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Title: MSNBC Host, Guest Consider Whether Tea Partiers Are Addicts, 'Delusional'
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URL Source: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs ... addicts-delusional_581987.html
Published: Aug 4, 2011
Author: MICHAEL WARREN
Post Date: 2011-08-04 12:09:36 by Brian S
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Views: 46485
Comments: 63
MSNBC host Martin Bashir interviewed Stanton Peele, a psychologist and an "expert on addiction," this afternoon. Bashir urged Peele to psychologically evaluate supporters of the Tea Party. "It reminds us of addiction because addicts are seeking something that they can't have," Peele said. "They want a state of happiness or nirvana that can't be achieved except through an artificial substance and reminds us of the Norway situation, when people are thwarted at obtaining something they can't, have they often strike out and Norway is one kind of example to one kind of reaction to that kind of a frustration." Bashir later asked: "So you're saying that they are delusional about the past and adamant about the future?" "They are adamant about achieving something that's unachievable, which reminds us of a couple of things. It reminds us of delusion and psychosis," Peele responded. Here's video of the exchange:
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#16. To: Skippy the drone, Liberator, Brian SS (#9)
It's going to be interesting to see if the American voters will buy the bullshit that Brian SS and skippy are trying to sell. Those two hacks seem to have a real hard-on for the tea party, it seems. For the life of me, I can't understand why. Does the tea-party threaten their gov't check? I'll repeat an analogy I used earlier - We have a 12 alarm fire. The house is in imminent danger of burning to the ground. Enter Obama and his "team". Their solution? Pour more gasoline on the fire. After two years of that, you get the tea - party. Their solution? Piss on the fire. Even though the house is going to burn down in the end, at least the tea-party's solution seems to make more sense - futile though it be.
What do you care? Obama loves them? In fact, it's the TP types who have generally been opposed to them.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
They don't want to go through the Tea Party run gauntlet every time a ceiling needs to be raised.
Skip, DON'T pretend to know what the TP supports or doesn't support, ok? I'm TP and don't support Bush's wars OR 0bama's THREE wars. Meanwhile you managed to cost the FAA a billion a year... Ok. 'Splain.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
No, my solution is to realize that the debt ceiling was raised to pay for programs the congress already spent money on. You say you want to save money? Fine. End the M.E wars, stop being the world's cop, and reduce the size of the military. You should be fine with that since the military are all government employees. We could always use the remaining military to fight the only war that effects us directly; the one on our southern border.
No, in your case only ONE gin reference.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
Dumbass, the market's been crashing for eight days.
Actually no, as they see the wars as defending the mythical Israel of the Bible, AND as a present or future employer of their children. Not one Tea Party congressperson other that RP ever brings up cutting military spending.
You must be unique. Apparently the TP'ers in congress don't think the same as you.
Just so we're clear, this cartoon expresses exactly what I think of Obama as president.
I doubt Libby would be in favor as that's the country of Libby's dreams. Not much of a middle class, just the wealthy and the poor working beggars.
I thought that was jwpegler's dream. I thought Libby was more rational.
Libby has no use for the working stiffs of the US. She derides and makes fun of them when they try to better their lot in life.
Yep. There is a concerted, collusive effort by the Statist/Leftist media and their zombies/drones to scapegoat the Tea Party for the gazillion dollar deficit perpetrated by this irresponsible fedgov Leviathan. In THIS country, the asylum has been taken over by the patients. Those two hacks seem to have a real hard-on for the tea party, it seems. For the life of me, I can't understand why. Does the tea-party threaten their gov't check? The TP threatens their goob-statist controlled FREE STUFF TRAIN and wet dream of a Commie/fascist globalist Amerika. I'll repeat an analogy I used earlier - We have a 12 alarm fire. The house is in imminent danger of burning to the ground. Enter Obama and his "team". Their solution? Pour more gasoline on the fire. Yep. Excellent analogy. After two years of that, you get the tea - party. Their solution? Piss on the fire...Even though the house is going to burn down in the end, at least the tea-party's solution seems to make more sense - futile though it be. The Tea Party at LEAST recognizes and demands addressing the spending-money-we-don't-have problem. Metaphoric speaking, the "pissing on the fire" is apropos, although, we do need to drink a LOT more beer if we're going to be effective ;-)
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
It had some slight declines before the deal was signed. It started significantly sliding afterwards. It's easier to find a baby pigeon than it is to find a trader who likes the Debt Ceiling agreement. The much derided deal effectively raises the amount the government is allowed to spend today in exchange for mythical cuts 10 years from now. http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/global-sell-off-underway-questions-facing-markets-151520013.html%20?sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
How convenient. HEY! Lemme run up my VISA card past its limit...then demand VISA raise the limit cuz...I've ALREADY got the 100 inch plasma on the wall. You say you want to save money? Fine. End the M.E wars, stop being the world's cop, and reduce the size of the military. Fine. Have your Prez and Senate get on it ASAP....oh, wait.... You should be fine with that since the military are all government employees. We could always use the remaining military to fight the only war that effects us directly; the one on our southern border. Sometimes you make a bit of sense.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
And this is sending a signal to all guilty parties involved that the process better not happen again.
