Am I right that the biggest difference in their voting record is her hardcore prolifer position? Not good.
2.
Suffern ACE
He can do more outside of office than inside, or so they say. He’ll get a nice progressive think tank gig, and lobby for something heinous on the side.
3.
MikeJ
I’m just happy he didn’t carry through his threat to carpetbag out here and run for WA’s new seat.
4.
Spaghetti Lee
Wasn’t there some rumor that he was going to move to Seattle and primary Jay Inslee or something stupid? Or was that just a joke about how desperate he was?
5.
Brian R.
No worries. Now he can fulfill his lifelong dream to leave the Congress of Misfit Toys and become a dentist.
6.
David Koch
He can retire with his buddy Mohmar Khaddaffyi
7.
Phoenix_rising
Cole, you have never posted a less realistic title on this blog.
Dennis Kucinich went to (boys’ Jesuit, natch) high school with my dad, and he never stops. He’s been declared dead politically so many times, he may as well be a cat.
Yes, Marcy “Second Generation Toledo” Kaptur knocked him out of this particular seat, but that’s what the seat was designed to achieve.
8.
Steve
Happy about this. She is a good progressive and gets stuff done. Kucinich is just a scold who casts endless protest votes and does nothing to advance a liberal agenda.
HOLY SHIT!
BREAKING, from CNN’s Dana Bash on Twitter:
Congressional news from Hamilton county now – looks like jean Schmitt may have lost her primary to brad Wenstrup
15.
SuzieC
Kaptur is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and one of the longest serving women in Congress. I believe that if the Dems retake Congress, she is poised to become the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Clout, baby. Dennis couldn’t say that.
Kucinich is slightly more liberal but also grandstands a lot more. If the Dems take the House, Kaptur is probably better to have around.
Yeah. I like Kucinich better, and I’m really not fond of Kaptur’s pro-life leanings, but I have to admit Marcy is probably a more reliable foot soldier than Dennis, on most issues, when the Dem leadership is whipping votes. On the other hand, Kaptur was one of the holdouts who nearly scuppered health care reform over abortion, so that’s a strike against her.
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20.
amk
good riddance. all gas and no substance legislatively.
@Soonergrunt: Yeah, looks like Wenstrup won handily. Don’t know if he’ll be better but it’s hard to image worse. Well, it used to be hard to image worse. I looked at his site and he’s not obviously unhinged, so there’s that.
ETA: Link fixed.
24.
JGabriel
@Soonergrunt: Is Wenstrup better or worsewingnuttier or saner than Mean Jean?
If a Republican is going to win the district anyway, I’d almost rather it be Schmitt — she’s makes such a lovely example of GOP extremism.
Is Schmidt particularly awful? I don’t know much about her, but she seems to inspire at lot more vitriol than average. Either way, no Dem is ever gonna win that district, and one Gooper’s as bad as another for me, so whatever.
@Spaghetti Lee: She basically called John Murtha a coward on the House floor back in 2005. That got her a national-level reputation. Ohioans probably can relate other incidents.
36.
amk
Losing 40% of the states today qualifies you as ‘teh preemptive nominee’ how ?
Mehmney.
37.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
this
Sarah Palin tells Fox Business News that she voted for Newt Gingrich in Alaska’s caucuses.
equals this
Newt Gingrich is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person
38.
nellcote
OT via Wolcott’s twitter:
Did Newt end by raising puffy fist and proclaiming, “I am Andrew Breitbart?”
Is Schmidt particularly awful? I don’t know much about her, but she seems to inspire at lot more vitriol than average.
She wasn’t as regular a spouter of dumbfuckery as, say, Louie Gomer or Steve KKKing or Bachmann Crazy Overdrive, but when she spouted, it was dumb. Also, somewhat ethically challenged.
40.
jgaugust
@Spaghetti Lee: It looks like the new District 09. Don’t know if we’ll see any new updates on that tonight. It’s a crazy district that actually spans 5 different counties in Ohio. Very strange.
41.
pseudonymous in nc
When you look at the numbers outside the Free States of Mormonia, Rmoney does best in states where his prospects in November range from “slim” to “dubious”. A lot of the 27%ers in the reddest of red states are going to be asked to eat a Special Spiced Shit Sandwich in the general election.
