Dennis J. Kucinich for the Nobel Prize ....

[Bushknew]

What do you think his chances are?

[msongs]

1. he is neither pretty nor glib enough nt

[Drunken Irishman]

16. That Mother Teresa was a fox!

[HuckleB]

2. None.

[babylonsister]

3. Was he nominated? nt

[Bushknew]

8. He should be.

[Engineer4Obama]

39. Why?

[FrenchieCat]

4. Did he do something?

:shrug:

[Bushknew]

6. Here's a start ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6714871&mesg_id=6714871

[ProSense]

21. Missing from the list

Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)

Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)

Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)

Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)

Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)




Another Democrat voted exactly the opposite and also has an impressive record:

Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)

Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)

Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)

Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)

Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)

Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)

Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)

Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)

Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)

Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)

Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)

Voted NO on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)

Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)

Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)

Voted NO on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)

[cali]

43. so what? Bernie Sanders has just as good a voting record and

so do others. that's silly.

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. Dennis has been a consistent promoter of peace

Shouldn't that be a requirement for a "peace prize"?

(and for the record, my position on President Obama winning is the same as Michael Moore's..... "Congratulations, now live up to it")

[JonLP24]

14. He has been advocating for a Department of Peace cabinent position for nearly a decade

However I hate threads like this. It's always Kucinich or Obama because I strongly support both.

[ProSense]

15. He voted for the war in Afghanistan. Obama wasn't in Congress. n/t

[stray cat]

30. talking about peace - I thought that wasn't sufficient?

[Bushknew]

41. I agree. Here is his full statement.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=487996&mesg_id=487996

[BlooInBloo]

5. hahahaha! Nothing quite as sweet as these bitter tears.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Cartman? Is that you?

[BlooInBloo]

12. Gawd bless you for the pic.

[Hollow Shells]

36. I have to agree.

The suffering of other people is extremely enjoyable. Who doesn't enjoy raising their own status by lowering another's status, aka, belittling people?

Children enjoy teasing for the same reason they enjoy ice cream, they're both delicious.

[DevonRex]

10. Sure! Didn't he propose, um, something or another. I'm sure he must have!

:rofl:

[blondeatlast]

17. And after he built an enormous consensus in the House on it, too! nt

[DevonRex]

19. Conquering overwhelming odds to do it, too!

This is fun! :hi:

[WeDidIt]

11. His chances are about the same as his chances of ever being president

Exceedingly slim to no chance at all.

[Fire1]

13. Not a chance in hell. n/t

[Bushknew]

24. Maybe your right because sometimes I think we are in hell already. Everything is assbackwards.

[JonLP24]

18. He has already won the Ghandi Peace Award

I say his chances are pretty good but I hope this thread isn't in any way to diminish Obama's accomplishments.

[Bushknew]

23. It isn't. Dennis has been a tireless "solider" for peace & I hope ...

he is considered for the noble peace prize soon.

[stray cat]

31. I thought talking about peace without results wasn't sufficient?

[LWolf]

29. Thanks for that reminder. nt

[EmilyAnne]

20. He doesn't have international influence. nt

[blondeatlast]

22. Exactly. He can't even influence his fellow House members. I supported him

in the '04 primary--then I met him.

He can't influence a pebble with the toe of his shoe.

[Bushknew]

25. Influence? Many people here piss on Jesus so it's no surprise that doing the right thing is

not popular.

[DemBones DemBones]

26. Well said. nt

[marmar]

27. "Many people here piss on Jesus"

Huh?

[EmilyAnne]

35. Jesus, like Dennis Kucinich, did not win a Nobel Peace Prize. Not winning one is akin to being

pissed on.

See?

:crazy:

[EmilyAnne]

34. The Nobel Peace Prize is given to people who have far reaching influence. Pissing on Jesus or not,

Dennis Kucinich is not known by many people outside of the United States.
Its the simple truth.

[Ikonoklast]

33. In Ohio, he doesn't have any influence south of I-80.

He can't run statewide, as he doesn't build bridges with other Dems in this state.

[rollingrock]

38. He certainly wouldn't be known to fthe five Nobel judges in Norway

who just like anyone else, doesn't know anything about anything that they don't see on their local TV news or read in their local paper!

[LWolf]

28. Depends.

Power structures would have to change in favor of the masses.

Then he'd stand a good chance.

[stray cat]

32. talking about peace - I thought that wasn't sufficient?

[LWolf]

40. I'm not sure what your point is, or

what your question is referring to. Can you clarify?

[Bushknew]

37. Nobel Prize Snubs: Which Great People Never Won?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/09/nobel-prize-snubs-which-g_n_315625.html

[Karmadillo]

42. If war is peace, then peace is war. Kucinich, therefore, is a warmonger and,

by definition, is not eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Forkboy]

44. He may be closer to the ideal, but he's had far less effect.

Obama isn't as peaceful as I would prefer (few are), but I can understand why he won, and I can appreciate the fact that he's putting a different face out there to the rest of the world, one that's calmer and not full of bluster and phony patriotism. The world does look to the US, whether they or us want to admit it, and he's making a big difference in how they see us when they do.

[bvar22]

45. DK gets a Peace Prize from me.

Setting the example of what a DEMOCRAT should be.
Thanks, Dennis.
:patriot:

[bvar22]

46. WOW. I forgot to recommend, and....

...when I went back to recommend, the counter changed from "<0" to just plain "0".
Thats a good thing.
bvar22 made a difference today.
:party: