Dennis Kucinich Presidential Announcement Buried Beneath Avalanche Of Media Obama Worship

NewsBusters ^ | December 13, 2006 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

Talk about bad timing. Dennis Kucinich yesterday announced that he will be running for the Democrat presidential nomination in '08 and almost no one noticed. No wonder. It was impossible for Kucinich to get the least bit of attention focused on himself because most of the media was in the midst of an orgy of Obama worship even though the junior Senator from Illinois hasn't even officially announced that he is running for president. In case you think things couldn't get any worse for the Kucinich campaign, they do. The day before Kucinich made his announcement that almost no one noticed, his former press secretary made a startling confession of personal incompetence and declared that Kucinich might not be qualified to become president because he was clueless enough to hire a press secretary with absolutely no ability such as himself. In case you think this is a skit for a comedy show, it's not. You can read for yourself the confession of incompetence by William Rivers Pitt at the Democratic Underground:

The announcement that Dennis Kucinich will run for President in '08 has been met with a great chorus of approving voices here. It will be very important to have a voice and a perspective like his in the race - "Hi, my name's Dennis, and I was totally right about the war all the way back in 2002" - but I have one caveat to offer that I hope you decide to take very seriously.

I worked for a litle while as the Kucinich Press Secretary during the '04 run, as some of you might recall. Thanks to a variety of outside and internal circumstances, combined with my own utter lack of experience and what has to be called my rank incompetence in a position I had no grounding for, I am pretty sure you can pen me into The Book as the Worst National Campaign Press Secretary In The History Of All Known Universes.

Therefore, I will put this very simply: watch the Kucinich campaign closely. If they start hiring people like me on as main staffers, be very, very, very concerned. No matter how solid a candidate may be, a campaign can die in the cradle if the staffers don't know what they are doing. If these kind of hires start happening, you are going have to wonder what the point of the exercise is, because winning anything won't be on the menu. Period.

Yes, Mr. Pitt. We will watch the Kucinich campaign closely. Not because of any concern that he might actually win but for the entertainment value of the comedy of errors that it presents. Oh, and let us thank  the Worst National Campaign Press Secretary In The History Of All Known Universes for the laughs!

[PJ-Comix]

William Rivers Pitt can always be relied upon to deliver the laughs!

[PJ-Comix]

FYI

[Billthedrill]

I did notice that those miserable Grinches have deleted all the references to Kucinich's 2004 endorsement by Grandfather Twilight from his website. Like the letter signed by all the little pawprints and the squirrel with the sign. It may be that the latter was actually a portrait of the candidate, who knows...

[samtheman]

Did he get laid in his last campaign or not? I know he was trying to.

[Astronaut]

Barack Hussein Obama. Empty suit. No accomplishments of note. No achievements as a senator. Marxist. All of this is overlooked because he is black and a smooth talker. The leftists are the worst racists. Hussein Obama is a prime example of affirmative action and the media driving a candidacy that would be absolutely nowhere if he were white.

[capt. norm]

announced that he will be running for the Democrat presidential nomination in '08 and almost no one noticed.

Yeah, they noticed...same way they noticed it was partly cloudy yesterday.

Just because there's no public reactions like dancing in the streets, parades and fireworks doesn't mean they didn't hear about it.

A person can only yawn about so loud and that's what they did.

[RedRover]

Why does everyone say Dennis looks like a Keebler elf? I think they look more like John Murtha.

[capt. norm]

Did he get laid in his last campaign or not? I know he was trying to.

Following in Bubba's footsteps, he thinks being pres. would make it easier possible for him to pick up some babes.

[dead]

Thanks for the memories. I had forgotten about the Grandfather Twilight endorsement, with the backing of the woodland creatures. It was an absolute classic.

The imaginary squirrel's thoughts on nuclear proliferation almost had me leaning towards Dennis.

[ClaudiusI]

Obama -- the new Wesley Clark. With all that entails.
(though, to be fair, Obama didn't almost start World War III by his recklessness)

[HarleyLady27]

....could someone put this nutcase out of his misery?????

He needs to donate his time to a mental ward.....

[D-fendr]

Ah yes, the old "don't listen to anyone who listens to me for advice" advice..

[D-fendr]

Ah yes, the old "don't listen to anyone who listens to me for advice" advice..

[KStorm]

It's the last time in recent memory that the media in this country had their fricking priorities straight. Kuchinich is straight out of moonville.

[MplsSteve]

I got my fingers crossed that Kucinich will be the Dems nominee in two years.

It will almost guarantee a Republican will retain the White House - and may actually help us regain control of Congress.

[MplsSteve]

I think the Keebler elf is gonna be really pi$$ed when he finds out that you tried to compare him withn Dennis Kucinich.

[Ole Okie]

(though, to be fair, Obama didn't almost start World War III by his recklessness)

To be fair, he hasn't had the chance yet.

If he should reach the point that he could start WW3-4, my main concern is which side would he be on?

[Doctor Raoul]

Kucinich
LaRouche
'08
That many crazies
can't all be wrong

[Right Cal Gal]

Didn't I see Dennis in a got milk? ad, offering dried vegetation and asking "Da-iry" for the wonder tonic?

[353FMG]

"Barack Hussein Obama. Empty suit."

It is not the empty suit that I worry about, (we have so many of them in congress already that one more does not matter) it is the name HUSSEIN that concerns me. The country's security is utmost in my mind.

(1) Will he represent all who voted for him or only his Muslim constituency?
(2) What are his connections with Islam? Are his contacts only with the "moderate" Muslims or also with the not so "peaceful" ones?