Adopt an Intern - Update 7-30-07

Episode 3: The Debate Debate

America's favorite interns discuss the CNN/YouTube debate.

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 17: Tracking the electronic campaign.

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	154652	+6380	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	124448	+3502	2
#3 John Edwards	46499	+663	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	27581	+881	4
#5 Joe Biden	13383	+477	8
#6 Bill Richardson	20183	+129	5
#7 Chris Dodd	8104	+416	7
#8 Mike Gravel	8306	+404	6

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Consistent Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Poor Week.

Bill Richardson: Very Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Poor Week.

Mike Gravel: Poor Week.

YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	9564	+417	1
#2 Mike Gravel	2337	+671	5
#3 Hillary Clinton	4966	+226	2
#4 John Edwards	3558	+229	4
#5 Dennis Kucinich	2586	+177	3
#6 Joe Biden	1066	+88	7
#7 Bill Richardson	1368	+67	6
#8 Chris Dodd	585	+34	8

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Mike Gravel: Very Strong Week

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Very Strong Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Strong Week.

Bill Richardson: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Consistent Week.

Chris Dodd: Poor Week.

The Works Green Administration

Dennis Kucinich talks briefly about his idea of a Works Green Administration. It explains how retrofitting our homes for the use of alternative energy will not only end our dependence on foreign oil but also create millions of job in the construction industry.

Impeachment train continues to pick up steam.

House Resolution 333, Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney authored by Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is slowly picking up support. As of July 27, 2007 there are now 15 Congress Members for Impeachment.

The following is a list of supporters of H.R. 333.

Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Author
Sam Farr (D-CA) Co-Sponsor
Bob Filner (D-CA) Co-Sponsor
Barbara Lee (D-CA) Co-Sponsor
Maxine Waters (D-CA) Co-Sponsor
Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) Co-Sponsor
Hank Johnson (D-GA) Co-Sponsor
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Co-Sponsor
Albert Wynn (D-MD) Co-Sponsor
Keith Ellison (D-MN) Co-Sponsor
William Lacy Clay (D-MO) Co-Sponsor
Yvette Clarke (D-NY) Co-Sponsor
Robert Brady (D-PA) Co-Sponsor
Jim Moran (D-VA) Co-Sponsor
Jim McDermott (D-WA) Co-Sponsor

So if you are for impeachment and your local Congressperson is not one of the ones supporting H.R. 333 you need to take action. Make calls to their office daily, send them emails, better yet make an appointment to meet with them face to face. This coming week is the last week for business in Washington before their Summer District Work Period. So your representatives will be doing local work from August 6th through Labor Day. Lets get our congress people fired up about impeachment and send them back to Washington in September ready to sign on as co-sponsors. Just a few more co-sponsors is all we need and John Conyers (D-MI) will get this thing moving in the House Judiciary Committee.

*AN HONEST ANSWER* DENNIS KUCINICH JULY 24, 2007

On July 24, 2007, Dennis Kucinich appeared on MSNBC to explain his answer "Democrats Have Failed the American People on Iraq", that he made the night before, to a question that he was asked at the CNN/YouTube debate.

Dennis Kucinich - Text for Peace

"You can vote NOW to end the war in Iraq. Text PEACE to 73223 to send a message to the White House and to the Democratic Congress that now's the time to end the war. Make your vote count and your voice be heard."

HR 676 Universal Healthcare: Don't Stop Believin'

This is a great video I found made by a HR 676 Supporter. It is bound to make you laugh as it spoofs the Bill Clinton/ Monica Lewinsky relationship.

Are you pumping "ghost gas" into your tank?

Next time you fill the tank up this summer chances are you will be pumping "ghost gas" into your tank unknowingly. "Ghost gas" will cost Americans a estimated $1.5 billion this summer alone.

So what is this so called "ghost gas"?

