He's champing at the bid (Kucinich that is)

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-johnson04aug04,0,7730103.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels

He's champing at the bid
Eager to stand out, presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich takes the 'Seabiscuit' hook by the reins.
By Reed Johnson
Times Staff Writer

August 4 2003

Take a dark-horse Democratic presidential candidate (in this case, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich), ask him to speak at a Hollywood function (technically, Sherman Oaks), invite some of The Industry's most active and outspoken liberals, and what do you get? Why, "Seabiscuit" references, of course.

Not that anyone was openly laying bets on Kucinich's long-shot run for the Oval Office at the Saturday afternoon party hosted by actors James Cromwell, his wife, Julie Cobb, and their friend Hector Elizondo at the Cobb-Cromwells' elegantly attired Valley home.

And Kucinich isn't really a horse, of course, of course. He's the former wunderkind Cleveland mayor who was sent out to pasture in the late 1970s, roamed wild and free during a lengthy political exile, then rose to his feet again on Capitol Hill in the mid-'90s. Lately, he's been trying to convince voters that he's the only bona fide Democratic progressive with the guts to take on the corporate fat cats, implement universal health care and nuclear disarmament, and confront George W. Bush on what Kucinich sees as the president's maladroit Middle East policy.

But with the 2004 presidential campaign well under way, Kucinich, 56, and the other eight declared Democratic hopefuls have begun courting celebrity support. And with the handy symbol of "Seabiscuit," this summer's big hit about an undersized equine with a bum leg who confounded the handicappers and rallied a Depression-racked nation, Kucinich's campaign staff has been playing up the parallels between man and mythic beast. His local supporters were likewise rarin' to make hay with the analogy.

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[dpbrown]

1. Go, Dennis, go!

DK rocks!

[scarletwoman]

2. I love Kucinich, and I'm happy to see this article,

BUT, if you haven't familiarized yourself with DU posting rules yet, please do. For copyright reasons, please post only 3 or 4 paragraphs excerpted from an article and the link.

I know your heart's in the right place -- welcome to DU!

sw

[The Sushi Bandit]

4. Thanks for the posting info..

will follow the format next time.

[Cronus Protagonist]

10. That should be "Champing at the BIT"

Shame on the LA Times for not noticing that, or was it meant to be a convoluted reference to Kucinich's presidential "bid"? :)

Meanwhile, back on topic, Go Kucinich Go!


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[sal]

12. isn't it "chompin' on the bit?"

like a horse? But I am from Texas

[Sushi Bandit]

13. I copied it just as it was printed!

[Desertrose]

3. thanks for this Sushi Bandit...

bout time Dennis got some press...

I really feel this is only the beginning...gonna be pretty tough to ignore DK...

They even read a letter on Crossfire about how Dennis Kucinich was the true liberal and his stands on the issues were the only ones who offered a clear choice to Bush!!

Novakula made some stupid comment & Begala commented how Wiliie Nelson supported him!

Peace
DR

[The Sushi Bandit]

5. who is Novakula & Begala ??

nm

[dpbrown]

9. Robert Novak and Paul Begala

Novak is a conservative columnist and one of the conservative hosts of the political discussion show (well, more like a vignette now that they shortened it and hid it in the afternoon), "Crossfire." It's on CNN. Paul Begala is a liberal writer (One recent book, "It's Still the Economy, Stupid") and former Clinton staffer who is one of the liberal hosts of same "Crossfire" on CNN.

[Aaron]

6. Good to see Ku getting some exposure in the media - ty for posting it n/t

[LWolf]

7. Some notable points:

Dennis on CA:

But his rhetoric stayed warm as the conversation turned to California's miserable economic state. Kucinich laid the blame not at the feet of his Democratic colleague Gov. Gray Davis, who may be recalled out of his job in a few months, but at the collapse of key industries like aerospace, spiraling insurance costs, lack of investment in infrastructure and "catastrophic" energy deregulation policies — problems that, Kucinich said, he'd address as president with a "WPA-type" public rebuilding program and other reforms.

"Because California presents a special case, there needs to be a special effort," he added.

Makes you wish we'd had Dennis instead of Wilson, huh?

Cindy Asner said that she and her husband, Ed, were so taken with Kucinich that they'll soon be joining him on the campaign trail in Iowa.

"There's nobody I've seen in many a year like Dennis, who is completely honest," she said.

You don't have to be Ed Asner to be taken with him; I've heard this same statement over and over again.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[goforit]

8. Way to go Kucinich!!.............Bear down!!!

A dark horse can win!!

Just like Abe Lincoln.........a Dark Horse!!!

The people will have to rally and rally hard!!!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. Kucinich has Wellstones Spirit all over him!