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Kucinich renews calls for “Department of Peace”

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) on Monday afternoon resumed his call for a federal “Department of Peace,” which he said is needed to counteract a “cultural matrix” in the United States that produces violence.

“On a global level, this type of thinking justified war and brings the slaughter of innocents. Nationally, it sows seeds for murder,” he said on the House floor. …

“Let us create an organized, structured approach to become architects of a new culture of peace in our homes and our schools and our workplaces,” he added. “This is what the Department of Peace is about. Let us establish in America, where national security and peace at home includes jobs, housing, physical and mental healthcare, education, retirement security for all.”

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So Kucinich thought that 1984 wasn’t a warning but a how-to book.

gwelf on December 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Goodbye Dennis. Don’ let the door hit you on the way out.

Rocks on December 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Kucinich renews calls for “~~Department of Peace~~” “Ministry of Love”

Orwell was only off by a few decades.

Lost in Jersey on December 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Communists are indignant.

Goebbels orgasmed in his grave, again.

Schadenfreude on December 18, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Kucinich and his ‘lovely’ are free to move to N. Korea.

Bon voyage, idiots.

Schadenfreude on December 18, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Only if we return the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

#WAR

Fallon on December 18, 2012 at 12:36 PM

We’ve already got one, it’s just poorly led at the moment.

Knott Buyinit on December 18, 2012 at 12:37 PM

“Let us establish in America, where national security and peace at home includes jobs, housing, physical and mental healthcare, education, retirement security for all.”

I know he doesn’t mean for this to be funny… but, it is.

If I had one wish that I could wish this holiday season, it would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.

If I had two wishes that I could wish for this holiday season, the first would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace.. and the second would be for $30 million a month to be given to me, tax-free in a Swiss bank account.

You know, if I had three wishes that I could make this holiday season, first, of course, would be for all the children to get together and sing.. the second would be for the $30 million every month to me.. and the third would be for all encompassing power over every living being thing in the entire universe.

And if I had four wishes that I could make this holiday season, first would be the crap about the kids.. second would be for the $30 million.. the third would be for all the power.. and the fourth would be to set aside one month each year for an extended 31-day orgasm, to be brought about slowly by Rosanna Arquette and that model Paulina somebody, I can’t think of her name, of course my lovely wife could come, too. She’s behind me 100% on this, I guarantee you.

Wait a minute, maybe that sex thing should be the first wish! So, if I made that the first wish, because, you know, it could all go boom tomorrow, and then what have you got? No, no.. the kids singing would be great, that would be nice. No, no, who am I kidding! I mean, theyu’re not gonna be able to get all those kids together! I mean, the logistics of the thing is impossible! It’s mroe trouble than it’s worth! So, we reorganize: here we go. First, the sex – we go with that; second, the money. No! We go with the power second, then the money, and then the kids. Oh, wait, oh geez! I forgot about revenge against my enemies! Okay.. revenge against all my enemies, they should die like pigs in Hell! That would be the fourth wish! And of course, my fifth wish would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of peace and harmony. Thank you, everybody.

Fallon on December 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM

Fallon on December 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM

Re: The typos, I cutted and pasted “as is”. Grrr….

Fallon on December 18, 2012 at 12:41 PM

Y’know, Kucinich’s career might really take off when he stops looking and talking like someone running for student council.

apostic on December 18, 2012 at 12:45 PM

LOL I just spit out my Diet Pepsi reading this.

Liberals are whackos.

gophergirl on December 18, 2012 at 12:45 PM

A Department of Peace as he proposes would enforce a secular humanistic viewpoint.. Calling that a violation of the First Amendment would be mild. More like smearing barnyard droppings all over the whole thing. What district of fairy tale land does Kucinich represent?

Greek Fire on December 18, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Isn’t that what the State Department is for?

heretic on December 18, 2012 at 12:47 PM

Kucinich, who is leaving the House at the end of the 112th Congress, has introduced legislation calling for the creation of a Department of Peace,

Yes, a grand new bureaucracy that will need massive funding and housing. But it should be called The Department of Peace and Tolerance. That way you could get the Arab League on side and provide appropriate jobs for all the big feeling Muslim grads that NASA is churning out.

