tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528856.post4877239866375059577..comments2023-10-17T10:50:25.089-04:00Comments on Lumpenlogocracy: Kos v. KucinichAmbivalent_Maybehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02092354702770501469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528856.post-54984183313089033982007-03-18T11:33:00.000-04:002007-03-18T11:33:00.000-04:00I think there were many people associated with the...I think there were many people associated with the Dean campaign--and Kos is likely one of them--who were angry at Kucinich for purposely undermining Dean in Iowa. That is, he joined forces with Edwards so that Dean came in third place. In the end, this did nothing to help Kucinich himself in the race, though it did for a moment help Edwards. But what it really did was give Kerry the momentum to Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648566751513055517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528856.post-16752934626475124852007-02-26T17:38:00.000-05:002007-02-26T17:38:00.000-05:00People can change their views on abortion. I did. ...People can change their views on abortion. I did. Growing up I had a health class teacher who was pro-life. He heavily influenced me in that direction. Years later I was exposed to the pro-choice position and evolved I believe to where most people are regarding abortion: legal, safe and rare. Women should have the right to do what their conscious informs them to with legal access to safe Robert Ellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526287813354418269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528856.post-42180842579683395592007-02-26T13:38:00.000-05:002007-02-26T13:38:00.000-05:00if you go through all the comments on the kos diat...if you go through all the comments on the kos diatribe, you'll find one that explains that DK changed his position on choice *before* even thinking about running for president!<BR/><BR/>DK started his journey from pro-life to pro-choice in May 2002, more than one year before he decided to run for president, and months before Paul Wellstone died. Dennis would have not run if Wellstone did!<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528856.post-32103809704290623952007-02-25T15:54:00.000-05:002007-02-25T15:54:00.000-05:00Wow, I had no idea that my old hero Kucinich was t...Wow, I had no idea that my old hero Kucinich was the subject of so much angst over there at DailyKos (which I don't read any more due to my disgust at the proprietor's obnoxious attitudes on many issues...and I recall the precipitating issue in my final decision was, interestingly, his loathing of Kucinich!) <BR/><BR/>As a Christian and a peace activist, I am disheartened by all the attempts to Christian_Lefthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019740651763670153noreply@blogger.com