Bush Derangement Syndrome
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Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) is a political term coined by the American conservative[1] political columnist Charles Krauthammer in a 2003 column.[2] The term has been used in newspaper columns and editorials, on talk radio, by commentators in the mainstream press, including The Washington Post[3], The New York Times,[4] and Fox News Channel,[5] and in the conservative and liberal blogosphere.[6][7][8]
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[edit] Meaning of term
The term BDS has been used in the political arena to describe a tendency by some American liberals to blame President George W. Bush for virtually every ill in the world.[9][10] Another facet is a merely reflexive opposition to any position advocated by Bush for no other reason than that Bush happens to be advocating it.[11]
Krauthammer 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".[2][12] 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 him as the greatest current threat to American lives — are of emotional origins rather than based on facts or logic.
[edit] Examples
- Eugene Robinson, Rage of Reason Washington Post, 9/11/2007
- Bob Beckel, Leslie Sanchez, Stephanie Miller, Sean Hannity. Hannity & Colmes. United States: Fox News Channel. (Edited transcript)
- "Dim Moral Clarity". Editorial, Investor's Business Daily (September 20, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- Jed Babbin (October 30, 2006). Loose Canons: Pre-Election SGO. The American Spectator. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- Andrew C. McCarthy (August 21, 2007). More FISA Fear-Mongering. National Review. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
- William Kristol (September 10, 2007). Kill the Die-in. Weekly Standard. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- Craige McMillan (September 8, 2005). Bush Derangement Syndrome. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- Paul Krugman (July 20, 2007). All the President’s Enablers. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
- "Bush Derangement Syndrome and Iran", Editorial, The Washington Examiner, December 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
[edit] References
- ^ Krauthammer, Charles. "No-Respect Politics", July 26, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ a b Krauthammer, Charles. "The Delusional Dean", December 5, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard. "Falling for the Spin", Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, September 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Krugman, Paul. "All the President's Enablers", The New York Times Company, July 20, 2007, p. A23. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ "Hannity & Colmes: Rage Against Bush", transcript, Fox News, May 3, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Malkin, Michelle (September 21, 2007). Bush Derangement Syndrome alert: Cover art of the week. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Todd Huston, Warner. "AP Scolds Jenna Bush for 'Ducking Iraq' Questions", Newsbusters, September 28, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ 'ChenZhen' (July 6, 2007). I Think We Can Put The Pejorative ‘BDS’ To Bed Now. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Mosely, Brian. "Culture, Bush-bashing and more", Shelbyville Times-Gazette, 2005-12-31. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Gibson, John. "Bush Haters' 'Derangement Syndrome'", Fox News, 2007-01-16. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ "FISA and Bush Derangement Syndrome", editorial, Washington Times, 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Mosely, Brian. "Putting the blame on Bush", Shelbyville Times-Gazette, 2007-09-08. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
[edit] External links
- "The choice of anger", blog post at "The American Thinker", January 5, 2004 — a supporting view
- "As election season heats up, pseudo-psychology and "anti-American" rhetoric bring debate down", Ben Fritz, spinsanity.org, January 22, 2004
- "Bush-Hating Nation: Anatomy of an epithet", Steve Rendall, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, May/June 2006 — a skeptical view
- Charles Krauthammer, "Bush Derangement Syndrome, Cheney Variant", RealClearPolitics, March 16, 2007 — Krauthammer develops the idea further
- "Let's Discuss Bush Derangement Syndrome again", "Dr Sanity" Blog, 12 November 2005
