Trump derangement syndrome was said to be a disorder found among those who see consistent fault in the words and deeds of the 45th POTUS.
Certainly, there have been cases where the media has been unfair and unreasonable in its treatment of Trump. The street corner psychoanalysis of Trump as often found on the pages of The Washington Post and the New York Times has been especially tedious and lamentable.
But we have a better understanding of Trump derangement syndrome now and those who point a finger at Trump’s critics have got it the wrong way around.
It is said of Trump’s presidency that no matter how chaotic or scandal riddled it has been, the media can always turn to an interview with a small group sporting MAGA baseball caps in diners in the back blocks of Wisconsin or Ohio or Arizona or western Pennsylvania who say they love Donald Trump more than ever.
I suspect there’ll be fewer of them now but still plenty for the media to call upon at will. After Helsinki, the predictable ‘Trump can do no wrong’ response is especially revealing of the symptoms and signs of the dreaded real Trump derangement syndrome.
Full column here.
Oops, got Van Badham’s job wrong. Got onto the article via twitter, finally.
We love Stephen Colbert, Mr. Insider, he is seriously funny and clever and sledges my man POTUS Trump unmercifully but let us remember the old adage “any Publicity is good Publicity”. This clip hilarious particularly the coffee spurting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nFP1kmGiGo
What’s the go JtI? Does a fella have to subscribe to the Oz to get all your articles? Was sitting in a pub this afternoon and searched on my phone, something I never do, for you and stories came up I hadn’t noticed here. Caught my eye because there was one about the journalist / ACTU secretary Van Badham, probably a name that suits her.
I post snippets on the blog, sometimes the whole article but always well after they go up at The Aus. You don’t have to subscribe of course. Be nice if you did. I presume you don’t work for nothing and neither do I.
Used to subscribe to the Aus Jack, just didn’t read it enough to get mileage out of it when working, other times spending too much time on it much to my wife’s chagrin. Bit of a scan of the front page, then off to blogland, your good self, CK, Troy Bramston, bit of read of other opinionistas, Richo etc. When your blog became it’s own entity I just gave it away. Very snooty young man tried to argue against me closing my account and asked me 5 different ways why I wanted to unsubscribe. Tempted to tell him to do something to himself but decorum prevailed.
Maybe I will feel guilty enough to subscribe again although don’t think Rupert will miss me.
Van Badham coming up, Mr. Insider, can’t say I have read anything she has written I must do so? Nice read and what a “tool” Shorten is for having closed Meetings, his beat ever she writes. Cheers
It wasn’t Shorten’s call. It was an ACTU show and the decision was made by Sally McManus.
That would have been so the ‘comrade’ word could get thrown around at will along with all the other socialist tosh.
“socialist tosh” Razor??
Gawd mate, you do make me smile sometimes.
Looks like the Labor candidate, Justine Keay may scrape home – probably thanks to preferences from a popular Independent – Craig Garland – a local fisherman who really does have the interests of his electorate at heart. He’s popular. The fishermen in those parts just about had their livelihood destroyed when Tassal started capturing the seals (protected species), who were plundering the fish farms in the D’entrecasteaux Channel, and dumping them in the coastal waters up there. Those fish farms are another story…..
Of all the excuses we heard from the dual citizens, Keay’s was probably the lamest. She knew full well at the time of nominating that she was a dual citizen but was hedging her bets until she knew she was preferred candidate. Dishonest. She doesn’t deserve to get back in. I’d rather see Garland there!
Betting has the Libs winning Braddon with Labor just in front in Longman.
Will be interesting here, Jack. I wouldnt put my house on either side . I’d put 5 bucks on Labor
At even money not a lot of value. We’ll see.
They’re pretty confident in Braddon and were in Longman until the medal stuff this week.
Individual seat polling is notoriously inaccurate due mainly to the fact pollsters can’t guarantee they are actually polling locals. Also there’s a lot of fatigue in Longman and Braddon and the punters are getting belted by the major parties and PHON. I saw Dutton gobbing off yesterday saying that if Labor loses Longman, Albo will challenge. A lovely piece of mischief but not a shred of substance. The circumstances of the by elections are unusual and the old rules on voting behaviour don’t really apply. The sitting member is the one in the gun. The other side of the Dutton coin is if Labor holds both, what does that say about the Coalition’s chances at the next election?
I see what you are saying but my take is If Labor holds both the Coalition are in big trouble. If Labor loses both you’d think Albo would have to be a show. Mind you the Rudd rules make that a bit difficult. An Albo lead Labor would be a nightmare for the coalition.
This is excellent news Boa. 💚
https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5536541/tasmanians-back-tarkine-national-park/
Good old Bob, Bella. Saw him on tonight’s news on Sea Shepherd – and was alarmed to note how he’s aged. 🙁 We need him around.
The Braddon by-election will be interesting. The reason I think Labor may scrape home is because they will get Green and Craig Garland preferences, I don’t think Labor could win on their own. The Tarkine protection is a big issue and receives constant promotion and various events in support – and it’s in Braddon.
