a rich man and needs to feed his family and he is getting a good paycheck out of it.

But let's not deceive ourselves, there are no set of circumstances where FOX is going to let him get the better of O'Reilly or Hannity or anyone one of their RW propogandists.

Moreover, when he criticizes Obama, and he will, it will be taken out of context and replayed a million times.

Again I don't fault the guy for taking care of his family, but this isn't missionary work.

[LiberalLovinLug]

42. You are 100% correct

You've nailed it. We've all seen it before.

Its like the popular mean kids have invited him to sit at their lunch table only for certain meals. Most of the time he is not allowed. the only reason they have him at their table is to find fresh material, slips of the tongue. Most of the time the rest of his new "friends" sit around saying "Did you hear what he said? OMG! He's craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy"

That said, all things considered, I think its more beneficial than not when a progressive is a guest on FAUX News. Most of its viewers just never ever hear the truth. If he helps one or two viewers say "That's BS...I'm going to look that up on the net.....Oh!...he's right.." it's worth it.

[SkyDaddy7]

36. WRONG...

He will just be the Liberal everyone beats up on & he will NEVER be allowed to hardly speak much less "teach". LOL!

Have you ever watched FOX "News"??

[Renew Deal]

12. $$$

[John2]

6. He didn't

win re-election so he had to find a new cash cow. I'm pretty sure FOX is paying him very well. Money does talk. It also gives him a voice in the Public opinion to push his views.

[global1]

17. Wasn't He Gerrymandered Out Of His Seat?....

Also - maybe this is the start of a Repug rebranding effort which includes Fox.

[Jim Lane]

61. Yes, the Republicans redrew the Ohio districts to get rid of Dennis.

They threw him into the same district as another liberal Democratic incumbent, Marcy Kaptur. That means the loss of one Democratic seat whatever happens.

As a bonus, though, they made sure the new district included substantially more of Kaptur's constituents than Kucinich's. They would have been happy enough to oust Kaptur, but they were even more keen to deprive Kucinich of his Congressional platform.

Now he's found another platform. This time, it's some DUers who want to shut him up. (And, yes, I realize that no one has said that he should be prohibited from speaking, First Amendment, blah blah blah. I mean that it's DUers who seem to be happier with a Kucinich-free national political discourse. In that preference they're probably emulating quite a few of the DINOs in Congress.)

[CanSocDem]

7. If you have an airtight...

...political analysis, it doesn't matter where or to whom you speak. He's on a recruiting mission so try not to get in his way.

.

[leveymg]

8. I for one am glad that Dennis has a forum. More people need to hear what he has to say.

It was this or go to work for some small think-tank. This is much higher visibility. I have no problem listening to the Left and the Right have at it with each other, breaking the usual monopoly of the Radical Center. Should be interesting.

[rtassi]

10. wonder what he hopes to accomplish with that move?

[buzzroller]

13. Why

Because Fox wanted him to be a caricature of a liberal Democrat and Kucinich is likely somewhat blind to how he appears to be that caricature. I am guessing, of course, but the fact that he actually ran for President twice makes it likely-or he could just want the money.

Don't get me wrong, I agree with most of his positions, but I also knew he was not going to win.

[Angry Dragon]

14. perhaps he is there to round up all the idiots

[cyclezealot]

16. Interesting . Why did you delete this part of Kucinich's exchange.

Now DK can attack the right and the left , when they are wrong. Such as the President's Kill list or his use of drones. Such criticism is needed. An example of liberal tolerance below, thanks to MSNBC..
No , Kucinich is still the same guy, and if Fox won't let Kucinich be Kucinich , he'll leave is my prediction...
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Dennis Kucinich to Give Lecture on Restoring Hope for America
source: THE NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION
Dennis Kucinich, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997-2013, will deliver the 12th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future on Friday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara. The event is free and open to the public.

Mr. Kucinich’s lecture is entitled “Restoring Hope for America’s Future through Developing a Culture of Peace.”

Dennis Kucinich is a passionate and articulate leader for peace and disarmament. He was a strong advocate in Congress to establish a U.S. Department of Peace, and was a leader in the efforts to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.independent.com/news/2013/jan/17/dennis-kucinich-give-lecture-restoring-hope-americ/


Kucinich responed by praising Fox News for letting him participate in a debate during his last presidential run, noting that “there was another network that didn’t.” MSNBC excluded Kucinich from a 2008 Democratic presidential debate.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/01/dennis-kucinich-debuts-as-a-fox-news-contributor-154519.html?hp=r5_b1

[DonViejo]

27. I posted the first four paragraphs...

and provided a link to the article. I followed the rules.

