Kucinich Press Conference to Announce 'Oil for Iraq Liberation' Act

[Hissyspit]

Source: Office of Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Oil for Iraq Liberation Act Announcement

Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Washington, Jul 30 -

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) will hold a press conference on the Oil for Iraq Liberation Act tomorrow morning on the Cannon Terrace.

The Oil for Iraq Liberation bill will prevent U.S. based oil companies from development of and investment in petroleum resources of Iraq.

“Recently we have seen evidence of a concerted effort to pressure the Iraqi government into privatizing Iraqi oil fields against the will of its citizens. We have also heard that certain high level architects of the Iraq war stand to gain financially. This bill will ensure that the Iraqi oil money stays out of the hands of U.S. oil companies who would otherwise benefit from the US attack on and occupation of Iraq.”

The conference will be:

Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. on the Cannon Terrace, intersection of
Independence and New Jersey Avenue

Read more: http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=99122

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[cliffordu]

1. Kucinich is a monster. They should ALL be like him.

He should be the fucking president. Vice president would be GREAT.

Man.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

40. Kucinich should call for the impeachment of Nancy Pelosi...

...then maybe he could get some work done.

[Born Free]

2. Is Kucinich crazy?

The war and all the American lives were lost for the oil companies and now he wants to throw it away..even if it did work they would just set up offices in some obscure island to bypass it.

but you got to love the guy for trying....and I do agree he would be the one of the best for vice president because the right wing would be to scared to have him charge so they would not try to remove Obama after he wins. Kucinich would be Obama's best insurance policy.

[Mind_your_head]

4. Absolutely@insurance policy! n/t

[rucognizant]

8. Was that sarcasm?

"The war and all the American lives were lost for the oil companies and now he wants to throw it away"
The oil STILL BELONGS to the Iraquis. Are you saying that because we have destroyed their country and killed so many, NOW THEY CAN'T HAVE THEIR OIL?
If so you were "Born Free" so that others could be slaves.

[sourmilk]

13. Of course they can't have their oil.

They can't even be allowed to have their own economy anymore. It no longer belongs to them since are not allowed to have any means of exercising control over it. I'm not sure if, in the end-game, they will even be allowed to keep their country intact.

Do you actually believe that the USA invaded because of the nefarious activities and proclivities of some tinpot dictator, the importance of the freedom of the indigineous population, or the elimination of dangerous weapons?

I think USAsians are fooling themselves if they think that the Banana Wars ended in the 1930s.

[hootinholler]

19. Good grief!

Untwist those nickers!

-Hoot

[AzDar]

3. Kick ( for The Kooch)

:kick:

[simmonsj811]

5. kick to the greatest page

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[Monk06]

6. "Oil for Iraq Liberation Act" AKA "The Dick Cheney/Richard Perle Fuck Off and Die Act."

[varelse]

16. The Dick Cheney/Richard Perle Fuck Off and Die Act

:rofl:

[RufusTFirefly]

42. And don't forget Ray Hunt

This is from almost a year ago....

Kucinich: Privatization of Iraqi Oil—Spoils of War to Bush Ally?

AlterNet. Posted September 19, 2007.

The Ohio Rep calls foul.

Editor's note: The following is a press release from the office of Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 18, 2007) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is seeking answers in the Administration's involvement in an Iraqi oil deal that appears to benefit a large Republican donor and ally of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

More

Dennis rocks!

:yourock:

[lligrd]

7. Kick! & Rec of course - nt

[Auggie]

9. Can't wait to see who in Congress opposes this. Disaster Capitalists must be fuming.

D.K. rocks!

[ixion]

10. Go Dennis!!

:woohoo:

[irislake]

11. I can't understand why

there isn't worldwide outrage about the attempted theft of Iraqi oil. Such blatant evil. A Hitler-level war crime. I don't know how America's reputation will survive if Bushco and Big Oil succeed. Sheesh!

[Magleetis]

12. Great chess move

This should be good.

[DUlover2909]

14. YAY Dennis!

:kick:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

15. Kucinich represents the best of our ideals

which includes fairness to all.

[MasonJar]

17. Smart to have a news conference since otherwise this act would get

no press. The American people need to understand exactly what has transpired with these monsters in the WH...the total audacity of their greed and the total cruelty of their mind set. Go, Dennis! This needs to be spread far and wide by us.

[RufusTFirefly]

25. It'll probably STILL get no press.

Dennis is a hero. Why? Because unlike most of his colleagues (not to mention the corporate media), he actually does his job and stands for the very best of American ideals.

K & R!!!!

[bean fidhleir]

18. K&R

I certainly hope the bill completely closes the loopholes.

[KoKo]

20. K&R!

[DLnyc]

21. Best response to the insanity in Iraq that I've heard in five years!

I don't always agree with Dennis, but when he's on he's REALLY on. How the hell are we going to get a political settlement in Iraq while we are pushing the Iraqi government to hand over hundreds of billions of barrels of oil at gunpoint to a couple of well-connected US oil companies?

Sure would be great if more Americans knew about this side of the equation.

Yay Dennis!