Do you coin your own money too?
I'm sorry. You're just an nth-degree stupid, ignorant person, now. Clinically speaking.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
Funny, how your beloved Dims were all against raising the debt ceiling when they controlled Congress. And when Bush was suggesting that failure to reform Social Security might result in failure to meet obligtations, the MSM and your beloved Dims were saying it was traitorous to say such things as the US will always meet it its obligations, regardless. Yet, you have no problem with this mythical allegation being made over the debt ceiling.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Even a fool says something valid... from time to time. Usually it's by accident.
It used to be the leftists that had bumper-stickers that said things like "Question Authority.' Today they follow slogans from 1984: War is peace. They blindly LOVE Big Brother. They believe competition, pride & profiting from ones labor, are evil things to be banished. Stephen King observed, "The beauty of religion mania is that it has the power to explain everything... [so] logic can be happily tossed out the window. This describes socialists. They will ignore logic and "common sense." They will ignore REALITY. Because THEY are religious zealots... THEIR God... is the STATE.
You have obvious reading comprehension problems. Unless you mean that this phony deal that did nothing to lower debt better not happen again -- that the tea party better accomplish something next time by sticking to their guns.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Actually I'm right on and you know it, First Amendment hater. They love the ME wars, want to invade Iran and Syria, and they voted for candidates who feel likewise.
Obama, for reasons I will never understand, agreed to cut the very programs that the Tea Party wants to cut. Their leadership, reading the writing on the campaign wall, was too "askeered" to say "Yes"...
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
I'm NOT unique to most TPs I know; You've got to understand that 0bama and the Dems support these wars the same as certain dopey Pubbies do. IF that wasn't the case, we'd already have been OUT of at least either A-Stan OR Iraq. It's about MONEY and the military-industrial complex, Skip. The Israel fetish is a red herring that scapegoats conservatives.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
If that's how you feel about 0bama, I feel sorry for you. They've hijacked your brain.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
You now use the word "stiffs" repeatedly.... I'm sure there's no underlying psychological reason. *eyeball roll*
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
Actually they preferred the businesslike process used during the many, many times that the ceilings were raised in the past, which affected the SMs very little.
BULLSEYE.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
Usually it's by accident. I understood that was the case. These people...Leftist posters...just WOW.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
I'd like a link. Since when have the Dems ever been against spending more money?
SEVERE comprehension problems. Although, with her ideological pro-Commie, pro-statist position, does it even matter??
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
Well guess what Libby. The TP loves the military-industrial complex.
For reasons *I* will never understand, the Tea Party is given credit/blame for ANY-thing with respect to this raising the debt ceiling. 0bama and Boehner and Reid ALL suck the Big One.
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
Because MSNBC told you that?
Though Bobby Sherman is my hero and DREAMY, America is hijacked by Elites and Leftists.
And the proof is they voted in candidates that will not deny the military one dime.
Where's their legislation proving otherwise? Tick, tock.
Libby isn't big on proof when it conflicts with his opinion. TP'ers may say they're for reducing military spending, but their actions say otherwise.
Democrats Have No Moral Authority On Debt Ceiling
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
You may want to remember that by the weekend before the dent ceiling was actually, its passage was generally viewed as imminent.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
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#17. To: Skip Intro (#13)
Except for the little things like a trillion dollar pair of wars without end
#18. To: no gnu taxes (#15)
Dumbass, the markets started crashing AFTER the deal was signed, not when there was this mythical idea of default.
#19. To: Skip Intro (#13)
Except for the little things like a trillion dollar pair of wars without end; those are untouchable, aren't they?
#20. To: Liberator (#12)
So...YOUR "solution" is to stick your head, neck, and rest of your torso into the sand?
