Mary on Dennis

Here's a nice letter from Mary Jacobs (published in Al-Jazeerah, of all places) regarding Dennis Kucinich:

Democrats, Wake Up Before It's Too Late, Kucinich Is More Electable Than Kerry - By Mary Jacobs Al-Jazeerah, Feb 23, 2004 In America we are free to worship as we wish, but never has there been a Jewish president. I never heard that Sen. John Kerry's grandmother and grandfather were Jewish until last week when Newsweek Magazine said that his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kohn changed their religion to Catholic and their name to Kerry to make it look like they were Irish Catholics. People have changed their names to prosper in America because with a name like "Kerry" there would be less prejudice against them in Boston where many people are Irish Catholic. As a person who married a Jew and has a great grandmother in my history named "Katz", I understand the prejudice that Jews experience even now in America. I also have a nephew by marriage who comes from Palestine so I too understand that there are two sides to every story, something that Kerry may not. Kucinich is most open to peace negotiations as I see it. In my humble opinion, Dennis Kucinich is a man of peace and can bring sides together that might otherwise never meet. He is not in this for the ego or the money. If you look at his house, it is very modest. He does this for the love of mankind. Ironically, Dennis Kucinich's mother is Irish Catholic and no one makes a point of noticing it. He doesn't have to pretend to be Irish Catholic like Kerry. He has his own cross to bear-- he isn't tall. The presidency is a beauty contest, a role contest. The media ignores those with ideas to help change this world for the better and endorses the status quo. Those who should have a voice are silenced. The only thing that ever got on TV about Dennis Kucinich is his dating life and his eating habits. Hardly a word about the policies he suggests for nuclear disarmament, universal health care and peace. The Bush administrations stronghold on the media is keeping the regular people know that Kerry is half Jewish by blood because it is convenient to go against someone of Jewish decent. Kerry is basically unelectable because of this, but it won't be known until the stupid Democrats have been mesmerized and hypnotized by the media enough to believe that Kerry is the only hope. It's a trick by the Bush media to make sure it's an easy win for Bush in 2004. Even Edwards is better than Kerry, because he remembers what it was like to be poor, I feel that Edwards' best quality is that he listens to Dennis Kucinich and uses the great ideas to win. Thanks to Edwards saying that NAFTA should be repealed so that we have more jobs in the US, he was only 6 percentage points behind Kerry. This was Dennis Kucinich's idea at first, but the country is better for anyone using Congressman Kucinich's ideas. Edwards has the needed good looks in this beauty contest, Dennis has the ideas, but Kerry has the money, so it's scaryy, but Kerry might win despite the hush up of his being half Jewish by blood if not religion. I never heard of a Jewish person being electable, but maybe the Democrats are so anxious to get more of the same that they have that they will go for Kerry who is pretty much a lot of talk and criticism, but no fresh ideas. Let us pray that the Democrats will wisen up before it is too late and get real change in this country with Dennis Kucinch.