Then again we have the fact that Justine Keay is one of the ”I’m not going anywhere” dual citizens – which may play against her. As I said, I wouldn’t put my house on the result. But what I can tell you is that Tasmanians are beginning to get sick of our beautiful wild places being sold off to the highest bidder.
Thanks for the attachment – I am happy to say that I am in the Denison electorate!! We are the goodies – the best!! Which may surprise some dismal, doom and gloom people around here..
Sitting next to a lovely log fire tonight – it’s been cold. Mountain looking lovely with a dusting of snow
Thanks Boadicea, Mt Wellington covered in snow is a beautiful sight that’s for sure.
Bob’s proudly backed Sea Shepherd for many years & has taken on an integral role during the current Operation Reef Defense.
I listened to an interview he gave a fortnight ago where he likened this battle to conserve the Galilee Basin & the Reef to the fight for the Franklin River.
I reckon he looks weary because this great man puts his heart and his soul behind his work for the environment & it’s never-ending these days as the LibNats go all out to destroy our natural landscape right across Australia.
Bella regarding your last sentence; Are you trying to say a Labor Government has never approved a mine our any other significant project across Australia?
Of course not Razor but at least Labor is fighting the pathetic farce of Frydenberg’s NEG & will back in more renewables over dirty coal projects.
I see your bought-off government is going to take on Get-Up now that their support base has tripled & is biting into the upcoming bi-election over energy price increases & of course the Adani scam no-one wants.
Well he reckons that the fight against Adani will be bigger than the Franklin.
Excellent, go hard POTUS Trump, don’t be swayed by trouble making fools as we read Mr. Insider: “US President Donald Trump has asked his national security adviser, John Bolton, to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington later in the year, the White House says.”
Polling in the US has Trump riding high as ever as the Economy starts to boom, Unemployment down to about 3.8% and the Stock Market humming.
https://tinyurl.com/y8vzye83
Trump is at 40 per cent approval in Gallup’s daily poll. It’s more a question of where rather than how much. Florida has become a strong supporter of Trump while he’s dived in other swing states. It doesn’t matter a whole lot at this point. The GOP look like they may keep their majority in the House but lose the Senate. It all turns largely on voter turn out.
depends whether they get some common sense, if they campaign on abolishing immigration enforcement and supporting open borders they will lose both.
Fellow bloggers I have just finished the book (kindle) Girt by David Hunt and am now reading True Girt by the same author. I cannot recommend them enough to those who haven’t read them. If you like your history with a bit of irreverence, a la George MacDonald Fraser, then you will love these. Mr Hunt tells some uncomfortable truths!
He’s a funny writer. Good bloke, too.
Have nearly bought that several times. Maybe next time…I saw a quote once from someone quasi-notable, in response to the question of ‘What would most disappoint you if you died tomorrow?’ The answer was, “I would weep for all the books that I have not read”. I’m there with him. And the bastards keep writing them.
Dickens and Greene have been slack of late, Trivalve but a good quote. I weep for all the women that haven’t had the pleasure….
Yeah, right. But the books have no choice if you have the money. And there are libraries…
Have so many books TV, no more wall space for bookcases.
Now have the rule that if a new one comes in one must go out, could start a library with what we’ve got
Brilliant saying TV and for all readers so true!
Any book that a an epitaph from Homer Simpson is worth a look. Now, if you wanna get serious you need to read Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an_ Islam and the Founders by Denise A. Spellberg. “The concept of the American Muslim as citizen is quintessentially evocative of our national ideals. Indeed, the inclusion of Muslims as future citizens in early national political debates demonstrates a decided resistance to the idea of what some would still imagine America to be: a Christian nation.”
Hmmm, sounds very interesting.
I tend to agree with HK Jack’s earlier comment (1.23pm 19/7) about the EU’s future. Some of the Commission’s grading rules and regulations on international trade are said to be quite onerous. For example, reg 2257/94 decreed that bananas should be “free from malformation or abnormal curvature”.
Its no wonder the Poms voted for Brexit. One can understand them being quite miffed about having to chow down on a straight banana.
The Euro is pulling the EU apart. As predicted.
Depends if the curve to the left or right Carl.
Abnormal curvature. Since most bananas are curved, clearly there is no suggestion that the banana must be straight.
As long as the banana is no more curved than Muralitharan’s arm when bowling the doozra it is perfectly acceptable.
Do you know the difference between curved and bent JB?
And no, I’m not getting personal, yet.
So whats your angle? .
this may have played in your set, and I may have got wrong, but here goes:
what has Barnaby joyce and ikea in common? one screw in the wrong place and the whole cabinet falls apart!!
My Man POTUS Trump a genius Milton even he said so at Helsinki. LOL. Cheers
I hear “boo’s for Froome”. That’s not nice. And I think a Welshman won the stage. So his name is either Thomas, Jenkins, etc etc or Tracy!
still getting Desali, Jack.
Rather hilarious reading (or should I say de-ciphering) a French tv station twitter feed on yesterday’s stage, the
French public seem positively obsessed with the idea that foreign riders are cheats but the French riders are clean.
The behaviour of the “spectators” was pretty atrocious, never see that at the Giro or Vuelta