http://www.kstatecollegian.com/stories/120403/opi_kunchinge.shtml
Dennis Kucinich, current Democratic presidential aspirant, announced his candidacy by saying he was "running for president of the United States to enable the goddess of peace to encircle within her arms all the children of this country and all the children of the world."
OK, Michael Jacks ... er, I mean Dennis Kucinich, don't make any sudden moves -- just back away slowly and put the campaign down. Goddess of peace? What was he thinking?
Incidentally, Kucinich favors decriminalizing marijuana and counts Willie Nelson as a big supporter. Still, goddess of peace? Whatever happened to the separation of goddess of peace and state?
And how does he know it is a goddess? I've always pictured the deity of peace as a man, albeit an effeminate, body-pierced, Abercrombie and Fitch-wearing metrosexual. Either way, the liberal left has just lost all mocking privileges against the religious right.
To be fair, though, Kucinich can't just be judged by one remark, no matter how weird or disturbing, so here's another hymn from the church of Kucinich:
"The energy of the stars becomes us. We become the energy of the stars. Stardust and spirit unite, and we begin: One with the universe. Whole and holy. From one source, endless creative energy, bursting forth, kinetic, elemental. We, the earth, air, water and fire source of nearly 15 billion years of cosmic spiraling."
>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Online Poll: Tell Nader to Go Fuck Himself
>Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:15:05 -0500
>
>Andrei wrote:
>
>>I dunno, I just don't see what the point of your comments is ? Maybe
>>you just don't like Kucinich and would like to add to the notion that
>>"he's not electable" (because he actually believes in protecting animals
>>and trying to work towards peace) !?
>
>I'm all for protecting animals (though I like eating them too), and working
>towards peace too. But saying things about the Goddess of Peace and the
>creatures of the forest displays either a tin ear or a lust for
>marginalization. Almost everyone, including many off-the-spectrum radicals,
>find that ludicrous. There is no goddess of peace, so she can't have any
>arms; we have to do make peace ourselves. And animals can't vote in most
>precincts.
>
>Doug
>
>----
>
>The Goddess of Peace statement was in his campaign announcement speech
><http://www.kucinich.net/announce-news.htm>:
>
>>I am running for President of the United States to enable the goddess of
>>peace to encircle within her reach all the children of this country and
>>all the children of the world. And to protect our children from poverty
>>and war, to hold them in the light of grace, and to hold them in the power
>>of peace. I am running to challenge that system! We will challenge that
>>system! We will change the system!
>
>The creatures of the forest weigh in at
><http://kucinich.us/endorsements/endorsements/grandfather_twilight.php>:
>
>>Creatures of Forest Sign on for Kucinich
>>
>>Among the Trees, 7 pm--A sober mood here broke into a raucous celebration
>>as creatures great and small followed the Bear's lead in signing a
>>statement endorsing Dennis Kucinich for President in 2004.
>>
>>"Pssst, spread the news. Tell a friend. Word of mouse!" said the mouse.
>>
>>The Bear spoke with gruff authority, "Politics Shmolitics, you say. Well,
>>I challege you. Go deep in the woods. Listen carefully. What will you
>>hear? ... 'We want Kucinich! We want Kucinich!' "
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