I liked Kucinich even though he wasn’t that great of a legislator. I actually met the guy in 2008, he is much smarter and more coherent than you’d think from watching the media. And his wife is indeed incredibly hot. Never much respected him until he switched to supporting the ACA and lobbied progressives to back it when things were going nuts. He showed me something there.
All in all, though, Kaptur was probably the better choice.
43.
The prophet Nostradumbass
@jgaugust: Is that in South Africa, and full of aliens?
@Brian R.: I was told that he’ll be going back to his hollow tree, baking cookies.
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45.
scav
@pseudonymous in nc: and (not that I’m proud of it or anything) she’s rather memorable in looking like the Witch of the West after having sucked on a bitter lemon. Might just be a childhood trauma thing on my part though.
46.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@pseudonymous in nc: Blue Dog Democrat John Murtha turned against the Iraq War in 2005. Jean Schidt said, on the floor of the House, “Cowards cut and run. Marines never do”
This Jack Murtha
Murtha left the Marines in 1955. He remained in the Reserves after his discharge from active duty until he volunteered for service in the Vietnam War, serving from 1966 to 1967, serving as a battalion staff officer (S-2 Intelligence Section), receiving the Bronze Star with Valor device, two Purple Hearts, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Colonel in 1990, receiving the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
47.
jgaugust
@The prophet Nostradumbass: Ha. Awesome. Hadn’t thought of that. It doesn’t really matter though because that’s the Kaptur/Kucinich district and there’s no way he can win that. It’s mostly just a dog-and-pony show.
48.
Violet
Kucinich’s wife is indeed hot. I remember the first time I saw her, in the audience during some Dem debate, and could not believe what I was seeing. She simply couldn’t be his wife. And yet there she is.
I think Romney’s gonna take Ohio. Bummer.
49.
jgaugust
Interesting. Caribou Barbie comes out and says she voted for Noot.
@Violet: Yeah, it’s pretty incongrous, this tall, pretty redhead with a British accent married to Kucinich–even Woody Allen would scoff at such an outlandish pairing.
Take heart. The next four states are Kansas, Alabama, Mississipi, and Missouri, all non-Romney country.
52.
Lockewasright
Poor guy is gonna have extra time to hang out with his super hot wife.
53.
scav
@pseudonymous in nc: Looking at the map of OH shows exactly the same pattern, it’s eerie. Fractal even.
54.
Cacti
As for Kucinich…meh.
If Teddy Roosevelt’s motto was “speak softly and carry a big stick,” DK’s was “shout loudly and flail empty hands”.
55.
bemused senior
@PeakVT: From the Firesign Theater: “Vote for George Leroy Tirebiter — he’s not insane.”
56.
Violet
@Lev:
It is like a Woody Allen movie! And they do seem happy. It’s kind of cute. I remember in a previous presidential election season, before 2008, one of the late night comedians had Kucinich on playing some game trying to get him a date. Somehow he won the spouse lottery.
@Cacti:
I know, I know. I had just hoped Romney would lose Ohio so the whole GOP race would be thrown into chaos. If he wins Ohio, it’s going to stay the slow, miserable plod to Romney’s inevitable coronation. I know it’s damaging to the GOP, but it’s not as fun as full out chaos. You know, the type where Sarah Palin thinks she’ll be asked to ride in on a white horse to the convention to save the day.
57.
SarahT
@Brian R.: He can bake cookies in a hollow tree with Ron Paul.
58.
David Koch
Watching MSNBC and Tamron Hall looks deliciously slutty, wearing a sausage casing for a dress.
Idaho is called for Romney, who currently has 73% of the vote with 68% in.
61.
pseudonymous in nc
@scav: Say what you like about Grandpa McCain, but he either won or came a close second in the scarlet states. I definitely think that Team Obama will be thinking about adding Atlanta to the campaign stops.
62.
SarahT
With 100% of precincts reporting, Obama wins Ohio !
I give Kucinich credit for coming around on the ACA, in a very public way, after being an early and vocal critic of the pass the damn bill plan. May he enjoy spending more time with his family. His leggy, 30something, redhead family.
64.
