**A weekend with Dennis Kucinich**

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I was privileged to hear him speak this weekend at two different venues...

The California Democratic Council on Saturday:





At a private home on Sunday:





And with his lovely and intelligent wife, Elizabeth...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. K&R

Lucky you! Thanks for posting these!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear ayeshahaqqiqa!

Thanks for the rec!

It was great being there...

Glad you enjoyed these!

:hi:

[Beaverhausen]

3. Great pics Peggy! I'm so glad you got to see him twice!

How was that convention? I wasn't able to go? Did you get any pics of my guy Edwards?

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Beaverhausen!

It was an exhausting but fun weekend!

The convention was good, what I saw of it...

I signed up to volunteer Saturday...

Alas, I didn't get to see Edwards...Friday and Sunday were impossible for me...

Glad you like my pics!

:hi:

[zabet]

5. K and R

I am still on the fence as far as a pick goes but, the
more I see and hear about DK, the more I like him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear citizen_jane...

I like him a lot...

He speaks to the issues, he doesn't craft his answers based on what people want to hear, and etc...

Thank you for the K&R...

[WCGreen]

7. Great Pictures Peg....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks, Chris...

It was fantastic being there hearing him...

[demnan]

8. Fantastic!

Your pictures really show something else as well that I've observed about Kucinich. The first two, he's sort of on enemy territory. The face is somewhat tense. He's forceful. The third one shows how he is among friends and fellow liberals. All the tension goes out of his face. They say he's not a very attractive man, but when you're in a room of like minded people with him, he seems to me a very attractive and charming person. I experienced this once before I started to work for him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear demnan...

That's a very good observation...

I hadn't actually picked up on it...

But you're correct...

He was clearly at ease in the garden setting...very responsive to the group assembled there...

He's an excellent speaker too!

[Double T]

9. What will it take to make Dennis Kucinich the next President?

'WE' had better get it figured out before the first primary!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear Double T!

What will it take?

VOTES!

And all the things it takes to get the vote out...money, volunteers to get out the vote, community involvement and like that!

We need to figure it out.......and then implement it!

[Maat]

11. I saw him yesterday at the Chopra Center in Encinitas!

Boy, is he a great speaker! I'll post my pix soon.

[RFKJrNews]

14. I love Dennis Kucinich

Thanks for the pics and your report from California. Dennis is the best guy we've got currently in the race. Now if we can just win him a few primaries!

If Bobby Kennedy Jr. should throw his hat into the ring, I'd love to see them team up. A Kennedy/Kucinich (or Kucinich/Kennedy) ticket would make me very happy!:)



* Please SIGN THE PETITION to draft Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the race for the White House at http://RFKin2008.com

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear RFKin2008!

You're welcome!

Glad you liked my pictures...I had a ball getting them!

:hi:

[Maat]

24. Done!

Signed!

We need as many loud voices as possible - encouraging people to make the necessary changes to help Mother Earth!

[RFKJrNews]

43. Thanks for signing the petition

I know that Bobby and Dennis are probably are two best bets in 2008 for protecting the environment. together they would be an unstoppable force.

Thanks for your John Hancock on the petition, Maat!:)





* Please SIGN THE PETITION to draft Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the race for the White House at http://RFKin2008.com

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear Maat!

Oh, good for you, getting to hear him there!

He is a very good, dynamic speaker...

He clearly states his views, and they are his own...

Not the end product of his testing the waters to see what the issue of the day might be!

Looking forward to seeing your pics!

:hi:

[Maat]

23. Thanks, Dear Peggy!

I hope that he comes back to California again & again.

:hi:

[flpoljunkie]

17. Nice photos! Thanks for posting.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Glad you enjoyed them, my dear flpoljunkie!

It is always my pleasure to share...

[Lochloosa]

19. Nice Pics...the man has taste

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. He does indeed...

And she is as smart as she is beautiful...

Thanks!

[Fire Walk With Me]

44. And equally importantly, it appears that she has taste.

She is obviously not a Stepford Wife. This should alert folk that she finds something in the man that's worthwhile.

[Desertrose]

21. A nice kick for Dennis....

Great pics, Peggy.

I bet you DID have a ball getting them.

Dennis rocks!

DR

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. My dear Desertrose...

Thank you!

I did indeed have a ball...

He sure does rock...a great thinker, and speaker...

[mikelgb]

22. Kick

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Thanks for the kick! nt

[LWolf]

25. That's wonderful!

I remember how much I enjoyed the opportunities to meet him and hear him speak in '03/'04.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear LWolf!

I had not had the privilege of hearing him before...

So this was a double treat!

:hi:

[AtomicKitten]

29. Dennis and bride look very happy.

Thanks for the photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear atomickitten...

You're welcome!

They did indeed look happy...

[bamacrat]

30. That would have been so amazing to see him in person.

When he gets the nomination I hope he makes a swing through Alabama, I would love to see him and voice my support for this great man.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear bamacrat!

