Lance Dodes (above), used even stronger language today than he did on Lawrence O'Donnell... said psychopath at least twice... Hopefully CNN and other non-Fox networks will interview him too. The day Fox has one of the prominent mental health professionals like Dodes, John D Gartner,* or Bandy Lee, on will mark a change. The other networks having experts rather than amateurs weigh in on Trump's mental instability is much needed.
I'd like to see Rachel Maddow stop expressing puzzlement over Trump's behavior and have an expert on. After all when she needs legal experts she has a entire cadre of them to interview.
.... the president is “incompetent,” “a bigot” and “a narcissist.” “He’s nuts. He’s erratic. He’s cruel. He stokes bigotry. He’s incompetent.
He doesn’t know what he’s doing, .... he’s a narcissist.”
"We've got a guy in the White House who is unfit, completely unfit to be president, and it stuns me that nobody stepped up, nobody in the Republican Party stepped up, because I'll tell you what, ...everybody believes in the Republican party, everybody believes that he's unfit.. He lies every time he opens his mouth."
"The country is sick of this guy's tantrum. He's a child. Again, the litany. He lies every time he opens his mouth. Look at what's happened this week. The president of the United States is tweeting us into a recession."
"We've never had a situation like this. ... You can't believe a word he says. He's nuts. He's erratic. He's cruel. He stokes bigotry. He's incompetent. He doesn't know what he's doing. He's a narcissist. The only thing he cares about is Trump." Here's the answer.
Last year I interviewed Charlotte Pence, the vice president's daughter. She was promoting a book about her father and happened to mention a trip to Mount of Olives, a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem where some Christians believe Jesus will return to earth. When I asked her whether she thought Jews would go to hell when that happened, she avoided the question. As with so many evangelical Christians, her supposed affection for Jews struck me as anti-Semitic — because it does not actually reflect respect for Jewish people, Jewish culture or the Jewish faith.
Aug. 23, 2019
The blunt speaking Rick Wilson (who had about nine minutes of expletives about Trump bleeped out on MSNBC) gets the tweet of the day award for his comment about Trump ordering American businesses not to do business in China. Read story here. If Trump was merely a buffoon his use of the word hereby might be an amusing idiosyncrasy but with him it is another demonstration of his narcissism. Politico has examples of the other times he used the term.
. You don’t even have to read these Washington Post articles to know there is something seriously amiss in the mind of the former leader of the free world.
“The silence from my fellow evangelical colleagues, ministry partners and friends” in response to blasphemous statements by Trump, Lowder writes, “is deafening. Many of them refuse to call out moral failures on the right that they have so vehemently attacked on the left.”
Lowder adds, “In the evangelical community, we have come to incorrectly believe that any critique of Trump only serves to promote the party on the left. But embracing critiques proves we are objective, not blind to the flaws in political parties or our presidents.”
Hundreds of photos of iconic jazz artists have been hidden away until now
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s reputation as a great jazz town goes back decades. The world’s top jazz musicians played Portland regularly in the 1940s and 50s.
From Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie to Duke Ellington.
Dizzy Gillespie in Portland. (Courtesy of Carl Henniger estate)
Oregon photographer Carl Henniger captured incredible images of those performers — but most have never been seen by the public, until now.
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Aug. 21, 2019
Does his psychopathology know any bounds?
Earlier Wednesday, the president quoted in a tweet Newsmax TV host Wayne Allyn Root, a known conspiracy theorist, who claimed Israelis love Trump “like he’s the King of Israel” and the “second coming of God.” (Jews do not believe in a second coming.)
“Thank you to Wayne Allyn Root for the very nice words,” Trump wrote in his tweet. “Wow!”
While speaking to reporters Wednesday about his trade war with China, Trump looked up at the sky and said he’s “the chosen one.” “Somebody had to do it,” he said. “So I’m taking on China on trade.”
Trump ignored shouted questions from a reporter about whether he believes he is “the second coming of God.” from HUFFPOST
I thought this story would generate some interest but after a few hours it appeared that only 10 people read it...
so I added a poll:
The word narcissist is probably used in conjunction with Trump more than any other word. Here's another example:
Do you think Trump read Maggie Haberman today in the failing fake news New York Times?
President Trump, confronting perhaps the most ominous economic signs of his time in office, has unleashed what is by now a familiar response: lashing out at what he believes is a conspiracy of forces arrayed against him.
He has insisted that his own handpicked Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, is intentionally acting against him. He has said other countries, including allies, are working to hurt American economic interests. And he has accused the news media of trying to create a recession.