#21. To: mininggold (#14)
I bet we get several drug references to prove it.
#22. To: no gnu taxes (#15)
Dumbass, the markets started crashing AFTER the deal was signed, not when there was this mythical idea of default.
#23. To: no gnu taxes (#17)
What do you care? Obama loves them? In fact, it's the TP types who have generally been opposed to them.
#24. To: Liberator (#19)
I'm TP and don't support Bush's wars OR 0bama's THREE wars.
#25. To: Liberator (#19)
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#26. To: Skip Intro (#20)
You should be fine with that since the military are all government employees. We could always use the remaining military to fight the only war that effects us directly; the one on our southern border.
#27. To: mininggold (#26)
I doubt Libby would be in favor as that's the country of Libby's dreams. Not much of a middle class, just the wealthy and the poor working beggars.
#28. To: Skip Intro (#27)
I thought that was jwpegler's dream. I thought Libby was more rational.
#29. To: Get Outta Dodge!, Skip Intro, Liberator, Brian S (#16)
It's going to be interesting to see if the American voters will buy the bullshit that Brian SS and skippy are trying to sell.
#30. To: Skip Intro (#22)
#31. To: Skip Intro (#20)
No, my solution is to realize that the debt ceiling was raised to pay for programs the congress already spent money on.
#32. To: no gnu taxes (#30)
It's easier to find a baby pigeon than it is to find a trader who likes the Debt Ceiling agreement. The much derided deal effectively raises the amount the government is allowed to spend today in exchange for mythical cuts 10 years from now.
#33. To: Liberator (#31)
HEY! Lemme run up my VISA card past its limit...then demand VISA raise the limit cuz...I've ALREADY got the 100 inch plasma on the wall.
#34. To: mininggold (#23)
They [TP types] see the wars as defending the mythical Israel of the Bible, AND as a present or future employer of their children.
#35. To: Skip Intro (#20)
the debt ceiling was raised to pay for programs the congress
already spent money on. should never have spent money on.
#36. To: Liberator (#31)
Sometimes you make a bit of sense.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
#37. To: mininggold (#32)
#38. To: Liberator (#34)
I'm sorry. You're just an nth-degree stupid, ignorant person, now. Clinically speaking.
#39. To: Liberator (#29)
(Edited)
The Tea Party at LEAST recognizes and demands addressing the spending-money-we-don't-have problem. Metaphoric speaking, the "pissing on the fire" is apropos, although, we do need to drink a LOT more beer if we're going to be effective ;-)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#40. To: Skip Intro (#24)
You must be unique. Apparently the TP'ers in congress don't think the same as you.
#41. To: Skip Intro (#25)
#42. To: mininggold (#28)
Libby has no use for the working stiffs of the US.
#43. To: no gnu taxes (#37)
You have obvious reading comprehension problems. Unless you mean that this phony deal that did nothing to lower debt better not happen again -- that the tea party better accomplish something next time by sticking to their guns.
#44. To: no gnu taxes (#30)
It started significantly sliding afterwards.
#45. To: no gnu taxes, Skip Intro, war, mininggold (#35)
Funny, how your beloved Dims were all against raising the debt ceiling when they controlled Congress. And when Bush was suggesting that failure to reform Social Security might result in failure to meet obligtations, the MSM and your beloved Dims were saying it was traitorous to say such things as the US will always meet it its obligations, regardless. Yet, you have no problem with this mythical allegation being made over the debt ceiling.
#46. To: Capitalist Eric (#36)
Even a fool says something valid... from time to time.
#47. To: no gnu taxes (#35)
Funny, how your beloved Dims were all against raising the debt ceiling when they controlled Congress.
#48. To: no gnu taxes, mininggold (#37)
You have obvious reading comprehension problems.
#49. To: Liberator (#40)
It's about MONEY and the military-industrial complex, Skip.
#50. To: war (#39)
Obama, for reasons I will never understand, agreed to cut the very programs that the Tea Party wants to cut. Their leadership, reading the writing on the campaign wall, was too "askeered" to say "Yes"...
#51. To: Skip Intro (#49)
Well guess what Libby. The TP loves the military-industrial complex.
#52. To: Skip Intro (#49)
Well guess what Libby. The TP loves the military-industrial complex.
#53. To: Liberator (#51)
Because MSNBC told you that?
#54. To: mininggold (#52)
And the proof is they voted in candidates that will not deny the military one dime.
#55. To: Skip Intro (#47)
#56. To: Skip Intro (#44)
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