Comments on: Democratic dinner brouhaha escalates as health care skeptic Landrieu replaced by Israel critic Kucinich

By: Nancy Parker

Nancy Parker — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:56 +0000

It is a sad and disheartening situation that some of our Palm Beach County officials have chosen to demonstrate a lack of civility and willingness to engage in meaningful discourse. To eliminate from our discussion an esteemed statesman and global humanitarian such as Congressman Kucinich, a recipient of the 2003 Ghandi Peace award, demonstrates intolerance that prevents understanding and conflict resolution, at home and abroad. To remain unbiased, the Congressman’s letter stating his reason for withdrawal should not have been removed from the Post’s original article on Nov. 6th.

By: Kucinich withdraws as Palm Beach County Democratic keynoter amid uproar over his Israel stance | Post on Politics

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:47:40 +0000

[...] KucinichWith some local Democratic elected officials in open revolt over his record on Israel, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has withdrawn as keynote speaker for next week’s Palm Beach County Democratic Party fund-raising dinner. [...]

By: sign o the times

sign o the times — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:23:30 +0000

Israel is a very war like state. At least as much as Palestine. Our politicians should really be more open minded about the middle east conflict. Alas it comes down to money. the Jewish PAC in PBC is….

very aggressive…

By: Breaking news from Palm Beach

Breaking news from Palm Beach — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:28:49 +0000

BREAKING NEWS

In response to the threat of boycott to their annual Jefferson-Jackson, I mean Truman-Kennedy-Johnson, Dinner, the Palm Beach Democratic Party has dumped its second keynote speaker in one week. Dennis Kucinich has been replaced with 2000 Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan.

“I didn’t understand that Dennis Kucinich would create such a problem in Palm Beach,” said Mark Siegel, Chairman of the Palm Beach Democratic Party. “I feel that Pat Buchanan will be a suitable replacement. Not only is he a high-profile celebrity and former presidential candidate, but he also won a lot of votes in our county in 2000.”

By: hedlykarok

hedlykarok — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:03:57 +0000

The West bank and Gaza look eerily similar to Warsaw, Poland circa 1942.

By: hedlykarok

hedlykarok — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:27 +0000

Kucinich is far and away the most intelligent and respectful members of congress. Mr Weaver is correct in his observations. Dennis is opposed to war and violence, regardless of who commits it.
There’s a huge percentage of Israelis who are opposed to the continued occupation of Palestine, the abhorrent treatment of their people and the crimes commited by Israel.
Palestinians and Jews are both semite peoples, anti-semitism runs both ways. American supporters of Israel, whether jewish or christian, need to accept that they are not perpetual victims and are acting more like those that caused the need for the creation of Israel in the first place.

By: Mark Weaver

Mark Weaver — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:31:13 +0000

The superficial reporting of George Bennett here is obviously oblivious of the regular disingenuous usage of “pro-Israel” and “anti-Israel” rhetoric by radical right politicians and contributes to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East by misleading your readers. Pro or anti-Israel is misleadingly used to refer to the (extremist) policies of the Israeli government, not support or opposition to the Jewish State of Israel. Kucinich is a strong pro-Israel supporter of the Jewish nation. By conveying rightwing propaganda language, Bennett is an unwitting (or was it witting?) purveyor of this very biased and destructive viewpoint. Burke and Bennett need to review how they are misleading readers.