Kucinich's First Lady Remark Sparks Search For Soul Mate
Who Wants To Be First Lady?
UPDATED: 11:22 a.m. EST November 25, 2003
CLEVELAND -- Ohio Rep. Dennis
Kucinich joked earlier this month during a candidate's forum that a TV network might
want to step up and sponsor a search for a potential first lady for
him.
"As a bachelor, I get a chance to fantasize about my first lady," Kucinich said. "And you know maybe Fox will want to sponsor it as a national contest or something. But in any event I would definitely want someone who would not just be there by my side, but be a working partner because I think we're in a day in age when partnerships are imperative to making anything happening in the world. And I certainly want a dynamic, outspoken woman who was fearless in her desire for peace in the world and for universal single-payer health care and a full employment economy. If you are out there call me."
The TV networks didn't bite, but a political Web site did.
PoliticsNH.com is offering to fly the winner of it's "Who
wants to be a first lady?" contest to New Hampshire for a date
with Kucinich, who has agreed to play along.
More than 80 women entered the contest by the time the Web
site's managing editor cut off submissions last week. James Pindell
said the entries were overwhelming the site's staff, whose real job
is to cover New Hampshire politics.
He said the contest has boosted the site's traffic from
10,000 to 160,000 visitors a day.
Kucinich said he doesn't really have time to date while he
campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president.
NewsNet5.com is going to play along, too. Join our discussion and tell us why you want to be Kucinich's wife. We will pass them along to him.
Watch Live on Five today to get more information on Kucinich's love life.
"As a bachelor, I get a chance to fantasize about my first lady," Kucinich said. "And you know maybe Fox will want to sponsor it as a national contest or something. But in any event I would definitely want someone who would not just be there by my side, but be a working partner because I think we're in a day in age when partnerships are imperative to making anything happening in the world. And I certainly want a dynamic, outspoken woman who was fearless in her desire for peace in the world and for universal single-payer health care and a full employment economy. If you are out there call me."
The TV networks didn't bite, but a political Web site did.
PoliticsNH.com is offering to fly the winner of it's "Who
wants to be a first lady?" contest to New Hampshire for a date
with Kucinich, who has agreed to play along.
More than 80 women entered the contest by the time the Web
site's managing editor cut off submissions last week. James Pindell
said the entries were overwhelming the site's staff, whose real job
is to cover New Hampshire politics.
He said the contest has boosted the site's traffic from
10,000 to 160,000 visitors a day.
Kucinich said he doesn't really have time to date while he
campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president.
NewsNet5.com is going to play along, too. Join our discussion and tell us why you want to be Kucinich's wife. We will pass them along to him.
Watch Live on Five today to get more information on Kucinich's love life.
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