I would expect him to swing through the entire South, since we need those electoral votes!

It was wonderful to be there, and hear him live...

I kept pinching myself...

[Robeson]

33. Thanks for the pics, Peg....

...luv 'em!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear Robeson!

I'm so pleased you liked these!

My pleasure, as you know...

:hug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

34. I heard him three times in 2003-2004, and of the three candidates I heard

(DK, Edwards, and Kerry), DK was the one who had the most genuine connection with the audience.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear Lydia Leftcoast...

I think he had the most genuine connection with the audience because he genuinely was part of them!

He speaks from the heart, I believe...

And you felt that.

:hi:

[DutchLiberal]

35. Thanks for the great pictures! They're not all working for me, but...

...those that do work are terrific!

I really believe Dennis should be the next US president, because it would do good to ALL of the world. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear DutchLiberal...

Well, I'm sorry that they don't all work for you...

But I'm even happier that some of them do!

And of course, I agree about how good for the world it would be if he were our next president...

:hi:

[IndianaGreen]

39. K&R for the one candidate that speaks and fights for the working class

Dennis was my candidate in '04 and he is my candidate now. Dennis never engages in obfuscations, vacillations, or triangulations. What you see is what you get.

Choosing a President is NOT voting for an American Idol.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear IndianaGreen!

Wow, thank you!

I really appreciate the K&R...

And oh how I agree about what you see is what you get...

No fingers in the breeze for him!

[Vidar]

41. Thanks for the pix, Pegggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear Vidar!

You're welcome!

:hi:

[UrbScotty]

45. He'd be great in our Cabinet, my dear CaliforniaPeggy!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6827564&mesg_id=6827564

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My dear ih8thegop!

Oh, wouldn't he?

But he would most likely think we'd be good in his!

That thread made me laugh out loud!

Thank you...

:toast:

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Get it Peggy!

This has sure been a great weekend for us LA folks.

I saw Hillary on thursday. Obama and Edwards also had events as well.

I can't wait for the next event for Hillary. I'll be there.

You GO Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear ronny!

It has been one great weekend indeed!

You GO, too, my dear ronny!

:bounce: :bounce:

:hug:

[eridani]

49. True, he's way more laid back in front of friends.

And he keeps telling the truth when not among friends.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. Well, you know....I admire him for those qualities...

Especially telling the truth!

That is something not often found...

And greatly to be desired!

[snowbear]

51. Lovely wife indeed.... if they ever have a baby, what an adorable kid!!

~~~

[CaliforniaPeggy]

53. My dear larissa...

Oh, how right you are!

It would be one adorable baby...

As well as smart!

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

52. Needless to say, my dear CalPeg ...

... your photographs are as beautiful as they are insightful in capturing the essence of the man.

Also needless to say, if we voted for First Lady (and whoever she happened to be married to became president), there's no doubt as to who would be ahead in every poll!

I absolutely adore Dennis Kucinich, and everything he stands for - but now I want to say something that will be less than popular with some of my fellow DUers - but please hear me out.

For a myriad of reasons (none of them truly valid in the great scheme of things, but there nonetheless), I doubt that DK can win the presidency.

That being said, I believe his candidacy is all-important.

Kucinich is too smart to simply regurgitate polished talking points; he is simply smart enough to speak the unvarnished truth.

Kucinich doesn't pretend to know ALL of the answers; but he does KNOW what questions should be asked about where this country is going, and how it needs to be put back on track.

Kucinich doesn't challenge the "other side" to respond; he challenges OUR side to speak to the real issues.

Kucinich isn't interested in what will cause the party to do well; he's interested in what will cause the country to do well.

Kucinich isn't impressed by power and influence; he is impressed by how power and influence can be utilized to effect change for the better.

Kucinich is intelligent enough to realize that understanding leads to peace, and peace leads to prosperity for everyone.

By doing and being all of the above, it is Dennis Kucinich who raises the bar when it comes to the type of leadership this country should be looking for. He makes voters THINK about the possibilities, and thereby challenges the other candidates, on BOTH sides, to THINK about them as well.

No matter who "wins" in 2008, Kucinich will ALWAYS be the real hero of the 2008 campaign.

And if he DOES win the presidency, no one will be more delighted to admit they were wrong in saying it couldn't be done than ME!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. My dear Nance!

Thank you for your eloquence!

I wish single posts could be nominated for the Greatest Page...

For this one of yours would surely qualify...

I am so honored that you chose to speak all these facts in my thread...

There is more intelligence here from you than in the rest of the thread, IMHO...

I am honored to know you....I truly am.

Blessings on you!

:loveya:

:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

55. Just shamelessly promoting myself ...

... for the position of "CalPeg for VP" speechwriter!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. Aw, sweetie...

You hardly need to do that...

You are way more famous than I am ...

And justifiably so, too...

I would hire you in a heartbeat!

And I mean that...:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

57. No need to "hire" me ...

... I'd work for you for free.


And I MEAN that ... :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

58. ....

:hug: