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Kucinich Questions 'Mental Health' of President

Says Iran remarks raise doubts about stability

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2007 3:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – White House hopeful Dennis Kucinich yesterday said recent remarks by President Bush about Iran causing World War III suggest there is "a very serious question" about his mental stability. "I seriously believe we have to start asking questions about his mental health," the Ohio Democrat told the Philadelphia Inquirer prior to a televised debate.

The president "does not seem to understand his words have real impact," said Kucinich, who is running a distant sixth in the polls. "A lot of people need care. He might be one of them." A Republican National Committee spokesman said Kucinich is "a hard guy to take seriously, but this takes the cake."

Democratic presidential hopeful,  Sen. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, says President doesn't appreciate the impact of his own words. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, says President doesn't appreciate the impact of his own words. (AP Photo/John Raoux)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, addresses the 2007 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy Conference in Washington. Kucinich has raised questions about the president's mental stability (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, addresses the 2007 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy Conference in Washington. Kucinich has raised questions about the...   (Associated Press)
President Bush makes a statement on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Kucinich says Bush's comments about World War III raise questions about his mental health. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Bush makes a statement on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Kucinich says Bush's comments...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has raised questions about the  president's mental stability. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has raised questions about the president's mental stability. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)   (Associated Press)
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