Who is Spartacus?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Seriously. I really am asking who is our modern day Spartacus who will lead an uprising of the oppressed (all of us- the lower and middle class who have our lifeblood sucked from us daily by the entitled and politically-connected classes)

[ewagner]

1. I keep looking

but haven't found our Spartacus yet...

for a while I thought, maybe it's Feingold.....but now I don't think so....not dynamic enough.

[genius]

25. Dennis Kucinich. To see him in person is to become a Kucitizen.

[mntleo2]

30. I Was His Rep Last Voting Cycle, But

...from what I hear, (and it is from a good source) Kucinich is an ass. While I do think sometimes you have to be an "ass" to be a good leader, if you are an ass most of the time, you are *no* freaking Spartacus. To be a true Spartacus, you got to love the people more than the job like Paul Wellstone did. IMO. At least this is the kind of person I would follow to the ends of the earth...

Cat In Seattle

[eridani]

31. I'd bet that he's an ass every now and then--

--just like most of us.

[billbuckhead]

2. Hugo Chavez

[Seedersandleechers]

3. B. Clinton

[IndianaGreen]

11. Big Dog has sided with Imperial Rome

and the same can be said for Big B*tch.

[GreenInNC]

4. me

I am Spartacus

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Ha ha! Yes, me too

But unless you might actually be Al Gore or John Edwards, or Russ Feingold , I hope this doesn't just turn into 200 "I am Spartacus" first responders - although you definitely get points for being the first among the first!!;-)

[I_am_Spartacus]

5. We're all Spartacus.

Every time we see someone like Cindy Sheehan or Hugo Chavez speak up for the powerless, it's our job to stand up to and say we're on the side of justice and freedom along with him or her.

[amber dog democrat]

6. Me too.

I am Spartacus. It really does come down to a " which side are you on? " dichotomy.
I believe we are already at and past that point.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

7. Well, obviously I love your name

and echo your sentiment.

[RedCloud]

23. I'll keep the clouds red until we win.

Give those fundies something to think about.

[DemInDistress]

8. I confess !!!!!

I'm Spartacus......................................but please dont tell the Romans !!!!!!

[meegbear]

24. I'm Spartacus! And so is my wife!

[CatholicEdHead]

9. Don't drink my Pepsi now!

/sheds tear

[bluedawg12]

10. Maybe it's a dark horse who we don't know yet?

We have 3 more years. and lot's and lot's of hope and energy.

[hatrack]

12. I'm Spartacus and so is my wife!

:evilgrin:

[Geoff R. Casavant]

13. Well

I'm more of an Antoninus, Singer of Songs.

[stevedeshazer]

14. He posts here, but I haven't seen him for a while.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=111292

[petronius]

15. You know, Spartacus didn't end all that happily...

...perhaps we should be looking for a William Wallace instead. (j/k)

[I_am_Spartacus]

17. Not for Spartacus personally. But his cause succeeded.

Slavery has been on the losing end of history, and he has been the inspiration for a lot of rebels over the years.

He was also very successful with his rebellion up until the end. He probably could have gone to Gaul according to the original plan. However, they were having such an easy time wiping out Roman legions, a bunch of them headed back south to continue the fight.

[AlGore-08.com]

16. Spartacus was killed, the slaves lost the war & slavery continued in Rome

I'd rather have another FDR than another Sparticus...

[I_am_Spartacus]

18. MLK:Malcom X as Jesus:Spartacus?

Perhaps Jesus provided the more philosophically grounded criticism of slavery and therefore played a more significant role in ending it in the Roman empire (and the world -- afterall, he was MLK's insipriation), but you can't discount the insipiration that Spartacus provided for people fighting tyranny.

[formernaderite]

19. Our dear departed Andy was

Spartacus.

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. Andy would like that. He really would.

Thanks.

[Kablooie]

20. Ben AffleK?

[zann725]

22. Though I'm sure I'll take flak for this....Kerry's my bet.

And I believe it will be sooner than 2008. Unfortunately, fictional "Spartacus" types (or Supermen) have a shorter time from crisis to rescue time (due to story arc and audience attention span).

That aside, let us not forget Kerry had the criminal 'fingerprints' on most of the criminals in this Admin. in the BCCI Hearings years ago. Then they foolishly cheated him of 5-7 million votes in '04...where I DO believe they left behind "fingerprints" of some sort. Then they trashed our economy and our environment and most social programs. As Kerry's recent speeches indicate, he's getting hotter and hotter under the collar.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But he has been known to unexpectedly turn that 'boat' around before. This time he may be doing it behind the scenes (for safety reasons) in aiding others release an endless series of weakening scandals re: the Admin.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. But JK's my bet for 'Spartacus.'

[chicagiana]

26. Paul Hackett ...

He's like the anti-Bush. He's plain spoken and he has the credentials for immunity on defense issues.

[BootinUp]

27. I think I know

http://jimsdigital.homeip.net:8080/pics/wesley-clark-kent.jpg

[Dhampir Kampf]

28. Haha, perfect.

[win_in_06]

29. Where is Kirk Douglas when you need him?