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Thursday, June 17, 2004

More on Bush's Mental Health

Capitol Hill Blue has more on the state of George W. Bush's mental health, New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional. This has already been discussed here, here and here.

The latest Capitol Blue article discusses Bush's reaction on 9-11.

Friedman (Roger Friedman, Fox News) also says the films (Fahrenheit 9/11) “most indelible moment” comes when Bush, speaking to a group of school kids in Florida, is first informed of the 9/11 attacks.

“Instead of jumping up and leaving, he instead sat in front of the class, with an unfortunate look of confusion, for nearly 11 minutes,” Friedman says. “Moore obtained the footage from a teacher at the school who videotaped the morning program. There Bush sits, with no access to his advisers, while New York is being viciously attacked. I guarantee you that no one who sees this film forgets this episode.”

Dr. Frank says the episode is typical of how Bush deals with death and tragedy. He notes that Bush avoids funerals.

Several other professionals are quoted giving their take on Dr.Frank's Book. His methods have been questioned by some.

Supporters of President Bush dismiss Frank’s book as the work of a Democrat who once headed the Washington Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, but his work has been praised by other prominent psychiatrists, including Dr. James Grotstein, Professor at UCLA Medical Center, and Dr. Irvin Yalom, MD, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University Medical School.

Dr. Carolyn Williams, a psychoanalyst who specializes in paranoid personalities, is a registered Republican and agrees with most of Dr. Frank’s conclusions.

“I find the bulk of his analysis credible,” she said in an interview. “President Bush grew up dealing with an absent but demanding father, a tough mother and an overachieving brother. All left indelible impressions on him along with a desire to prove himself at all cost because he feels surrounded by disapproval. He behavior suggests a classic paranoid personality. Additionally, his stated belief that certain actions are 'God's Will' are symptomatic of delusional behavior.”

No one in the mainstream media has picked up this story. Dr Frank on Air America's Majority Report the other night suggested that this is because they are afraid Bush will completly flip out if they do. The only "big name" from the blogosphere to pick it up is Juan Cole

Update

Rivka over at Respectful of Otters is unhappy with Dr. Frank's hands off analysis. I don't buy it. Much of the information you would get on the couch is part of the public record including his life history and behavior in public. I don't know if Dr. Frank is 100% on but he has plenty of data to make a ball park analysis.

Update 2

Bilmon Chimes in, some good comments.




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