Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 8: Obama leads MySpace while Clinton continues on top of YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	84988	+9804	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	78509	+5204	2
#3 John Edwards	37399	+1588	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	19184	+1595	4
#5 Bill Richardson	14712	+812	5
#6 Joe Biden	9534	+467	6
#7 Mike Gravel	4284	+630	7
#8 Chris Dodd	5808	+284	8

Barack Obama: Very Strong week.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Consistent week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent week.

Bill Richardson: Consistent week.

Joe Biden: Poor week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.


YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Hillary Clinton	3453	+656	1
#2 Barack Obama	5907	+277	2
#3 John Edwards	2796	+60	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	1772	+103	4
#5 Mike Gravel	923	+106	6
#6 Bill Richardson	817	+75	5
#7 Joe Biden	600	+19	7
#8 Chris Dodd	241	+21	8

Hillary Clinton: Very strong week.

Barack Obama: Strong week.

John Edwards: Poor week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent week.

Bill Richardson: Consistent week.

Joe Biden: Very poor week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.

Memorial Day Message from Dennis Kucinich

Memorial Day Message from Dennis Kucinich

It's Congress' War Now

Dennis Kucinich - Reports from Washington

Kucinich: Congress Endorses Blackmail of Iraq

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich: Congress Endorses Blackmail of Iraq

Washington, May 24 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) hosted a news conference this afternoon with Antonia Juhasz, visiting scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Denice Lombard, U.S. Labor Against the War, to discuss implications of Congress insisting on benchmarks in the Iraq supplemental that include passage of the Iraqi “hydrocarbon act.” The hydrocarbon act forces the Iraqis to privatize their oil. Below are the remarks from his speech:

“The Democrats will have an opportunity today to vote in support of, or against, the blackmail of Iraq. A vote for the benchmarks is a vote to demand the privatization of Iraqi oil.

“The House of Representatives will consider yet another version of the Iraq war funding legislation. Not only will Congress give the President another blank check, despite the new Democratic majority, Congress will also endorse the blackmail of Iraq.

“The benchmarks in today’s war supplemental force the Iraqis to privatize their oil industry by demanding passage of the Iraqi “Hydrocarbon Act.” The war supplemental blocks over a billion dollars in reconstruction funds if the Iraqis refuse to comply.

“This administration has misled Congress into thinking that pending Iraqi legislation before their Parliament is about fair distribution of oil revenues. In fact, except for three scant lines, the entire 33-page hydrocarbon law creates a structure to facilitate the privatization of Iraq’s oil.

“The truth is that the “Hydrocarbon Act” will open Iraq’s oil reserves to foreign investors, giving them, and not the Iraqi people, the ability to develop the majority of Iraq’s 80 known oil fields. The Iraq National Oil Company would maintain control of only approximately 17 of these oil fields.

“If this happens, Iraq will be the only country in the Middle East that does not maintain government control of its own oil industry.

“The wealth of Iraq, their rich oil resources, should remain in the hands of Iraq for the benefit of the Iraqi people.

“Passage of any legislation that includes insisting that the Iraq Government push the passage of a hydrocarbon act puts this Congress on record to promote privatizing Iraq's oil.

“Congress must stop all attempts by the Administration to allow multinational oil companies to take over Iraq’s oil resources.

“This is equivalent to blackmail and sends a strong message that the United States is not in Iraq to help the Iraqi people or defend democracy, but that this war is solely about oil.

“I would like to believe that this war has not been about oil. I would like to believe that there was some kind of a righteous cause connected to what we did; but I know better, and the proof is in this Hydrocarbon Act.

“I am here to say that there is another path that can be taken, and that path is part of H.R. 1234, a bill that I have written that would enable the war to end by Congress determining that no more money will go for this war, telling the administration that it must open up diplomatic relations with Syria and Iran, and moving in a direction where we put together an international peacekeeping and security force that would move in as our troops leave.

“And then we set the stage for real reconciliation that cannot come with the U.S. serving as an occupying army.

“We have a moral responsibility to the Iraqi people whose country we have ravaged with war to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars of damage.

“Congress must put a stop to the exploitation of Iraq and ensure reconstruction of a nation now in shambles.”

Kucinich: Blood Money

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich: Blood Money

Washington, May 24 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24) — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement after voting against a House amendment crafted to facilitate passage of the Iraq supplemental in Congress. The amendment was designed, among other things, to provide for an increase in the minimum wage. A separate amendment, which Kucinich also voted against, provided funding for the war. The two amendments will be joined in the Senate.

