Misplaced Pages

Bush Derangement Syndrome: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 20:17, 9 December 2007 editClueBot (talk | contribs)1,596,818 edits Reverting possible vandalism by Special:Contributions/64.233.231.150 to version by Chris Chittleborough. If this is a mistake, report it. Thanks, ClueBot. (111137) (Bot)← Previous edit Revision as of 18:59, 29 December 2007 edit undo64.16.213.190 (talk) →Meaning of termNext edit →
Line 83: Line 83:
| accessdate = 2007-09-10 }}</ref> While Krauthammer's column was somewhat ] (eg., "What is worrying epidemiologists about the Dean incident, however, is that heretofore no case had been reported in Vermont, or any other dairy state"), the term reflects a belief that some ]—for example, a description of President Bush as the greatest current threat to American lives—are of emotional origins rather than based on facts or logic.<ref> | accessdate = 2007-09-10 }}</ref> While Krauthammer's column was somewhat ] (eg., "What is worrying epidemiologists about the Dean incident, however, is that heretofore no case had been reported in Vermont, or any other dairy state"), the term reflects a belief that some ]—for example, a description of President Bush as the greatest current threat to American lives—are of emotional origins rather than based on facts or logic.<ref>
, "Dr Sanity" (Pat Santy, a psychiatrist), ] ]</ref> , "Dr Sanity" (Pat Santy, a psychiatrist), ] ]</ref>
Emergency Room physician and infamous Dick Cheney heckler, Ben Marble, M.D. disagrees with Krauthammer and has created an alternate definition of "BDS" at http://www.bushderangementsyndrome.com


== Examples == == Examples ==

Revision as of 18:59, 29 December 2007

Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) is a pejorative political term coined by the American conservative political columnist Charles Krauthammer in a 2003 column. The term has been used in newspaper columns and editorials, on talk radio, by commentators on FOX News, and other mainstream press, including The Washington Post, the New York Times and in the conservative and liberal blogosphere.

Meaning of term

The term BDS refers to a purported tendency by some American liberals to blame President George W. Bush for virtually every ill in the world. It also purportedly refers to opposing a position advocated by the President just because he supports it, regardless of the position's merits.

Krauthammer, a former psychiatrist who earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School, defined BDS as "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency—nay—the very existence of George W. Bush". While Krauthammer's column was somewhat tongue-in-cheek (eg., "What is worrying epidemiologists about the Dean incident, however, is that heretofore no case had been reported in Vermont, or any other dairy state"), the term reflects a belief that some criticisms of President Bush—for example, a description of President Bush as the greatest current threat to American lives—are of emotional origins rather than based on facts or logic. Emergency Room physician and infamous Dick Cheney heckler, Ben Marble, M.D. disagrees with Krauthammer and has created an alternate definition of "BDS" at http://www.bushderangementsyndrome.com

Examples

References

  1. Krauthammer, Charles (July 26, 2002). "No-Respect Politics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Krauthammer, Charles (December 5, 2003). "The Delusional Dean". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. "Hannity & Colmes: Rage Against Bush". transcript. Fox News. May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Kurtz, Howard (September 5, 2007). "Falling for the Spin". The Washington Post. Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Krugman, Paul (July 20, 2007). "All the President's Enablers". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. A23. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. Malkin, Michelle (September 21, 2007). "Bush Derangement Syndrome alert: Cover art of the week". Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. Todd Huston, Warner (September 28, 2007). "AP Scolds Jenna Bush for 'Ducking Iraq' Questions". Newsbusters. Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. 'ChenZhen' (July 6, 2007). "I Think We Can Put The Pejorative 'BDS' To Bed Now". Retrieved 2007-10-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. Mosely, Brian (2005-12-31). "Culture, Bush-bashing and more". Shelbyville Times-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  10. Gibson, John (2007-01-16). "Bush Haters' 'Derangement Syndrome'". Fox News. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  11. "FISA and Bush Derangement Syndrome". editorial. Washington Times. 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  12. Mosely, Brian (2007-09-08). "Putting the blame on Bush". Shelbyville Times-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  13. "Let's Discuss Bush Derangement Syndrome again", "Dr Sanity" (Pat Santy, a psychiatrist), 12 November 2005

External links

Categories:
Bush Derangement Syndrome: Difference between revisions Add topic