Tammy Bruce: The “Goldwater Rule” was adopted by the American Psychiatric Association after the 1964 presidential election, when psychiatrists weighed in with their “diagnosis” of the Republican nominee, Barry Goldwater, without having had any contact with him.
During the 1964 campaign, Fact Magazine published “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater.” They asked 12,300 psychiatrists whether Barry Goldwater was “psychologically fit” to be president. 2,400 psychiatrists responded, and about 1,200 said that Goldwater was “unfit.” Two months later, Lyndon Baines Johnson won re-election by a landslide.
In 1966, Barry Goldwater sued the now-defunct Fact Magazine and was awarded $75,000. (In those day, the sum was quite a “chunk of change.”)
Since the adoption of the Goldwater Rule, in 1973, it has been considered unethical for members of the APA to diagnose prominent political figures without direct contact and without authorization to do so.
Until now.
Because…Trump
Breaking Diagnosis
At 728PM on msNBC
Chris Matthews calls for an execution.
“And then you find out in all these investigations that Jared was opening up a tunnel to Moscow so that he wouldn’t have to deal with the State Department so this son in law, you know one good thing Mussolini did was excute his son in law I mean I’m sorry. I know that was an extreme measure but this is strange situation.”
No comment from NBC so far on revised medication plans for its employees.
Good. Then that means all us IOTW’ers can continue to diagnose Hillary Clinton and everyone else in the Democrat party.
Yes, this cuts both ways.
Pelosi? Pedo Weiner? Hilary Epipen Mystery Seizures Clinton?
Dems always eager to start new wars they can’t win.
My major in school was Psychology because being the dumbass liberal I was at the time led me to that field, searching for a better understanding of myself.
My belief at the time was that the field of psychology was a noble science, one that guides another to a better point of centeredness of wellbeing.
What I found were a bunch of really bizzaro people teaching me. 2, maybe 3 out of 10 professors were what I even remotely considered sane.
They seem to be on a mission to destroy Trump according to this.
All I can say is consider the source.
Add to this the really bizzaro Psychiatrists with the ability to prescribe some pretty mind altering drugs; prozac, adderall, etc., and you get a population that seems pretty phucked up, all too often.
I dunno, just seems like the mentally ill are making others mentally ill.
So Phsychiatrists are Willing and Eager To Put Their Reputations on The Line, and Side With The Dangerously Unbalanced SnowFlakes ?
I’m All For It As Long as They Publish Their Names in Full, So Those in need
can Identify the Professionals From The Fraud’s !!!
What’s one more profession ruined by the left?
PSYCHIATRISTS are crazy!!!!!
Psychiatrists should be considered equal to snake oil salesman! It is not a profession but consists of a worthless cabal of insane idiots and does far more harm than good-(Actually they don’t do any good)!
Can you say ‘malpractice’?
Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder until American Psychiatric Association, bending under pressure from advocacy groups suddenly decided that it wasn’t a disorder after all. They have a history of being politicized.
Awwww! The old weaponized psychiatry ploy in order to wield more fraudulent authority. It never stops.
Fuck the democrats. Seriously, it’s time to start hating and undermining these fascist cunts at every opportunity.
I had never heard of this story about the 1964 election and The Goldwater Rule. Sounds to me like the APA hacked the ’64 election.
Bring back Nurse Rachet!!!! She’ll do you!
They should publicly announce a baseline from which to diagnose. How about choosing a well known loon like Nancy Pelosi. And they can use her behavior before that botched lobotomy.