[cyclezealot]

28. Just that it was an important deletion.

Why it is the liberal press screwed over a candidate who had substantial support. Just like at the Iowa AARP debate .

[DonViejo]

29. I provided a link to the article for...

interested readers to click on and continue reading. Are you suggesting it's my fault readers don't click on the link and read the entire story?

[cyclezealot]

32. Never meant to blame you.

I just thought it an important bit to not overlook..

At last nights O'Blaughly road show, I thought DK held his own. Always respectful, yet he does not back down.. You can count on the fact , O'Reilly will feel a need to cut him off as needed. And, DK did a valuable service in covering for a fellow lib, Al Franken.. Nice job..
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Dennis Kucinich Makes Fox News Debut With Bill O'Reilly (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/dennis-kucinich-fox-news-oreilly_n_2502043.html?utm_hp_ref=media

[DonViejo]

57. Really? Then please...

interpret this headline, which you wrote, for me:

Why did you delete this part of Kucinich's exchange.

[Bigredhunk]

23. O'rally's such a douchebag

He always has to bully/insult people so that he looks like the king ("You're the same left-wing nut"...calling people by their last name - "Hey Maher," etc...). Such a dipshit.

[Jamaal510]

34. Not to mention talking over people who he disagrees with

to make it seem like he's winning the argument. He did that with the HI congresswoman when she appeared on his show about his Asian comments.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

56. That's what he did with DK

I saw a little bit of it this morning, during the 4am re-run.

I could only take it for a minute, then had to change channels. It's too hard trying to listen to two people talking at once.

[question everything]

25. He always marched to his own drum

Sadly, too many people actually believed in him.

At some debate, when he objected to any US intervention, I was glad that he was not in charge in 1941. Or in 1998 when we intervened in the Kosovo war.

[Tarheel_Dem]

31. With this one single move, Dennis' caricature is now sealed in stone. Make no mistake,

Dennis is there for the same reason Dick Morris is there......To provide Republican cover.

[cyclezealot]

33. Kucinich is not Morris

We'll see if Faux is successful. I think not. O'Reilly will need keep at hand his censorship button.

[CanonRay]

35. Sorry Dennis, I still won't watch

I just cannot do it.

[bunnies]

37. Did Bill pat him on the head & give him a cookie too?

"Good little left-wing nut"

[alcibiades_mystery]

41. Tool

[Comrade_McKenzie]

44. Dennis Kucinich is a joke and Democrats would do well distancing themselves from him...

He's NOT Presidential material.

But I guess he's FOX News material.

[Hekate]

45. Oh how cute. Fox has a tiny mascot.

[Skittles]

46. disgusting

sorry, I don't believe in treating Fox News as if it is a legitimate news source - shame on him

[Downtown Hound]

48. Back in the dark days of 2003-04, there were really only two high-profile people to root for

in the U.S. Government, and those were Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich. I always chose Dean over Kucinich, much to the dismay of many of my progressive friends, who viewed Dennis as a bit of a messiah that could do no wrong.

Now I know why, something about Kucinich has always rubbed me the wrong way. And I feel very much vindicated now that he has whored himself out to Faux News.

[catbyte]

50. That's the exact same vibe I got from him, Downtown Hound. Nothing I could ever put my finger on

but I just couldn't warm up to him. Same goes for John Edwards. Folks have told me I possess a very sensitive and accurate Bullshit Detector, so maybe that's it, LOL!

[catbyte]

49. This makes me as queasy as I would be watching a minstrel show.

It really creeps me out for some reason. Why would he agree to become the resident Fox-PAC "left wing nut job" ? I just lost some respect for him, unfortunately. Is he supposed to be the next Alan Colmes?

[elfin]

55. Not gonna watch. Pox remains " blocked" on my TV.

Admire Dennis for many things -- not this. If he needs money, write a book, or a blog, Sell your experience and reasoned opinions -- not your soul.

[24601]

60. Fracking social climber

[JNelson6563]

63. Whore.

[fascisthunter]

65. hahahahaha.... it's like reading comments on a bathroom wall sometimes

simplistic anger directed at a personality people already hated. Black and white, yet the dislike was already there... frauds.