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George W. Bush's Disorderly Conduct

By Jane Smiley, Huffington Post. Posted May 16, 2006.


Temper tantrums, blaming others, revenge-seeking, destruction of property, deceitfulness and stealing -- it all adds up to a grim diagnosis.
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I was thinking the unthinkable the other day. I believe it was nuking Iran that I could not get my head around, but then another unthinkable rose above the horizon -- what was that? Oh, yeah, it was those Diebold voting machines that have been shown to be actively insecure. (What, you may ask, is "actively insecure"? It is where the machine invites election fraud rather than merely allowing it?)

And then I read Michelle Goldberg's piece in Salon about "Christian Nationalism" -- another unthinkable. But finally, I have to say, the ultimate thought that I could not bring myself to understand through normal mental processes was the idea that G.W. and G.H.W. Bush would seriously propose the election of Jeb Bush to the presidency.

Nuking Iran gives me chills, and Christian Nationalism freaks me out, but the election of Jeb Bush makes me run screaming around the house, scaring the children and causing the dogs to retreat to their dog houses. Why is this? Because the election of Jeb Bush is a four-for-one -- it could only come as a result of bombing Iran and a massively fraudulent election, and it would actively promote Christian Nationalism, as well as saddling us with the third in the troika of "worst presidents" ever to serve, or even be conceived of, in U.S. history.

So, after thinking the unthinkables, I went on the internet to do some research in how the Bush mind would seem to work. First, there is Poppy. I don't really understand Poppy Bush, except that I suspect he is a tool of Mommy Bush, and everyone I've ever met who has had anything to do with Mommy says that she is mean, selfish, narrow-minded, snobbish and controlling, and Poppy has been married to her a long time. My guess is that he has no personality of his own left at all.

This brings us to little George. How do you like this for a description?:

  • Frequent temper tantrums.
  • Excessive arguing with adults.
  • Active defiance and refusal to comply with adult requests and rules.
  • Deliberate attempts to annoy or upset people.
  • Blaming others for his or her mistakes or misbehavior.
  • Often being touchy or easily annoyed by others.
  • Frequent anger and resentment.
  • Mean and hateful talking when upset.
  • Seeking revenge.

While I am not a personal friend of little George, I do clearly remember the report by Karen Kwiatkowski that he called the Constitution "just a god-damned piece of paper" (active defiance and refusal to comply with adult requests and rules), and that Condi Rice once cautioned the former British ambassador, "Don't make him angry."

Every dispatch out of the White House indicates that temper tantrums are frequent, and we all know that blaming others is his calling card. Seeking revenge is his life work. So, what is this? This is "Oppositional Defiant Disorder," seen in lots of children, along with ADD, ADHD and depression. For our purposes, we can also note that ODD sometimes leads to another condition we are all familiar with called "Conduct Disorder." Here are the things that people with Conduct Disorder often do:


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Jane Smiley is a novelist and essayist. Her latest book is "Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel" (Knopf).

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BUSH ON THE COUCH
Posted by: Taurus on May 16, 2006 2:17 AM   
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Jane Smiley has apparently not read BUSH ON THE COUCH by psychiatrist Justin Frank which gives a nuanced and devastating psychological portrait of the family and its scion, and relates personal patterns to policy. Scary stuff, but a must read.

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The man is out of his mind
Posted by: Tom Degan on May 16, 2006 3:17 AM   
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This is really cause for concern. It's now an established fact that the man is dumber than dog shit. That is no state secret. Anyone who's ever watched an uneidted press conference or interview knows this to be true. What is not often discussed is this uncomfortable truth: George W. Bush is insane.

On the eve of the November 2000 selection, the New York Times ran a profile of Bush's youth. They interviewed a childhood friend of his who's name escapes me at the moment. This guy's purpose was to portray Dubya as an "aw shucks" Huck Finn type of All American Boy. One particular "heartwarming" story was how little George used to like to go down to a creek near his home, catch frogs, load two or three firecrackers at a time into their little mouths, throw them into the air and watch them explode. Adorable, right?

