Psychobabble bullshit from Keith Ablow M.D.

[geauxtohell]

This crap:

Newt Gingrich's Three Marriages Mean He Might Make A Strong President -- Really | Fox News

is an excellent example of what happens when someone decides to pimp their professional credentials for cash:

I want to be coldly analytical, not moralize, here. I want to tell you what Mr. Gingrich’s behavior could mean for the country, not for the future of his current marriage. So, here’s what one interested in making America stronger can reasonably conclude—psychologically—from Mr. Gingrich’s behavior during his three marriages:

1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with him.

2) Two of these women felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married.

3 ) One of them felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married for the second time, was not exactly her equal in the looks department and had a wife (Marianne) who wanted to make his life without her as painful as possible.

Conclusion: When three women want to sign on for life with a man who is now running for president, I worry more about whether we’ll be clamoring for a third Gingrich term, not whether we’ll want to let him go after one.

So, as far as I can tell, judging from the psychological data, we have only one real risk to America from his marital history if Newt Gingrich were to become president: We would need to worry that another nation, perhaps a little younger than ours, would be so taken by Mr. Gingrich that it would seduce him into marrying it and becoming its president. And I think that is exceedingly unlikely.

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

This crap:

Newt Gingrich's Three Marriages Mean He Might Make A Strong President -- Really | Fox News

is an excellent example of what happens when someone decides to pimp their professional credentials for cash:

I want to be coldly analytical, not moralize, here. I want to tell you what Mr. Gingrich’s behavior could mean for the country, not for the future of his current marriage. So, here’s what one interested in making America stronger can reasonably conclude—psychologically—from Mr. Gingrich’s behavior during his three marriages:

1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with him.

2) Two of these women felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married.

3 ) One of them felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married for the second time, was not exactly her equal in the looks department and had a wife (Marianne) who wanted to make his life without her as painful as possible.

Conclusion: When three women want to sign on for life with a man who is now running for president, I worry more about whether we’ll be clamoring for a third Gingrich term, not whether we’ll want to let him go after one.

So, as far as I can tell, judging from the psychological data, we have only one real risk to America from his marital history if Newt Gingrich were to become president: We would need to worry that another nation, perhaps a little younger than ours, would be so taken by Mr. Gingrich that it would seduce him into marrying it and becoming its president. And I think that is exceedingly unlikely.

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

Forensic psychiatry is not evidence based.

 

[Gagafritz]

Yeah, that is bizarre.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Remember when Clinton lied about his cheating? Psycho-Babelists came out of the woodwork and claimed that "lying is good for a marriage".

The Libs ate it up!

I remember that actor "Dustbin" Hoffman said about Clinton: "Well it's better that he use his crotch rocket than launching rockets", or something like that.

 

[jillian]

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

that's some funny stuff there.

 

[chanel]

This crap:

Newt Gingrich's Three Marriages Mean He Might Make A Strong President -- Really | Fox News

is an excellent example of what happens when someone decides to pimp their professional credentials for cash:

I want to be coldly analytical, not moralize, here. I want to tell you what Mr. Gingrich’s behavior could mean for the country, not for the future of his current marriage. So, here’s what one interested in making America stronger can reasonably conclude—psychologically—from Mr. Gingrich’s behavior during his three marriages:

1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with him.

2) Two of these women felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married.

3 ) One of them felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married for the second time, was not exactly her equal in the looks department and had a wife (Marianne) who wanted to make his life without her as painful as possible.

Conclusion: When three women want to sign on for life with a man who is now running for president, I worry more about whether we’ll be clamoring for a third Gingrich term, not whether we’ll want to let him go after one.

So, as far as I can tell, judging from the psychological data, we have only one real risk to America from his marital history if Newt Gingrich were to become president: We would need to worry that another nation, perhaps a little younger than ours, would be so taken by Mr. Gingrich that it would seduce him into marrying it and becoming its president. And I think that is exceedingly unlikely.

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

Cheaters are professional liars, so of course cheating and politics go hand in hand. We should not be surprised that some people will try and rationalize it. How many presidents and other powerful men have committed adultery? I would imagine the number would be higher than the norm.

