Celebs Want Peace, Kucinich Wants Pub
Joaquin Phoenix turned out for a press conference touting Kucinich's long proposed Department of Peace. According to Dennis, Phoenix made a "statement by his presence" at the news conference and he "entered the press conference late and left early." Hmmm, what kind of statement did he make, exactly? And was it in any way meaningful?
Make no mistake about it -- this was a campaign event. The event was officially sponsored by the Peach Alliance, which happens to be headed up by the same person who led Dennis' 20054 campaign.
Kucinich expresses optimism that such a department will be created eventually. What he can't seem to do is describe in any detail what this department would do. All he can say is it would "create structures in place in our own government to avert violence and build peaceful homes, communities and nations." Sure, sounds great --- now tell us what the freaking Department of Peace would _do_.
This little article says Kucinich claims it would "save government money by averting arms purchases," which suggests his Department of Peace would be a counter-weight to the Department of Defense. In which case the Department of Peace would another warring beauracracy. This would be completely stupid.
Dennis -- you are already part of the federal government. Why would you propose a new institution to fight with an existing institution? Why not just try and propose changes to the Department of Defense, if that is what you want? Further, there is already a State Department and huge USAID efforts that work hard for "peace" in the world. Is it not possible to use these in your efforts for "peace?"
This, frankly, is a big pronlem Dennis has. He has no clue how to use existing institutions to get things done. He can only propose totally new, sometimes hair-brained and often half-baked ideas. It's asinine. And wasteful. And disparaging of all the good people who have built the organizations that Dennis doesn't care for.
As an example, would do you do if you don't like the kitchen in your house? Most people would buy some new appliances, maybe update some things, or even remodel it entirely. Not Dennis -- he'd build a second, brand-new kitchen off the back of the house, and the kitchen would also contain a shower, a washing machine, and a spot for the lawnmower. And yet the new kitchen would not contain a stove. Instead it would merely reheat food cooked in the other kitchen. You get the point...
Make no mistake about it -- this was a campaign event. The event was officially sponsored by the Peach Alliance, which happens to be headed up by the same person who led Dennis' 20054 campaign.
Kucinich expresses optimism that such a department will be created eventually. What he can't seem to do is describe in any detail what this department would do. All he can say is it would "create structures in place in our own government to avert violence and build peaceful homes, communities and nations." Sure, sounds great --- now tell us what the freaking Department of Peace would _do_.
This little article says Kucinich claims it would "save government money by averting arms purchases," which suggests his Department of Peace would be a counter-weight to the Department of Defense. In which case the Department of Peace would another warring beauracracy. This would be completely stupid.
Dennis -- you are already part of the federal government. Why would you propose a new institution to fight with an existing institution? Why not just try and propose changes to the Department of Defense, if that is what you want? Further, there is already a State Department and huge USAID efforts that work hard for "peace" in the world. Is it not possible to use these in your efforts for "peace?"
This, frankly, is a big pronlem Dennis has. He has no clue how to use existing institutions to get things done. He can only propose totally new, sometimes hair-brained and often half-baked ideas. It's asinine. And wasteful. And disparaging of all the good people who have built the organizations that Dennis doesn't care for.
As an example, would do you do if you don't like the kitchen in your house? Most people would buy some new appliances, maybe update some things, or even remodel it entirely. Not Dennis -- he'd build a second, brand-new kitchen off the back of the house, and the kitchen would also contain a shower, a washing machine, and a spot for the lawnmower. And yet the new kitchen would not contain a stove. Instead it would merely reheat food cooked in the other kitchen. You get the point...
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