WHS students hear Kucinich’s vision of U.S. : Read to see REAL journalism

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http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/hampton/01092004/news/69457.htm


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HAMPTON - Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich addressed students at Winnacunnet High School on Thursday afternoon. He articulated his progressive vision for America to a group mostly composed of those too young yet to vote, but he directed his ideas toward problems for which the students in the room will be forced to take responsibility.

Kucinich described his proposal to create a cabinet-level Department of Peace, which would apply the principles of nonviolent conflict resolution to domestic and international affairs.

The new department would address problems such as domestic violence, child abuse, school violence and racial and anti-gay attacks by advancing the values of "mutuality, peace sharing and respect." He wants to look at such issues "in an open-hearted way that can teach people."

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He points out that had the U.N. weapons inspectors who were in Iraq previous to the invasion been allowed to conclude their work, "we would have found out the same thing we know now, which is there are no weapons of mass destruction."

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He would redirect government spending used for defense and military purposes to finance extensive domestic projects. He advocates subsidizing a full-employment economy with Keynesian initiatives on the scale of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. Kucinich would create millions of jobs by funding the rebuilding of schools, police stations and infrastructure.

Notice there is no editorializing about what a longshot candidate he is, or what his poll numbers are, or how much money he's raised. It's simply limited to the facts of who, what, when, where, and why.

Keep this in mind when you read a NY Times, or MSNBC piece about Kucinich and they mention by the second sentence that Kucinich has no chance in hell of winning. This is what good journalism looks like. Everything else is telling you who to vote for. The sad thing is most of you are buying it.

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1. what if it doesn't talk about polls or money it isn't worth discussing?

n/t

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9. obviously

Obviously not since this thread drops like a rock, amongst yet ANOTHER Dean national magazine cover and more polls polls polls!

TWL

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2. Kucinich is far and away the best man

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3. lalalalalalalala i only vote for who ted koppel tells me to

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4. yeah if it doesn't mention that howard dean leads in the polls

or that wesley clark was a general and went to oxford, it's not worth knowing.

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5. This needs a kick

Ted Koppel, go back to j-school and learn what a REAL journalist is!

:kick:

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6. great read

thanks for posting

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7. ZombyDKick

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8. What an excellent article! Koppel must not have had a voice in it.

It is amazing to listen to his policies without every other sentence saying he polls low, has less money or is unelectable.

If people want America to become what it ultimately should be, there is no choice but Kucinich.

On a sidenote: Notice he is speaking to people who cannot even vote for him, he is not a politicizing panderer like some others. He just cares enough about you and I and what he believes in that he only wants to spread his message and ideas.

TWL