It is all in your mind (And you probably do not even know it)
I am a persistant son of a gun and I'll keep trying. Yesterday I wrote a diary commenting on the timing if things like Palin, hurricanes, and the Republican Convention. I wanted to use...
View ArticleWe will lose as long as we think the truth is all that matters.
How many elections are we going to have our heads handed to us on a daily basis? Obama finally launches an excellent line about lipstick on a pig in reference to John McCain, the republicans twist it...
View ArticleLet's talk about framing the debate
Framing the debate is a notion that George Lakoff has spent a lot of time teaching about. There has been much written about this idea yet it gets missed regularly. One of the latest was the "I am not...
View ArticleAndy McClure is brilliant & deserves credit.
Yesterday, over on Facebook, the screenshot above was cross-posted to my feed. I thought it was brilliant and shared it both on FB as well as on Twitter.Since I tweeted it at 8:00pm last night, my...
View ArticleOn Cognitive Tests and Candidates
On the diary titled “Trump Fiddles While GOP Burns” (located here), there was a comment/question that caught my eye. el chucho asked:but seriously: does the Presidential medical exam include a mental...
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Donald Trump..He is sick.. How does that get proven? Cognitive issues ?...
The time has come for us to look at the republican nominee as more than a bigoted, hateful, shameless candidate. I am no health professional but with Hippa laws, how can we demand a psychological...
View ArticleThis is (Also) America
I work in a conservative office in a conservative industry. I want to share a Stan Mack’s Real Life (Un)Funnies from this morning.When I got into work this morning, Fox News was on in the lobby, as it...
View ArticleCognitive Behavioral Mindfulness Christianity
We can get emotional about fictional characters, even anthropomorphic cartoon animals like Disney. In fact, researchers have performed experiments showing triangles and circles moving around a...
View ArticlePrejudice and the inverted U-shaped curve
I think the discussion of racism prejudice and discrimination could benefit from the inclusion of automatic and controlled behavior. When we try a new activity we are very conscious of what we are...
View ArticleBest Strategy for Biden Ads: Correct the Gaslighting
Mark Summer has an article up about “Trump's effort to disparage Biden generates questions about Trump's cognitive impairment tests” www.dailykos.com/…We all know because we have seen it again and...
View Article"Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV"
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States.The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/23/person-woman-man-camera-tv-trump-insists-cognition-test-was-difficult Sarah Cooper...
View ArticleDoctor says Trump's cognitive test impressive (satire)
Trump’s recent cognitive exam was “more difficult than getting a 1400 on the SATs”, says Dr. Modine Hosteph of the Cognitive Institute of Orlando in a satirical interview for the Blue Continent Podcast...
View ArticleThe even-better response to Trump's daring Joe to take the cognitive test.
When the media and Trump challenge Joe to take the cognitive test, the best answer may be an obvious and calmer one. The latest flap around this taunt: (as reported by Bart Jansen of USA...
View ArticleRacism and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
I think racism is a lot like depression, the kind that you can treat with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The belief behind CBT is that your thoughts cause your emotions. When you're having...
View ArticleA teaspoon of sea water-no cancer???
What is the most important ingredient in food? It would be impossible to answer this question, yet one of the most common additions to food is not necessary. I cringe when I read an article about...
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