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John Motley, a Cleveland native, is the webmaster of the "Truth About Dennis Kucinich" web site.  He put the site up in May 1999.  [see below]
 

In an April 9, 2003 e-mail Motley commented on his "Truth About Dennis Kucinich" site,

I have learned that some people can take a joke and some cannot. A few people opposed to my site actually have a sense of humor which is comforting.

Motley explains his motivation in the "About Us" section of the site:

This website is run by me as a personal project. I guess you could call it a "labor of love". 

I picked up the domain about four years ago when I realized that it was available and Dennis had not grabbed it.  I originally had www.kucinch.org as well but it didn't get that many hits so I dropped it.  I started getting tons of hits when the Kucinich for President Campaign (hee hee - I snicker when I hear that) announced it was using www.kucinch.us as it's official site.  I've gotten over 7,000 hits (as of March 25) since the announcement in late February!  Most of these hits are from folks looking for the official site so you can imagine the response I get from them.

As a Cleveland native, I have followed Dennis' career for the last three decades and have grown to despise him.  Quite simply, Dennis is a communist, baby-killing, carrot-chomping, opportunist who is DANGEROUS and who drove us to war with Iraq with his so-called peace efforts. He has done NOTHING in his 30 + years on the public dole except grab headlines. He has created no jobs, has no ideas and is just out for himself. He has no idea what this region needs and doesn't care. He's an embarrassment to Northeastern Ohio and I am trying, in a little way, to get the word out about him. If people know what he really stands for, there's NO WAY he will be able to keep his job.

By the way, the web site has no connection to Dennis Kucinich.  And while I am a registered Republican and am active in local politics, the site is not sponsored or supported by any political party.  I have a regular job in the private sector, pay taxes, am married and am trying to raise my kids in this world being corrupted by Dennis and other "evil doers". The site is funded by me and operated by me. My only motive is to spread the truth about Dennis Kucinich!

                                                                John Motley
 
 



Observations:  In addition to a solid content base including dozens of articles on Kucinich and a letters section that is worth reading, this site has a lot of creative elements.  At the top is a graphic by David W. Martin which portrays Kucinich as "The Hollow Man" and has a Hitler-like mustache that flashes up occasionally.  There is a "Kucinich Coloring Kontest," a PDF file that can be printed out for kids to color in.  Scrolling down are a section with Kucinich haikus, a photo caption contest, and "The Ever-Changing Kucinich" section, where the photos flip back and forth.  The background wallpaper had the socialist red rose logo.
 

Motley put up a redesigned parody site on July 24, 2003.  He wrote, "I decided that a parody/satire (ala gwbush.com) would more fun and delight the anti-Kucinich folks and piss off the pro-Kucinich folks even more." [July 27, 2003 e-mail]
 

Copyright © 2003  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.