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Alyallen



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:50 pm    Post subject: Kucinich questions Bush's mental health Reply with quote

I'm not going to lie. This made me chuckle a bit Laughing

Kucinich questions Bush's mental health
Tue Oct 30, 6:52 PM ET

PHILADELPHIA - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush's mental health in light of comments he made about a nuclear Iran precipitating World War III.

"I seriously believe we have to start asking questions about his mental health," Kucinich, an Ohio congressman, said in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer's editorial board on Tuesday. "There's something wrong. He does not seem to understand his words have real impact."

Kucinich, known for his liberal views, trails far behind the leading candidates in most Democratic polls. He was in Philadelphia for a debate at Drexel University.

Bush made the remarks at a news conference earlier this month.

He said: "I've told people that if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them (Iran) from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon."


Kucinich said he doesn't believe his comments about the president's mental health are irresponsible, according to a story posted on the newspaper's Web site.

"You cannot be a president of the United States who's wanton in his expression of violence," Kucinich said. "There's a lot of people who need care. He might be one of them. If there isn't something wrong with him, then there's something wrong with us. This, to me, is a very serious question."

In response, Republican National Committee spokesman Dan Ronayne said it was hard to take Kucinich seriously.

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Pluto



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Biden had a good quote from the debate also:

"Giuliani only has three words in every sentence; a noun, a verb and 9/11."

That made me chuckle a bit. I guess you'd have to watch it. Youtube should have it soon.
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stevemcgarrett



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Democrat wackos tried to pull the same stunt on Reagan in his first term; near the end of his second term we now he did have onset Alzheimer's disease but that wasn't what the self-serving Dems were alleging.

Now Kucinich comes along with the same tripe in a feeble effort to defame Bush yet again and imply that the Republican leadership is hiding something and exercising poor judgment in not acting on this supposed illness.

What's rich is that if anyone should check into a mental health clinic, it's Dennis Cuckoo-for Cocoa Puffs" Kucinich. Talk about out of touch, bruddah.
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bucheon bum



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pluto wrote:
Biden had a good quote from the debate also:

"Giuliani only has three words in every sentence; a noun, a verb and 9/11."

That made me chuckle a bit. I guess you'd have to watch it. Youtube should have it soon.


why is biden's campaign going nowhere? That's what I want to know.
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Gopher



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This story only leads to one conclusion: Dennis Kucinich has become desperate and is now swinging wild punches, or worse: one expects a drowning man, in his panic and irrational state, to stand on someone else's shoulders and drown them first to save himself. One does not expect potential national leaders to act like this, however.
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blaseblasphemener



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the President of the United States suggested World War III will happen if a country with virtually no Navy, a short-distance Air Force, and no inter-continental weaponry acquires a nuke. This, while Pakistan and North Korea have them.

And you think Kucinitch is out of touch.
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bucheon bum



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

blaseblasphemener wrote:
the President of the United States suggested World War III will happen if a country with virtually no Navy, a short-distance Air Force, and no inter-continental weaponry acquires a nuke. This, while Pakistan and North Korea have them.

And you think Kucinitch is out of touch.


I think they're both out of touch in their own ways.

It appears though you are right about Iran's navy. Learn something new every day.

In regards to the weaponry, yes, that is true. I think many of us worry about Iran having nukes due to its ties to Hizballah and support of terrorism. It certainly does not seem to be adverse to having its proxies attack US (and western) interests.
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lucas_p



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, this is the pot calling the kettle black, but if we can look past the speaker's own faults and shortcomings, one must certainly agree that Bush has rarely acted like a rational, thoughtful leader.

He is a classic example of an "end justifying the means" leader, and those can be very dangerous.

To quote Bender (Futurama, after being chosen captain): "Well, I DO think of human life as expendable..."
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Gopher



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

blaseblasphemener wrote:
And you think Kucinitch is out of touch.


Absolutely.

How, by the way, did you arrive at the conclusion that Kucinitch is qualified to speculate about someone's mental health condition -- and without even examing them?

I would suggest this answer: you gullibly accept desperate, election-year, leftist hyperbole at face value because it suits your own worldview and purposes.
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cbclark4



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bucheon bum wrote:
Pluto wrote:
Biden had a good quote from the debate also:

"Giuliani only has three words in every sentence; a noun, a verb and 9/11."

That made me chuckle a bit. I guess you'd have to watch it. Youtube should have it soon.


why is biden's campaign going nowhere? That's what I want to know.


Biden is in the wrong party.

He has the qualities of a really liberal Republican.
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I commented at the time that Bush was irresponsible for saying what he did. I stand by that. I also think Kucinich was irresponsible for saying what he just said about Bush...unless he has good grounds.

I am not ready to immediately dismiss what Kucinich said. I'd like to hear more about why he said it. We now know that Nixon was buckling under the pressure at the end. Bush must be under enormous pressure. It is not beyond the possiblility that he has slid over the edge...

But I don't think a person in the national spotlight should speculate about this without some grounds.

(It's entirely another thing for people here to say it or question Bush's sanity.)
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bacasper



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

stevemcgarrett wrote:
The Democrat wackos tried to pull the same stunt on Reagan in his first term; near the end of his second term we now he did have onset Alzheimer's disease but that wasn't what the self-serving Dems were alleging.


Are you referring to Reagan's infamous "We start bombing the USSR in five minutes" quip?
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agentX



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, Kucinich did see a UFO. I heard that at the debate this afternoon (or yesterday EDT). And he said the UFO 'spoke to him'
Richardson wants the truth about Roswell's crash released.
But, Giuliani DID announce plans to combat UFOs a few months ago.
And Bush DID say that God told him to invade Iraq.
What's the old saying "the company you keep"?
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

blaseblasphemener wrote:
the President of the United States suggested World War III will happen if a country with virtually no Navy, a short-distance Air Force, and no inter-continental weaponry acquires a nuke. This, while Pakistan and North Korea have them.

And you think Kucinitch is out of touch.


Look how North Korea makes trouble with its nuclear weapons. Iran is it a different neighborhood and would be much more powerful w/ nuclear weapons.

but as have said Iran can have nuclear weapons but they can't not be allowed the strategic benefits of them.


would say this is why Iran wants nuclear weapons:

Much for the same reason that Iraq wanted nuclear weapons . Among other things They want them:

to be able to scare other nations from supporting the US in a crisis situation.

to be able to threaten to burn down the neighborhood so it would not get bombed in revenge for something like a terror strike or a small scale invasion.

The only way the US could stop them would be for the US to use nuclear weapons directly There is almost no chance of that happening cause nuclear weapons are such a taboo.

I agree that the US has some time before Iran has a workable nuclear weapon. I would hope the US use that time to be ready for when Iran is in possession of one.
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spliff



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
He said: "I've told people that if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them (Iran) from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon."


Seems more than sane , this!
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