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Ani DiFranco Teams With Dennis Kucinich for NYC Show

Posted on Nov 15th 2007 3:00PM by Jessica Robertson

Ani DiFranco is no stranger to the political landscape. For the upcoming election, the prolific singer-songwriter is throwing her support behind 2008 Presidential Candidate and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, whom she avidly supported in 2004. To that end, Kucinich will join DiFranco at the second of her two sold-out New York shows at Town Hall, on November 18.

"He's still as cool as he ever was," DiFranco told Spinner of Kucinich, a personal friend, when she stopped by the Interface in October. "I can't tell you how many times I hear, over and over, 'Well, he was the coolest. I watched the debate and he made the most sense but he's unelectable.' Again, that disillusionment. People just don't even believe anymore that you can vote for a guy and he can be president. It's all about the money and the power. You have to believe something before you can make it so. I hate to see us progressives in this country shooting ourselves in the foot, just accepting the media celebrity game that they play with the supposedly electable people."

Rep. Kucinich will announce his proposal to launch the Works Green Administration -- a organization aimed at launching various "green strategies" for alternative fuels development, energy conservation, research and technology -- at the event, as well as address the climate change crisis and opposing the construction of new nuclear power reactors (all issues DiFranco is dedicating her November tour to). Partial proceeds from the jaunt -- launched in support of her latest releast, the two-disc career-retrospective 'Canon' -- will benefit the non-profit organization Nuclear Information Resource Service.

Watch Ani DiFranco's Interface Performance

Read DiFranco's Spinner Interview

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ljlyon

Our system is flawed, no doubt, it's been corrupted. However, We progressives could use what is left of a flawed system to our advantage. If enough people came out to the Primaries and Caucus' and voted for the most progressive candidate (Dennis Kucinich) they would win. What a candidate needs is the support of the people and the people need to step away from the shallow analysis from media pundits that convince us who is worthy and who isn't. But aren't we the people supposed to be the ones making those decisions through our voting system? You say?... Consider it this way: If we fall prey to those beliefs then we are cooperating with fascism. Why do we believe that a candidate has no chance without large corporate donations and the media time it buys. They've already picked our front runners for us and we haven't even cast a vote. We need to decolonize our minds. Take back our electoral system and vote for the candidate we most believe in. The primaries are crucial it is the primary vote that determines who gets the nomination to run for president. Different States have different policies about the primaries. In some states you have to be registered as a Democrat or a Republican. To vote for the candidate you want; you need to be registered with the candidates party. Kucinich is a Democrat, if you want to vote for him in the primaries you need to be registered as a Democrat. One Final thing, Dennis Kucinich is a Democrat, he's not a green or an independent if he wins the primary he will be recognized by the electorate. This is the way our system works for good or for ill. Let's use it to our advantage. Get out the primary vote for Dennis Kucinich!!!

November 16 2007 at 7:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jamie

I agree with Ani! Dennis Kucinich makes the most sense among the rest of the candidates. He is the only candidate who voted against the war in the beginning, he supports universal single-payer healthcare, he upholds the US Constitution (voted against the Patriot Act, pro-civil rights, free education for all), he wants us to get out of NAFTA & WTO & create new fair trade deals, pro-environment --increase in alternative energy (solar, wind) by 20% in 6 yrs... He will bring true change in this country, a great direction... He is a leader that we need now. And I hope Americans will begin to see that he is the right candidate & he can be the next President when they VOTE for him. :) Rock on Ani! :)

November 15 2007 at 11:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply