Dennis Kucinich's Wife: 31 Years Younger and a Foot TallerA lot of the focus on 2008 US Presidential candidate's wives has been placed on
Fred Thompson despite the fact that he hasn't even announced his candidacy yet. Indeed, he does have a "trophy wife". But did you know that Dennis Kucinich's wife ain't so bad either. She's also 31 year's his junior. WHOA!
Carrie Stroup here reporting for Gambling911.com.
Kucinich currently represents the 10th District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. His district includes most of western Cleveland, as well as such suburbs as Parma and Cuyahoga Heights. He is currently the chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
From 1977 to 1979, Kucinich served as the 53rd mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, a tumultuous term in which he survived a recall election and was successful in a battle against selling the municipal electric utility before being defeated for reelection by George V. Voinovich in 1979.
Kucinich's wife: she's a tongue-pierced 6 foot tall 29 year old. Oh, and she's not an American either. The hippie chic would be the first British-born First Lady (actually, we're too lazy to look this one up so email us if we're wrong here).
Elizabeth met Dennis two years ago when she visited his office in the House of Representatives with her boss as a volunteer worker for the American Monetary Institute. He proposed to her after just their second meeting, and they were married only three weeks after that, with actress Shirley MacLaine at their wedding, according to DollyMix.com.
Elizabeth has studied religion and theology at Kent University and it was her work with the Voluntary Service Overseas that brought her to Tanzania and India, which is where she was inspired to pierce her tongue with what Fox News describes as "a bar with two delicate balls on either side".
On April 17, 2007, Kucinich sent a letter to his Democratic colleagues saying that he planned to file impeachment proceedings against Dick Cheney, the vice president of the United States, without specifying the charges to be brought. Kucinich planned to introduce the impeachment articles on April 24, 2007, but in light of Cheney's surprise doctor's visit to inspect a blood clot, Kucinich decided to postpone the scheduled press conference "until the vice president's condition is clarified."
Kucinich held a press conference on the evening of April 24, 2007, revealing US House Resolution 333 and the three articles of impeachment against Cheney. He charges Cheney with manipulating the evidence of Iraq's weapons program, deceiving the nation about Iraq's connection to al-Qaeda, and threatening aggression against Iran in violation of the United Nations charter.
During the first Democratic Presidential debate at South Carolina State University, none of the other candidates' hands went up when the moderator, Brian Williams, asked if they would support Kucinich's plan to impeach Cheney. In response, Kucinich retrieved a "pocket-sized" copy of the U.S. Constitution from his coat and expressed the importance of protecting and defending Constitutional principles.
Kucinich is a 200 to 1 long shot to become the next US President.
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Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com
Originally published August 6, 2007 1:47 pm ET
