Dennis Kucinich got the attention of the media today while questioning president Bush's mental health. Kucinich, an Ohio congressman and presidential candidate, is dismissed by mainstream media as being "known for his liberal views," while noting that he "trails far behind the leading candidates in most Democratic polls."
This probably explains why his remarks on the state of Bush's mind are dismissed as "fringy", i.e., Kucinich is not taken seriously as a presidential candidate by the media precisely because such thoughts are way too "out there." (Like his advocacy for an immediate end to and withdrawal from the Iraq war.)
Kucinich's remarks today will probably gain him far more media coverage than Dr. Justin A. Frank's same question about Bush's stability in his 2004 book, "Bush on the Couch." But Dr. Frank is only a clinical psychoanalyst and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington University Medical Center.
So what did Kucinich say exactly about Bush? Well, in reference to Bush's loose use of "World War III" recently in a pep talk for war with Iran, Kucinich said, "There's something wrong. He (Bush) does not seem to understand his words have real impact."
"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."
Just another left-wing radical nut, or as I would suggest, perhaps someone who raises an excellent point. As Paul Levy suggests in his 2006 book "The Madness of George W. Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis," Bush's madness may be something being dreamed up in the Jungian collective unconscious of all humanity. A kind of manifestation of a mass "malignant egophrenia" epidemic that if humanity doesn't awaken from, recognize and squelch, may well lead the human race to its inevitable end - total self-annihiliation. (Which, at the moment, would seem a fitting destiny.)
So, as Kucinich suggests, if it isn't Bush who's nuts, it may be all of us. (Dada suspects it may be both Bush and mankind who are seriously fucked up. Hold on, the ride's gonna get a helluva lot bumpier!)
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With the passage of the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (passed the House by over 400 votes with only six against), will Rep Kucinch be a suspect and face possible jail time for his beliefs? It's the rest of us, Dada!
Here is a synopsis of the VRHTP Act:
VIOLENT RADICALIZATION- The term `violent radicalization' means the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change.
HOMEGROWN TERRORISM- The term `homegrown terrorism' means the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE- The term `ideologically-based violence' means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual's political, religious, or social beliefs.
Excellent, excellent comment, eprof! This is something I had heard nothing about. Where the hell have I been? On the moon? I guess I need to pay more attention to what the MSM's covering, huh?
Seriously, I went and did a little checking on this. Only six voted against this as it passed in the house last week. (Kucinich being one of them.)
Now, on to the senate. But what cause have we for any hope of its failure with consensus numbers like the house rolled up?
And, yes, I suppose Kucinich could be held/tried/convicted/sentenced forever in a quick jury "aye or nay" vote to be sent away forever.
But what of people - such as yourself - suspect, too, for spreading the word about what these psychopaths are up to? (grin) [Oh shit, I've just convicted myself as well, huh?]
Yes, hang on...it's going to get a whole lot more interesting before this is over.
Thanks sooo much for this information. (Why haven't I even heard of this on "Democracy Now!"?)
Homegrown Terrorism? I would almost think this is a joke, here on the eve of Halloween, but alas I think eprof shits us not.
It's almost as if I can see the words *by the people, for the people* going up in flames.
Furtherance of political or social objectives is hearby banned?
Is it OK to breathe?
Careful Fran! Did you have to ask that? Oh hell, I'm afraid you're giving ideas of what to ban next.
I'd like to know where the hell the bastards writing these traitorous manifestos come up with this bullshit. Are they that god damned afraid of the Bush regime...or is it their own shadows scaring the fuck outta 'em?
These are outright treasonous. And only six in all of the house members had the gall to stand against this??!!
Wake up Americans!
hey, just catching up to you ... in reading Eprof, I just realized all those definitions of VR, HT and IBV could apply to the current crop of movers & shakers. Unbeknownst to them, perhaps they are handing us a powerful tool?
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