But I do find it baffling that so many women are attracted to him. He must have some kind of charm that doesn't come across so well on T.V.

 

[Katzndogz]

This crap:

Newt Gingrich's Three Marriages Mean He Might Make A Strong President -- Really | Fox News

is an excellent example of what happens when someone decides to pimp their professional credentials for cash:

I want to be coldly analytical, not moralize, here. I want to tell you what Mr. Gingrich’s behavior could mean for the country, not for the future of his current marriage. So, here’s what one interested in making America stronger can reasonably conclude—psychologically—from Mr. Gingrich’s behavior during his three marriages:

1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with him.

2) Two of these women felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married.

3 ) One of them felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married for the second time, was not exactly her equal in the looks department and had a wife (Marianne) who wanted to make his life without her as painful as possible.

Conclusion: When three women want to sign on for life with a man who is now running for president, I worry more about whether we’ll be clamoring for a third Gingrich term, not whether we’ll want to let him go after one.

So, as far as I can tell, judging from the psychological data, we have only one real risk to America from his marital history if Newt Gingrich were to become president: We would need to worry that another nation, perhaps a little younger than ours, would be so taken by Mr. Gingrich that it would seduce him into marrying it and becoming its president. And I think that is exceedingly unlikely.

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

Cheaters are professional liars, so of course cheating and politics go hand in hand. We should not be surprised that some people will try and rationalize it. How many presidents and other powerful men have committed adultery? I would imagine the number would be higher than the norm.

But I do find it baffling that so many women are attracted to him. He must have some kind of charm that doesn't come across so well on T.V.

We just dedicated a statue to Martin Luther King, Jr. What does that tell you? Is JFK not generally acknowleged to be one of the best American presidents?

 

[geauxtohell]

This crap:

Newt Gingrich's Three Marriages Mean He Might Make A Strong President -- Really | Fox News

is an excellent example of what happens when someone decides to pimp their professional credentials for cash:

I want to be coldly analytical, not moralize, here. I want to tell you what Mr. Gingrich’s behavior could mean for the country, not for the future of his current marriage. So, here’s what one interested in making America stronger can reasonably conclude—psychologically—from Mr. Gingrich’s behavior during his three marriages:

1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with him.

2) Two of these women felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married.

3 ) One of them felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married for the second time, was not exactly her equal in the looks department and had a wife (Marianne) who wanted to make his life without her as painful as possible.

Conclusion: When three women want to sign on for life with a man who is now running for president, I worry more about whether we’ll be clamoring for a third Gingrich term, not whether we’ll want to let him go after one.

So, as far as I can tell, judging from the psychological data, we have only one real risk to America from his marital history if Newt Gingrich were to become president: We would need to worry that another nation, perhaps a little younger than ours, would be so taken by Mr. Gingrich that it would seduce him into marrying it and becoming its president. And I think that is exceedingly unlikely.

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

Forensic psychiatry is not evidence based.

Absurd. It certainly is.

This crap, is not. It's basically OPED from a psychiatrist who is trying to act like his professional credentials and opinion make his endorsement have more teeth.

 

[geauxtohell]

Remember when Clinton lied about his cheating? Psycho-Babelists came out of the woodwork and claimed that "lying is good for a marriage".

The Libs ate it up!

I remember that actor "Dustbin" Hoffman said about Clinton: "Well it's better that he use his crotch rocket than launching rockets", or something like that.

Dustin Hoffman is a doctor?

That's news to me.

Feel free to link to any of your claims.

 

[geauxtohell]

More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

that's some funny stuff there.

Keith Ablow: "I don't believe in talking about a candidates personal life..... Now let me use Newt Gingrich's personal life to prove why you should vote for him!"

 

[Quantum Windbag]

This crap:

Newt Gingrich's Three Marriages Mean He Might Make A Strong President -- Really | Fox News

is an excellent example of what happens when someone decides to pimp their professional credentials for cash:





More hilarity at the original link (and it actually gets a lot more funny).

At this point, I am only left to wonder what Ablow's angle is? It's obviously not the perpetuation of legitimate, evidence-based, psychiatric medicine.

Forensic psychiatry is not evidence based.

Absurd. It certainly is.