Tying the latest Iraq Supplemental funding plan to an increase in the minimum wage is a new benchmark for cynicism, even by Washington, DC standards.

“It tells American workers that the only way they will get an increase in wages is to continue to support funding the war which is taking the lives of their sons and daughters.

“First blood for oil. Now a minimum wage for maximum blood. Aren’t the American people giving enough blood for this war without having to give more to have a wage increase?

“What’s happened to our country? We are losing our moral compass. We’re losing our sense of justice. We’re losing touch with the difference between right and wrong.

“We do not have to continue to fund this war. We must leave Iraq now. Support our troops and bring them home. HR 1234 is a plan to end the war and stabilize Iraq and give Iraqis control of their oil.

“We must take a new path. We must take a path of truth and justice.”

Dennis Kucinich talks about Immigration

Dennis Kucinich talks about Immigration

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 7: Obama leads MySpace while Clinton now is tops on YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	75184	+9659	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	73305	+5126	2
#3 John Edwards	35811	+1704	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	17589	+1010	4
#5 Bill Richardson	13900	+801	5
#6 Joe Biden	9067	+405	6
#7 Mike Gravel	3654	+563	8
#8 Chris Dodd	5524	+224	7

Barack Obama: Very Strong week. The normal solid week from Obama as he was #1 in new friends added for the week along with taking the total friend lead.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week. Despite losing the total friend lead to Obama continues strong weekly gains.

John Edwards: Consistent week. Still remains the 3rd most popular choice.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent week. Continues to distance himself from the rest of 2nd tier candidates.

Bill Richardson: Consistent week.

Joe Biden: Poor week. Inconsistency plagues him as he had 2nd fewest number of new friends this week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent week. Moved up to #7 in the power rankings as he added more friends then Biden and Dodd this week.

Chris Dodd: Continues his consistency of pitiful performances. Needs a miracle at this point in time as he is #8 in the power rankings.

YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Hillary Clinton	2797	+940	4
#2 Barack Obama	5630	+232	1
#3 John Edwards	2736	+54	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	1669	+27	2
#5 Bill Richardson	742	+70	6
#6 Mike Gravel	817	+33	5
#7 Joe Biden	581	+21	7
#8 Chris Dodd	220	+7	8

Hillary Clinton: Very strong week. Moved up to the top spot in the power rankings from 4th, after receiving over 900 new subscribtions this week.

Barack Obama: Strong week. Dropped from the top spot depite having the 2nd highest number of new subscriptions for the week.

John Edwards: Poor week. Had a consistent number of new subscriptions if he was a 2nd tier candidate. More is needed from him if he wants to remain in the top tier.

Dennis Kucinich: Very poor week. Lost 2 spots in this weeks power rankings after having the 6th highest number of new subscriptions.

Bill Richardson: Consistent week. Gained a spot in the power rankings after having the 3rd highest number of new subscriptions this week.

Mike Gravel: Poor week. Dropped a spot in the power rankings with the 5th highest number of new subscriptions.

Joe Biden: Very poor week. Had 7th highest number of new subscriptions.

Chris Dodd: Continues his consistency of pitiful performances. Needs a miracle at this point in time.

Kucinich: While Washington Sleeps, Effort to Privatize Iraq’s Oil Continues

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich: While Washington Sleeps, Effort to Privatize Iraq’s Oil Continues

Washington, May 18 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today’s Washington Post had a headline story “Bush Open to Iraq Benchmarks.” Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement:

“The benchmarks include a provision, which would lead to privatization of Iraq’s oil wealth. The President is open to such legislation because it is his idea. He and the Vice President have consistently misled the Congress on this matter, attempting variously to mask the privatization scheme as ‘equitable revenue sharing’ and as a means toward ‘reconciliation.’ This is a grand deception.

“While the media is paying close attention to the process of negotiations between the Administration and Congress, very few are looking at the most substantive issue in all the benchmarks: The attempt to force Iraq to privatize its oil, a provision open for all who can read to see in the text of the bill before the Iraqi Parliament.

“Congress has had little or no examination of the consequences of the benchmark which calls for Iraq to pass a Hydrocarbon Act. It isn’t asking questions and the President isn’t telling.