BL@KBIRD on December 18, 2012 at 12:47 PM

How about a Department of STFU instead

Greek Fire on December 18, 2012 at 12:47 PM

In case the Department Of Peace Elites (D.O.P.E.s) need a theme song:

For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on December 18, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Cool story, bro.

Personally, I’m for all members of Congress being replaced by Llamas. Couldn’t hurt.

Anna on December 18, 2012 at 12:56 PM

Hobbits. They’re so cute.

redzap on December 18, 2012 at 12:57 PM

Tell you what, Dennis.

*POOF*

You’re now the Secretary of Peace. Please report to your office at the bottom of Lake Erie.

Red Cloud on December 18, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Orwell was only off by a few decades.

Lost in Jersey on December 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Why reference the Ministry of Love? Orwell’s dystopian world had a Ministry of Peace (Minipax).

Red Cloud on December 18, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Why reference the Ministry of Love? Orwell’s dystopian world had a Ministry of Peace (Minipax). – Red Cloud on December 18, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Exactly.

SC.Charlie on December 18, 2012 at 1:06 PM

We’ll force you to be peaceful.

- Dennis Kucinich (Head Nutty Lib)

darwin on December 18, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Huh, never knew Kucinich was a reader of Orwell and Rand because “department of peace” could be lifted directly from the pages of either of their works….chilling indeed.

NY Conservative on December 18, 2012 at 1:23 PM

This reminds me when I thought he was going to lose, Obama promised a “Secretary of Business”.
Oh how I laughed!
I so thought he would lose. (Goes back into my hole)

Marcus on December 18, 2012 at 1:25 PM

funny, I wrote my comment without reading any of the others….strange how like minds think.

NY Conservative on December 18, 2012 at 1:27 PM

There’s nothing like crazy to bring out more crazy.

rhombus on December 18, 2012 at 1:34 PM

“This is what the Department of Peace is about. Let us establish in America, where national security and peace at home includes jobs, housing, physical and mental healthcare, education, retirement security for all.”

Hey, if this means we can trade in all these other worthless cabinet positions, I’m all for it.

rhombus on December 18, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Personally, I’m for all members of Congress being replaced by Llamas. Couldn’t hurt.

Anna on December 18, 2012 at 12:56 PM

Or alpacas. I’ve heard they’re more ethical.

apostic on December 18, 2012 at 1:43 PM

“This is what the Department of Peace is about. Let us establish in America, where national security and peace at home includes jobs, housing, physical and mental healthcare, education, retirement security for all.”

I do believe all these were encompassed in the Soviet Constitution. We could save a lot of time if we just adopted that instead.

Why reference the Ministry of Love? Orwell’s dystopian world had a Ministry of Peace (Minipax).

Red Cloud on December 18, 2012 at 12:59 PM

yeah, yeah. HotAir still has no edit button and I was a little too quick on the submit. All that quoting and striking and emphasizing is complicated you know. Besides, I’m sure dennis would be all in favor of some good old-fashioned brain-washing if he thought he could get away with proposing it.

Why the impersonation of a literature professor?

Lost in Jersey on December 18, 2012 at 1:50 PM

“Department of Peace”

Yeah, I think that the muslim death-cult has something like that.

Pork-Chop on December 18, 2012 at 1:54 PM

I guess his “Department of Unicorn Teats” idea didn’t fly.

Catahoula on December 18, 2012 at 2:28 PM

Sandy Hill was the epitome of peace until some nutcase, enabled by politicians like Kucinich, went and shoved the real world up their utopian a$$.

Dusty on December 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM

“This is what the Department of Peace is about. Let us establish in America, where national security and peace at home includes jobs, housing, physical and mental healthcare, education, retirement security for all.”

Will this include providing all the drugs they want, too, because I know a lot of people who have jobs, and already get the housing, physical and mental healthcare, education and retirement security they need but still can’t make ends meet since the cocaine they use is so expensive they have to bum for cigarettes and beer all the time.

Dusty on December 18, 2012 at 2:41 PM