tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post2563634147521015864..comments2023-05-30T10:57:49.020-04:00Comments on The Inch of Difference: WARNING: It is 2008Jezcabellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01260863783484348959noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post-91588049306669649742008-01-03T21:54:00.000-05:002008-01-03T21:54:00.000-05:00Ok, I can understand that. I definitely sympathiz...Ok, I can understand that. I definitely sympathize with being frustrated/disappointed/underwhelmed with Kucinich. I was just questioning why you would say you "hate" him in the same context as hating people like Clinton and Guiliani.<BR/><BR/>So I see where you're coming from. Unfortunately, I think that anyone who has his idea(l)s is going to seem just as alienating -- it certainly isn't his personality. (Ok, maybe it's his looks to an extent. Still, no one who was against the Iraq war in 2002 is taken seriously today.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post-88018476237706268552008-01-03T12:46:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:46:00.000-05:00I respect him - but it still makes me nuts. Maybe...I respect him - but it still makes me nuts. Maybe the UFO thing, maybe the being so far off the mainstream that he feels alien to them. The next step needs to have his ideas/ideals but not be so damned alienating which i know is in the mind of the public not reality. As he is accessible. Please don't mistake my discontent w/ disrespect. I hate them all with varying degrees of hatred. They are not all equally hated.Jezcabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260863783484348959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post-26657407807586444322008-01-03T08:54:00.000-05:002008-01-03T08:54:00.000-05:00What would you have him do? "Playing the politica...What would you have him do? "Playing the political game" would involve yelling about the terrorists, taking plenty of corporate contributions, pandering to special interests... basically, he couldn't become a "viable" candidate from the mainstream's point of view without losing everything that makes him a good candidate.<BR/><BR/>He is doing what he can to change the debate. It may not be working too well, but he's doing more than I am. I respect him for it.<BR/><BR/>Also, admittedly, he is not a good politician. Maybe a more politically-savvy version of him could pull a solid 8% or so in the polls... That means that I might drop him if a more-electable decent human being existed, but when my only choices are evil politicians or good unelectable people, I have to stick with the good people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post-27946372742235551712008-01-01T22:12:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:12:00.000-05:00I so totally agree. I love Dennis. I mean, how cou...I so totally agree. I love Dennis. I mean, how could I *not* love a vegan candidate, really? :) But yes... if you're going to run for President (in multiple election years) and you actually hope to win, you do have to play the game. Most people don't even know he exists. And I'd venture to say that most people who know he exists think of him as "soft." And nobody will ever gain the Presidency with a reputation for being soft. No matter how much good it would do the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519083400540096211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post-51312150357586250562008-01-01T21:30:00.000-05:002008-01-01T21:30:00.000-05:00Because I am unhappy that he hasn't played enough ...Because I am unhappy that he hasn't played enough of the political game to be a viable candidate for Prez.<BR/><BR/>Just pisses me off that he is one of the few w/ ideas/platforms that I can support. & there is no viable path to get him in office.Jezcabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260863783484348959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32364660.post-36068856276819859452008-01-01T21:08:00.000-05:002008-01-01T21:08:00.000-05:00Why do you hate Kucinich?Why do you hate Kucinich?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com