The Dangerman
Kucinich’s wife is not only lovely, she looks a foot taller than her hubby; as a tall guy, that’s all kinds of wrong. Tall women belong with tall guys! That’s my platform and I’m sticking to it.
65.
SuzieC
I have to say that MSNBC’s coverage has been first rate. I have actually liked Chris Matthews and Chuck Todd, in addition to great Rachel. Right now Matthews is saying Mitt was afraid of Donald Trump and Rush. Savannah Guthrie: Romney has no core.
66.
Anoniminous
Had a political crisis to deal with.
The four legged furry members of the family formed a picket line outside the Anoniminous, Inc. offices waving signs and chanting:
“What do we want?”
“DINNER!”
“When do we want it?”
“NOW!”
67.
pseudonymous in nc
@SarahT: Half a million votes in an uncontested primary isn’t to be sniffed at, is it? A good number of contested D primaries for House seats, which probably drove up the total, but the GOP total is more or less unchanged from 2008.
NotJoe the NotPlumber scraped through in his primary, taking 50.76% against this guy, so he’ll be up against Kaptur in November. That should be fun.
71.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@pseudonymous in nc: the media will be drawn to that race like flies to a road apple, which may be good for Dems in the state. But what do I know? I thought the blunt amendment would seal Elizabeth Warren’s election, and Brown has jumped ahead in all the polls.
@FuriousPhil: I married my husband, in part, because he could (and can still) recite the Firesign Theater, Goon Show and Monty Python skits from memory. So no need to get out the LPs over here. :-)
I remember those years and I remember the Tomorrow Show. I used to eat at that diner myself, 117th & Lorain.
In contrast with his sometimes loopy, sometimes too honest for prime time public image, Dennis is one of the sharpest political minds I’ve ever met. He also, too the best of my knowledge, never sold out. I don’t see him becoming a lobbyist for anything but what he already believes in.
Yes, because the best possible way to get more liberal legislation is to have representatives vote against anything Nancy Pelosi wants. Good plan there.
82.
Yutsano
@Mnemosyne: Well duh. How else is he gonna get his purity pony?
My understanding is that Wenstrup is a Teabagger who attacked Mean Jean from the Right! I gather his biggest selling point was that Mean Jean voted tor raise the debt ceiling, thereby proving that she is actually liberal.
84.
Corner Store Operator
I have plenty of love for Dennis, but his whipping votes for the recent GOP gerrymander of Ohio (because he thought this map was the best he would get) lost him a lot of credibility in my eyes and maybe lost Democrats a house seat or two as well.
85.
mdblanche
@Phoenix_rising: What ever happened to the last guy we were told we wouldn’t have to kick around anymore?
Gee, Dad! No Irishman is going to stop you from being elected Dogkiller this time! You’re a natural!
ETHEL : Don’t wolf your food
[ beep beep ]
Ulp. Graduation, here I come! So long, Dad! Keep ’em flying!”
FRED : Oh, that son of mine…
ETHEL : He’s not your son, Fred.
FRED : Stop torturing me, Ethyl.
87.
Chris
All I have to add to the conversation, as a confirmed redhead and freckle lover, is god bless the USA and Mrs. Kucinich. I want her as my First Lady.
88.
The Sheriff's A Ni-
It was bad enough to get Kaptur the anti-choice, then her victory speech she goes ‘I won’t forget you, Cuyahoga County’. Gee, thanks, you make us sound so special.
Dennis! wasn’t perfect, but he was one of us. Now I expect the West Side to wind up the red-headed stepchild between Kaptur and Fudge going ‘no, you handle it’. And there wasn’t a Santorum surge in Ohio either. Bleah.
89.
kay
Sheriff, you’ll love Kaptur.
She works hard.
I went to a state convention once and saw her standing, surrounded by people asking her questions.
I walked by her at 11 PM and went back that way at 1 AM and she was still there, still surrounded by people.
She loves that job, and she was a populist before it was fashionable.
90.
fourmorewars
Kucinich, I’m given to understand, told some megacorp that wanted to privatize Cleveland’s utilities to stuff it. One of the earliest moves in the long nightmare of the greedy scum buying up the commons, squeezing it dry and spitting it out. Yeah, he never accomplished anything. Well, forget him anyway, can I sit at the snarky kids’ table?
And you think this is a good thing?
The last thing the House needs is another reliable vote for right-wing legislation.
Nonsense. You don’t know a thing about her. She was the best and most vigilant advocate for congressional oversight on the bail outs, and she’s been a consistent anti-war voice for years.
If Democrats take the House, she’ll move them in exactly the direction you claim to want them to go, but she’s not a celebrity liberal, so you’re not interested.
(another) Josh
Am I right that the biggest difference in their voting record is her hardcore prolifer position? Not good.
Suffern ACE
He can do more outside of office than inside, or so they say. He’ll get a nice progressive think tank gig, and lobby for something heinous on the side.
MikeJ
I’m just happy he didn’t carry through his threat to carpetbag out here and run for WA’s new seat.
Spaghetti Lee
Wasn’t there some rumor that he was going to move to Seattle and primary Jay Inslee or something stupid? Or was that just a joke about how desperate he was?
Brian R.
No worries. Now he can fulfill his lifelong dream to leave the Congress of Misfit Toys and become a dentist.
David Koch
He can retire with his buddy Mohmar Khaddaffyi
Phoenix_rising
Cole, you have never posted a less realistic title on this blog.
Dennis Kucinich went to (boys’ Jesuit, natch) high school with my dad, and he never stops. He’s been declared dead politically so many times, he may as well be a cat.
Yes, Marcy “Second Generation Toledo” Kaptur knocked him out of this particular seat, but that’s what the seat was designed to achieve.
Steve
Happy about this. She is a good progressive and gets stuff done. Kucinich is just a scold who casts endless protest votes and does nothing to advance a liberal agenda.
PeakVT
@Josh: Kaptur and Kucinich.
Kucinich is slightly more liberal but also grandstands a lot more. If the Dems take the House, Kaptur is probably better to have around.
General Stuck (Bravo Nope Zero)
Dennis will land on his feet. With more time now to spend with his family and search for UFO’s. The twoof is out there.
The Moar You Know
Fine with me, but he’ll be back.
Joey Maloney
If’n I had to guess, it may’ve come down to constituent service. I’ve heard that Kucinich has never really done a good job on that.
MikeJ
@General Stuck (Bravo Nope Zero): Ohio salutes Kucinich.
I’ll be with you, without you, again
Soonergrunt
HOLY SHIT!
BREAKING, from CNN’s Dana Bash on Twitter:
SuzieC
Kaptur is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and one of the longest serving women in Congress. I believe that if the Dems retake Congress, she is poised to become the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Clout, baby. Dennis couldn’t say that.
lamh35
Poor Dennis. I’m off to bed I gots a job to go to, but I think Romney’s gonna pull this one out in OH.
I’ll leave ya’ll with the video of Martin Bashir calling Mitt Romney the “Prince Charles of the GOP”
middlewest
Well, at least somebody had a VICTORY tonight.
eemom
@Brian R.:
Splendiforous, sir. Quite splendiforous.
JGabriel
PeakVT:
Yeah. I like Kucinich better, and I’m really not fond of Kaptur’s pro-life leanings, but I have to admit Marcy is probably a more reliable foot soldier than Dennis, on most issues, when the Dem leadership is whipping votes. On the other hand, Kaptur was one of the holdouts who nearly scuppered health care reform over abortion, so that’s a strike against her.
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amk
good riddance. all gas and no substance legislatively.
David Koch
@JGabriel:
Kucinich is no better on choice. His entire career was against choice, only until his transparent flip-flop when he ran for president.
He was such a kooky catholic, he even voted against stem cell research and contraception.
And Kucinich was similarly a hold out on ACA.
MikeJake
Maybe he’ll run for governor.
PeakVT
@Soonergrunt: Yeah, looks like Wenstrup won handily. Don’t know if he’ll be better but it’s hard to image worse. Well, it used to be hard to image worse. I looked at his site and he’s not obviously unhinged, so there’s that.
ETA: Link fixed.
JGabriel
@Soonergrunt: Is Wenstrup
better or worsewingnuttier or saner than Mean Jean?If a Republican is going to win the district anyway, I’d almost rather it be Schmitt — she’s makes such a lovely example of GOP extremism.