When I read that story I think I actually shuddered. Excessive needless cruelty to small animals in young children is an alarm bell, red flag sign of severe mental illness. It is, in fact, a common trait of most serial killers - Ted Bundy, for instance. Is it unfair to compair George W. Bush to Ted Bundy? Yes it is. It's horribly unfair - to Ted Bundy. After all, he only left nineteen bodies in his wake.

Pray for peace.

Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
tomdegan@frontiernet.net

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» God Posted by: Tom Degan
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That reminds me...
Posted by: Tom Degan on May 16, 2006 3:23 AM   
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Please read the book, Bush On The Couch by Dr. Justin Frank. The good Doctor makes a very good case: The president of the United States is nuts!

Tom Degan

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Dry Drunk
Posted by: ChristopherLL on May 16, 2006 4:03 AM   
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There are those alcoholics who quit drinking but do not enter true recovery which embraces humility, personal responsibility and living within life's terms. They are called "dry drunks" and their characteristics reflect their continuing "self will run riot."

Inability to admit mistakes or make amends
Need to control events and people
Intense fear of failure
Sense of omnipotence

Alchoholism is only on form of addiction. Those who discontiue one form of addiction are vulnerable to others and religion is a recognized source. Any addiction is meant to avoid emotional pain and personal failings. The problem is the person as an individual never matures but remains as a child. Enough said

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Georgie is who's fault?
Posted by: douglashoyt on May 16, 2006 4:11 AM   
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Assuming that George does indeed have many followers, that both elections were fair and free, I must say Americans are getting exactly what they elected, a nut case.

The public is as dysfunctional as their "decider."

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As for Jeb
Posted by: Urstrly on May 16, 2006 4:43 AM   
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An Atlanta friend tells me she saw this bumper sticker in the parking lot at Manny's Tavern, a Democartic hang-out: Don't Even Think About It, Jeb. We should print more.

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» Jeb and PNAC. Posted by: aussidawg
You guys have it all figured out!
Posted by: Poe on May 16, 2006 5:22 AM   
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Especially you, Tom.

I shudder....when I read your posts.

I shudder with laughter.

Yes sir....when I need a good laugh...I spend some time at Alternet.

So Tom....you've figured it all out. He didn't invade Iraq because of oil....or revenge for daddy....or imperialism. No...he's a madman and just loves to kill for the sake of killing.

Of course he's much worse than Bundy......and Manson is a Saint.......Dahmer is confused.....and Saddam...well he's just misunderstood. He's really likable once you get to know him. It's Bush....he's the real definition of evil.

You've opened my eyes......get Bush and the world will be a much better place. Once Bush is gone.....everyone will have jobs......uneducated and unskilled cashiers at Wall Mart will be clearing 50k a year........no more of that icky "God" stuff....... the sun will shine......not too hot though.....the air will be pure and the water.....so clear and crisp.....Osama will be caught without another shot fired.....Iran and North Korea will become strong allies and the whole world will love us.


Thanks for clearing things up, Tom.



Poe

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Actually
Posted by: rsaxto on May 16, 2006 5:23 AM   
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Actually we should applaud Republicans for choosing Jeb for 2008 because it would be a slam dunk Republican defeat. No amount of criminal election tampering could possibly get Jeb elected.

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Bush Is Trolling
Posted by: malcolmartin on May 16, 2006 6:31 AM   
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In fact, the Bush Administration’s inner circle shares with Hitler’s Nazi leadership a very influential cadre of closeted gay men and sadists. The Nazi’s mass murder of gay men was partly an attempt to kill the demons they felt tormented by in their own minds. The electoral exploitation of gay marriage measures by the Bush Administration and their homoerotic torture chambers at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo serves much the same purpose.

George Bush deeply despises women as weaklings and seeks gratification by dominating other men. He gravitates toward sexless females in the mold of Condi Rice and Karen Hughes and surrounds himself with submissive male advisors and aides. These are the men who fear to bring real world news to him, men who will remain loyal despite being berated or humiliated before others, men like Karl Rove who will answer to the name “Turd Blossom” without protest. It is in this atmosphere that a James Guckert a.k.a. Jeff Gannon gets the run of the White House while the dean of the press corps Helen Thomas is scorned by Ari Fleischer and Scott McClellan. It is in this atmosphere that a John R. Bolton is forced on the U.N., and a Jack Abramoff rises to lobbist-in-chief along with his Christian buddy Ralph Reed, and a Ken Mehlman gets to steer the Republican Party, and a John Roberts and his instant family is made Chief Justice while Harriet Miers is humiliated, and an 82nd Airborne Division begins producing paratroopers and gay porn stars.

The President’s spirit is clearly freest during bike rides with Lance Armstrong or driving martial artist Vladimir Putin around the ranch in Crawford. Just as clearly, to do the same with the newly elected women presidents of Chile or Liberia would be quite awkward.

Then there is the most joyous moment of the Bush’s presidency. It came on May 1, 2002. After training in the White House pool for an accidental ocean crash, recall the radiantly happy man dressed in an airman’s flight suit with the oversized codpiece that landed on the USS Lincoln to declare that he had won the Iraq War.

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It tells us something about this nation
Posted by: Nick on May 16, 2006 7:41 AM   
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The nation that could elect such an a..
probably deserves it

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» Is this the end of America? Posted by: LeonDion
Maybe not.
Posted by: bigart on May 16, 2006 9:04 AM   
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Is he as crazy as progressives like to think? If his goals were (!)to deliver a large portion of the national wealth to the oligarchy(2) gain control of the worlds third largest source of oil(3) get revenge on Saddam Hussein(4)undermine the working and middle classes(4)establish the political power of the Fundamentalist Christians(5)support the international corporations world wide etc.,etc.,etc,. He has acciomplished all this. Your nuts if you ever thought he was a loyal American trying achieve the suposed American goals of liberty and justice and economic wellbeing for all.

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"Christian Nationalism"
Posted by: BJT on May 16, 2006 10:22 AM   
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Christian Nationalism is no Christianity at all.

Right wingers spout this Americanism, this religion of war and total trust in the State as if the State were some kind of God-sponsored authority when in reality, it is simply God-tolerated.

And those among the Left who need to justify their fear of Christians latch right onto that statism and bigotry and think it's Christianity.

Nationalism is state worship, and anyone who calls themselves both Christian and Nationalist may not realize the contradiction.

I don't like this country and I don't like what it's doing, but it's better than anything else available for ONE reason. The police state we live in had to be built on top of a limited, constitutional one, and the constitutional one still exists, no matter how hard the corporate state tries to convince you it doesn't.

http://www.sorce190.com/Page.asp?ID=28

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The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Iindividualism
Posted by: cry0fan on May 16, 2006 10:27 AM   
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That is the title of Bush's new book!!

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Oh, don't we all wish!!!
Posted by: fool-on-the-hill on May 16, 2006 10:31 AM   
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My dear friend, haven't we already seen numerous things we thought were "impossible" foisted upon us Americans---and too often with the complicity of millions of US?

Oh how I wish I could be sure it won't get worse before it gets better, but I don't see any assurance of that.

All it would take is one more "terrorist attack", and the Bushites could regain all their losses with their fear-mongering bullsh*t!

The problem is US; too many have surrendered to the politics of fear (and character assassination). We are becoming a nation of sniveling, cowardly, morons!

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» RE: Oh, don't we all wish!!! Posted by: peacefulaim
» What we have ALREADY allowed... Posted by: fool-on-the-hill
2-1 ODDS
Posted by: mite on May 16, 2006 10:57 AM   
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CONTROL-CONTROL-WHOPPS! Say hello to President Jebb Bush. If we think our vote is counted we all live in a new world order.
If the powers to be want Jebb Bush we will have him.....
But I still think G.W. Bush will still be in office in 2008-09-10, etc. Just rescind the 21 Amendment, Oh! Ya! I forgot there is no more Constitution or Bill of Rights, keep telling us there is one we'll believe them.

