Kucinich tugging the Democrats towards peace
The following email was sent by the Kucinich campaign on April 9, 2004. You can sign up to receive these emails at the official campaign website
KUCINICH TUGGING DEMOCRATS IN THE DIRECTION OF PEACE
This week, Congressman Dennis Kucinich could be seen on national TV debating Republican leaders on the war in Iraq. Since last fall, Kucinich has been the leading voice among Democrats in offering a plan to get U.S. troops out of Iraq, bring in U.N. peacekeepers and begin on a path towards peace.
On Wednesday, Kucinich debated Republican Deputy Majority Whip Mark Foley on CNN's Wolf Blitzer Reports. Kucinich warned that the arguments used for keeping American troops in Iraq are the same kind of arguments used to keep us in Vietnam. "We're getting into this deeper when we should be constructing a plan to bring the United Nations peacekeeping forces in because the UN is the only way out. We could be in a war which could last ten or twelve years. The Democrats should be taking a position challenging this administration for taking this country into this war!"
Earlier this week Kucinich debated California Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher on MSNBC urging the Democratic Party to take a stand against the continued occupation of Iraq. "My position in this race; I'm like a little tugboat that's trying to pull a big liner called the Democratic Party to get it out to sea so it can sail successfully to victory. I don't think it can do that if it's staying in the harbor quibbling about whether to take a position on the war or not."
The Democratic Party leadership seems to be feeling the pull. In the last week, presumptive nominee John Kerry has made more and more statements advocating internationalizing the Iraq effort, calling for the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority to hand over responsibility for reconstruction and establishing a new government to "a legitimate international entity."
[Read Press Release: http://www.kucinich.us/pressreleases/pr_040804.php ]
[Sign our petition to "Bring the U.N. in and get the U.S. out": http://www.kucinich.us/petition_iraq1.php ]
LISTEN TO KUCINICH TONIGHT ON AIR AMERICA RADIO
Kucinich is a guest tonight on Janeanne Garafalo's Air America Radio program. Check out www.airamericaradio.com to find out if you can listen to Air America in your area. If Air America is carried on a local station, listen for Kucinich at 10 p.m. in all time zones.
You can also listen to their online webcast at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT: http://www.airamericaradio.com
LIVE FROM THE OREGON TRAIL
Watch a great interview with Kucinich on Portland station KATU's "AM Northwest." Be sure to check out our updated Oregon Trail page to see video and news articles from Kucinich's Oregon visit earlier this week.
[Watch video: http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=66104 ]
[Oregon Trail page: http://www.kucinich.us/oregontrail.php ]
GOT VIDEO?
If you haven't seen the videos available in our gallery, you may want to take some time to do so with family and friends over the weekend. You can watch one of the stirring presentations from Congressman Kucinich, or by entertained by one of our performer/supporters such as Tim Reynolds and Willie Nelson. Later this weekend, we may have a video performance from another surprise performer.
For all this and more, visit our video gallery at http://www.kucinich.us/video/ .
COLLECTIBLE CAMPAIGN ITEMS STILL AVAILABLE
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National Campaign Manager Dot Maver had this to say about the fundraising efforts of our first quarter of 2004: "Thank you for your ongoing support as we continue the journey. It takes all of us to make a difference in this historic campaign."
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