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Spaghetti Lee
@PeakVT:
I think that was the wrong link.
Is Schmidt particularly awful? I don’t know much about her, but she seems to inspire at lot more vitriol than average. Either way, no Dem is ever gonna win that district, and one Gooper’s as bad as another for me, so whatever.
JGabriel
@David Koch:
I did not know that. Thanks for the info.
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Suffern ACE
Wasn’t Joe the Plummer running in a primary? I haven’t heard about him in awhile.
Left Coast Tom
Posting a complaint in this thread to see if it now fixes my ‘reload’ button in this tab…
jgaugust
@Suffern ACE: He is. District 09. He’s up by about 400 votes with 71% in. Looks like it will be pretty close.
scav
Odd question, why the difference in Grinch love between OK (~27%) and WY (~0%) and ID (~3%). Just a N/S thing? But ND has him at about 8.5%, so ?
Left Coast Tom
…nope. Have to find a different theory.
Linda Featheringill
@Phoenix_rising:
Dennis!
[Former Cleveland resident. :-)]
Quarks
@Suffern ACE: Daily Kos said yes, and reported that he was losing, and then not surprisingly completely lost interest.
Spaghetti Lee
@jgaugust:
Is that the old District 9 or some new one?
PeakVT
@Spaghetti Lee: She basically called John Murtha a coward on the House floor back in 2005. That got her a national-level reputation. Ohioans probably can relate other incidents.
amk
Losing 40% of the states today qualifies you as ‘teh preemptive nominee’ how ?
Mehmney.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
this
equals this
nellcote
OT via Wolcott’s twitter:
Did Newt end by raising puffy fist and proclaiming, “I am Andrew Breitbart?”
pseudonymous in nc
@Spaghetti Lee:
She wasn’t as regular a spouter of dumbfuckery as, say, Louie Gomer or Steve KKKing or Bachmann Crazy Overdrive, but when she spouted, it was dumb. Also, somewhat ethically challenged.
jgaugust
@Spaghetti Lee: It looks like the new District 09. Don’t know if we’ll see any new updates on that tonight. It’s a crazy district that actually spans 5 different counties in Ohio. Very strange.
pseudonymous in nc
When you look at the numbers outside the Free States of Mormonia, Rmoney does best in states where his prospects in November range from “slim” to “dubious”. A lot of the 27%ers in the reddest of red states are going to be asked to eat a Special Spiced Shit Sandwich in the general election.
Lev
I liked Kucinich even though he wasn’t that great of a legislator. I actually met the guy in 2008, he is much smarter and more coherent than you’d think from watching the media. And his wife is indeed incredibly hot. Never much respected him until he switched to supporting the ACA and lobbied progressives to back it when things were going nuts. He showed me something there.
All in all, though, Kaptur was probably the better choice.
The prophet Nostradumbass
@jgaugust: Is that in South Africa, and full of aliens?
Jeffraham Prestonian
@Brian R.: I was told that he’ll be going back to his hollow tree, baking cookies.
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scav
@pseudonymous in nc: and (not that I’m proud of it or anything) she’s rather memorable in looking like the Witch of the West after having sucked on a bitter lemon. Might just be a childhood trauma thing on my part though.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@pseudonymous in nc: Blue Dog Democrat John Murtha turned against the Iraq War in 2005. Jean Schidt said, on the floor of the House, “Cowards cut and run. Marines never do”
This Jack Murtha
jgaugust
@The prophet Nostradumbass: Ha. Awesome. Hadn’t thought of that. It doesn’t really matter though because that’s the Kaptur/Kucinich district and there’s no way he can win that. It’s mostly just a dog-and-pony show.
Violet
Kucinich’s wife is indeed hot. I remember the first time I saw her, in the audience during some Dem debate, and could not believe what I was seeing. She simply couldn’t be his wife. And yet there she is.
I think Romney’s gonna take Ohio. Bummer.
jgaugust
Interesting. Caribou Barbie comes out and says she voted for Noot.
Lev
@Violet: Yeah, it’s pretty incongrous, this tall, pretty redhead with a British accent married to Kucinich–even Woody Allen would scoff at such an outlandish pairing.
