OMFG FAUX & FRIENDS has a psychologist diagsnosing what's wrong with Kerry

[wndycty]

I did not know he was mentally ill. She is basically saying his is mentally ill because of his embracing his history in Vietnam. This is not journalism. She is telling him he must move on. They are fucking acting like he is mentall ill. The Dr.'s name is Dr. Georgia Witkin and she is a FAUX & FRIENDS regular. I cannot believe this shit.

This is just disgusting because so many of the trolls who listen to their fuckers are going to be talking all day saying "Well Dr. Witkin says Kerry needs to move on. There is something wrong with him." I hope that Kerry campaign or Media Matters calls him on this shit!

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Tell John O'Neill & Co. to move on, fer cryin' out loud!

[B. P. R. D.]

2. Too Bad Bush Has Been Diagnosed As A Psychopath.

Kind of cancels out any moving on issues doesn't it?

[rullery]

3. What about Hannity, O'Reilly, etc.?

Faux has plenty of their own people who could use some counseling by a shrink.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Doin' a McCain

Remember when Shrub said McCain was crazy from his POW days? They're trying to do the same thing here. But it won't work. Too many vets are finally embracing Viet Nam themselves, seeing Kerry's candidacy as a symbol of their sacrifice. Faux is only preaching to the choir.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

11. Also said it about Dean and Gore

They like to project a lot.

[merbex]

5. Time for another commercial

They did the SAME thing to McCain; first the questions about service then doubts about his mental state

How much do I despise them?Let me count the ways,only I'll be counting forever

[DeepModem Mom]

6. To be catty -- Is Dr. Witkin's improved accent holding today?

I used to watch her on local NYC news shows. It's obvious she's spent a lot of money with a speech coach changing what I think might be described as a "Bronx" accent, but she would slip from time to time.

[wndycty]

7. I just hope someone in the Kerry campaign calls them out on this shit

:kick:

[BootinUp]

8. Its going to be a long campaign.

unbelieveable. :eyes:

[xchrom]

9. ok -- there has to repercusssions

for this bull shit.
faux goes too far.

[wndycty]

10. When watching FAUX do you ever get the impression that. . .

. . .you are the only sane and rational person watching. Otherwise they would be getting called on so much more shit. I just hope that Media Matters does something on this. . .boy I wish I was tapping.

[no_hypocrisy]

12. That's it! We must take down FOX. Getting Kerry elected isn't enough.

This propaganda machine must be permanently discredited and exposed for what it is.

Outfoxed was the opening shot. We have to flood other media outlets with our warnings. For every letter for Kerry/against * and the republicans, a letter should be provided with regard to how dangerous FOX is to our democracy (yes, yes, I know about the republic thing . . . .)

[Skittles]

13. misspelling - the word is FIENDS not FRIENDS

nt

[wndycty]

14. LOL

:kick:

[MichaelHarris]

15. the best way for

Kerry to fight this is with humor. When he was on John Stewart they made jokes about his Vietnam service. All he has to do is give a speech somewhere and say something like,

"Well according the talking heads over at Fox I was never wounded, I never got any medals, heck I din't even know where Vietnam is. Now they say I'm crazy, how's a person supposed to fight that? I could take up finger painting I guess"

Humor will win, fight those idiots by laughing at them.

[H2O Man]

16. my wife and I get a giggle

out of Dr. Georgia Witkin. Look at her face: a person who has that much surgery to deny the aging process meets the clinical standards of being "in denial" of reality. And that's just from my wife, who is generally suportive of other women in the mental health field.

After 9-11, Dr. Witkin stated on Fox that "all Americans" now suffer from PTSD. That's a really off-the-wall "diagnosis." It is an insult to the individuals who actually do suffer from the cluster of symptoms that are involved in PTSD, as a result of their direct involvement in the horror of that day.

Dr. Witkin has authored a series of books that fall directly into the "feel good" type of trash that appeals to a limited audience. She is much like one of the "fortune tellers" who prey on the impressionable, by reading the cards, astrological charts, or looking into crystal balls. She's a sick lady.

[trumad]

17. Kind of like this idiot!

[H2O Man]

20. Yes, exactly .....

Both have far too much personality pathology to really help anyone, but they are shyster enough to take full advantage of wounded peoples' vulnerabilities. It's important to remember that one out of ten of these professionals graduated in the bottom 10% of their class. Neither of these two are able to do actual therapy; rather, they are marketing a new form of snake oil. They are salespersons, nothing more.

[jkbsun]

18. what kills me when they say he should move on

is that he has ignored this shit for weeks and they have played the hell out of the ads on their shows (cant call them news) and smeared oneills slime all over and when he finally comes out (much later than most of us would have liked) and answers this shit they say he needs to move on and not keep bringing it up. WTF they are the ones who wont let it die! hell the swift boat liars didn't even need to buy time on the air the news has played them at least a millions dollars worth of ad time

[wndycty]

19. Hopefully others saw this and are going to speak up as well. . .

. . .FAUX is so bad you cannot even take your compaints to them.

