Word: kucinich
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...Just being a big party candidate and getting in the debates imparts a certain amount of fame. At the National Latino Congreso in L.A. back in October, he got to speak to 200 people right before the mayor, since they invited all the candidates and only he and Dennis Kucinich showed up - and Kucinich was late. "The day I filed for office I got more attention on the initiative than I had in 15 years," Gravel told me. "I was getting off a plane and Jennifer Lopez was getting her bags - I didn't recognize her, someone told...
...sticky Iowa day, Barack Obama addressed the Hawkeye Labor Council at its annual dinner outside Cedar Rapids. The applause at his entrance was on par with that given to Hillary Clinton, who spoke just before him, but noticeably less enthusiastic than the welcome bestowed on John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich. Then, five minutes into his speech, a man in the audience gave Obama a very different kind of welcome, shouting at him, "You've never worked a day in your life...
...point to having a president you can’t make fun of easily. John Edwards (Senator from North Carolina) PRO: Dimples that rival Shirley Temple’s. CON: Used to be a malpractice attorney, adding to the stresses of already-harried pre-meds. Dennis Kucinich (Representative from Ohio) PRO: Eco-friendly shower-heads for everyone! CON: Eco-friendly shower-heads for everyone! Mike Gravel (Senator from Alaska) PRO: Tells teens to do drugs. CON: Will not get elected. Republicans Mitt Romney (Governor of Massachusetts) PRO: If all Mormons are like Napolean Dynamite, we’re on board...
...early market research groups who feel duty bound to try every insane invention Burger King can think of. Everyone is way too into it, and someone in the room always argues that, if you really think about it, the Coq Au Vanwich is pretty good, or that Dennis Kucinich will make a fine president...
...tallying was especially quick, partly due to the fact that Kucinich and Gravel had no supporters present, and Dodd's two people looked at each other - and the obvious lack of brownies - and split before the voting started. This was not good for Tom Flexner, who, while not actually an Iowan and unable to vote, had flown in from New York and was permitted to organize this precinct. He was a friend of the Connecticut Senator, who he met while, "playing golf with Bill Clinton in Martha's Vineyard." It is shocking that the Dodd message didn't click...