Kucinich: Right Place, Wrong Time

The reporters who were there swear that this happened:

After the National Public Radio debate in downtown Des Moines, a post-debate press room was set up for the Democratic candidates to talk to the media.

Cameras and reporters surrounded Dick Gephardt, but many of them left after he finished speaking.

Just then, Dennis Kucinich entered the room and began addressing three television cameras that were sitting on tripods. The only problem was, nobody was operating the cameras.

And that’s not all. As one newspaper reporter muttered under his breath, “It’s not like any of those cameras are on, congressman.”

Hey, you never know.

— Des Moines Register, 10 January, 2004