The chemical properties of gasoline change with the temperature causing the gas to expand with a rise in temperature. So 1 gallon of actual gas at 60 degrees would be 1.01 gallons at 80 degrees.

So how does "ghost gas" affect you?

The affect it has on you is a very obvious one, it hits you in the wallet.

So how can this problem be fixed?

Well the problem is a very fixable problem as they don't have this problem in our neighboring country Canada. The major gas corporations could require that their retailers add temperature compensation equipment at U.S. retail gasoline pumps. This equipment would pump the correct amount of gas by the temperature the gasoline is. The ironic thing is Canada already has the above equipment.

So next time you fill the tank up, just remember you are being cheated a gallon of gas for every 100 gallons your purchase this summer.

The Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform chaired by Rep. Dennis Kucinich will be drilling Senior Executives on this issue this week. That hearing will be taking place July 25, 2007. For information on the hearing go here.

Go get em Dennis

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 16: Tracking the electronic campaign.

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	148272	+6615	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	120946	+3746	2
#3 John Edwards	45836	+738	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	26700	+474	4
#5 Bill Richardson	20054	+317	5
#6 Mike Gravel	7902	+354	6
#7 Chris Dodd	7688	+279	8
#8 Joe Biden	12906	+140	7

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Consistent Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Poor Week.

Bill Richardson: Poor Week.

Mike Gravel: Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Poor Week.

Joe Biden: Very Poor Week.


YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	9147	+241	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	4740	+111	3
#3 Dennis Kucinich	2409	+98	4
#4 John Edwards	3329	+52	5
#5 Mike Gravel	1666	+60	6
#6 Bill Richardson	1301	+38	2
#7 Joe Biden	978	+33	7
#8 Chris Dodd	551	+16	8

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Strong Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent Week.

John Edwards: Consistent Week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week

Bill Richardson: Poor Week.

Joe Biden: Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.

Dennis Kucinich AFL-CIO town hall meeting in Columbus

Dennis Kucinich speaking at the AFL-CIO Forum in Columbus, Ohio on 7/21/2007.

Which Presedential Candidate votes the way that you would vote?

With the 2008 Presidential Election fast approaching it is time to know your candidates before you cast that all important vote for one of them. One issue doesn't make a candidate, it is the combination of all the issues as a whole that should be your decider.

Mainstream media picks frontrunners and plasters their faces front and center for everyone to see. But do they really vote for your values? The best way to find out is to dig through their past voting records to see their history on the issues. That can be a daunting task digging through past votes at many different levels of politics. Thankfully there is a site that has eliminated all the work for us and we just answer a few questions and it spits out the data.

Try it out for yourself, it may suprise you who has voted when it counts the way you would have voted. Click the link and it will open up a new window.

http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html

I took the test and I have been supporting the right candidate from the get go. Dennis kucinich votes the way I would vote 71% of the time.

My results:

1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%)
2. Dennis Kucinich (71%)
3. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (70%)
4. Barack Obama (66%)
5. Christopher Dodd (61%)
6. Joseph Biden (60%)
7. Hillary Clinton (58%)
8. John Edwards (58%)
9. Wesley Clark (not announced) (57%)
10. Al Gore (not announced) (56%)
11. Bill Richardson (51%)
12. Mike Gravel (49%)
13. Ron Paul (47%)
14. Michael Bloomberg (not announced) (46%)
15. Elaine Brown (33%)
16. Kent McManigal (campaign suspended) (31%)
17. Mike Huckabee (29%)
18. Tommy Thompson (27%)
19. John McCain (27%)
20. Rudolph Giuliani (22%)
21. Mitt Romney (22%)
22. Chuck Hagel (not announced) (17%)
23. Sam Brownback (16%)
24. Duncan Hunter (16%)
25. Newt Gingrich (not announced) (16%)
26. Tom Tancredo (16%)
27. Fred Thompson (not announced) (15%)
28. Jim Gilmore (withdrawn) (13%)

Adopt an Intern - Update 7-20-07

America's favorite interns with an update on their week at the Dennis Kucinich for President Headquarters.