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preety much in line...
Posted by: borepstein on May 16, 2006 11:10 AM   
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with my impression of him.

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Bush Out of Control
Posted by: cjfisher on May 16, 2006 11:45 AM   
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I agree with Smiley. In my opinion, GWB is a devious, vicious conartist. I observed him during his campaign and during his presidency. The Bush family haven't faced reality in years. Mama Bush raised these siblings and they reflect her personality. When a child lies or is not reasonable or facing reality, the parent must correct them. However, in the case of the Bush siblings it is apparent that no one was home.

The latest Border Patrol speech is another fraud on the American people. Hopefully, the press will make it clear just what this speech really means. Bush has lied about every issue that I can think of why would he "change horses in the middle of the stream?"

I feel bad that the National Guard is being used as his political tool once again. Can you imagine if you were the person in charge of a department or division and every two weeks the employees changed jobs. In my experience, it takes a complete cycle to learn a job. Two weeks is not a complete cycle no matter how much training you may have. The National Guard is going to be running in circles. In the meantime, the illegal aliens will flow over and around the border like water over a damn.

We keep hearing more and more about illegal aliens being flown into the US. Who is patroling small airports?

George W. Bush has overwhelmed Congress with constantly bombarding them with one issue after another. If you notice, it's always with an order to legislate immediately. If you rush Congress, they won't be able to peruse the fine print. As in the Iraq War and Patriot Act I and everything else following.

This country is in for 2 1/2 years of this man made confusion and b.s. These are the reasons that Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, must consider impeachment.

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» RE: Bush Out of Control Posted by: aussidawg
Jeb won't be President... at first.
Posted by: dantesdad on May 16, 2006 1:27 PM   
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If I were to try to think like a neocon - assuming that PNAC did stage the WTC "attacks" and that we've been a victim to a coup d'etat that was the product of massive and systematic election fraud and minority disenfranchisement - I'd probably plan something like this:

Running Jeb Bush for President would never fly. He's a signatory to PNAC and at this point that's too much of a liability.

The solution is simple. Make Jeb Vice President, with McCain as President.

McCain could win on his own, or at the very least, a fraudulent victory by McCain is plausible enough to sell to the public regardless of how much evidence of election fraud there is. It's worked before, after all...

Plan to control McCain for as long as possible, and when he stops being a willing or effective puppet, engineer a false-flag attack that will 1) result in his death so Jeb can take the reins and 2) cause a new upswing of patriotism and war-fever to both rationalize more wars and make the next stolen election seem plausible.

I could easily see them crashing something big into the White House when Bush is away so that they can rebuild it bigger and better. The symbolic value would be huge for them, and I'm sure they'd like to put their own mark on the "New America".

I personally would never wish any harm on anyone, but if you put on your "evil" hat for the purposes of thinking like a neocon, this makes sense.

McCain might be useful for a while so long as he can be controlled, and the real goal would be to set up another "New Pearl Harbor" moment that can be leveraged politically.

How else could you top the WTC "attacks" without going nuclear in mainland USA?

What's more extreme than offing the president?

How else could you get average Americans to support another Bush?

Again - I sure hope I'm wrong, but I wouldn't be at ALL surprised if a script somewhat like this plays out in the coming years. Given what's happened in the past 6 years, I'm almost expecting it.

I just hope McCain is smart and honest enough not to trust any of the PNAC crew even a little...

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cavaliermama
Posted by: cavaliermama on May 16, 2006 2:12 PM   
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Conduct disorder is a precurser to full blown Antisocial Personality Disorder. Bush is a criminal.

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Sloppy Thinking
Posted by: cellis56 on May 16, 2006 2:18 PM   
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Some of this analysis of GWB may be valid. Some of it is sloppy, resting purely on innuendo, and some of it merely wishful thinking. But the worst part is that it urges us to focus on Bush's psychology, not on the policies and ambitions of his administration. Evidence tends to show that there are persons in his administration who are far more dangerous than Dubya, who is after all an overgrown frat boy with the vision of a toad.

Yes, as one Bush supporter points out, under the Dems we had all the ills we see under Bush. His administration is an intensification of the problem, not a creation of it. The greed, corruption, lying, looting, and downright viciousness of his administration has all been abetted by the Democrats who will not expose him or oppose him. Nancy Pelosi promises not to impeach him. Impeachment is merely a trial and she denies us the right to see him answer for his lies because it would be inconvenient for her ambitions. She supports pro-war Democratic candidates against anti-war candidates and wants us to climb mindlessly on that bandwagon. Which sadly many who focus on Bush and his heinous acts are eager to do.

With no regard for the fact that his lies were swallowed hook line and sinker by the very Democrats we are urged to re-elect. That these Dems passed without a murmur the vicious Patriot Act. That they endorsed the war on Iraq and are now waffling about the possibility of attacking Iran.

A pox on all their houses. Until we demand candidates for public office who have integrity and values that reflect decency we will not see the end of the horrors that Bush promulgates.

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» RE: Sloppy Thinking Posted by: tenstring
aren't we doomed anyway?
Posted by: owleyes on May 16, 2006 2:52 PM   
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So Bush is crazy. Or maybe he's not, maybe he's just bad. Either way, who cares. The point is, he's a huge liability for the entire planet, and it's about time he fell victim to a horrible accident. I guess I'm not supposed to say that. Just Kidding, NSA. Assholes.

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Bush's Character was formed long ago
Posted by: Gtrpicker on May 16, 2006 3:10 PM   
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Today I read in the Denver Post a commentary by David Ignatius from the Wash. Post. Writing about the Goss fiasco at the CIA, he finishes, "the real question is why it took the Bush White House so long to fix it."
I see these kind of "gotcha" moments from people everday and I wonder, "where have they been", they couldn't see from the very beginning that this guy was not who or what they thought he was?"
I have know several people people who were drunk and stoned until they were 40, and none of them should be allowed to become President. Doesn't mean they have nothing to add to the world, or that no one who cleans up their act has any value. But I'm not going to give them a high security job.
People don't begin to form their characters at 40 when they decide to sober up. A person's character is formed when they are growing up as children and young adults. Just because someone might stop drinking and shoving crap up their nose when they approach middle age, or just because someone accepts Jesus, does not change the fact that their character is already made. And with Bush it has always been pretty obvious who and what he was.
This guy is dangerous, always has been; and a bunch of us have always know it.

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I still blame the stupid ass red state voters
Posted by: Ellie1 on May 16, 2006 3:25 PM   
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You red state a-holes have put us in this mess. Send your brats to Iraq to pay for your stupidity. Sure wish the south had left after the Civil War-who needs a state full of Christian, pious, a-holes?

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Diebolt voting machines
Posted by: ladybug1@carrollsweb.com on May 16, 2006 3:39 PM   
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Does the sun come up in the morning and Bush lie faster than a jet can fly? you bet we will have problems in both 2006 and 2008

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» RE: Diebolt voting machines Posted by: peacefulaim
Pilots who refuse to fly planes.
Posted by: Democritus on May 16, 2006 4:25 PM   
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Jane Smiley inadvertently hits on the cause of Bush's major problem. He "chickened out" of flying F102s (which he described to his father as "threatening" just before he went AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard.) He was attacked by what pilots call SLOG (sudden loss of guts). His alcoholism at the time probably masked his fear enough to get him through flight school, but it didn't help him to remain on flying status in order to complete his military obligation. Bush is a bundle of psychological problems, and his macho outer core hides his inner fears. He is such a sad case--but it is we, the people, who have to endure his inner turmoil.

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» Nope. Blame Barbara. Posted by: Longdream
Personality Disorder?
Posted by: don4004 on May 16, 2006 5:31 PM   
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