I hope it was worth it Dennis.

[MilesColtrane]

I couldn't help but be taken aback at how Kucinich went out of his way to be in position to shake Junior's hand as he entered the House chamber.

I was watching the SOTU on ABC, and Gibson mentioned how Congressmen would show up hours before the speech just to get an aisle seat and appear on TV.

TV face time in exchange for shaking the hand of a giggling murderer.
I hope it was worth it.

[demnan]

1. Who knows

maybe he had a few choice words for *, or perhaps he was just reminding him of his presence for annoyance's sake.

[WI_DEM]

2. there has been relatively little mention of that here, but at least he didn't kiss him.

he was also pretty effusive as Bush left the chamber too, but who knows? as someone else said maybe he also said a few choice words behind that smile.

[DURHAM D]

3. I heard Dennis on BBC radio about 1:00 am talking about

what he said to Bush. He was offering to help him in a bi-partisan way with mideast problems. The way Dennis was telling the story on the radio it sounded as if he had been in a private meeting with the President, instead of a drive-by encounter.

[Luckyduck]

9. That's hilarious

Is there an audio link out there somewhere?

[nashville_brook]

4. i noticed this too -- it did not "become" him

[saltpoint]

5. It's untoward to characterize the content of Kucinich's remarks

until you know what they were.

Some of the fiercest anti-war rhetoric can be growled through a grin.

I very seriously doubt that Dennis Kucinich just shitcanned his anti-war values for a 2 or 3 second handshake.

[RB TexLa]

6. Maybe he just wanted a good laugh with B*sh

as in.

"Hey, funny isn't it, you're really pro-choice and get money by convincing people you're not, and I'm really not pro-choice and get money by convincing people I am."

[zonkers]

7. I think you are being petty. This is not the schoolyard. It's politics. And I doubt George

really enjoyed shaking hands with the boy mayor, the earliest dissenter.

[Captain Hilts]

8. Shelia Jackson Lee too. He's "The President." nt

[WI_DEM]

12. yeah, I heard that too. I was wondering who was having an orgasm

and I'm surprised as heck.

[oasis]

25. And every dipshit clamoring to get Chimpy's autograph.

:puke:

[Ian David]

10. Is Dennis the one who got "bleeped-out" on the MS-NBC feed? n/t

[MadHound]

11. That's where you made your mistake, you were watching the wrong network

I watched the speech on NBC, but after it was done I started flipping around the various networks to start getting a grasp on what the MSM spin was going to be. I stopped on Faux, and found something very interesting. They had the camera microphone on while Bush was doing his shake hands, slap backs, sign autographs exit. It was on loud enough that it could pick up, quite clearly what was being said during this exit, and Faux, amazingly enough, let it go on without talking over it(I think Hume was just as suprised as we were that we were able to do this sort of eavesdropping on this scene). And Kucinich wasn't after TV face time, he was getting ahold of the president and politely, but firmly giving him a piece of his mind about the war and the escalation that Bush is implementing. I wasn't able to catch the entire exchange, but it was definetly a disagreement over the war and escalation, and in fact Kucinich was quite insistent.

I also caught other exchanges, such as with the Senator from Iowa, who draped effusive praise on Bush for his ethanol proposal. There were many, many exchanges like this up and down the line, and even for a brief minute after Bush had left the chamber. A very interesting little segment, on Faux of all places.

Kucinich wasn't after TV face time friend, he isn't that vain. He was taking the president to task over the war, something that Dennis does every chance he gets.

[dweller]

23. thank you

your explanation deserves a post of its own. Until then,
:kick:


dp

[Luckyduck]

27. Thanks for the report

That's great! I wish we had the audio.

[acmavm]

13. Kucinich doesn't strike me as being a real rah-rah bush** kind

of guy.

[Rosemary2205]

14. Another post proving Colbert correct.

why anyone would beat up on Kucinich for a handshake is a mystery to me.

[MilesColtrane]

17. I was simply pointing out that he had to go out of his way to shake his hand.

Being a political cynic, I ascribed his motivation for that to the desire to get on TV. That's not a stretch, especially if he is thinking of a future presidential bid. It's a chance to be seen on all of the broadcast networks.

Then again, maybe he waited three hours just so he could tell him off.

[MilesColtrane]

15. Was anybody rolling tape on this?

I only saw the entrance.
It would be nice to hear what they were saying to each other.

[Ilsa]

16. Maybe DK told him,

"Mr. President, impeachment starts tomorrow. And BTW, your fly is open."

[VOX]

18. Dennis's tactic is smart! Look the devil in the eye & let him know that you won't be trifled with...

I heard Kucinich on BBC World News last night, and what he said to Bush during the handshake wasn't all lovey-dovey.

Kucinich is convinced that the * administration is laying a foundation for an attack on Iran.

I like how he got into *'s personal space and communicated the fact that "I'm here, and I'm not just going away."

[we can do it]

19. Wow That's Kind of Nasty, Isn't It? DK Has Been Against the War Since Day One

He also supports most liberal issues, so why the nasty tone?


:eyes:

[monmouth]

20. I was stunned by the effusive display by Kucinich with smiling face.

These were words of good wishes, etc. He's definitely off my radar. It was disgusting.

[5X]

21. Why don't you read the friggin thread. n/t

[MadHound]

22. LOL, did you even hear what Kucinich was saying?

Reference my post above, I did hear what Dennis was saying, and none of it was praise. Sure, one can grin, pump the flesh, look good for the camera and still take the Bushboy to task for his illegal, immoral war. That is exactly what Dennis was doing.

[JacksonWest]

24. Maybe he gave him a "stink shake".

Who knows where DK's hand was prior to that.

[Mrs. Overall]

26. Jesus Christ, this thread makes me sick.

Yes, let's crucify Dennis Kucinich, who probably lives one of the most ethical, intergrity centered political lives of anyone in that chamber because when * walked by he didn't spit in his face, but reached out his hand.

Dennis doesn't stand a chance running as a Democrat.

On Edit: Thank you for post #11.

[MadHound]

29. No problem, just reporting what I saw AND heard

Apparently not every network carrried that mic feed live. I was utterly astounded that Fox did, considering what we were witnessing. No, deals weren't being openly struck on the House floor, but there was lots of "wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean" sort of glad-handing going on. I think that Hume and the other sychophants at Fox were stunned too that they were having this naked demonstration of power politics going on in front of them.

Perhaps somebody has the audio and video of this on their Tivo. I imagine that Fox has erased this "glitch" by now.

[MonkeyFunk]

28. Believe it or not...

behaving like an adult is NOT frowned upon by most of the voting public.