Steps for Peace
The following email was sent by the Kucinich campaign on November 12, 2003. You can sign up to receive these emails at the official campaign website
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TALK OF THE NATION
Dennis Kucinich was live today on "Talk of the Nation" on National Public Radio. Listen to this program online after 6:00 p.m. EST at http://www.npr.org/programs/totn/index.html or http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=12-Nov-2003&prgId=5
STEPS FOR PEACE
The coast-to-coast walk for peace and Kucinich has lit up the Northeast, as the walkers have made their way from Portland, Maine, to Washington, D.C. Leg two of the walk will take them to Des Moines, and leg three to San Francisco by February. Jonathan Meier began the walk in Maine and was joined in New York by Clara Wilson, Tak Schmitz, and Tom Schmitz. You can keep up on their progress at http://www.kucinich.us/walkfordennis/walkfordennis.php
On that site you'll find posts from the walkers. Here's part of one from Tom: "There is much more awareness of Dennis than the polls (and of course the press) would have you believe. Exactly 0% of that awareness on the street has been negative in any manner. People who know about Dennis love his ideas, and frankly, love him too. People know he's coming from a place inside himself that is real. Not spun, or bought. Lots of people, especially the HD supporters, say they really love Dennis's ideas, but they don't believe he can win. Indeed, there have been soooooo sooooooooooo many people who have told us this that a simple truth has arisen: If people who like Dennis the most actually supported him, there would not even be a contest on the Democratic side of the race. Strange, I know. But true."
BARENAKED LADIES
The five members of the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies are all fully clothed men and big fans of Dennis Kucinich. Check out this post from singer/guitarist Steven Page's Blog: "Why does even the left-wing media say things like: 'Howard Dean is the most progressive option for the Democrats (besides Kucinich)'? This occurs in both the Progressive and the Nation's current issues. It's time to take Dennis Kucinich out of the brackets and treat him as the viable and believable candidate he is. I’m sick to death of progressives settling for right-leaning centrists as some kind of 'electable' compromise. We just did the same thing in Ontario, by electing an overwhelming Liberal majority government, simply as a way to oust the Conservatives of the last 8 years. In the process, we've screwed ourselves out of a progressive voice, and into a stagnant, US-style two party system. The left needs to remind people that they reflect the values of the community, as opposed to the values of the boards of directors."
The Barenaked Ladies jammed at a sold-out concert at Constitution Hall in D.C. Monday night, invited the Kucinich Peace Walkers as special guests, and asked the crowd to applaud them.
(see picture at http://kucinich.us/photos/BarenakedLadiesDC-lg.jpg)
BACK ROW: Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies, Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies, Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, Kucinich Campaign Press Secretary David Swanson, Kucinich supporter Anna Swanson. FRONT ROW: Kucinich DC Coordinator Yu-Lan Tu, Kucinich Peace Walker Jonathan Meier, Kucinich Peace Walker Clara Wilson, Kucinich Peace Walker Tom Schmitz, Kucinich Peace Walker Tak Schmitz, Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies.
GANDHI SUPPORTS PEACE WALK
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and Founder and President M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, has written a note of support for the Steps for Peace Walk http://www.kucinich.us/walkfordennis/walkfordennis.php
WEBSITE CATCHING FIRE
Visits to www.kucinich.us have doubled in the past week. Why not put a link to it on your site and in your Email signature? Banners and "e-Yard Signs" are available at: http://kucinich.us/banners.htm
ALTERNET NECK AND NECK
The progressive news website http://www.alternet.org is carefully surveying its readers on many issues, including their preferences for President. Dennis and Howard Dean are currently tied for first, with no one else close.
BILLBOARD BONANZA
Seven billboards have been bought to display Dennis's message. More are needed. Learn more: http://iowabillboards.kintera.org
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE
Go to the website and watch the light bulbs turn on as the money comes in. Make a contribution to this movement to reshape our government and usher in a new era of global cooperation. See if your contribution lights another bulb: https://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php
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