Cacti
@Violet:
Take heart. The next four states are Kansas, Alabama, Mississipi, and Missouri, all non-Romney country.
Lockewasright
Poor guy is gonna have extra time to hang out with his super hot wife.
scav
@pseudonymous in nc: Looking at the map of OH shows exactly the same pattern, it’s eerie. Fractal even.
Cacti
As for Kucinich…meh.
If Teddy Roosevelt’s motto was “speak softly and carry a big stick,” DK’s was “shout loudly and flail empty hands”.
bemused senior
@PeakVT: From the Firesign Theater: “Vote for George Leroy Tirebiter — he’s not insane.”
Violet
@Lev:
It is like a Woody Allen movie! And they do seem happy. It’s kind of cute. I remember in a previous presidential election season, before 2008, one of the late night comedians had Kucinich on playing some game trying to get him a date. Somehow he won the spouse lottery.
@Cacti:
I know, I know. I had just hoped Romney would lose Ohio so the whole GOP race would be thrown into chaos. If he wins Ohio, it’s going to stay the slow, miserable plod to Romney’s inevitable coronation. I know it’s damaging to the GOP, but it’s not as fun as full out chaos. You know, the type where Sarah Palin thinks she’ll be asked to ride in on a white horse to the convention to save the day.
SarahT
@Brian R.: He can bake cookies in a hollow tree with Ron Paul.
David Koch
Watching MSNBC and Tamron Hall looks deliciously slutty, wearing a sausage casing for a dress.
wasabi gasp
For a second, I thought this was an obituary.
PeakVT
Idaho is called for Romney, who currently has 73% of the vote with 68% in.
pseudonymous in nc
@scav: Say what you like about Grandpa McCain, but he either won or came a close second in the scarlet states. I definitely think that Team Obama will be thinking about adding Atlanta to the campaign stops.
SarahT
With 100% of precincts reporting, Obama wins Ohio !
http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:MYRESULTS:0
Tenzil Kem
I give Kucinich credit for coming around on the ACA, in a very public way, after being an early and vocal critic of the pass the damn bill plan. May he enjoy spending more time with his family. His leggy, 30something, redhead family.
The Dangerman
Kucinich’s wife is not only lovely, she looks a foot taller than her hubby; as a tall guy, that’s all kinds of wrong. Tall women belong with tall guys! That’s my platform and I’m sticking to it.
SuzieC
I have to say that MSNBC’s coverage has been first rate. I have actually liked Chris Matthews and Chuck Todd, in addition to great Rachel. Right now Matthews is saying Mitt was afraid of Donald Trump and Rush. Savannah Guthrie: Romney has no core.
Anoniminous
Had a political crisis to deal with.
The four legged furry members of the family formed a picket line outside the Anoniminous, Inc. offices waving signs and chanting:
“What do we want?”
“DINNER!”
“When do we want it?”
“NOW!”
pseudonymous in nc
@SarahT: Half a million votes in an uncontested primary isn’t to be sniffed at, is it? A good number of contested D primaries for House seats, which probably drove up the total, but the GOP total is more or less unchanged from 2008.
SarahT
@pseudonymous in nc: Yeah you right !
Joey Maloney
@Jim, Foolish Literalist: s/person/grifter
pseudonymous in nc
NotJoe the NotPlumber scraped through in his primary, taking 50.76% against this guy, so he’ll be up against Kaptur in November. That should be fun.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@pseudonymous in nc: the media will be drawn to that race like flies to a road apple, which may be good for Dems in the state. But what do I know? I thought the blunt amendment would seal Elizabeth Warren’s election, and Brown has jumped ahead in all the polls.
FuriousPhil
@bemused senior:
You win an internet for making a Firesign Theater reference. I’m going to dig out some old LPs and listen to them again. High School Madness!
As far as Kucinich goes, I was never really much of a fan. I’ll leave it at that.
Anoniminous
And don’t forget … Wyoming!
26% of precincts
Mitt Romney 294 55.7%
Rick Santorum 161 30.5%
Ron Paul 13 2.5%
Newt Gingrich 0 0%
A massive 468 votes are IN! At this vote per-precinct trend we can expect a total GOP turn-out of 1,800!
WOW.
(lol)
NR
@JGabriel:
And you think this is a good thing?
The last thing the House needs is another reliable vote for right-wing legislation.
jharp
I wish the best for Dennis. I am am a big fan. I will never forget watching his Late Night with Tom Snyder interview about 1981.
Any one else watch that and remember the Muny Light thing?
David Koch
Kuchinich = sore loser.
Doesn’t call to concede or congratulate Kaptur.
https://twitter.com/#!/ChadPergram/status/177260598374043648
bemused senior
@FuriousPhil: I married my husband, in part, because he could (and can still) recite the Firesign Theater, Goon Show and Monty Python skits from memory. So no need to get out the LPs over here. :-)
James E. Powell
@jharp:
I remember those years and I remember the Tomorrow Show. I used to eat at that diner myself, 117th & Lorain.
In contrast with his sometimes loopy, sometimes too honest for prime time public image, Dennis is one of the sharpest political minds I’ve ever met. He also, too the best of my knowledge, never sold out. I don’t see him becoming a lobbyist for anything but what he already believes in.
David Koch
@SarahT:
http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:MYRESULTS:0
Obama received nearly 100,000 more votes than Romney and he didn’t even campaign.
jharp
@James E. Powell:
He also, too the best of my knowledge, never sold out.
Mnemosyne
@NR:
Yes, because the best possible way to get more liberal legislation is to have representatives vote against anything Nancy Pelosi wants. Good plan there.
Yutsano
@Mnemosyne: Well duh. How else is he gonna get his purity pony?
Citizen Alan
My understanding is that Wenstrup is a Teabagger who attacked Mean Jean from the Right! I gather his biggest selling point was that Mean Jean voted tor raise the debt ceiling, thereby proving that she is actually liberal.
Corner Store Operator
I have plenty of love for Dennis, but his whipping votes for the recent GOP gerrymander of Ohio (because he thought this map was the best he would get) lost him a lot of credibility in my eyes and maybe lost Democrats a house seat or two as well.
mdblanche
@Phoenix_rising: What ever happened to the last guy we were told we wouldn’t have to kick around anymore?
Porgy
@bemused senior:
Gee, Dad! No Irishman is going to stop you from being elected Dogkiller this time! You’re a natural!
ETHEL : Don’t wolf your food
[ beep beep ]
Ulp. Graduation, here I come! So long, Dad! Keep ’em flying!”
FRED : Oh, that son of mine…
ETHEL : He’s not your son, Fred.
FRED : Stop torturing me, Ethyl.
Chris
All I have to add to the conversation, as a confirmed redhead and freckle lover, is god bless the USA and Mrs. Kucinich. I want her as my First Lady.
The Sheriff's A Ni-
It was bad enough to get Kaptur the anti-choice, then her victory speech she goes ‘I won’t forget you, Cuyahoga County’. Gee, thanks, you make us sound so special.
Dennis! wasn’t perfect, but he was one of us. Now I expect the West Side to wind up the red-headed stepchild between Kaptur and Fudge going ‘no, you handle it’. And there wasn’t a Santorum surge in Ohio either. Bleah.
kay
Sheriff, you’ll love Kaptur.
She works hard.
I went to a state convention once and saw her standing, surrounded by people asking her questions.
I walked by her at 11 PM and went back that way at 1 AM and she was still there, still surrounded by people.
She loves that job, and she was a populist before it was fashionable.
fourmorewars
Kucinich, I’m given to understand, told some megacorp that wanted to privatize Cleveland’s utilities to stuff it. One of the earliest moves in the long nightmare of the greedy scum buying up the commons, squeezing it dry and spitting it out. Yeah, he never accomplished anything. Well, forget him anyway, can I sit at the snarky kids’ table?
kay
@NR:
Nonsense. You don’t know a thing about her. She was the best and most vigilant advocate for congressional oversight on the bail outs, and she’s been a consistent anti-war voice for years.
If Democrats take the House, she’ll move them in exactly the direction you claim to want them to go, but she’s not a celebrity liberal, so you’re not interested.
Hawes
Wenstrup ran to the RIGHT of Jean Schmidt, a feat only thought possible by the application of Zeno’s Paradox.