Adopt an Intern!

Introductions from the interns involved in the Dennis Kucinich for President Adopt a Intern Program.

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 15: Obama remains in control of MySpace and YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	141657	+7984	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	117200	+5648	2
#3 John Edwards	45098	+1074	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	26226	+1149	4
#5 Bill Richardson	19737	+893	5
#6 Mike Gravel	7548	+522	7
#7 Joe Biden	12766	+344	6
#8 Chris Dodd	7409	+208	8

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Strong Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Strong Week.

Bill Richardson: Consistent Week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.


YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	8906	+177	1
#2 Bill Richardson	1263	+233	7
#3 Hillary Clinton	4629	+83	2
#4 Dennis Kucinich	2311	+90	3
#5 John Edwards	3277	+30	4
#6 Mike Gravel	1606	+71	5
#7 Joe Biden	945	+24	6
#8 Chris Dodd	535	+9	8

Barack Obama: Strong Week.

Bill Richardson: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Consistent Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent Week.

John Edwards: Poor Week

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Very Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.

ATTEMPT MADE TO RIG PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION!

On 7/13/2007, Dennis Kucinich appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews on to talk about how John Edwards and Hillary Clinton were caught on open mic discussing eliminating lower funded candidates.

Hillary Clinton and John Edwards want to muzzle lower funded candidates.

After a NAACP Democratic Presidential Candidates Forum in Detroit, MI on July 12, 2007, a secret between Hillary Clinton and John Edwards was caught on a FOX microphone. Not aware that their microphones were still on, the following exchange was caught between Clinton and Edwards.

Edwards: "...at some point...(unintelligible)...maybe the Fall. We should try to have...a more serious and a smaller group."

Clinton: Well...we...we've got to cut the number...because they are...because they arejust being trivialized."

Edwards: "...and they're...they're not serious. They're not serious."

Clinton: "No...you know...I...I...I think there was an effort by our campaigns to do that. It got...it got somehow...detoured. We've gotta get back to it...because that's all we're going to do between now and then is that...thanks, Barack. So...we...us...thanks, Dennis...our guys should talk."

For the entire Fox report click on the YouTube video below. Entire run time 2 minutes.




Looks like Clinton and Edwards are trying to force us to choose one of them. They need to relize that we the people of this fine land deserve to hear all the Democratic Candidates and all the great ideas that they bring to the table.

I say no censorship in the debates, let us hear from all the candidates. The Democratic Nomination is not for sale and raising millons of dollars from corporate donors don't make your views on the issues the best.

Kucinich: Interim Progress Report Confirms Now Is the Time to Begin Bringing Our Troops Home

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

Kucinich: Interim Progress Report Confirms Now Is the Time to Begin Bringing Our Troops Home

Washington, Jul 12 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement following President Bush’s news conference on the Iraq benchmark interim progress report the White House issued today.

“The Administration has been downplaying the significance of this report all week because they knew the news was grim,” Kucinich said. “The President claims that pulling the troops out now would be dangerous to the region. Isn’t the U.S. occupation already counterproductive to the region? There are more than 3,600 Americans and an estimated one million innocent Iraqis dead because of our continued presence there!

“We do not have to fund the war. We must tell the President NO to any additional funding. No legislation is required. No vote is required. We have the money to bring the troops home. It does not require a vote. The only thing required is honesty, integrity and a willingness to end the war.

“The report states the Iraqi government is not making satisfactory progress toward enacting a law that would privatize their own oil. 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 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.

“The President has requested additional time for his Iraq strategy. Time for what? Time to privatize Iraq’s oil? Time to change the subject with an attack on Iran? Congress must act to end this war and end it now.”

Kucinich: Troop Redeployment Bill Will Not End The War

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

Kucinich: Troop Redeployment Bill Will Not End The War
The Only Way To End The War Is To Say NO To Any Additional Funding

Washington, Jul 12 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement following his vote against HR 2956, the Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act.