“Of course the President isn’t ruling out punishing the Iraqi government for not reaching benchmarks, because his Administration has deceitfully linked concepts of reconciliation and equitable oil revenue sharing to the passage of the Hydrocarbon Act which leads to privatization of Iraq’s oil wealth!

“Democrats have denied they are for anything which privatizes Iraq’s oil, which means they may be largely unaware of what the consequences in the bill are because of Mr. Bush’s deception.

“This entire matter about control of Iraq’s oil would be a farce, if it were not so tragic in its implication. First, Congress wanted benchmarks because the President wanted them. Now the President wants benchmarks because Congress wants them. Who is the father of this baby?!

“Meanwhile Congress prepares to continue to fund the war while the White House crafts a ‘bipartisan consensus’ to force Iraq to show “progress,” meaning Iraq gives up control of its oil. This war will never end if Iraqis believe we are trying to steal their oil, and, given the substance of the Hydrocarbon Act, how could they believe anything else?”

Dennis Kucinich on Climate Change

Dennis Kucinich talks about climate change.

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 6: Obama takes back command of MySpace but is stuck in a battle with Kucinich on YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	65525	+25683	3
#2 Hillary Clinton	68179	+12541	1
#3 John Edwards	34107	+2550	2
#4 Dennis Kucinich	16579	+2141	4
#5 Bill Richardson	13089	+2727	5
#6 Joe Biden	8662	+1226	6
#7 Chris Dodd	5300	+488	7
#8 Mike Gravel	3091	-	-

Barack Obama: Reclaimed #1 in power rankings. Despite starting new MySpace profile last week has over 60,000 total friends again.

Hillary Clinton: Dropped to #2 in power rankings. Despite adding 12,000 new friends this week lost lots of ground to Obama.

John Edwards: Dropped to #3 in power rankings. Is slowly falling into the grips of the 2nd tier candidates with inconsistency.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent week.

Bill Richardson: Consistent week.

Joe Biden: Consistent week.

Chris Dodd: Continues his consistency of pitiful performances. Needs a miracle at this point in time.

Mike Gravel: Finally added to the MySpace Impact promotion. Will have more detailed information on him next week.

YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	5398	+156	1
#2 Dennis Kucinich	1642	+359	2
#3 John Edwards	2682	+68	3
#4 Hillary Clinton	1857	+70	4
#5 Mike Gravel	784	+106	7
#6 Bill Richardson	672	+109	6
#7 Joe Biden	560	+26	5
#8 Chris Dodd	213	+13	8

Barack Obama: Consistent week.

Dennis Kucinich: Very strong week. Backed last weeks strong week up with an equally strong week.

John Edwards: Poor week. Had 6th highest number of new subscriptions this week.

Hillary Clinton: Poor week. Had 5th highest number of new subscriptions this week.

Mike Gravel: Very strong week. Moved up 2 spots in this weeks power rankings.

Bill Richardson: Very strong week. Had 3rd highest number of new subscriptions this week.

Joe Biden: Very poor week. Inconsistency plagues him.

Chris Dodd: Continues his consistency of pitiful performances. Needs a miracle at this point in time.

Kucinich on Supplemental: It’s About Oil

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich on Supplemental: It’s About Oil

Washington, May 10 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10) — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement after the passage of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007:

“There has been a broad deception about the content of the hydrocarbon law, a deception which has taken in members of Congress and the media. Misdescribed tactically as a revenue sharing plan, it is in fact a radical plan to privatize Iraq’s oil.

“The law before the Iraq Parliament contains 3 vague lines about revenue sharing and 33 solid pages of a complex legal restructuring, facilitating the privatization of Iraq’s oil resources. The sharing will not be 1/3 of 100%. The sharing is more likely to be 1/3 of 20% at most, after private oil interests take their cut. The stage is being set for theft on a historic scale.

“Iraq may have as much as 300 billion barrels of oil to be tapped. At a market value of $70 a barrel, the value of its oil may approach $21 trillion.

“In the past twenty four hours the Vice President made an extraordinary trip to Baghdad to urge the Iraqi Parliament to stay in session to pass a “hydrocarbon law” which provides for “revenue sharing.” Today, President Bush explicitly mentioned that he could come to an agreement if it included a benchmark for “sharing oil reserves.” This is the tone of the legislation which the House passed tonight.

“The legislative debate between the Congressional Democrats and the Republicans misses the point of the key issue regarding the invasion, occupation and long term US presence in Iraq - - oil.