(edit: oops, five became ten somehow)

[Name removed]

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[LynnTheDem]

23. Oops, dear, your stupid is showing.

Have a nice day!

:rofl:

[Hippy_killa]

27. haha nice comeback. my 3 year old had a better one

yes you did show it thanks for your brilliant reply

[Vilis Veritas]

32. LOL....

...saddlesore

[LynnTheDem]

35. They do provide some comic relief, though.

Maybe it will actually read the OP and realize how deeply dumb its' post was, and learn to become a sentient being rather than a knee-jerk moran.













Nahhhhhhhhh.

[paparush]

28. Has your FreeRepublic account expired?

Welcome to DU.

[LynnTheDem]

30. LOL!

Dumber than shit, aren't they.

[Vilis Veritas]

34. The guy is granite after only 3 post.

Is this a record? ;-)

[paparush]

37. Well, look at his nickname 'Hippy_Killa' I mean, c'mon..

He's had 3-4 posts the first one dating back to just after the Knoxville UU church shootings

[NBachers]

36. Katie? Katie Couric, is that you???

Welcome to Democratic Underground, Katie.

[subsuelo]

24. Is there anything Kucinich doesn't get right?

[OneBlueSky]

26. ahhh . . . finally, a real test of where the U.S. Congress actually stands . . .

here, finally, a bill to ensure that the U.S. does right by Iraq and not turn the nation's resources over to private American corporations for their own exploitation and profit . . . How will the Congress respond? . . .

unfortunately, imo, there is no chance in hell that this bill will ever see the light of day . . . with few exceptions, the House and Senate are both pawns to the corporate masters, in this case the oil companies (which, btw, continue to report record profits every quarter) . . . the notion that Congress would do anything to interfere with the ongoing corporate rape of Iraq is unthinkable to most of these dinosaurs, and this bill will end up in the nearest circular file at the earliest possible time . . .

nice try, Dennis . . . unfortunately, very few of your colleagues have your integrity, your morality, or your ethics . . .

[happygoluckytoyou]

29. WAIT...what about the McLame Oil Policy..... MOP ---->

6) McLame says President Clinton was pumping ethyl, we all thot it was wasting gas, turned out ethyl was the new intern
5) McBush says let's bomb persia because there is nothing that will product more oil in the world like bombing oil suppliers
4) McRested says OBAMA has stoopid alternate energy ideas, let's ruin the ocean and drill-- cindy likes it when i drill
3) McLazy says why drive home when you can just buy another home where you are
2) McTired saves energy every day buy taking a nap
1) McOld has offered to become fossil fuel

[whistle]

44. McMisspell says use spell-check please

thot = thought
product = produce
stoopid = stupid

[RufusTFirefly]

31. How soon 'til Pelosi says that the idea of oil for Iraqis is "off the table"?

I'd love to hear the rationale when she does, although I suspect that she'll just let Dennis' bill wither and die.

[whistle]

45. Just as soon as one of Pelosi's interns can interrupt Nancy during one of her

...book-signing events

[Mongooseflies]

33. K to the R

He might come off to some as batsh*t crazy, but i love the guy's moxie.
A true patriot!


:yourock:

[Tindalos]

38. Go Kucinich!

Even if they kill this bill and it does nothing to stop them, I applaud his efforts. At least someone is doing the right thing.

Go Kucinich! :applause:

[pleah]

39. K&R Go Dennis!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[kmac3]

41. K & R . . . You go Dennis . . . .

Sad that only a single individual is concerned enough to act against the wrongs being initiated by Cheney and associates against Iraq and its people.

Sadder is the fact that useless, unqualified, Pelosi will prevent it coming to the floor. Come on, all you other congress persons, grow some b---s and do something right for a change. Back Kucinich and re-direct madam Pelosi!

[whistle]

43. Good for Dennis

:applause: He'll have to really watch his back now!:yoiks:

[fascisthunter]

46. Imagine All Those Right Wingers Who Invested in Oil

awwwwwwwwwwww....... poor, poor greedy immoral losers

[TNOE]

47. Dennis better watch his air travel

He's making things a little too sticky for these criminals.

[Joanne98]

48. DK is a ray of light in an dark day. GO GO GO!!!!!!

[valerief]

49. A congressman who takes his oath of office seriously! Kudos. nt

[LWolf]

50. Kick for the best Democrat left standing. nt

[Kermitt Gribble]

51. Go Dennis!!

Not one other member of congress stands up for us as well and as often as Dennis.

The Pelosi Nightmare will never allow this, for it would destroy the agenda of her handlers.

[Overseas]

52. K&R !

[DearAbby]

53. My gawd, what a man

a man of integrity and courage...this man should be President!









:::sigh:::

[FredStembottom]

54. Dennis Kucinich: America's Congressman.

May the day come when this guy can be properly honored.

[frylock]

55. pure genius!

:applause:

[robinlynne]

56. PERFECT!

[ooglymoogly]

57. Pugs will now put everything they have got into destroying Dennis.

We have to have his back with donations to keep him afloat so he can continue representing us. He is just about the only one who is.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

58. K&R.