It's nothing personal. The debate organizers couldn't find a big enough apple crate for him to stand on, that's all.

Who is this "Kucinich" ???? (lol)

Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! Waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Fuckin' crybaby!

After Iowa I'm fine with this. He didn't get any votes, he's not going to get votes in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire voters need to choose between Obama Edwards and Hillary. Even Richardson is a distraction, but he got 2%, so I'd let him stay.

We need the top 3 to get as much time as possible so that distinctions are made clear.

There are NO distinctions between the "top 3".

Kucinich was the only one who is/was distinctive. THAT'S WHY THEY EXCLUDED HIM!!!!

We can't have that little whipper snapper up there rocking the boat & poking holes in all the front runners' bs. The people might start paying attention and then there would be hell to pay.

The rest are just treading water. It's all bullshite anyway because the powers that be are running the show.

Democracy my arse! What a fucked up joke.

The first four posts on this thread are exactly the reason why change will never be made in this country.

Congrats fellas, you are officially part of the problem.

Congrats fellas, you are officially part of the problem.

drops in the bucket really :-(

Who is Kucinich? The only *real* Demmycrat left in the race, whom I will stick with until they anoint the other guy.

Or gal? THAT will require some thinkin'.

I saw both Kucinich and Ron Paul on Moyers last night, both so articulate and so full of good sense.

And I thought that if I actually am left with no choice but Mittens Huckleberry or old what's-her-name, I'd push a Kucinich-Paul ticket (preferably in that order), the Libergreen party, and give it a damgood chance. herm

Kucinich-Paul is a great idea!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the people were hip to this and "got it" ?

Maybe I would start to have hope for this country again.

time to impeach Kucinich.

It's nice to know that we have a media in this country that is willing to take the time and decide who we should vote for. It would be nice if they just said only Obama and Huckabee could debate. That would make choosing between two so much easier.

Oh wait, why not just narrow down to Obama and Obama. We don't even have to think then.


Maybe they could just give us a crayon and some paper with a box in the center. If we check the box it's a vote for Obama. If we check outside the box it's a vote for Obama. And if we just drool on the paper, it's a vote for Obama. Thanks ABC,CBS,NBC&FOX.

Kucinich never helped Cleveland, Ohio.

Wow! I got a great idea. Look up what he did for Cleveland. (One of the poorest cities in America) Where's the jobs? Where's the prosperity? Have you seen Cleveland lately? Dennis the Menace - you so don't rock!

The MSM exist to shape opinion not to reflect it.

By only allowing the so-called "top tiered" candidates to debate they are telling you who to vote for and marginalising any voices not in sync with the rest.

Look at the way the MSM have treated Ron Paul.
Look at the preference shown Hillary Clinton.

In terms of platforms, Spud actually prefers Kucinich's over even Obama's whom Spud is backing fiercely (as ya may have noticed). Trouble is he's not inspiring enough to win the nod much less the general election. Spud would love to see Obama win the Dem nod and then the general election and then utilise some of DK's idea (along with the man himself) in order to put some left back in the Dem party.

I saw both Kucinich and Ron Paul on Moyers last night, both so articulate and so full of good sense.

~Herm

That did rawk! Both of them speak such truths it's too bad too many Americans are still too propagandised and conditioned to reject them.

Obama/Biden '08.

Be Well.

So because he didn't get any votes in the Wasteland Called Iowa, his voice no longer matters?

His voice matters just fine, he's still a Congressman. But Iowans are Americans, and for better or worse they're the first round of the playoffs.

Richardson got 2%, he gets a seat at the big table. If Kucinich couldn't even convince 2% of Iowa Dems to support him, what makes you think he can win the general election?

I'm not silencing Kucinich, but this is a PRESIDENTIAL debate, and after Iowa, Kucinich has zero chance of being President, so he has no more reason to be in the debate than I do.

"after Iowa, Kucinich has zero chance of being President, so he has "no more reason to be in the debate than I do."

That is the problem exactly. Who says he has zero reason? Who exactly is saying that?

You and I and Kucinich have as much right to run for president as some woman named clinton and some man from Illinois and NC as anyone.

"Trouble is he's not inspiring enough to win the nod"

Who says he isn't inspiring enough and who in the hell is the man behind it all who is giving "THE NOD"

I want to know who these MOFOS are who are doing the nodding. Those are the ones that we have to get rid of.

i mentioned before that if kucinich looked more like george clooney and less like a keebler elf... he'd be much higher in the standings.
he might want to start having his wife do a centerfold spread... that'd get the name out!

tis very sad, really. kucinich has been right about a lot of things early on with this administration and he's the only one who has been against the war and voted that way on a regular basis.
but i by no means agree with him on every front. illegal immigration and israel i believe he is off the map on.

i heard that he was dropped from iowa as he couldn't be bought by the insurance companies. that is rumor, of course.
ron paul is smeared by the media as well or forgotten.
seems like it's just the nature of the media.
cover only the popular candidates and when mentioning the others... paint them as those who doesn't stand a chance... so why walk about them?

perhaps because too few people care?

Biden is gone, so is Dodd. Just because Denny is an anti-war guy (and not much else) doesn't mean he gets a free pass. Richardson is still in. It'll be over by mid-Feb.