“The attempted theft of the oil assets of Iraq under the guise of a plan to end the war will keep the war going long into the future.

“This is the time to be taking steps to end the U.S. occupation, stabilize Iraq, and give Iraqis full control of their oil assets.”

Kucinich: President’s Veto Threat Means War Funds Should Be Cut Off Now

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich: President’s Veto Threat Means War Funds Should Be Cut Off Now

Washington, May 9 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 9) — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement after President Bush’s press secretary Tony Snow stated the President would veto the Iraq supplemental spending bill:

“The President put us into this war and he continues to insist that Congress send him a blank check despite the fact that the American people want out of Iraq now.

“Congress should not give the President another dime to continue his misadventure in Iraq. The only way to end this war is to refuse to appropriate any more funds. Refusing to appropriate money would force an end to the war and allow an expeditious return of our troops.

“Congress has the constitutional authority to end this war. Every time Congress appropriations more money, they are voting to continue the Iraq war.

“The President has made it clear from the start that he has no intention of withdrawing from Iraq. His refusal to recognize that the occupation is fueling the insurgency compounds the tragedy of the U.S. presence in Iraq. He refuses to recognize that the war, which he declared successfully completed more than four years ago, has been a colossal failure.

“HR 1234 provides a plan for bringing the troops home, ending the occupation and stabilizing Iraq.”

Kucinich Announces June Hearing To Address Issue of High Gas Prices

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich Announces June Hearing To Address Issue of High Gas Prices

Washington, May 3 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee, announced a hearing he will be holding next month addressing the issue of high gasoline prices.

The hearing will be on Thursday, June 7, 2007, in Washington, DC. This announcement comes in light of news that the price of gasoline in Cleveland is more than $3 per gallon, and higher elsewhere in the country.

The hearing will take place right after the Memorial Day recess, which is traditionally the beginning of peak driving season for the summer.

“I have long been concerned about the activities of oil companies. I will be asking them pointed questions to determine if manipulation is a factor in rising prices,” Kucinich said.

On April 10, Kucinich sent a letter to the chief executive officers of seven major oil companies demanding answers for the cause of new record highs in the price of gasoline. He is currently reviewing the responses.

Kucinich’s subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Department of Energy.

Hurry Our Health Care System Needs CPR

The United States Health Care System is despicably in ruins. The cold hard facts of the Unites States Health Care System puts us near the very bottom of all industrialized nations. In the United States there is a line drawn in the sand and it is the more money you have the better health care you receive.

# of Americans with no health insurance - Approximately 45 million or 1 in 6.5 Americans

# of Americans with minimal health insurance - Approximately 45 million or 1 in 6.5 Americans

So nearly 1 in 3 Americans have little or no health insurance.

1 in 2 Poor Americans go without health insurance each year.

So that explains why the current health care system we have in place cost 18,000 Americans their lives each year.

Citizens of 34 nations live longer than Americans.

The World Health Organization has ranked our health care system 37th worldwide for health care performance.

It is time for us to revive the American dream and offer a basic right to all Americans. The right to health care for all is already written and embodied in H.R.676 the Conyers-Kucinich Bill. The bill is written by John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich and is co sponsored by 78 members of congress. The plan covers all health care needs, including dental care, mental care, vision care, prescription drugs and long-term care. Its a not for profit, medicare for all and is supported by more than 14,000 physicians nationwide. So if you are one in three with little or no health care, I recommend you give your congressman a call and tell them you want them to support H.R.676 the Conyers-Kucinich Bill.

ITS NOT A CHOICE, ITS A RIGHT.

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 5: Clinton takes top spot on MySpace while Kucinich makes move on YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Hillary Clinton	55638	+26556	2
#2 John Edwards	31557	+5378	3
#3 Barack Obama	39842	-	1
#4 Dennis Kucinich	14438	+5956	4
#5 Bill Richardson	10362	+1958	5
#6 Joe Biden	7436	+2275	6
#7 Chris Dodd	4812	+1244	7

There was a mix up this past week on MySpace. It turns out that Barack Obama campaign was using a supportor made profile as his campaign profile. The supportor made profile is now not part of the campaign, as the campaign officially launched a campaign profile. Due to this situation I have dropped Obama from the top spot in which he occupied the first 4 weeks down to 3rd spot in the power rankings. Hillary Clinton is now on top of the power rankings. Clinton had a great week distancing herself from the pack by adding (26,556) new friends this week. John Edwards is staying steady so I bumped him up to 2nd place this week in wake of the Obama fallout. The second tier candidate race is beginning to get interesting as it seems Dennis Kucinich's campaign is really working on maximizing his exposure with the social networks. Kucinich had a very strong week by adding (5,986) new friends this week, if this continues we could see him challenging the big 3 this summer. For the rest of the second tier, everything remained pretty steady with Joe Biden continuing to close in on Bill Richardson with Chris Dodd stumbling around hopelessly.

YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	5242	+254	2
#2 Dennis Kucinich	1283	+462	4
#3 John Edwards	2614	+153	1
#4 Hillary Clinton	1787	+133	3
#5 Joe Biden	534	+49	6
#6 Bill Richardson	563	+34	5
#7 Mike Gravel	678	-	-
#8 Chris Dodd	200	+21	7

Barack Obama reclaimed the top spot on YouTube as he had yet another strong week. The suprise of the week was Dennis Kucinich, as he had the most new subscriptions (462). Kucinich is becoming a a favorite on YouTube as he has responded directly back to several other YouTubers. That could become a trademark of the Kucinich campaign if he continues with the brillant idea. Due to his strong showing I moved Kucinich up to 2nd place to see if he can repeat his showing. John Edwards' run of great weeks slowed quite abit so he feel down to 3rd in the power rankings. Hillary Clinton is not making as big of splash as other canididates on video but as of right now she don't need to. Second tier candidates lost Dennis Kucinich for at least a week but added Mike Gravel. Gravel was finally added to the YouChoose promotion which now makes him a factor. Joe Biden moved past Bill Richardson for 5th spot this week as this looks to be a long term dogfight. Gravel entered in 7th place in the power rankings as he has a nice stash of subscriptions(678). Chris Dodd is just not making any ground in either social network and probally will be holding the rear down for some time.

Make a Call for Impeachment

The time has come and impeachent is within our reach. We can make it happen as long as we all do our part. The courageous Congressman Kucinich has drafted H.R. 333-Impeachment of Dick Cheney, now it is time for us to do our part. All that we need to do is make a few phone calls and it will make great strides in getting this impeachment moving forward. Below is a list of toll free numbers to congressional operators, just use any of the numbers and ask for the House Judiciary Committee Member (also listed below) you wish to speak to.

Congressional Operator #s

1-800-828-0498
1-800-459-1887
1-800-614-2803
1-866-340-9281
1-866-338-1015
1-877-851-6437

House Judiciary Committee Members

Hon. Nancy Pelosi
Hon. John Conyers, Jr.
Hon. Howard L. Berman
Hon. Rick Boucher
Hon. Jerrold Nadler
Hon. Robert C. Scott
Hon. Melvin L. Watt
Hon. Zoe Lofgren
Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee
Hon. Maxine Waters
Hon. Martin T. Meehan
Hon. William D. Delahunt
Hon. Robert Wexler
Hon. Linda T. Sánchez
Hon. Steve Cohen
Hon. Hank Johnson
Hon. Luis Gutierrez
Hon. Brad Sherman
Hon. Anthony D. Weiner
Hon. Adam B. Schiff
Hon. Artur Davis
Hon. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Hon. Keith Ellison
Hon. Tammy Baldwin

When speaking to these members remember to tell them you support Congressman Kucinich's filing of H.R. 333 and would like them to support it also. I called a few of them earlier and each said they are getting flooded with calls. So it is looking good, but each of you must still do you part also. I will be calling the remaining ones I haven't spoken to, so if it is busy when you call it is probally just me venting and just try right back.

Congress Has Not Accomplished Its Mission

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Congress Has Not Accomplished Its Mission
We Must Stop Funding The War

Washington, May 1 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1) — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today:

“Four years ago the President declared ‘mission accomplished.’

“I would ask the President, whose mission was accomplished by the invasion and occupation of Iraq? Was Halliburton’s mission accomplished? Was the oil companies’ mission accomplished? Was the defense contractors’ mission accomplished?

“I was at Arlington Cemetery this morning where so many of our brave young men and women responded to the call of duty. Their mission was to put their lives on the line for America. They accomplished their mission.

“This Congress has not accomplished its mission. We must stop funding the war. We must end the occupation. We must use the money in the pipeline to bring our troops home.