This crap, is not. It's basically OPED from a psychiatrist who is trying to act like his professional credentials and opinion make his endorsement have more teeth.

The only part of forensic psychiatry that is based on evidence is when they examine a suspect to determine competence to stand trial, everything else is speculation based on hunches and personal anecdotes. How accurate were those forensic profiles of the Beltway Sniper again?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Gingrich is unqualified to be president because he’s wrong on all the policy issues, having nothing to do with his personal life. It’s unfortunate the focus isn’t on the former, rather than the latter.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

The guy is a fruitcake.

 

[geauxtohell]

Forensic psychiatry is not evidence based.

Absurd. It certainly is.

This crap, is not. It's basically OPED from a psychiatrist who is trying to act like his professional credentials and opinion make his endorsement have more teeth.

The only part of forensic psychiatry that is based on evidence is when they examine a suspect to determine competence to stand trial, everything else is speculation based on hunches and personal anecdotes. How accurate were those forensic profiles of the Beltway Sniper again?

You are going to base your opinion on one case? Better tell the FBI to stop employing forensic psych. I am sure they will be shocked to learn that forensic psych is useless.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Gingrich is unqualified to be president because he’s wrong on all the policy issues, having nothing to do with his personal life. It’s unfortunate the focus isn’t on the former, rather than the latter.

Funny, I don't recall anything about policy in the constitutional requirements to be president, can you point them out?

 

[Charles_Main]

Remember when Clinton lied about his cheating? Psycho-Babelists came out of the woodwork and claimed that "lying is good for a marriage".

The Libs ate it up!

I remember that actor "Dustbin" Hoffman said about Clinton: "Well it's better that he use his crotch rocket than launching rockets", or something like that.

Oh yeah, I remember the Libs all saying they would Rather Have the President Getting some, than being Sexually Frustrated, and that his Womanizing and Adultery were just the cost of such a Complex and Intelligent and Powerful Man. It was to be expected and accepted.

But what's new, We all know Liberals will give their People a pass for anything, and Make Mountains out of Mole Hills when ever a Conservative is involved. That's not going to change.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

The guy is a fruitcake.

I demand you apologize, fruitcakes are much better than this snake oil salesman.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Absurd. It certainly is.

This crap, is not. It's basically OPED from a psychiatrist who is trying to act like his professional credentials and opinion make his endorsement have more teeth.

The only part of forensic psychiatry that is based on evidence is when they examine a suspect to determine competence to stand trial, everything else is speculation based on hunches and personal anecdotes. How accurate were those forensic profiles of the Beltway Sniper again?

You are going to base your opinion on one case? Better tell the FBI to stop employing forensic psych. I am sure they will be shocked to learn that forensic psych is useless.

Can you point out how that case is any different than any other case? They make assumptions based on personal experience and the fact that no one ever does anything unless they fit a profile.

I would call that poppycock, but that would be redundant.

 

[Charles_Main]

Gingrich is unqualified to be president because he’s wrong on all the policy issues, having nothing to do with his personal life. It’s unfortunate the focus isn’t on the former, rather than the latter.

Funny, I don't recall anything about policy in the constitutional requirements to be president, can you point them out?

How can you Liberals be so Fucking stupid, and Blind.

Before Newt took over the house under Clinton. Democrats had controlled the House of Reps for 40 Years. The House is where all SPENDING bills originate. You can not spend 1 Dime with out the House, and Before Newt the Democrats ran the show for 40 Years. All through Regan and Bush 1 all that Debt you guys always blame on Republican Presidents, Was signed off on by a Democrat House.

Then Newt Led the Republicans to take control of the House Under Clinton, Balanced the Budget and Reduced the Number of People on Welfare by 10,000,000.

Newt is The Only damn person running who has a Proven Track Record, of Balancing the Federal Budget, Cutting Spending and Entitlements, and Enacting Policy that Actually Created Economic Growth.

It is so freaking Laughable that You will sit here and Say Newt is wrong On Policy while you Defend the Most Ignorant and arrogant President we have ever had, who would not know a good Policy Decision if it bit him on the Ass.

Thanks for the Humor.

 

[xotoxi]

I thought I was not in favor of Gingrich...but now that I've read this article, I find myself become erect thinking of having Newt as our President.