“We’ve lost over 3,600 of our brave service men and women. An estimated one million innocent Iraqis have perished in the war. We’re now telling Iraqis, whose country the U.S. destroyed, whose reconstruction funds the U.S. mishandled, whose social networks have been shredded: Stand on your own feet! We try to steal their oil under the cover of occupation,” Kucinich said in a debate on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today.

“This bill will not end the war. This bill will not end the occupation. It doesn’t take a vote to end this war. We must inform the Administration that the $97 billion appropriated last month is the end of the financing for the war.

“Use the money that’s in the pipeline through October 1 to bring the troops home. Compel the President to put together an international peacekeeping and security force which would move in as our troops leave.

“We could have our troops home by October 1. The question is whether we are ready to take a stand to do that, or whether we are going to vote on resolutions that give the American people the appearance that we want to end the war, without actually addressing the central issue that will end the war. Stop the funding.”

Kucinich: Administration Plays “Fear Card”

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

Kucinich: Administration Plays “Fear Card”
Intel Selectively Leaked To Shore Up Support For Iraq War

Washington, Jul 11 - The Bush Administration is once again playing the “fear card” as Congress continues to debate how to get out of Iraq.

“This Administration is drumming up fear in order to protect its war agenda,” said Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).

News reports over the last two days claim:
• “New intelligence suggests an Al Qaeda cell may be in the United States or on its way.”
–‘Sources’ tell ABC News, July 10, 2007

• “U.S. counterterror officials are warning of an increased risk of an attack this summer, given al-Qaida’s apparent interest in summertime strikes and increased al-Qaida training in the Afghan-Pakistani border region. On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the editorial board of The Chicago Tribune that he had a “gut feeling” about a new period of increased risk.” –Associated Press, July 11, 2007

• “Fearing complacency among the American people over possible terror threats, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said…that the nation faces a heightened chance of an attack this summer. ‘We could easily be attacked,’ Chertoff added. ‘The intent to attack us remains as strong as it was on Sept. 10, 2001.’” –The Chicago Tribune, July 11, 2007

“The Administration is desperately seeking support for its failed war strategy. ‘Anonymous sources,’ ‘gut feelings,’ what does all of this add up to? Throughout the early stages of the Iraq war a strategy of deception led by the Lincoln and the Rendon groups was used to create fear and more war. No evidence has been made public to suggest an attack on the United States this summer, just as there was no evidence that Iraq was harboring Weapons of Mass Destruction.

“Yesterday the President asked Congress for additional time before passing judgment on his Iraq war strategy. The President is on a mission: To get more money for his war. Congress must also be held accountable and not fall into the Administration’s trap. We do not have to fund the war. We have the money to bring the troops home. It does not require a vote. It requires determination and truth,” Kucinich concluded.

Kucinich Mourns the Loss of Lady Bird Johnson

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

Kucinich Mourns the Loss of Lady Bird Johnson

Washington, Jul 11 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement after learning former first lady Lady Bird Johnson died at the age of 94.

“My wife Elizabeth and I send our deepest sympathies to the Johnson family during this difficult time. We are mourning the loss of a great American who continued to give so much to her country,” Kucinich said.

“Lady Bird Johnson’s environmental consciousness should serve as an example for all to live by. She focused on beatifications, specifically cleaning up unsightly billboards and worked tirelessly to improve the aesthetics of our nation’s highways.

“She stood by President Johnson during some of the most difficult events in America’s modern history and provided support and strength to her husband. Lady Bird worked persistently for her husband’s political ambitions, but always valued her family above all.

“Her death is not only a great loss for the Johnson family, but it is a loss for the nation as well. The former first lady will be greatly missed. Elizabeth and I extend our thoughts and prayers to the Johnson family at this time.”

Wake the Hell Up America! - Enough is Enough!

This is a great video I found made by a Dennis Kucinich Supporter. It explains the Conyers/Kucinich Health Bill H.R. 676. This bill is the solution to this countries health care crisis. It would cover everybody from birth to death because health care should be a human right not a privilege.

President Bush Visits Cleveland But Keeps Making War

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

President Bush Visits Cleveland But Keeps Making War
Kucinich Says Domestic Agenda Consumed by Iraq War

Washington, Jul 10 - As President Bush visits the Congressional District of Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today, the Ohio Congressman called on the President to start paying attention to the needs of America’s cities, listen to a majority of the American people and end the war in Iraq.

"The President’s visit to the Cleveland area was allegedly to focus on a non-existent domestic agenda. But even when he comes to one of America’s most economically distressed areas, all he has to offer is more war. Like many American cities, Cleveland and its inner ring suburbs, like Parma, have been ignored while the President prosecutes this illegal war. The entire domestic agenda but been pushed aside because of the war. This President is intent on staying in Iraq, through the end of his term, so he can use America’s military to privatize Iraq’s oil,” Kucinich said.

Earlier this year, Congress gave the President $97 billion in additional funding to keep the war going through October 1, 2007. This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to take up its version of the 2008 defense authorization bill, which would authorize more than $600 billion in defense spending -- with an additional $127 billion authorized for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“This Democratic Congress, which was elected to end the war, must take a stand. It must tell the President that it will provide no more funds. The only way to end this war is to refuse to provide more funding. Threatening the Iraqis that we will pull out unless they privatize their oil is a plan for unending war. We must tell the President NOW there will be no more funds. He must go to the international community and put together an international peacekeeping and security mission to stabilize Iraq as the U.S. troops leave. These are the elements of a plan which I have been offering for the past four years,” Kucinich said.

“The Senate, unfortunately, is in the middle of another one of its famous fake debates on the war. We do not have to have a vote on whether or not there is to be more funding. The money is in the pipeline right now to end the war and bring our troops home. We can simply refuse to provide a bill which appropriates more money for the Iraq war. This President must be held accountable. This Congress must also be held accountable. The American people are waiting for us to provide real leadership to show the way out of Iraq. And our troops are waiting to see if we care more about their precious lives than about party politics,” Kucinich concluded.

Kucinich: Iraq Four Years Too Long

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

Kucinich: Iraq Four Years Too Long
Can Iran Be Far Behind?

Washington, Jul 10 - Following President Bush’s town hall meeting from Cleveland, Ohio, today, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement:

“The President has requested additional time for his Iraq strategy. Time for what? Time to privatize Iraq’s oil? Time to change the subject with an attack on Iran? Congress must act to end this war and end it now.

“We must tell the President NO to any additional funding. No legislation is required. No vote is required. The only thing required is honesty, integrity and a willingness to end the war.

“The war is based on lies. The President and the Vice President have no credibility whatsoever on matters relating to our national defense. They sent more than 3,600 of our brave men and women to their deaths. They are responsible for creating the conditions that have led to the deaths of an estimated one million innocent Iraqis. They have set in motion spending for Iraq which could top one trillion dollars. They now have three aircraft carriers in the Gulf (although some news reports claim that one carrier will leave the area), setting the stage for an attack on Iran.

“What will it take for Congress to wake up and tell the American people the truth? We do not have to fund the war. We have the money to bring the troops home. It does not require a vote. It requires determination and truth,” Kucinich concluded.

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 14: Obama remains in control of MySpace and YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	133673	+7647	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	111552	+5112	2
#3 John Edwards	44024	+1520	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	25077	+919	4
#5 Bill Richardson	18844	+590	5
#6 Joe Biden	12422	+540	7
#7 Mike Gravel	7026	+471	6
#8 Chris Dodd	7201	+224	8

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Strong Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Strong Week.

Bill Richardson: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Consistent Week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.


YouTube

	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	8729	+157	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	4546	+98	3
#3 Dennis Kucinich	2221	+92	5
#4 John Edwards	3247	+61	2
#5 Mike Gravel	1535	+75	6
#6 Joe Biden	921	+26	8
#7 Bill Richardson	1030	+23	7
#8 Chris Dodd	526	+12	4

Barack Obama: Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Consistent Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent Week.

John Edwards: Consistent Week

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Poor Week.

Bill Richardson: Very Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.

More than half of Americans support Kucinich’s call to impeach Cheney, poll shows

Recent polls show that people are ready for accountability in the White House. That is why the majority of Americans are in favor of impeaching Vice President Cheney.

The following article is from the presidential campaign website of Dennis Kucinich http://kucinich.us/

More than half of Americans support Kucinich’s call to impeach Cheney, poll shows

Other Democratic Presidential candidates oppose it

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, July 06, 2007

CLEVELAND, OH – More than half of all Americans support bringing Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll released today. Articles of Impeachment were filed in April by Ohio Congressman and Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, and it has 14 co-sponsors.

According to the New Hampshire-based American Research Group, 54% of adults favor proceeding with impeachment proceedings against Cheney. Among Democrats, the support for impeachment is 76%, and among those who identified themselves as "Independents," the support is 51%. Even 17% of Republicans said they favor impeachment.

The poll was based on 1,100 interviews among a random sample of adults nationwide July 3 – 5. Of the total sample, 933 interviews were completed with registered voters.

When he introduced his bill (H.R. 333), Kucinich said, "The Vice President actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and Congress about an alleged threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. He has purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive us about the relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda. And he openly lied to the America people and has publicly threatened aggression against Iran."

Kucinich also said at the time that he was acting in "response to the concerns of millions of Americans who have felt that the Vice President must be accountable for his false statements." The poll results appear to prove he was right. None of the other Democratic Presidential candidates has expressed support for Kucinich's bill.

"It's not a happy day when most Americans believe that the Vice President of the United States lied, deceived, misled the American people and violated his oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution -- not to mention the other actions and abuses that are beginning to attract Congressional attention," Kucinich said. "But," he added, "every elected official in this nation, especially the highest elected officials, must be held accountable for their actions; and impeachment is the Constitutional mechanism to hold the Vice President accountable and to protect our democracy."

National polls have also shown an overwhelming support for Kucinich's other key positions: withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, a national health insurance plan that covers all Americans, the repeal of disastrous trade policies, specifically NAFTA, and the erosion of civil liberties enabled by the passage of the so-called Patriot Act.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's refusal to answer steelworkers' questions both troubling and revealing

On July 5, 2007, the Democratic Presidential candidates addressed the United Steelworkers Union Candidate Forum. After agreeing to a 30 minute question-and-answer with union members, Hillary Clinton skipped out after making her address, leaving union members wondering what does she have to hide.

The following article is from the presidential campaign website of Dennis Kucinich http://kucinich.us/

Sen. Hillary Clinton's refusal to answer steelworkers' questions both troubling and revealing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, July 06, 2007

CLEVELAND OH -- The Kucinich for President Campaign issued the following statement this afternoon:

"It is deeply troubling, but, perhaps, very revealing, when a Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States seeks the support of one of the most important industrial labor unions in the nation but refuses to answer questions from the rank and file union members.

"That's what happened today when U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton addressed the United Steelworkers conference in Cleveland. Not only did she not participate in the question-and-answer portion of the program to which all of the Presidential candidates had agreed, but she also completely ignored one of the major issues that has forced millions of union workers and others into unemployment: the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

"Yesterday, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Senator Joe Biden, and former Senator John Edwards held to their commitment to the USW to answer any and all questions from union members for 30 minutes each.

"It borders on arrogance for a Democrat to deliver pro-union promises and platitudes in prepared remarks, but then refuse to engage in an honest and open conversation with workers whose lives have been profoundly impacted by disastrous trade policies -- especially NAFTA, which was enacted during the Clinton Administration.

"Does Senator Clinton support NAFTA? Will she attempt to "fix it," as former Senator Edwards proposed yesterday? Or will she have the courage to repeal it, as only Congressman Kucinich has proposed? Members of the steelworkers union and other industrialized unions did not get any answers because they weren't permitted to ask the questions.

"Candidates have an obligation to go beyond orchestrated and scripted performances, answer tough questions, and address serious issues. If they calculate that it is preferable to side-step that obligation when they are trying to win votes, voters will be left wondering where those candidates really stand and what they will really do if elected. If anything, Senator Clinton has an even higher obligation to address this issue because NAFTA was enacted during the Clinton Administration. Someone needs to ask where the Senator stands. And the Senator has a responsibility to answer."

Kucinich gets rousing support from Steelworkers union

On 7/5/2007, Dennis Kucinich spoke to the United Steelworkers Union in Cleveland, Ohio.

July 4 Message from Dennis Kucinich

July 4 Message from Dennis Kucinich

Social Networking in the Democratic Party Week 13: Obama remains in control of MySpace and YouTube

MySpace

	Friends	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	126026	+6709	1
#2 Hillary Clinton	106440	+5973	2
#3 John Edwards	42504	+725	3
#4 Dennis Kucinich	24158	+882	4
#5 Bill Richardson	18254	+190	5
#6 Mike Gravel	6555	+392	7
#7 Joe Biden	11882	+358	6
#8 Chris Dodd	6977	+164	8

Barack Obama: Very Strong Week.

Hillary Clinton: Very Strong Week.

John Edwards: Consistent Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Strong Week.

Bill Richardson: Very Poor Week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week.

Joe Biden: Poor Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Poor Week.


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	Subscribers	Net Gain from last week	Last weeks power ranking
#1 Barack Obama	8572	+119	1
#2 John Edwards	3186	+160	3
#3 Hillary Clinton	4448	+89	2
#4 Chris Dodd	514	+207	8
#5 Dennis Kucinich	2129	+66	4
#6 Mike Gravel	1460	+68	5
#7 Bill Richardson	1007	+24	6
#8 Joe Biden	895	+16	7

Barack Obama: Strong Week.

John Edwards: Strong Week

Hillary Clinton: Consistent Week.

Chris Dodd: Very Strong Week.

Dennis Kucinich: Consistent Week.

Mike Gravel: Consistent Week.

Bill Richardson: Very Poor Week.

Joe Biden: Very Poor Week.

Barack Obama tops the Democratic Primary Poll for 6th straight month.

Barack Obama topped the Democratic Primary Poll 2008 hosted by Put Peace in the Whitehouse in 2008 for the 6th 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 974 votes were cast in the month of June. Obama received 27% (263 votes) of the total. Mike Gravel came in 2nd with 19% (188 votes). Dennis Kucinich finished in 3rd place with 18% (179 votes) followed by John Edwards 10% (95 votes), Hillary Clinton 7% (70 votes), Bill Richardson 7% (65 votes) and Al Gore 5% (51 votes).

Here is a total rundown of the results.

Barack Obama	263 votes	27%
Mike Gravel	188 votes	19%
Dennis Kucinich	179 votes	18%
John Edwards	95 votes	10%
Hillary Clinton	70 votes	7%
Bill Richardson	65 votes	7%
Al Gore	51 votes	5%
Joe Biden	40 votes	4%
Chris Dodd	18 votes	2%
Wes Clark	5 votes	1%

June winners and losers.

Winners

Barack Obama +3%
Al Gore +2%
Mike Gravel +1%
Joe Biden +1%
Chris Dodd +1%
Wes Clark +1%

Losers

John Edwards -3%
Hillary Clinton -3%
Dennis Kucinich -2%

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

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