Dennis Kucinch made a visit to Tallahassee on Wednesday Aug. 29th at the Tallahassee Press center. Several members of the corporate media attended the press conference as well as a few supporters that were able to attend who had received last minute emails.

Congressman Kucinich laid out his platform and answered questions from a skeptical corporate press concerning the recent DNC ruling that Florida may not have delegates at the Dem convention in '08 due to the Republican-led FL legislature's decision to move Florida's primary up to Jan. 29th in 2008. He also answered questions about the impending special session of the FL Legislature to address projected budget shortfalls and the impending cuts to Medicare as well as questions on the viability of his presidential candidacy from a smarmy corporate lackey who also was harping on Karl Rove's talking points about "socialized" healthcare.

That was answered by Congressman Kucinich with counter-questions asking about "socialized" education and "socialized" police and fire protection. He also pointed out the US is the ONLY western country who's government doesn't have healthcare for all its citizens.

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He also addressed his position on nuclear issues after a question from TNJP's Cactuspat. If elected he most definitely would bring the US back into compliance with the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) as well as address the issue of renewing the operating permits of the nation's aging nuclear power plants. He said we need develop renewable energy sources in light of the overwhelming costs of storing spent nuclear fuel as well as work with other nuclear nations to abolish nuclear weapons under the NPT.

Afterwards a press gaggle and photo-op broke out before the Congressman, his wife Elizabeth, and his Florida Campaign Coordinator, Jon Ausman, had to leave to make an appearance at the FL AFL-CIO.

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