“We must reach out to the nations of the region to create an international peace keeping and security force to stabilize Iraq. And we must bring to justice, under our Constitution and under the laws of this nation, those in high office who took us into a war based on lies.

“Then we will have accomplished our mission. Then we will have restored America’s honor and greatness.”

In October 2002, Kucinich performed an analysis that proved the Administration led the United States to war based on a long list of falsifications.

On February 28, 2007, Kucinich introduced HR 1234 -- a plan for the United States to use existing money to bring the troops and necessary equipment home and transition to an international security and peacekeeping force.

Kucinich first introduced a withdrawal plan from Iraq three years ago when he proposed that the United States hand the United Nations control of Iraq, including its oil resources and contracts for rebuilding.

Kucinich: President’s Veto Means War Funds Should Be Cut Off Now

Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich's congressional website http://kucinich.house.gov/ posted the following press release.

Kucinich: President’s Veto Means War Funds Should Be Cut Off Now

Washington, May 1 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1) — Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement after President Bush vetoed the Iraq supplemental spending bill today:

“This President has made it clear from the start that he has no intention of withdrawing from Iraq. The President’s refusal to recognize that the occupation is fueling the insurgency compounds the tragedy of the U.S. presence in Iraq. He refuses to recognize that the war, which he declared successfully completed four years ago, has been a colossal failure.

“The White House has equated continued funding of the war with support for the troops. This is a totally false equation which exploits the presence of the troops in Iraq as a means of keeping the war going forward. The war can go on forever on the pretext of supporting the troops. The fact is that the only principled way to support the troops is to bring the troops home. Keeping the troops in Iraq supports the interests of Halliburton, defense contractors and oil companies, not the troops.

“With the Presidential veto, Congress has one more opportunity to end the war. We should tell the President that we will not provide any more funds for the war. He must then use the money in the pipeline to bring the troops home.

“The Administration will then be forced to close the bases, end the occupation and bring the troops home. The Administration will then be obliged to reach out to the nations of the region to put together a peace keeping and security force to stabilize Iraq.

“Congress must not give another dime for this war. We have an obligation to the American people to bring the troops home now.”

Attention Bloggers

I found a neat project that is underway that I suggest you join up. bluepyramid.org is running a project called One Million Blogs for Peace To End the Iraq War. They are attemping to get one millon blogs to join together for peace. So if you are a blogger and are for peace, I suggest you join the movement.

One Million Blogs for Peace To End the Iraq War




When joining up use my blog name Put Peace in the White House in 2008 or my blog url http://putpeaceinthewhitehousein2008.blogspot.com/ as your referral.

Barack Obama tops the Democratic Primary Poll for 4th straight month.

Barack Obama topped the Democratic Primary Poll 2008 hosted by Put Peace in the Whitehouse in 2008 for the 4th consecutive month. In the monthly online poll, random online voters are asked what announced or expected Democratic candidate will they vote for in the 2008 Democratic Primary, and a total of 1314 votes were cast in the month of April. Obama received 34% (441 votes) of the total. Dennis Kucinich came in a strong and surprising 2nd with 23% (297 votes). John Edwards finished in 3rd place with 14% (181 votes) followed by Bill Richardson 10% (131 votes), Hillary Clinton 9% (124 votes), Joe Biden 4% (53 votes) and Al Gore 4% (51 votes).

Here is a total rundown of the results.

Barack Obama	441 votes	34%
Dennis Kucinich	297 votes	23%
John Edwards	181 votes	14%
Bill Richardson	131 votes	10%
Hillary Clinton	124 votes	9%
Joe Biden	53 votes	4%
Al Gore	51 votes	4%
Chris Dodd	23 votes	2%
Mike Gravel	11 votes	1%
Wes Clark	2 votes	0%

April winners and losers.

Winners

Dennis Kucinich +12%
John Edwards +6%
Bill Richardson +5%
Joe Biden +3%
Chris Dodd +1%
Mike Gravel +1%

Losers
Hillary Clinton -13%
Barack Obama -8%
Wes Clark -4%
Al Gore -2%



If your favorite isn’t where you thought they should be, let your voice be heard and vote. To vote in the May poll go to the link below.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW

Dennis Kucinich at San Diego Democratic Convention

Dennis Kucinich at San Diego Democratic Convention

Bill Maher Interviews Dennis Kucinich (04/27/07)

Dennis Kucinich made a appearance on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher on 4/27/2007.