“The Fake News Media is doing everything they can to crash the economy because they think that will be bad for me and my re-election,” Mr. Trump tweeted last week. “The problem they have is that the economy is way too strong and we will soon be winning big on Trade, and everyone knows that, including China!” from In Economic Warning Signals, Trump Sees Signs of a Conspiracy
She ends by saying the following which gives me an excuse to caption an old Twitter photo:
“The tariffs have cost nothing, in my opinion, or certainly very little,” in terms of pain to American consumers and businesses, Mr. Trump insisted, adding that “China is eating the tariffs.”
“China would like to make a deal,” he said. “I’m not ready.”
I recently binge watched every Seinfeld episode. I watched all the Friends episodes when they aired. Seinfeld episodes are brilliantly crafted to be one to three episode morality plays. From belly laughs to cringeworthy behavior they are with few exceptions brilliant. The misanthropic self-involved and selfish characters always get their comeuppance. The finale comes close to being Shakespearean. Everyone got their just deserts. Would it that real life worked that way.
Viewers never hate the Seinfeld characters, but there are times in nearly every episode where you want to dope slap at least one of them. It is nothing short of extraordinary that viewers could engage with characters week after week despite their bad behavior.
The last classic television sitcom that pushed the envelop with a character with reprehensible beliefs was Archie Bunker.
Friends episodes are creative, well-written and funny. However all of the characters are likable. I can't recall an episode where anyone took a risk or behaved badly.
Yeah, the BLOTUS spending all his executive time with insulting anyone and everyone that comes to his mind, instead of leading the country like a real president would do, is the epitome of love.
Not even IMAX is enough to cover the amount you shills project every day. It's worth borrowing a cartoon and adding a special touch to it:
Today's Daily Kos story could end up being read by more people than usual and it may get many comments because Dr. John Gartner put a link to it on the Duty to Warn Twitter page which has 31,000 followers.
An interview with Dr. Justin Frank, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than 40 years of experience in psychoanalysis. He is the author of the bestselling books “Bush on the Couch” and “Obama on the Couch.” His most recent book is “Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President.”
How does Donald Trump think about his responsibilities as president?
It has to be about him. Trump feels responsibility in a genuine way, even though he is actually not doing anything to create good outcomes. The problem with Trump is that, first of all, there are so many different factors psychologically and emotionally that are involved with his behavior that to really understand Donald Trump would mean that you would understand of all of psychiatry. You would understand every single pathology, you’d understand paranoia. You would understand sociopathy. You’d understand sadism. You’d understand grandiosity and malignant narcissism. You would understand every single thing about psychiatry, because Donald Trump has all of the characteristics writ large. Donald Trump should not be president. He should be removed immediately.
Portland makes a Trump tweet.
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Obviously any violence by ANTIFA gives Trump a major talking point as hypocritical as it is considering his winking at violence by white nationalists and neo-Nazis. It doesn't matter that antics groups are acting in self-defense, or protecting peaceful demonstrators. They should stay away from Portland at least not come intending violence. Let the police do the job of protecting everyone. This is an objective look at Antifa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)
.... America will emerge with a desiccated diplomatic corps, strained alliances, and a tattered reputation. It will never again play the same leadership role internationally that it did before Trump.
And that’s the best-case scenario. The most powerful country in the world is being run by a sundowning demagogue whose oceanic ignorance is matched only by his gargantuan ego. The United States has been lucky that things have hung together as much as they have, save the odd government shutdown or white nationalist terrorist attack. But now, in foreign affairs as in the economy, the consequences of not having a functioning American administration are coming into focus. “No U.S. leadership is leaving a vacuum,” said Thornton.* We’ll see what gets sucked into it.
Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun violence that falsely described the El Paso massacre and other mass shootings as “violence from the left.”
A document obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and sent by House Republicans provides a framework for how to respond to anticipated questions like, “Why won’t you pass legislation to close the ‘gun show loophole’ in federal law?” and “Why shouldn’t we ban high-capacity magazines?" The answers are boilerplate Republican arguments against tougher gun restrictions.
But it also included this question: “Do you believe white nationalism is driving more mass shootings recently?” The suggested response is to steer the conversation away from white nationalism to an argument that implies both sides are to blame.
“White nationalism and racism are pure evil and cannot be tolerated in any form," the document said. “We also can’t excuse violence from the left such as the El Paso shooter, the recent Colorado shooters, the Congressional baseball shooter, Congresswoman Giffords’ shooter and Antifa."
That we even think about what would happen if Trump lost a close election and refused to leave office and declared himself president for life brings up thoughts related to this article.
And then, there's this from AEON, the same website:
Aug. 16, 2019
My photoshops often become a work in progress frequently starting with a caricature by DonkeyHotey who makes them available for free. This one took about 10 steps for the final version. Making them is therapy for me.
It takes all kinds:
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A few of the comments:
Uh, what? Is this parody? Pence and his mommy? Religious exceptions for non-religious businesses? This level of self-delusion is incredible.