[Ganja Ninja]

21. We need a new regulation ...

for cable and satellite TV. A regulation that requires them to charge for each and every individual channel rather than being forced to take them as a package and allows you to not pay for the channels you don't want. I'm sure FOX's revenue from cable would drop by more than half if people could choose whether or not they want their propaganda.

[maine_raptor]

22. Negative

First, Who do you think owns DirectTV...yup Murdock.

Second, I'm willing to bet that the total of each of the charges for each channel would be more than the amount for the package. De-regulation has always tended to increase, not decrease, the cost of a product or service.

If you don't like a channel, don't watch it. Ratings are dependent on watching, not ordering a channel.

[Ganja Ninja]

35. I don't buy that.

First, I know who own Direct TV. Secondly the cable and satellite providers could still offer packages but if they are packaging channels you don't want it should be your option to delete the charge for a particular channel even though you still receive it. If enough people said no to FOX the providers would take it out of the package so as not to loose money and FOX would have to stand on it own merits. Cable providers know what percentage of your bill goes to each network. It would be no problem to itemize your bill and allow you to check off what you don't feel you want. You shouldn't be forced to pay for something you don't want.

[michigandem2]

23. this is my issue...

for 3 weeks they got free airtime galore...now when Kerry wants to talk about what he has been attacked on they are like "okay guy, lets move on" but when he let the thing kinda build up and didn't address it at all...they asked why he wasn't speaking out..it must be true...the guy can't win..people are smarter and the jig is up...

[rocktivity]

34. Now that Kerry's been proven right, the media wants to move on!

:eyes:
rocknation

[zulchzulu]

24. Maybe the Faux shrink can discuss Chimpy's penis envy problem

Actually there is so much material to work on with Chimpy. The lies, the pretzel, the cowardice, having bullies do is dirty work, his goofy laugh...

[Mike Daniels]

25. My Republican wife calls her (Watkins) the psycho-bimbo

I'm the one who usually turns on F&F in the morning while getting ready for work because I love watching idiocy in action.

After watching the good Dr. spew her worthless psycho-babble about the most mundane common sense issues I'm convinced her continued presence is due to one of two things:

1. She's blowing/screwing one of the producers or talent bookers

2. She has a written contract that has FOX paying her so much per week and they pull her out on stage to justify what they're paying her regardless of how little of worth she actually contributes.

If you pay attention to her appearances on any regular basis she spews out variations of the same old advice almost every time.

[Poll_Blind]

26. This is highly unethical...What about "The Goldwater Rule"?!?

"...American Psychiatric Association’s “Goldwater Rule”. It states that it is “unethical for psychiatrists to offer a professional opinion unless he/she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement.” In other words, don’t offer opinions on patients you haven’t treated."

Do some searching in Google to find more on the interesting history behind this- bottom line is Dr. Georgia Witkin should have her license to practice revoked for such blatant abuse of her position.

PB

[spooky3]

28. Unfortunately, another shrink has appeared on a number of shows

purporting to analyze Bush, for some time. I think he's shilling his book. Any Dem outrage about Witkin will be (correctly) countered with "why didn't you object to the first "analysis" of Bush?"

[jefferson_dem]

27. Seems that in 1997 Whitkin was extolling the "glories of...

BONDAGE"?

No lie. No more details but seems that our little psychoanalytical scrutinizer was due to show up on Imus on November 28th, 1997 to discuss just that.

Friday November 28th Best of Imus

<snip>

7a Pop-up Imus.
The World Premiere of the Explicated I-man. If that isn't
enough right there, Pete Hamill discusses Snow in August,
Kinky Friedman sings, and Dr. Georgia Witkin explains
the glories of bondage.

<snip>

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Georgia+Witkin&start=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=19971126164200.LAA02737%40ladder01.news.aol.com&rnum=16


...Does google not rock?!

[kentuck]

29. Could that officialy be called a "smear" ?

And are they working with the Bush campaign? Do they communicate with each other??

[wndycty]

30. Well they did have the Rove exclusive yesterday. . .

. . .hmmmmm.

[rocktivity]

31. What is her diagnosis of the Smear-Boaters

and their need to conspire and lie about Kerry? And of Bush's refusal to reveal HIS military past?

:headbang:
rocknation

[wndycty]

32. I am sure she will say they are all honorable individuals. . .

. . .:kick:

[noonwitch]

33. She's unethical-she never interviewed him, gave him psych tests, etc.

A psychologist/psychiatrist can't diagnose a person she's never met. She's speculating and should state so.