Uh oh, Log Cabin Republicans. There are some Fine People bringing what looks like a noose in your direction. It's not as if you weren't warned about the neighborhood.
Robert Kabel and Jill Homan, two delusional trump butt-lickers in desperate need of long term psychiatric help. Perhaps we should start a "Go Fund Me" page to aid in their journey back to sanity?
I guess now that gays aren't under attack as much it's ok to ignore all the other people who are being attacked by this president. Whoever you are, you're pathetic.
.......and what was your Kool Aid flavored with? And btw.. I'm sure you equally support trump's bud MBS whose regime cheerfully beheads gays at every opportunity.
When did the Post buy the Onion?
Could this endorsement be more exquisitely ill-timed? Trump’s Labor Department announced on Wednesday that they want to allow companies with federal contracts to discriminate against their workers, including on the basis of LGBTQ status, and thereby get around worker protections. All companies need to do is say “religious purpose” and Bingo, they can weaken civil rights for LGBTQ people. Well Done Log Cabin Republicans! Well Done!
Is this opinion piece genuine? So narrow minded and single issue oriented. Years ago it was gays, lesbians and transgendered who were demonized. Now it’s Mexicans, Guatemalans and Hondurans. LGBTQ has moved a few rungs up the ladder; now it’s other social groups who are the “bad guys.” Guess the authors feel “Hooray for me, I’ve become recognized, who cares about those other guys.” Shame on these authors. Their intellectual and political narrow mindedness is an embarrassment to the LGBTQ community.
Abnormal Psychology textbooks need to be rewritten to add a chapter explaining Republicans.
Did this article come from Kellyanne Conway's office?
This is a very narrow-minded and unfortunate endorsement. They endorsed a President that used his influence to bar a sitting Congress person from traveling for work and to visit her grandmother. They endorsed a President that is working to deny citizenship to legal immigrants who may need help to feed their children at some point in the future. They endorsed a President who has admitted to assaulting women. They supported a President who separates children from their parents and cages them and denies them basic needs. I could go on.
The authors of this article are just full-on delusional!
And here we have chickens voting for McNuggets. Seriously, Trump is stripping away protections from discrimination for LGBTQ people employed by federal contractors. He has overridden the Pentagon and fired trans people who were serving their country with honor - something he himself lied to avoid doing at a time of conflict, because he has no honor. He is proudly homophobic and that is a key to his Evangelical support. Please take your self-hatred and go back into the closet while the rest of us continue the fight for equality.
Two leaders of the Chickens for Colonel Sanders movement grateful they haven't personally appeared in Trump's dinner bucket. Yet.
AUG. 15, 2019
Michael Moore, who should know the rust belt working class better than most anybody, says there's one person who could easily beat Trump. Unfortunately they have said there's no way they would run. Guess first and then click below to see who it is.
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on Thursday claimed that President Donald Trump did not put pressure on Israel’s government to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from entering their country.
However, the president blew up her claims just one hour later by sending out a tweet telling Israel to bar Tlaib and Omar.
CNN’s eagle-eyed fact checker Daniel Dale noticed that Grisham at roughly 9 a.m. on Thursday told reporters that “the Israeli government can do what it wants,” while going on to describe reports that Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop Omar and Tlaib “inaccurate.”
At around 10 a.m., however, Trump sent out a tweet that explicitly warned Israel against letting the two congresswomen in.
“It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit,” the president wrote. “They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds. Minnesota and Michigan will have a hard time putting them back in office. They are a disgrace!”
She ends by saying the following which gives me an excuse to caption an old Twitter photo:
I recently binge watched every Seinfeld episode. I watched all the Friends episodes when they aired. Seinfeld episodes are brilliantly crafted to be one to three episode morality plays. From belly laughs to cringeworthy behavior they are with few exceptions brilliant. The misanthropic self-involved and selfish characters always get their comeuppance. The finale comes close to being Shakespearean. Everyone got their just deserts. Would it that real life worked that way.
Uh, what? Is this parody? Pence and his mommy? Religious exceptions for non-religious businesses? This level of self-delusion is incredible.
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on Thursday claimed that President Donald Trump did not put pressure on Israel’s government to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from entering their country.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s reputation as a great jazz town goes back decades. The world’s top jazz musicians played Portland regularly in the 1940s and 50s.
So narrow minded and single issue oriented. Years ago it was gays, lesbians and transgendered who were demonized. Now it’s Mexicans, Guatemalans and Hondurans. LGBTQ has moved a few rungs up the ladder; now it’s other social groups who are the “bad guys.” Guess the authors feel “Hooray for me, I’ve become recognized, who cares about those other guys.” Shame on these authors. Their intellectual and political narrow mindedness is an embarrassment to the LGBTQ community.